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I'd be interested in your views on the 182 against the Type R. They are often mentioned in the same breath when referring to great FWD cars. I found there was quite a difference.

This. I always find it odd when people refer to the "image" of a car. The car has no image to normal people except in our own little heads/worlds. Also, isn't there a theory that we think everyone else notices/judges us much more than they actually do. In other words, most people won't care a...

This to be honest. If the steelies are showing rust, then there's only one way to go - hubcaps.

Get some lighter wheels on there. Probably the single most effective thing you can do for the car. Something like OZ Superleggeras or someone recenty posted a thread about ATS wheels. Standard 182 wheels are very heavy and even the Turinis are around 9kg each.

For a car of that age, it's not had many services. Presumably it would need all fluids and lubes changed plus whatever else these need. Belts etc?

They'll peel off all protective "stickies", wash it with a brillo pad and put drill holes through the hatch (if that where the number plate goes on these).

Just never got the GT-R. From the earliest rumours/spy shots to seeing (probably) the first one in the UK in a tent at Goodwood FoS, I pretty much walked passed it. Nothing to do with the badge and all that, I loved the Sunny GTI-R, Primeras, even the Micras! I probably would enjoy driving one...

Binding front brake pads on that side?

What's in the "Style Pack"?

LOL. True, so true.

Renaultsports? It's the brand. The association with motorsport (F1, single make series etc.), good reviews from magazines, cheap and cheerful etc.

Oh, and as for the Recaros, it is VERY difficult to prevent wear to the right side driver's bolsters as they are huge. They get scuffed getting in and out however hard you try to avoid it. I actually hold the roof and then lift myself over the bolsters!

I dread to think what he paid for that! They go on forever if you look after them. I've recently bought one much like this, albeit an X-plate with a higher mileage. Completely original, well undersealed so not much in the way of rust (yet). I prefer them in black. As for looks, they actually...

I feel this thread is in danger of misrepresenting the reality. For road use on a Clio, which is all I can comment on (Clio Trophy in my case), it is a very good balanced tyre. Although a rain tyre, it is a "summer tyre" so saying it is brilliant in the wet, crap in the dry is to damn it with...

A custom made exhaust from a reputable place - JP, Prospeed etc.

For road use, they were superb on the Trophy and on my Yaris T-Sport. The Trophy previously had Michelin PE2s and although the sidewalls are softer on the Uniroyals, there wasn't that much in it given they were half the price. Give them a few hundred miles and dare I say it, an alignment...

Did he say "Michelin Pilot Exacto"?!

OZ Ultraleggera reps aren't they?

Assuming your current wheels are also 7" wide, the extra poke outwards will be the difference between your current offset (if higher number than 20mm) and 20mm. For instance, 7" wide and 45mm offset on your current wheels, will result in each of your new wheels having 25mm "poke". An extra inch...

Just a thought, but you may put him out of his misery by making him an offer to walk away (i.e. he pays you £X and you deal with it after that). At the moment, he may just be thinking "how the hell am I going to deal with this" and "I've really got other work to be doing than this headache" etc...

Tyre Traders or Camskill.

Do your current tyres need changing and what are they? As a buyer of a specialist car, I would rather receive a £150/200 discount on the car to fit the tyres I want (at say, £300, i.e. share the pain with the seller) than pay top whack for the car, then having to junk a new set of budget tyres...

Those 15" Superlegs look great on it. Really smart choice and VERY light IIRC. I'd have them on all the time.

£10K down and £400 a month probably! Very nice Laura, congratulations.

No probs! I re-read the OP twice and thought, am I missing something!

Please explain.

Superlegs whilst fantastic look kinda similar to Turinis. Go for Turbines if you want the classic Renault motorsport look.

This is exactly how these should be. Correct wheels too.

On that car, white?

Looks good. How do spacers affect the handling (given that that is what the car is renowned for)? 25mm (per side?) seems a lot wider.