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Yes they do very little. Save your money for the fronts.

Today I have insured and taxed my 182. Brought it home from storage. Fitted silvatec indicator bulbs all round along with a whole new number lamp and led bulb. Oh, and paid for my CS membership!

Hi. I'm returning to the forum after a seven year absence! I used to have an 04 plate 182 in racing blue, which I part-ex'd in 2008. I've regretted it ever since. The opportunity came up to get rid of my diesel Ford Focus as I started cycling to work after being moved to a different job...

Ah. Thought I recognised the driver but couldn't be sure. :)

'04 plater this afternoon at 15:30, heading northbound on the A33 towards Reading. I was waiting at the Sherfield Park roundabout in my blue Octavia.

Thanks. It's metallic blue, but close enough lol!

Spotted yesterday around 14:35 driving past the police station. It was 3 or 4 up and had a new style Cliosport sticker in the rear window. I was behind you in my Octavia :)

There was a piccy on the dealer's website, but they've taken it down now - I assume because it's been sold, but it's the facelifted version in metallic blue, with the 18" alloys.

The time has finally come to move on. The Clio will be part-ex'd next week when it returns from the body shop (for an unrelated prang) :cry: Taking it's place in the Karlos household will be an '06 plate Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 turbo :D I'll be sad to see the Clio go - it really is a...

Great looking 182 there CalClioCup. Makes me a little sad knowing that mine is going soon :cry:

On Sunday morning, heading north. Had quite a few people on board. He certainly didn't appreciate being followed by that police car! ;)

Update: I popped out and bought some AG Glass Polish, as advised. I gave the screen a good seeing to with the polish, so I just had to wait for the inevitable rainfall to see if it had made a difference. After polishing, I did notice just how badly scratched and stone-chipped the screen was...

Cheers for the tips peeps. I've tried vinegar on the blades and I clean them everytime I wash the car, but as I've said above, I don't think it's the blades that are the problem. They're the Bosch Aerotwin flat blades and they've only been on 12-18 months or so (they're supposed to last longer...

No, I've only ever used windolene-type stuff to clean it. I'll pop down Halfrauds and pick some up and give it a go.

Sorry for the thread resurrection, but I have a similar issue with my windscreen. It's the original Renault item and its done over 67000 miles. The wiper blades have left a mark on the windscreen in the swept area. However, that's not my main concern. In the swept area, towards the top half...

Yeah mine does this too, but only in wet or slippery conditions. It does feel like one of the tyres is skidding across the tarmac. It's a bit bizarre but nothing to worry about.

Good questions raised in here that I was wondering myself. I've been down the local stealers and sat in a 197 in white with the black non-multispoke wheels. I have to say, although it didn't have Recaros, I was impressed. The driving position is the first thing you notice, and I never had an...

^^^ We've had sooooo many burglaries in North Hampshire where gangs of car thieves are coming into Hampshire from Reading. They steal the cars, put them on false plates and use them to commit far more serious crimes, such as armed robberies. They typically choose more high performance vehicles...

I did see a 172 Cup in Reading today, but it was going the other way so couldn't see the reg, and anyhow the driver waved, so I don't reckon it would be yours.

I'm off to Reading this morning, so I'll keep an eye out for it.

It's not just traction control - it's ESP. If you ever get into difficulty in adverse conditions, or for example, have to swerve out the way of something whilst braking, it's a lifesaver.

In fairness, if the dog is on a M-way, it's clearly not under proper control (assuming it's not a stray), in which case the owners are liable. I hit a dog many moons ago and had substantial damage to that car I had at the time. I was gutted for the pooch, but the owners payed up to repair the...

The company that calibrates the speedos in our works BMWs are based in Nottingham, but I doubt that they would be cheap.

Underneath the car above each of the rear silencers.

Yeah I think its a fairly common problem. Mine used to rattle at around 4k as it was coming loose. Mike @ RenTech sorted it for me though. Rather than replace it, could you not pop some large penny washers on the fixing screws to hold it in place and stop it rattling around?

^^^Thanks. I did that reversing and scraped a kerb. That got sorted last year, but then I bumped the car early this month and I'm just itching to get it back!

My RB at the 'Ring - It's been at the bodyshop for nearly 2 weeks now and I'm getting withdrawal - I can't take that horrid 1.2 Corsa much longer! :mad:

Sorry Day, you've lost me there :S I just nipped in for a splash and dash in the courtesy car as it's supposed to be going back today.

Stopped at the petrol station this evening. I was in the rubbish Corsa :)

Its being repaired after a little shunt I had in Winchester :(