Recent content by Dark Side

What part numbers do you need?

I went to view a Clio 200 today at SNOWS used car centre in Waterlooville. In the images it looks great and reads great, however on closer inspection I'm not sure. Original wheels poorly painted/dipped , mis match of budget tyres, Brembo red calipers need re-painting, missing locking wheel...

Better seats for one is a massive difference.

No & very good.

Parts prices from Honda for CTR only items are more expensive than the retail from Renault on RS only model parts. There seems to be a good base of people on this forum braking 1*2 models so your never short of options. General service items for the CTR are no more than any other hatch from a...

You simpy can't compare the two cars, there leagues apart. The Civic is a nice comfortable place to be with an emphasis on the driver and a nice supportive seat and most of all a great driving position for someone nearly 6 foot tall. The Civic can be used as a daily without compromise and even...

Ended up with a 2007 Civic Type R FN2 in black.

so the Golf GTI I was hoping to view today was sold last night and the mini whilst fast and comfortable just has to many issues that could potentially result in big repair bills. I test drove a TT 180 earlier in the week but the driving experience just left me feeling cold, shame though as it...

hoping to view one on saturday morning in London Docklands.

Just returned from test driving the Cooper S and got to say it's not for me. I have never driven a car with so much torque steer, and it wasn't even in sport mode. It needed four tyres, wheel re-furb, only had one key and a mis-fire causing a strange hesitation under load. In truth after...

I've narrowed it down to either a 2010 spec Mini Cooper S or Golf GTI Anniversary 25 Year edition. The two examples i've found are under 100k miles with extensive history and have a high spec level.

Max of £4k.

This morning I handed over the keys for my 172 Cup, I'm sad to have sold it but glad to have said I got to own one. Sadly the experience wasn't what I'd hoped for what with a poor driving position, hard suspension and simply being unable to use the car to it's full potential due to the state of...

£280 for a 172 Cup with commuting and kept in a garage overnight. Original renewal came through at £720, after applying for a quote from the same insurance company inputting exactly the same details it came up at just £280. I called the insurer who choose to honour the quote due to being a...

Fitted new complete n/s exterior mirror housing, 12v socket, door contact switches & radio unit. Jobs I've meaning to do for a while and thought I'd make the most of the warmer drier weather on Saturday pm.