Practically Classics Forum

I treated the car to some special spray, and its better.. not new car smell but fagash lill is a nicer place to be.. i followed your advice and found the spark plugs, the French really know how to hide things.. radio is still rubbish but from tomorrow wifey will be driving it and she has a lot of pa...

4 stone! That beats my diarrhoea diet following a night out with mates and a dodgy kebab a few years ago.. it was impossible to be more than 30 feet from the loo for a week.. Meanwhile do you think you could modify this trailer setup into a caravan? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/86749133...

Thanks mate, i did wonder where its hidden! ive got a filter on order. Not keen on changing all the ducting though

Does this suit John?
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Thanks for the info gazza, i think its sohc poverty spec model.. i will compare the pics you posted and let you know.. its quite a nippy little car though!!so far the tobacco smell is no better.. ive bought some fabreeze and some stuff from the local Halfords type shop and that's going in later.. :s...

Another question.. as its petrol it should have spark plugs but i cant see any or have the French hidden them?? Is it, or has it, been converted to electronic injection? In an electronic system, you still have a distributor, but the points have been replaced with a pickup coil, and there's an elect...

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Thanks for warning pete, i will try and get that checked this week.tyre have been on the car for about 10,000 km and are not showing any abnormal wear. at the moment car is sat in the workshop with a good covering of baking soda all over the seats and carpet and a bowl of charcoal in the boot and an...

Thanks for the info, for the moment its parked in my workshop ive vacuumed it out and as its not going to be used for a few days all the windows are open.. its only been 24 hours but its really helped.. Another question.. as its petrol it should have spark plugs but i cant see any or have the French...

After our clio developed starting problems we decided that with the suspicious clunky noises warped brake discs and several other minor annoying rattling noises and a minor dispute with a coypu it was time to get something a bit more reliable. Sister in law had a 206 she was getting rid of as she ha...