How big a job ?

1994 renault espace rxe v6 ,blown headgasket ,how much to repair ?DIY ?and trade

Engine out maybe, to get the chain covers off and on again,
but should be fun

[stephendell]

Nightmare

Fair enough

Now youve got to buy it surely??!!! It will go nicely with a GTA

The only good thing about the Espace, is the whole front panel can come off (rad, slam panel, lights bumper and brace etc.) so you don't need to pull the engine out to do it, you can get to the front of the engine very easily..

The worst thing is, is knowing why the HG's went in the first place.

possibly because it got a bit hot!

The only good thing about the Espace, is the whole front panel can come off

PLUS they can be uprated into the only cabreolet MPV.

I hate TOPGEAR ,it's like Trevor Macdonald Tonight as much depth as my shower .

I hate TOPGEAR ,it's like Trevor Macdonald Tonight as much depth as my shower .

But James May (alias Captain Slow) was once a 'Car' columnist.

And the mystery.....who is the Stig?

The real problem with Top Gear is that every other T.V. car show has become a wanabee.

The Stig is Perry McCarthy....sometime F1 driver and succesful racer. He did 1 season in one of those dead end F1 teams (think Minardi)in the 1990s that effectively ended his career. Dont think he scored a point but then with what he was driving its no suprise. Top Gear has become more silly of late but it does entertain...as you pointed out 5th Gear is now trying sooooooo hard to be Top Gear its funny.

I agree about Top Gear, highly entertaining but actually crap if you want any info at all. Can't even trust JC now that he is a Ford salesman.
As for poor old Stiff Needell on Ch5, the most wooden presenter on TV...

The Stig is Perry McCarthy....sometime F1 driver and succesful racer. He did 1 season in one of those dead end F1 teams (think Minardi)in the 1990s that effectively ended his career. Dont think he scored a point but then with what he was driving its no suprise. Top Gear has become more silly of late but it does entertain...as you pointed out 5th Gear is now trying sooooooo hard to be Top Gear its funny.

the Stig USED to be McCarthy.
it isnt' any more.
Ben Collins seems to be the betting favourite on who it currently is.

Some folks I've had debate with over TG seem to think it shoudl be like it was in teh 70s . All facts and details and what ultimately led to it's viewing figures dropping off the cliff edge ( perhsp that coudl have been recovered if htey had dropped Neol Edmonds off first )

It's NOW about "entertainment" centred around cars.

You shoudl have seen the howls from some circles when he smashed up the Porsche or ran the Lambo till it expired. Everyone wanting them lovoinly restored -- at someone elses expense and time of course

It's a good way to wind down and hear some nice cars and see them go ALMOST as sideways as PeterG manages

now that he is a Ford salesman.

I heard that he had said he has NEVER been out in his GT-faulty without it breaking down.
Now how unreliable does that make an Alpine look?

I noticed last week that in the studio, every shot of a presenter had a blond woman behind....trying to look interested. Does JC talk out of the back of his head?

[Alpineandy]

He did 1 season in one of those dead end F1 teams.

The Andrea Moda team

Moda didn't even have enough cash for the tyres at every event and at some events PMc only had a few laps on wets despite the fact it was dry!

He was a good (not great) driver. He's now trying to run an internet betting company...