So who's clio is off t'road & suffering withdrawal sympt

[16v_paddy]

Just thought I'd ask who else is suffering atm

As some of you may remember, I got attacked by a flying chav in his barrel rolling corsa on bonfire night :evil: I'm now just waiting for the insurance to pay out so I can pay for the repairs :roll: I'm just getting pissed off with it now as they're faffing about :x which is to be expected in most cases, but this is costing them £90 every day :shock: then there's the actual payout and the compo on top, so surely you'd expect them to cough up sooner rather than later :evil:

In the meantime I'm driving the 307 hire car that I'm starting to hate more & more everyday :evil: and having chronic withdrawal symptoms from not driving my valver :cry: it's that bad I'm starting to subconsciously ( at quiet/bored moments :oops: ) make valver noises and even doing heel & toe gear changes while sat or lying down :shock:
I even woke myself up one time quite recently making said noises and saw my hands up in front of my face dialling in some opposite lock on an invisible steering wheel and my right foot feathering an imaginary throttle pedal :shock: :oops:

To make things more annoying, I'm only in this situation due to someone elses lack of brains, bad taste in cars and piss poor driving abilities :x It wasn't so bad the last time I was without my car, when she was getting resprayed not so long ago, as it was my choice. Or the time I broke my suspension due to lack of talent :oops: as it was my own fault.

So come on people, who else is in the same boat as me? :anyone: or am I just another nutcase that needs his car back or lockin up in a padded room? :muahaha:

Sorry for the long post, just needed to let off some steam :lol:

[richy]

mine is off the road at the moment, but thats down to myself as im overhauling the front suspension, not missing it as such but i am looking forward to driving it afterwards as theres a few other things ive done so it should be sharp/precise handling etc etc etc

driving a merc sprinter about as thats my works van!

[bendee]

mine was off the road for about 5 mins this morning battery died so had to fork out for another.
gonna be off the road for a couple hours tomorrow while i fit coilovers :P

hard times for my hybrid haha

[bendee]

oh and when my cage goes in over next week it might be a few hours till i can drive it properly :(

sorry paddy not rubbing it in or anything :P

[Coops]

not got clio withdrawal syptoms, the williams sees me though, but missing the turbo like ****, but at least its only tucked up by my own choice

chin up man, will all come out in the wash 8)

[16v_paddy]

:lol:

I miss my lovely leather seats & half decent stereo as well :roll:

[LEIGH-ANNE]

Mine was off the road for 3 days .....only drove it like half a mile tday too.....

**** i tell ya it was hard.....bk now......needs a right good clean and a tidy up.....ill be out front all tmora doing it :twisted: :roll: :P :wink:

[16v_paddy]

:roll: 3 days :shock: that all!? :roll: :lol: been over a month for me so far :cry:

Thanks for the moral support m8 :roll: :lol:

Did you get that unpleasant sh*t sorted leighanne?

[LEIGH-ANNE]

ur gona have to remind me lee?

Well yea chin up, it will be all the more worth it in the end. Funny how u can get so attached to a piece of rusting metal lol aint it.... :? :shock:

[16v_paddy]

It is funny aint it?

Although, if I get anyone else that trys to to tell its only a car I will tear them a new asshole :evil:

[Matty86]

i'm itching to drive the 172brid :(

[LEIGH-ANNE]

No not sorted, just forgetting mate :cry:

I no i hate it wen people are like.....its just a car.... :evil: :evil: :evil:

[16v_paddy]

I no i hate it wen people are like.....its just a car.... :evil: :evil: :evil:

We should take pity on these uneducated fools [-X but giving them a good slap would make me feel much better atm :twisted:

[carterwilliams]

Mine was nearly on the road this weekend after abit of a restoration which started back in march but that door soon got slammed shut...damn wheel bearings!

[LEIGH-ANNE]

I no i hate it wen people are like.....its just a car.... :evil: :evil: :evil:

We should take pity on these uneducated fools [-X but giving them a good slap would make me feel much better atm :twisted:


ditto :(

[16v_paddy]

Mine was nearly on the road this weekend after abit of a restoration which started back in march but that door soon got slammed shut...damn clio's!

AMEN BROTHER! :lol:

[Smokey McPot]

Mine has been off the road for nearly 2 years. I am driving a 1995 1.4 Escort with 170k on it. Life is great :(

[stevie_b]

Mine has been off the road for well over 2 years now. Not long until I finish now though, I hope - might just scrape it back onto the road before 3 years is up! :lol:

[bendee]

whats been wrong with your car leighanne? not spoke to ya for yonks lol

[16v_paddy]

The little water leak problem we were pratting about with at santa pod iirc :?

[1995clio16v]

Mine has been off the road for well over 2 years now. Not long until I finish now though, I hope - might just scrape it back onto the road before 3 years is up! :lol:

Top going that mate.

Have you at any point ever felt like jacking your project in!?

Ive been keeping an eye on your project thread! :wink:

No pressure on disclosing the figures, but how much have you spent roughly on it..? Its ok mate if you dont wish to tell..

Only reason I ask if ive finally left home, and moved into a gaff with a garage so the 16v will soon to become a hybrid, well maybe in a couple of years.

Engine resembles more of a tractor on these cold icy mornings on start up and the rust has truly set in on the arches! :evil:

[Jamie.]

Hi.

Mine just isn't being driven, soon to be sorted though :wink:

[1995clio16v]

Just thought I'd ask who else is suffering atm

I reckon when you get it back all nice and fresh you will have the feeling like when you picked your 1st 16v up and getting going in it!

Ive said it before, Ill NEVER EVER EVER EVER forget the day I picked my 16v up.

It was a feeling I doubt Ill ever get again.

I could never afford the insurance when I was 17 dreaming of one, or more to the point couldnt justify the silly 4k quotes i was getting, and then when I could justify the insurance at 21 I started looking. Id looked and kept patient for one, for 6months whilst on the lookout, finally picked one up from corby, nhants, 1 owner from new 59,000 miles.

I can just remember pulling into the filling station filling it up, looking at it, the seats, the power, the looks, god what a day! What a feeling.

Then I remember lighting it up going onto the mway, 2nd - redline, 3rd - redline, wow, what a feeling..

Then, 5 years down the line I have finally got the lack of torque feeling and think its time for :twisted:

8)

[stevie_b]

Have you at any point ever felt like jacking your project in!?

Ive been keeping an eye on your project thread! :wink:

No pressure on disclosing the figures, but how much have you spent roughly on it..? Its ok mate if you dont wish to tell...

Hi. Yes, frequently thought about giving up on the project, especially when its freezing cold outside and things don't go to plan :cry: Things are a bit better now though that things are going back on the car and I feel like there will finally be an end to it. The hardest phase was the months of removing everything, spending hours prepping and painting and yet still the car could not even be moved on the drive! Pretty much just the engine to go now, and then it'll be off going again. :lol: I hadn't really kept a tab on the costs although if you look in my garage I have put most of the stuff so far on there. So it appears to be 6k??!?!? :cry: And I know I haven't put the carbon seats and dash on there yet as the garage function has been broken for a while. And then there is/are the engine(s) to add...

Glad to know someone is following the thread. :lol: I rarely get many comments there but I promised myself that after all the help I got from other threads on this site I would always try to post details on my progress so it might be of some help to others!

[Coops]

i've decided to boycott your project stevie lad till you reply to my pm :P :wink: :lol:

[ThRaXaIR]

dude know what your saying been off the road since september over winter. its heart breaking! no sleep driving though. weirdo. :P

so ive been left with my 172 (by far not as interesting as the willy) and my totally shite Fiat work van.

only a few more months and we'll be back in our dark blue steeds! :cry:

[16v_paddy]

1st vote for the wierdo side :lol:

I just want my pink ph 1/1.5/2/williams hybrid body valver back :(

[LEIGH-ANNE]

1st vote for the wierdo side :lol:

I just want my pink ph 1/1.5/2/williams hybrid body valver back :(

:(

[robi1000]

My car is off the road for a year and a half now. I was suffering badly for a long time and then decided to put an end to my misery and bought another hot (warmer :lol: ) hatch -> AX GT. Now I can again enjoy the twisties. But nothing comes even close to the looks, sound, feel of the Williams. Every time I drive or am being driven in a 16V (I'm the only one with Willy so there's no patch for me) I'm amazed how much I'm in love with this car. I get heretic ideas of selling it every once a while, but in the end no matter how hard it tries to mess with me I like it too much and always decide to keep it. So I guess I'm another candidate for padded room. :oops:

[Clio-Girl]

mines off the road as well :cry: no suprise there!

will be back and perfect for pod in feb.

[Laine_16v]

Missed mine so much, been off the road since FCS08, but got a nice juicy engine finally going into it over the next 2 weeks or so, more than worth the wait 8)

[rickyquicky]

ive not driven mine for 6 months now :cry:

it sits outside my house waiting for me to come off my ban (3rd january, yay)

totted up 12 points so got the 6 month mandatory ban, so you might be missing the williams but missing driving is worse! any car is better than a bus

its given me 6 months to give it some tlc though, needed a spring doing and little bits and bobs :P

[MatrixGuy]

I haven't been able to drive mine for a week now due to a broken wrist! i am getting withdrawl symptoms even though the ride is shvt at the moment.

I have thought many times about selling it but i don't think i could ever do it even after all the money i have spent/wasted.

The other point is that even if i did manage to sell it what kind of car could i get for the money, nothing near as good as the Williams!

[Jamie.]

I haven't been able to drive mine for a week now due to a broken wrist!

I would have thought you couldn't drive due to being blind not a broken wrists.

[geesus]

my project has been off the road for just over a year now, but get this, i bought it as a non runner, so apart from moving it on the drive i have NEVER driven it in anger! :shock:

will be a whole new experience to get used to :twisted:

i am planning (although i have said this before :oops: ) to have it ready early next year

[LEIGH-ANNE]

I haven't been able to drive mine for a week now due to a broken wrist!

I would have thought you couldn't drive due to being blind not a broken wrists.

Why u got a broken wrist..... :wink:

[Jamie.]

I haven't been able to drive mine for a week now due to a broken wrist!

I would have thought you couldn't drive due to being blind not a broken wrists.

Why u got a broken wrist..... :wink:

My joke was implying due to wanking and hence blindness, not sure if you got it as you are just repeating my inuendo. :wink:

[LEIGH-ANNE]

I haven't been able to drive mine for a week now due to a broken wrist!

I would have thought you couldn't drive due to being blind not a broken wrists.

Why u got a broken wrist..... :wink:

My joke was implying due to wanking and hence blindness, not sure if you got it as you are just repeating my inuendo. :wink:

I missed the going blind bit actually couldnt quite see wot u were getting at....i see now lol.....but yea just repeating it.... :wink:

[Justin..]

Dont even get me started :cry:

[Tommo]

Mine only comes out to play at weekends, the other times she's tucked up under the cover. Not enjoying this weather though, took her out for spin at the weekend and got covered in salty sh*t after a few miles, should leave her alone till the new year really, but I can't help myself, I miss driving in the week!!

[LEIGH-ANNE]

Dont even get me started :cry:

:therethere:

:(

[snowman]

Mines been off the road since Feb 18th 2007,im going mental :shock:

[Justin..]

your doin better than me then, mines been off the road since last june

[Justin..]

your doin better than me then, mines been off the road since last june


2007 btw lol

[rob-legend]

.....well I feel better about me only having my willy off the road for a year! Haha. :lol: [/list]

[scott j]

i was.lol, my willaism is in the garage, so i bought a williams 2 for winter.lol, i must be crazy,

there liek a lebian set of friends, :)

[rickyquicky]

i was.lol, my willaism is in the garage, so i bought a williams 2 for winter.lol, i must be crazy,

there liek a lebian set of friends, :)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[spikey-ben]

mines been off the road since august, Its had the shell sorted out and full respray. Just got to put new brakes all round and re mot at end on month and its done.

[16v_paddy]

Is there anyone who's car is off road because someone crashed into it?

Or am I the only 1? :cry:

[spikey-ben]

My sierra 4x4 estate got ran into on saturday by a woman in a astra, was well funny her car will be right off and mine had a dint in the passenger rear door. ( i can say it was funny because it was completey her fault and she tried saying i ran into her even though drivers side front wing and bumper and steering was funked on her car. I dont think she liked the fact that she had just been owned by my sierra.)

[16v_paddy]

Sierra 4x4's are funny, my dad had one when I was little - the mad old git turbo'd it :lol: he used to scare the shit out of the in-laws with it :lol: