General xmas is no more 4 me.

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General xmas is no more 4 me.

mic.neale

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i'll set the story...
im in the cinqu, its about 9.00pm, gemma(girlfriend) and i are on the way in to town 4 a nice xmas drink. im starting to find it hard to get gears...
i say to the girlfriend 'Hmm im starting to find it hard to get gears, i hope my clutch cable doesn't go'
when what happens.
TWANG
the clutch pedal drops
F ! ! K

2 hrs of ringing mates tryin to find 1 that wasnt pissed.
my bestest buddy comes to help with 1 fully modded escort, 1 tow bar and 1 on tow sticker.

the car is now on the drive and im not a happy bunny!
boxing day i'll run to halfords get a cable and get the little xmas killer back on the road.

just thought u all might like to no.

happy xmas and new year





whos is the little red fiat?
 
my clutch snapped t'other week.. i was driving into the college carpark, went round this corner.. dipped the cluth.. car carries on going forwards.. im like "shat!" not knowing whats going on so i knocked it into neutral and braked just as i heard this PING! type noise and my clutch pedal just vanished.. I had to sit there for 6 hours (after a 3 hour lesson) waiting for my dad to get back from a funeral.. luckily it was payday too :)
 
nobody has a cinqu clutch cable, all the suppliers have close.

ive tried every where, but the main dealers (they can go f**k off)

whos is the little red fiat?
 
Now you see why as soon as i get my new job, the Cinq is gonna be replaced by a shiny new car :)

I've finally had enough of poor build quality, rattles and squeeks and constantly paying out for new parts. Look out for a 'breaking red cinq sporting' post in the new year ;)

Another day...another problem...
 
ive just gone and done it, taken it to the main dealer.
£125 i really can't afford this car.

next months student loan will pay for the 72,000 mile service and a new clutch.
anything left over will be, 40mm springs or DTM zorst.

happy new year

whos is the little red fiat?
 
yeah lets be honest the cinq gearbox isnt the smoothest with a clutch.it just depends what vroads your driving on,if its motorway etc then fine but if its busy traffic then its more sensible to call someone.thats why i always have breakdown cover for just these annoying thingsB)

The Fiat Cinquecento
Fun While It Runs
 
When mine went, I continued to drive home, and then took the car back twenty miles back to work the following day to use the shed to repair it.

I have changed the system on the silver one, it now uses a Cortina cable.

Cheers

David
 
lovepug13... the rest goes on paying 4 the course.

rallycinq... i drove the car to the nearest car park, 1/2 a mile up the road, slamming it in to gears, didnt like it 1 bit.

whos is the little red fiat?
 
Well that explains your problem, or at least one of them.

Its not a dog box on the cinq, its a syncro. You have to match the engine speed with the gearbox speed or you will knacker the syncros.

Patience and skill, rather than crashing the gears in dear boy

Cheers

David
 
i hear what your saying. i have never mastered the art of the cluchless gear change... i realise that you have to match the revs to change. but have never managed to get it right... does anyone know the revs for each gear so as to change clutchlessly (i think thats a real word [?] )


cheers

Sei sporting
motore di punto
 
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