Yeah I was stuck in traffic when I bought mine (petrol) thought I'd lost a cylinder on the way home until I'd read up

 

With some of your cars it wouldnt suprise me if one just went and fell out :P

With some of your cars it wouldnt suprise me if one just went and fell out :P

Shh nothing wrong with my cars! The Clio is being rather good at the ,moment just when it was meant to be sold

She drives a 1.4 mpi 75bhp fabia... i know mine is only 80bhp but its the whole turbo kicking-in thing lol

 

.. besides she definately wont want to pass it on to me now, just bought some new wheeltrims for it, new coolant tank , new coolant + some protective door / boot strips :p

 

1.4 MPI 8V is 68 bhp

 

By the way, like the vids of the engines? :p

 

mine sounds like a tractor!

 

If you did the timing chain on the 1.4 MPI it would be even quieter... and better to drive

Shh nothing wrong with my cars! The Clio is being rather good at the ,moment just when it was meant to be sold

 

Perhaps it was the threat of selling it scared it into behaving?

1.4 MPI 8V is 68 bhp

If you did the timing chain on the 1.4 MPI it would be even quieter... and better to drive

The video was of his 3 pot diesel iirc as he had the chain done before it was due as it started to rattle and annoyed him

1.4 MPI 8V is 68 bhp

 

 

If you did the timing chain on the 1.4 MPI it would be even quieter... and better to drive

 

my point exactly with it being 68bhp, mine pulls like a truck compared to that :P

 

on the note of a timing chain, its already been done 5 months or so ago, waaaay ahead of you

The video was of his 3 pot diesel iirc as he had the chain done before it was due as it started to rattle and annoyed him

 

Top vid is my 3pot diesel,

bottom vid is my wifes 1.4 mpi petrol

 

mine has a timing belt which got done when i bought the car

hers has a timing chain which i got done 5 months or so ago

Sell the mk2 already, buy a nice mk1.

Sell the mk2 already, buy a nice mk1 in White that I have for sale in classifieds.

HTH

I'd go for a 1.4 16v personally.

With 100k on the clock mine runs well, averages around 50mpg and you don't have to put up with PD diesel vibrations through the steering wheel.

The VRS is for modders.

Just saw this on autotrader...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409107290096

Imagine having two cars in this colour :p

Just saw this on autotrader...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409107290096

Imagine having two cars in this colour :p

:no:

Saw an 02 plate for 2,5k on there... Only done 12k miles jesus....

I'd go for a 1.4 16v personally.

With 100k on the clock mine runs well, averages around 50mpg and you don't have to put up with PD diesel vibrations through the steering wheel.

The VRS is for modders.

 

.......................43mpg ...............but I have a heavy right foot & it is modified................. :p

Just saw this on autotrader...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409107290096

Imagine having two cars in this colour :p

 

 

my point exactly with it being 68bhp, mine pulls like a truck compared to that :p

 

on the note of a timing chain, its already been done 5 months or so ago, waaaay ahead of you

 

How did you find it after the timing chain? Mine made a world of difference, as 93,000 miles had a big impact on the tension of the chain. Mine had about an inch (so 1/2" either way) lateral slack on either side of the sprockets. so the valve/crank timing must have been quite sloppy!

Just saw this on autotrader...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201409107290096

Imagine having two cars in this colour :p

 

Ahh that takes me back, my first car was identical albeit silver and on a W reg. That beige interior, yum yum!

 

mine even had a cassette deck!

Ahh that takes me back, my first car was identical albeit silver and on a W reg. That beige interior, yum yum!

mine even had a cassette deck!

53 plate for me with CD player and electric windows

53 plate for me with CD player and electric windows

 

mine was elegance, so had front and rear electric windows, the VRS doesnt even have rear electric windows!

mine was elegance, so had front and rear electric windows, the VRS doesnt even have rear electric windows!

Didn't bother me! I always keep my rear seats down for power

Didn't bother me! I always keep my rear seats down for power

 

it bothered me when i was giving some very drunk friends a lift home and one of them decided to be sick, that window was never opened so quickly or urgently in its life!

it bothered me when i was giving some very drunk friends a lift home and one of them decided to be sick, that window was never opened so quickly or urgently in its life!

I don't drive drunks about in the Clio because of the blue interior is a PITA to clean

I don't drive drunks about in the Clio because of the blue interior is a PITA to clean

 

beige is bad enough!

 

none the less my first Mk1 Fabia put up with my abusive driving and It is still going now at well over 100k miles, they are pretty solid, even if the 1.4 16V is a lemon.

beige is bad enough!

none the less my first Mk1 Fabia put up with my abusive driving and It is still going now at well over 100k miles, they are pretty solid, even if the 1.4 16V is a lemon.

My first mk1 is still driving about somewhere! Great car

How did you find it after the timing chain? Mine made a world of difference, as 93,000 miles had a big impact on the tension of the chain. Mine had about an inch (so 1/2" either way) lateral slack on either side of the sprockets. so the valve/crank timing must have been quite sloppy!

 

 

My wifes is still only about 52k miles even now :P , had it done at like 48k and yea i noticed the idling was alot smoother for one, and it pulled away better, but the main reason i had mine done was i could hear it rattling, im sure it wouldve been fine for another 50k miles but once i hear a noise i have to sort it :P