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2026. 8. 30. 작업

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Something a little different to what I usually contribute here. Rather than keeping on top of an already good condition car, I'm going to be bringing a car a new lease of life.Grab a cuppa, this first post is a long one.The decision for this car was due to me having to take my boy to nursery in the Clio 197 (thread here), and as that car is immaculate, I wasn't too keen on the baby seat being in the car for extended periods of time - not because of the mess the baby would make, but because of the marks the child seat will make over time. I made the decision to look for a cheap runabout to go

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Back home with a new MOT. Can't quite believe how well it did, I was expecting it to fail on something, but to pass as well as it did was remarkable. It'll be sat where it is until I get some engine work underway. Priority number 1 is the timing belt; there's no record of it being changed so I'll need to get this done immediately. I'll do the work myself, and while I'm there I'll be fitting a new intake (as above) and potentially a new EGR for future-proofing. It deserves to breath a little better after its 168,000 miles, so a new EGR, intake, timing belt and water pump will do just that.Once done, I'll insure and tax the car (it's hilarious that taxing the car is more than buying it) and will take my spare Continental PremiumContacts to the garage so the car can have newer shoes to wear. Next will be the rear window regulator, and lastly I need to investigate a potential door fault.When driving back from the garage earlier, I heard the 'bing bong' of a notification, but nothing appeared. Then it happened again. The third time I just caught it: "Close door" flashed for the briefest moments before disappearing, but all doors were closed. This is quite good news, as this could well be the link to the "Theft protection failure" error, which apparently can be a bad door mechanism. I'll keep an eye out for the error again as it'll tell me which door it thinks is open.Once the above mechanics are done, it'll be onto cosmetics. Alloys will be first, followed by brakes, then repainting the damage, followed by a two-stage polish. Lastly the interior, and the car should look as good as new.I'm excited - the car was almost scrapped, so to give this a new lease of life is something I'm looking forward to.thomasrs50 said: What a lovely car (and a nice read, thanks).The interior - paint - wheel - combo look great.The 150 bhp FIAT sourced diesel is a great engine. I did not know these came with an F40 gearbox, they can handle a lot of power and torque and are for more durable whe