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Ojc

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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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21st Aug 11 at 21:04

He hasnt read anything properly either, the shock thats been replaced is on the opposite side of the wheel with more toe in.

It drives fine btw

Paul_J

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21st Aug 11 at 21:05

quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J

quote:
Originally posted by Nath
Cut and shut IMO.

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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21st Aug 11 at 21:08

Well then what you worrying about you said it was bent not me

3CorsaMeal

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22nd Aug 11 at 09:21

mountian out of a molehill, i think ojc just baited the internet

Ojc

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22nd Aug 11 at 12:39

nathy_87

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22nd Aug 11 at 12:41

Corsa VXR v Clio 197

Corsa looks better.

FlamingCorsa

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22nd Aug 11 at 14:01

wot miles has the clio done ojc? i always wondered if one of my rear wheels were out but mine has been in a bump, tyres ware fine and handling is fine to so think it was just how i was looking at it! lol

Ojc

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24th Aug 11 at 17:48

50k

Went to Renault today and they had it up on ramps, they can see what I mean and have admitted it doesn't "look" right so next Tuesday it's going in for a geo check if that comes back within Renault guidelines then fine I'll leave it at that but just watching it drive down the road annoys me as if I saw a car driving down the road like that I would instantly think "crash damaged" but it drives perfectly and handles fine just looks like the bottom of the wheel is pointing inwards.

Pisses me off as I wanted to get springs on it asap

Corsa_Sport21

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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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24th Aug 11 at 18:17

Deffo been handbrake turned into a kerb in a mcdonalds car park.Probably didn't have trays under the rear wheels.

Ojc

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24th Aug 11 at 18:18

Well bodywork is all original so no accident damage and if rear beam is bent then they can fix it

Jake

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24th Aug 11 at 19:08

ollie what are your thoughts?

Mertin

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24th Aug 11 at 19:25

How can only replacing one shock affect the camber / toe, and need to be replaced in pairs?

Understandable if the side with the new shock had the geometry out, and needed realigned

Ojc

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24th Aug 11 at 21:51

My thoughts are that the rear beam is slightly and I mean ever so slightly bent, either that or the stub axel Is fucked.

I won't be happy until it matches the offside so they better be up with a solution As got 14 days to get money back if it's not rectfied.

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24th Aug 11 at 22:47

quote:
Originally posted by John
A garage will also never replace 2 shocks when only one is broken.

Factually incorrect

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24th Aug 11 at 22:49

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Originally posted by big eck

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Originally posted by Ojc
Fuel consumption is quite good as well TBH

There supposedly very bad on fuel as well. My mate has a blue one and says it's so bad on fuel he'd be as well running an Evo lol.

Later ones had different gear ratios and a different final drive iirc to combat this

Ant

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25th Aug 11 at 09:09

Depends what you class as good, I did a 400 mile trip in mine sat at 75mph on cruise control and got 29mpg which I didn't think was that good, round town I get about 27mpg

John

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25th Aug 11 at 09:11

quote:
Originally posted by jr

quote:
Originally posted by John
A garage will also never replace 2 shocks when only one is broken.

Factually incorrect

Factually correct. Never was probably the wrong word for the pedants, it obviously does happen, it won't happen in 99% of cases though.

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25th Aug 11 at 12:19

quote:
Originally posted by John

quote:
Originally posted by jr

quote:
Originally posted by John
A garage will also never replace 2 shocks when only one is broken.

Factually incorrect

Factually correct. Never was probably the wrong word for the pedants, it obviously does happen, it won't happen in 99% of cases though.

in 7 years of working for VW, Porsche and Audi franchises shocks and springs in retail and warrenty cases where support technical bulletins listed it as a requirement, shocks and springs where replaced in pairs

Steve

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25th Aug 11 at 12:20

you coming combe blud?

DannyB

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25th Aug 11 at 12:25

Springs were always replaced in twos at my last workplace, not sure about shocks though.

Ojc

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30th Aug 11 at 11:35

It's bent it's official. Renault have kept it and I'm gonna suck them dry. Got a courtesy car and also a full tank but selling bent cars isn't going to go down well especially to expentent mothers.

Corsa_Sport21

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30th Aug 11 at 11:40

So its been in a smash too then??

Ojc

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30th Aug 11 at 11:43

I don't think so, all panels and paint is original you can see so either early in it's life it's gone into a kerb and nobody has ever bothered to rectify it just replaced a damaged wheel or it's just a bent rear beam.

See people, this is why you pay over the odds and get a car from a dealership. New cambelt, two new tyres and now a bent rear beam being relplaced.

Ben J

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30th Aug 11 at 11:45

So rear beam bent?

Surely only cause of that is accident damage?

Jake

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30th Aug 11 at 11:49

bending a rear beam aint easy so its had one massive wack in the past. i wouldnt want it back, also new cambelt on a car how old with how many miles on the clock? and two new front tyres? what sort of car have you bought yourself crowe?

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