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[cort16]

I think you see a lot of knackered clios because they're just one of those cars that doesn't get looked after. They're just ran until the blow up. Avoid one with a sunroof as they all leak, most have got enough water sloshing around in the back footwells to accomodate about 2000 frog spawn.

[vulgalour]

I fancy going on an advance driving course and I fancy going on a skid pan to have fun learn how to control my car better.  Thing is, it would be pointless doing this in a modern what with the ABS and other acronyms so can - and indeed should - I use my own car?

[Partridge]

I think you see a lot of knackered clios because they're just one of those cars that doesn't get looked after.

ain't that the case with most older cars though? I think if you get a good one, and keep it in good order it should be fine. But be warned it's French.

[Partridge]

Re Skipans:- I think some of them provide you with cars to drive in. There was some road saftey training programe thing down here a few years back, and they used Sierras.

[Partridge]

And now I have my own stupid question.

 

Where did Laquer Peel go?

[beko1987]

If I drop my XM to low, would a wheel clamp fit on? Anyone ever tested this? I can barely get my fattish fingers between the tyre and arch on the front wheels when on low if that helps?

[Partridge]

Try it.

 

 

 

 

[Mr Livered]

I have definitely heard (on the internet, so it must be true) that you can't get a clamp on those if it's at its lowest setting, but I wouldn't want you to rely on that information.

[Station]

That XM looks seriously sexy that low! It looks like a big, fat, low, sexy slug.

[barefoot]

I fancy going on an advance driving course and I fancy going on a skid pan to have fun learn how to control my car better.  Thing is, it would be pointless doing this in a modern what with the ABS and other acronyms so can - and indeed should - I use my own car?

I believe there's a clever device that straps on to a car to simulate various effects.

Presumably it could be set up to behave like an ungainly fwd seventies barge.

I think there's one at Donington Park.

[Station]

I believe there's a clever device that straps on to a car to simulate various effects.

Presumably it could be set up to behave like an ungainly fwd seventies barge.

I think there's one at Donington Park.

 

I think the device is called Manlungs?

 

[Partridge]

A friend of mine tried those e-fags. (Oddly enough, that's the Clio girl) and she thought they were crap-what make are yours?

[Des]

E-cigs are a bit of a learning curve, I was smoking 40 a day and started with an ego something or other and cut down on the cigs, soon went onto a clear thing with 2 coils and a big fat cock of a battery, 36mg gold and silver fluid and I was off the fags without any drama, it was like going from a base Metro to an MG Montego. I'm on 24 mg fluid now, sometimes mix in a little caramel or menthol if I'm feeling rash, there's a lot of fluids available, I've tried quite a few, most have been foul, so you need to find something that works and stick with it, I find Vapourine and evape ok.

[Mr Lobster]

What are those mk2 Clios like (the late 90's ones). A friend wants one and I am scouting about for one.

 

I had a 2000/X 1.4 Si and it was a cracking little car. Finding one thats been looked after will be the biggest challenge I suspect but if you can find a good one then you'll be ok.

 

Coil packs fail regularly and sunroofs leak. 

[cobblers]

British gas man reckons TEH GOVERNEMENT are gonna pay for a new boiler for us in the next few weeks because we qualify somehow through some Energy Companies Obligation scheme. Sounds hugely massively suspicious to me, but it's apparently deffo not going to cost a penny. It's up on the level of free* solar panels and that lot of suspiciousness, but we really do need a new boiler and don't have a pot to piss in.

[Station]

My mum and dad are getting a free boiler as well.

They only bought one a few years ago, and seeing as it's modern, it's starting to stop working already. The valve went previously, I bought a new one for 150 quid. It's a simple electronic valve ffs that cost 2 quid to make. Now it's breaking again because it's a £1000 piece of shit.

[Partridge]

Ta, Des. I'll past it on to the young lady.

[Bucketeer]

I hate to sound like the alcomongspaztard that I am, and I have extensively* researched back through the previous pages but my tiny little head-cauliflower can't work out how to update the title of a thread.

The answer I saw earlier in my thorough* exploration just mentioned going to your first post and nowt much else.

I can normally always* work this shit out for myself but at the present, I'm a bit stumped.

 

Many thanks in advance.

An idiot.

[Spiny Norman]

Think you go to your opening post of your thread and hit the 'edit' button and it should give you the option to edit not only the body of the text but the header as well.

[Junkman]

1. You edit your opening post.

2. You click on 'full editor' or some such.

3. You happily type away in the title bar, whoopy-doo.

4. You click on 'submit'

[Bucketeer]

Many thanks. It's so simple when you're not an half-drunk quarter-wit.

[Junkman]

Well, become a fully drunk halfwit then, like the rest of us.

[brickwall]

Aye, life is more bearable when you keep the alcohol level in your blood stream consistent

[Junkman]

Reality is an illusion due to lack of alcohol.

[daveb47]

Most of them use these nowadays for skidpan training

 

 

I had great fun when i did my psv skid traning in 60s,

 

Think bus was an Albion if i remember rightly

 

 

 

[Mr Livered]

Shame there's no audio but that's a great film. I would have expected those Routemasters to fall over more easily than that; they're fairly stable aren't they.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

You ever seen them being tilt tested? Amazing how far they can lean. 

 

 

and a slightly less high-tech version:

[daveb47]

Worked for Colchester corperation transport in 60s for some time as a Bus breakdown & recovery mechanic & i dont remember any going tits up.

We had a well mixed fleet,newest were bristol RE 7 & early atlanteans

Bulk of fleet was leyland & AEC half cabs,but we had some rarities such as daimler & crossley as well

Breakdown vehicles consisted of a diesel landrover buses doubled as tow vehicles  etc.We finally got an ex military Scammel.

[inconsistant]

 

 

High stakes Jenga.

[drum]

Is there a way to check when the mot is due on one of my cars? Can't find the receipt.