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Out of the small group here with 182s,have you noticed much difference in your insurance premium if say,you had a 172 before. Are the 182s a higher group insurance than 172s? thanks ian

Just been on autotrader and looking for deals on 182s etc etc,and cant help but notice a mass of cups for sale.Theres even two silver ones(90 in uk)there must be 4 pages of them altogether. Anyone feel there may be some deflection to the dark side and these people might be buying a 182 or...

This month sees the new megane against the seat leon and it does ok but looses out to the seat for all round drivability. It says for people who are looking to step out of there 172/182 and into the megane for there next step up will be dissapointed,it doesnt grasp you and throw you down the...

This landed on my doormat this a.m and i was just wondering if anyone had this policy,they will insure my car gets through its first m.o.t. Is it worth it??? ian

In this weeks autocar theres a spread on the new megane and its against the focus RS,Both cars look great even though the renaults in orange,but anyway the megane is the faster car posting 6 secs to 60 and 15.3 -100 which i think is really shifting,the focus did 6.3 an 100 in 16.something,which...

In evos fast fleet they have a blue v6 and the motoring editor,john barker loves the car but hasnt seen another one on the road and would like to hear input from other ownwers about their experiences. He still has the oringinal tyres on it at over 10k. You can e-mail at...

just read this article and the williams does really well,even after getting out of a nsx the guys couldnt believe how good it was.It even chases a 550 maranello down the twisties.Overall it gets better reviews than the subaru p1 (sorry mitchy)the old 911 turbo(it was to scary on wet roads...

Evo landed on the doormat this morning and in it is the 182(with stripes)and it gets to go up againnst the CTR,cooper s,focus, and 206 180 and it beats them all They claim it is an intensified version of the cup because it has and i quote "Dark anthracite alloys identify this 182 as having...

Had my car in this week because its been playing up,every now and then it has been jumping.(not the cold jumping as well known)i rang renault who said it was the cold morning sensor(lmao)which for EU regs meant the car runs leaner to allow less emitions.. I let it go that week(last)but then...

In the news of the world today theres an article on servicing and warranty work and the clio is only just piped to the post by the ford KA,with an average cost of £128.54. I always thought they were bad until i saw the worst offender which was subaru who on average return a bill to there...

Has anyone noticed that when you are in the rain and you pull down once on the wiper the sensative wipers come on.YES.....Ok when you select the next clunk down the wipers work constantly.YES...Some times the rain just doesnt fall in accordance with my wipers and im forever going from sensative...

EVO are having a competition this month to win a trackday at the bedford autodrome.It is part of renaults trackday experiences and you can get a go in the new megane 225,the clio cup and the cup racer. All you have to do is go onto evo.co.uk">evo.co.uk and answer the 0-60 time of the new...

Again in evo this month.../ They are saying that according to french f1 team president Patrick Faure would only say that the model would appear soon and would not be a hyper-expensive supercar. It is likely to be a RWD car sold under the renaultsport brand and could be a radical development...

The new 182 gets a mention in this months evo,saying that it shares all the stuff like the twin pipes and thats been discussed on here previously. Also it says about new size tyres which are 205 45 16 and it even comes with a air con glove box. What interested me the most was the two new cup...

Does anyone suffer from a buzzing noise as soon as they turn the key. It sounds like a managment hum and happens when the key is turned to the start position... Ive been at the dealers three times and finally got it fixed,and guess what it was.. I thought it was coming from the glove box...

Evo dropped in my door yesterday and theres an article about the new focus rivaling megane turbo. It will be on sale by the spring and has 222 bhp,221 lbft of torque,90 percent of which is avaliable from 2000 rpm. Its front wheeldrive and renault claim it will hit 60 in 6.5 secs and still...

Im doing a quick change on wednesday a.m for peace of mind really.The oils starting to taint and its 16000 miles so what is best for the beast ??? semi or fully sinthetic? cheers,ian

whats a good price to pay for one of these from a scrap yard pls?? cheers

whats the latest update on the throttle boddies.Is the beast ready

Could you transform a standard 172s suspension,track ,and lowering to replicate the cup.?Is it just a case of swapping bits and buying some springs from a dealer or is it more complex. And why dont renault sell a handling kit to enable all to experience va va voom. thankyou

Just caught the news on the radio and they said that west mercia were having a purge on speeding in dudley today and managed to catch someone doing 116 in a 40.I live about 20 miles away in telford and have been there many times and cant think where you could do this.They must have been mad or...

whenever i give my car some stick in 2nd or 3rd the stop light and the handbrake light flicker on and off,into 4th and it goes.any ideas anyone ? cheers everyone

Had an email this morning from Ernie Larton @ L.A.D results as follows....... (sorry for quality) the image was massive when he sent it. I have tried to downscale it as much as possible - if you want a the full size version give me your emailaddress and I will post it to

would anyone be interested in some chrome stuff for there engine or other.my friend is just starting to modify some stuff for rs turbos and the like and said that with enough interest he would do some clio bits aswell.dont have any pictures or that but the stuff is just like the spec-r bits ive...

Has anyone noticed evo this month.The new clio v6 comes into its own against all these cars.wot a top result.Its not done on a rip up the runway but quote"In the end its about more than sheer ability.Take desirability,looks,charisma and cost into account and the clio finds its edge." they also...

just been flickin through the back of evo mag and seen this advert for a 200+bhp conversion for the 172...£1200 fitted.they claim its just about the fastest small car they have ever converted with a range of different ratios for hill climbs etc etc.does anyone know of any figures for these...