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Andyvalver
20-07-2007, 15:13
Broke down again
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/Andyvalver/DSC00252.jpg

Think our relationship is finished as i cant take it anymore, weve been together for 4 years and covered 60k together. :cry:

big hp
20-07-2007, 15:36
Whats wrong with it pal?

Andyvalver
20-07-2007, 16:20
Gearbox locked up again, its stuck in reverse but drives forward :lol:

I was just at the breakers yard robbing a tdc sensor off a car cuz mine hasnt come yet. Went to turn around and thats when it happened :x

Matty86
20-07-2007, 16:26
I've been recovered every 7 weeks since owning mine!

keep with it! :D

Andyvalver
20-07-2007, 16:32
lol mate, ive had it 4 years. I call the rac blokes by there first names as i see them that often. :wink:

Dancliovalver
20-07-2007, 16:34
mine broke down last saturday, some french designer thought it was clever to have the fuel line routed over the PAS pump pulley :lol:

Andyvalver
20-07-2007, 16:45
mine broke down last saturday, some french designer thought it was clever to have the fuel line routed over the PAS pump pulley :lol:

Yeah thats shit aint it, the little plastic bracket thing falls on to the belt and wears away. I put a tie wrap on mine to make sure it stays up just in case, dont want no fuel leeks :wink:

Dancliovalver
20-07-2007, 16:50
im really not that bothered coz its quite easy to fix (ive only bodged it at the minute)

i was more pissed off that i lost 30 quids worth of fuel :evil:

Swervin_Mervin
20-07-2007, 17:14
<Holds RAC card>

Never broken down yet.

Andyvalver
20-07-2007, 17:20
Dont worry, it will :wink:

Jimbo5000
20-07-2007, 18:36
Dont worry, it will :wink:

It wouldn't be a Clio if it didn't...

Swervin_Mervin
20-07-2007, 19:36
I've spent a bomb fixing things over the last 4years of clio ownership, but none has ever left me stranded. :wink:

Allan
21-07-2007, 08:29
My valver never broke down, had an alarm problem when it got wet, but i used to keep a cloth in the car to sort that :D

130k on the clock and was loving it :D

Zollo
21-07-2007, 10:47
Almost two and a half years and 20k in two Willies and I only got stranded twice. Not bad, I don't think. :)

Mr.AdamB
21-07-2007, 12:26
i only get stranded wen i crash! haha :lol:

big hp
22-07-2007, 09:27
6 years in 2 valvers and a williams and never been stranded.

richy
22-07-2007, 09:41
6 years in 2 valvers and a williams and never been stranded.

some ppl have all the luck! my williams was a total pain, i had to start using my dads recovery for that car as i used it to many times lol :lol:

big hp
22-07-2007, 09:50
Never been stranded. I never said it would make it off the drive way either though LOL

Only had the usual, starters, alternators blah blah blah tho.

Laine_16v
22-07-2007, 09:53
I got stranded once.

Took battery off, but my mate snapped the little red cirle screw to hold the terminal wires down.

No bother i thought, so i hold it down with some electrical tape lol!

Went to grandparents house ok, go to go home and it wouldnt start, push the terminals down it and it fires up.

Get 30 miles down the motorway lights are dimming, then engine loses all power.

LOL, stupid yes but i didnt really understand what the problem was at the time.

seanofnp
22-07-2007, 09:58
I got stranded once.

Took battery off, but my mate snapped the little red cirle screw to hold the terminal wires down.

No bother i thought, so i hold it down with some electrical tape lol!

Went to grandparents house ok, go to go home and it wouldnt start, push the terminals down it and it fires up.

Get 30 miles down the motorway lights are dimming, then engine loses all power.

LOL, stupid yes but i didnt really understand what the problem was at the time.

schoolboy error or what?

Laine_16v
22-07-2007, 10:06
I got stranded once.

Took battery off, but my mate snapped the little red cirle screw to hold the terminal wires down.

No bother i thought, so i hold it down with some electrical tape lol!

Went to grandparents house ok, go to go home and it wouldnt start, push the terminals down it and it fires up.

Get 30 miles down the motorway lights are dimming, then engine loses all power.

LOL, stupid yes but i didnt really understand what the problem was at the time.

schoolboy error or what?

To say the least! Wont do that again lol

mon
22-07-2007, 17:19
mine broke down last saturday, some french designer thought it was clever to have the fuel line routed over the PAS pump pulley :lol:

Yeah thats s**t aint it, the little plastic bracket thing falls on to the belt and wears away. I put a tie wrap on mine to make sure it stays up just in case, dont want no fuel leeks :wink:

that happened to me lost all fuel and was 10 miles from home i drove it home well doggy and had a headache for 2 days

like above i tie rapped it up and is still only 4mm away from belt

Allan
22-07-2007, 21:51
anyways you need to keep it andy :P get it fixed and get driving it again !

Andyvalver
22-07-2007, 21:55
Nah, im thinkin megane coupe 2.0 16v :o Or a 306 xsi :o

:oops:

dannyboy
23-07-2007, 21:10
2 years of ownership, dunno how many miles, and a 1k rebuild bill for HG, cam belt, and accesories. bit the smile every time i drove it properly was worth it.

my only regret, i never tracked it :(

Andyvalver
23-07-2007, 23:59
2 years of ownership, dunno how many miles, and a 1k rebuild bill for HG, cam belt, and accesories. bit the smile every time i drove it properly was worth it.

my only regret, i never tracked it :(

Hey? :?

Zollo
24-07-2007, 09:16
2 years of ownership, dunno how many miles, and a 1k rebuild bill for HG, cam belt, and accesories. bit the smile every time i drove it properly was worth it.

my only regret, i never tracked it :(

Hey? :?

He spent a lot on his Clio but it was worth it for the enjoyment it gave him, although he regrets not taking it on a track day.

Clio-Girl
24-07-2007, 13:29
mines always got a problem im on my 4th engine in 4yrs all my wages should go straight into the clio repair fund!!

Andyvalver
24-07-2007, 14:34
:shock: You shouldnt be on your 4th engine, imo the engines are pretty much bullet proof, its just everythin else lol.

Clio-Girl
24-07-2007, 15:34
:shock: You shouldnt be on your 4th engine, imo the engines are pretty much bullet proof, its just everythin else lol.
i think im just unlucky

Andyvalver
24-07-2007, 15:41
Yeah maybe lol :cry:

Rich
24-07-2007, 15:46
just sack it off and get away from french mobiles for an everyday car is the future andy :wink:

Andyvalver
24-07-2007, 17:29
just sack it off and get away from french mobiles for an everyday car is the future andy :wink:

:lol:

Im thinkin megane coupe, only for a year then somethin else. Need to sort out a new job an stuff this year so i wont be buyin anythin too expensive :D

dannyboy
24-07-2007, 21:40
spot on Zollo. i think some1 on here has my old clio, cant remember who it is tho. they are lucky tho, she is in mint condition!