Not sure If I can do this.

[Deleted]

oh dont talk to me about renault !!! bloody expensive to repair. i drive a vauxhall now, steady and reliable.
chin up jake and get some ear plugs

[raid2506]

Jakethevape, if you have a juice flavour that you particularly like find somewhere chilled when you get the chance.....

....and have yourself a nice relaxing vape break!

Even if you are still hitting the fags make time for the juice, to enjoy it for what it is!

[Die5el]

Don't beat yourself up over a couple of smokes a day mate

[Roscopecotrain]

We were the same, auto box on my bmw packed up, cost of £1800 to fix and we were already skint after xmas and only just into vaping, few analogs got smoked that week i can tell you but as said just got back to vaping and away we went again. Only bought a 20 pack between us so it was still a lot cheaper that week than usual.

If you feel you need one just have one mate and then back to vaping.

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2013 11:38:02 GMT raid2506 said:

I just gave up working as a breakdown and recovery mechanic last year.

With a 90% fix rate accross all models I was confident of fixing most problems at the roadside.

But about 80% of the jobs which I couldn't fix at the roadside and had to recover were Renault or Peugeot.

thats very interesting, i'd love to get rid of my kangoo and get a vw caddy (thats volkswagen not variable wattage) but it owes me too much now so i'm stuck with it for a while

[womble]

Feb 12, 2013 11:38:02 GMT raid2506 said:

I just gave up working as a breakdown and recovery mechanic last year.

With a 90% fix rate accross all models I was confident of fixing most problems at the roadside.

But about 80% of the jobs which I couldn't fix at the roadside and had to recover were Renault or Peugeot.

I have a Peugeot partner van I was hoping it was going to last me for years, am I better off getting rid of it before something big goes wrong then? An what to buy then?

Jake, I think most of us have been through bad vaping times, I've almost given up seriously at least a few times.
I think the thing is to not get stressed about having a few fags, you may not have found the exact vaping products, or way of vaping that you need to combat the fags, but you're alot better off than you were.
Keep trying, if you want to and don't give up hope, that piece in the vaping jigsaw you need, may be just round the corner.

[raid2506]

Comment on the Peugeut/Renault thing:

It's not that they are really any less reliable than any other make, the problem lies with them being a pain in the a##e to work on due to the engine/gearbox layout and the price/availability of parts.

They generally come in about 40-50% higher in labour charges because they take that much longer to work on.

Also most of the time you need a part it has to be ordered from france!

[WhamBamSam]

Feb 12, 2013 19:06:32 GMT raid2506 said:

Comment on the Peugeut/Renault thing:

It's not that they are really any less reliable than any other make, the problem lies with them being a pain in the a##e to work on due to the engine/gearbox layout and the price/availability of parts.

They generally come in about 40-50% higher in labour charges because they take that much longer to work on.

Also most of the time you need a part it has to be ordered from france!

'Him Indoors' is a self employed mechanical engineer. He hates all French cars with a passion for the very same reasons. Says Les Francois are thran when it comes to automobiles. He comes in ranting all the time about them. Hey ho. Better off with a nice Mark I MX5 import, sez me. Not much room for sprogs in the back, though.

[jakethevape]

Feb 12, 2013 19:06:32 GMT raid2506 said:

Comment on the Peugeut/Renault thing:

It's not that they are really any less reliable than any other make, the problem lies with them being a pain in the a##e to work on due to the engine/gearbox layout and the price/availability of parts.

They generally come in about 40-50% higher in labour charges because they take that much longer to work on.

Also most of the time you need a part it has to be ordered from france!

And that is why I have gone Jap and will not turn back

The celica is a fantastic car and to my suprise the min I quoted the sales of goods act to the dealership they are fitting a brandnew toyota clutch and even offered to change the fly wheel so double bonus.

Never let dealers get one up, if you go in armed and educated they cant say diddeley squat

[Roger]

I thought you only bought British, Jake?

[sarahthesinger]

Feb 12, 2013 19:06:32 GMT raid2506 said:

Comment on the Peugeut/Renault thing:

It's not that they are really any less reliable than any other make, the problem lies with them being a pain in the a##e to work on due to the engine/gearbox layout and the price/availability of parts.

They generally come in about 40-50% higher in labour charges because they take that much longer to work on.

Also most of the time you need a part it has to be ordered from france!

I've had 2 Renaults - why I bought the 2nd I'll never know! As you say, probably no less reliable, but they're a bugger to work on. I had to buy a whole new set of screw drivers for my first one coz they're all star heads. STAR HEADS?! Bloody awkward French! Anyway, I bought a Toyota in 2005 (new from a dealer, only 3 miles on it) and it's been fantastic. I know others who've bought various Toyota models and have been very impressed with 'em - a guy I know toured the UK with anI old Celica, putting 40k on it in less than 4 months, and it was brilliant. Japanese for me now forever I think.

Edited to get it back to vaping! Keep trying and don't worry about the odd stinky. I usually keep a clearo to hand with a higher nic content than I usually vape - I'm down to around 5mg now, but I'll keep a clearo with 12mg to hand for first thing in the morning or if I'm having a bad day at work. So far I haven't had a stinky since I started vaping back in November, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I feel like I need to have the odd one. I only smoked 12-15 a day, but look at what I've avoided already (see sig)!

[beautycat]

Please be thinking of me weds, my little Clio needs a service, and poss a new timing belt,

The remote opener opens everything but the passenger door, any idea why

Plus the radio has stopped working , fuses are fine, just doesn't switch on

Any ideas on the 2 problems will be gratefully received

[monty]

Not just the car you need to px by the sound of things. If she keeps up the ear bashing tell her too much stress is not good for you so you're going for a massage to release some of that stress... and then do just that.