Cupra Steve
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Bloody cars do my head in!
Got to go shopping for car bits this week!
Need...
Service
Suspension
Throttle Cable
Clutch
Wheels
Alarm
Brakes
Exhaust
Front Lights
The list goes on!!! Luckily i get paid on wednesday so it can get sorted!!
I'm just in a really foul mood as i spent this morning getting soaked changing my gearbox oil now the clutch has decided to start to slip!
Anyone get really sick of their cars?
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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it's a car, expect no less 
and yes i always get sick of my car, centre silencer has decided to break causing a tinny sound, clutch cable is crap so need a new one, someone decided to break my lower grille, clutch is gay, scratches on paint do my head in, my wheels are corroding (under warranty though) etc etc.
list goes on 
[Edited on 25-02-2007 by KROOZUK-BEN]
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Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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Tbh, you dont need all that stuff do you. You just want it.
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Ben ev
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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mines going in the bin!! had more than enough so going to get a gsi and put my let engine in it. bodykits suck!
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
Tbh, you dont need all that stuff do you. You just want it.
Well i need a new clutch, it needs a service, it needs new suspension, it needs a proper throttle cable, it needs new tyres but i'd prefer to get cyclones, it has no alarm atm and where i work it needs one, it will need new pads, the exhaust needs sorting plus i'm not keen on the back box and quite fancy a group b one, and the stupid front projector lights on it that are fucking useless in the dark need to be changed!!!
So i think it's more need than want!! 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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NEEDS new suspension?
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Marc
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Location: York
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Is this the 106, best car in the world?
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Hamish
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Please can you define "proper throttle cable." A throttle cable is a throttle cable is it not 
And why does it need new suspension.
As for new tyres, you should stop racing 1.4 nova's at the ace 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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Ive had quite a trouble free first week with mine, considering its french
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
NEEDS new suspension?
front shocks have gone, so i put that down to the SHIT roads where i live plus the stupidly low profile tyres hence me wanting some 15" cyclones to allow a slightly more comfortable profile tyre!! Plus i want some adjustables!
Will be a busy boy next weekend fitting it all! Still need to source some cyclones.
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
Please can you define "proper throttle cable." A throttle cable is a throttle cable is it not
And why does it need new suspension.
As for new tyres, you should stop racing 1.4 nova's at the ace
That was false advertising!!
Well my throttle cable snapped, needed the car gthe next day, local motor factors never had a 106 cable, so got a universal one, which was useless and ended up using a cable from my pushbike!!!
And in the little pugs defence that night at ace my throttle was only on about 2/3 open due to the cable!! But was a silly quick nova. 
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Is this the 106, best car in the world?
today it's the shittest car in the world!!
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Hamish
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Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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 controversy...so the best car in the world is back to the CTR then 
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jr
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Location: Kent
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give you £500 will pick it tommrow 
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wilson_sri
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Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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Its French, what were you expecting?
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
give you £500 will pick it tommrow
u2u'd
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
Its French, what were you expecting?
I love the little 106 though, i always have bad luck though, my last one had a million and one problems!!
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
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i am not going to even start with my thing in the past drove me up the wall , latest thing i did to mine this week was change both bottom ball joints today £9 a side and free labour via me  took me all of an hour Keep on with it mate we have all been there at some point withour cars
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Cupra Steve
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i know! I just seem to get all the bad luck, my mates rag the shit out of their cars, never service them, and yet they have no problems, my brother services my cars regularly, i always treat my cars with respect and all i get is problems!!
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Stoneyginger
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started ragging the crap out of it then problem solved no seriously though mate it happens to lots of people just rememeber this the next time one of them phone you and say they are stuck somewhere cause their engine has blown up
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Cupra Steve
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it will never happen!!! i'm just doooomed to public transport!!!
Hopefully after spending ££££ on the thing this week i will be happy!
My dad just made me really happy by saying your clutch probably just needs adjusting, he was flicking through my haynes manual and was like "oh it's easy, go n get my tool box and a ruler" I read the first paragraph that says later model 106's have self adjusting clutches. Then my dad said "oh well your clutch is fucked then!", i nearly hit him!!
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I could have scrapped mine this morning.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Cupra Steve
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LOL! Is yours running yet?
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scotty86d
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
Please can you define "proper throttle cable." A throttle cable is a throttle cable is it not
And why does it need new suspension.
As for new tyres, you should stop racing 1.4 nova's at the ace
That was false advertising!!
Well my throttle cable snapped, needed the car the next day, local motor factors never had a 106 cable, so got a universal one, which was useless and ended up using a cable from my pushbike!!!
And in the little pugs defence that night at ace my throttle was only on about 2/3 open due to the cable!! But was a silly quick nova.
It was quick but no matter what, a 1.6 pug 106 will NOT keep up with a decent xe'd nova. bet 2/3 was enough to get it to full power anyway 
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Cupra Steve
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Well the butterfly wasn't opening fully and there is a big difference in power! Not saying i'd of beaten it anyway! plus i never knew it was a modified XE! Oh well.
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