"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
10/23/2015 at 09:11 • Filed to: None
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"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
10/23/2015 at 09:11 • Filed to: None | 2
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Decided to get the Twingo in top shape. Gave it a good clean and polish and now fixing a rattling heat shield that’s been annoying me.
davedave1111
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/23/2015 at 09:42 |
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Cool, so you found something now? Anything interesting?
And how’s the Laguna? Did you ever work out what the problem was?
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> davedave1111
10/23/2015 at 09:57 |
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Nothing too interesting just working in a shop for now while I apply for the engineering jobs opening in September.
The low power and fuel economy just turned out to be a seized brake. It still runs a bit rough and leaks oil though.
gin-san - shitpost specialist
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/23/2015 at 10:00 |
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This is one of the few, recent cars that doesn’t like an angry killer but looks kind of happy, like the previous generation Mazdas. Are these ones rear-engine too? Or is that only for the new generation of Twingo?
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> gin-san - shitpost specialist
10/23/2015 at 10:03 |
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It is a happy car, in the way it drives too. So much fun to chuck around. This one's front engine unfortunately, I really want to try a new gen Twingo though, especially if they make an RS version.
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davedave1111
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/23/2015 at 10:36 |
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Ah well, at least it’s a job.
“The low power and fuel economy just turned out to be a seized brake.”
Hah, that’s good news in comparison. Didn’t occur to me, and now I feel stupid for not thinking of it. Isn’t running rough and leaking oil par for the course with older Renault diesels?
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> davedave1111
10/23/2015 at 10:41 |
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Yeah I was going stir crazy sitting around the house all day, plus I need to pay insurance, tax etc so I needed the money.
I felt silly too, only realised when I heard the noise coming from the stuck brake.
They are leaky things but this is fairly excessive so I'm hoping it can be fixed. The 1.9 dci does have a poor reputation for quality.
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davedave1111
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 05:54 |
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“Yeah I was going stir crazy sitting around the house all day, plus I need to pay insurance, tax etc so I needed the money.”
Sounds like a good plan, then. But isn’t the tax on the Twingo £30 a year or something?
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> davedave1111
10/24/2015 at 06:43 |
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Tax is £110 and insurance is really high because I’m only 21. Tax isn’t so much a bother but insurance is what hits my wallet.
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davedave1111
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 07:05 |
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Oh, £110? I thought it would be cheaper - not that it breaks the bank. Is insurance a fair bit cheaper oop north than in London? Not asking for exact amounts, but do you pay over a grand a year, or is it a bit less than that?
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> davedave1111
10/24/2015 at 07:08 |
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The slightly newer 16v cars are only £30 but I have the 8v engine in mine. I paid about £500 this year with a years no claims, but that’s on a student offer, now I’m not a student anymore I may have to change my circumstances and pay more.