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:sick: Car looks a bit like this at the minute! When do the problems stop? After the problem with the trip computer reseting itself diagnosed as a faulty instrument panel and replaced. We had the car back and felt like this again :D However this only lasted about 2 days as a more serious...

Just got the 172 exclusive back from Gordon Lamb chesterfield and am well impressed with the service. They replaced tones of bits on the car free of charge even though renault hq will only pay 80% for the trim bits as its over a year old. And the cost to me was £0.00, they lent us a courtesy car...

Fed up with standard ph1 172 rear cluster (big and red) Need to change them for some dark ones to match the car Scarab Green (V DARK) Hopefully someone has some aftermarkets for sale or alternatively has some originals that i can buy and spray them as i dont wont to spray my own as they will be...

Can anyone help. Dont think the exclusive is any different than standard 172 electrically but its only done 8k and the trip computer keeps reseting itself to zero. Not only that but its getting increasingly dificult to start the car the battery seems to struggle to turn the engine over and makes...

Jas or minions Yes i am suffering, :(so someone organise another trip to Belgium!;) Thanks Scribbler

Here she is people if someone would be so kind to post the pics:) http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~scribbler/172%20images/DSCF0038.JPGhttp://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~scribbler/172%20images/DSCF0038.JPG...

Renault Sport 172 Exclusive(limited edition), any good? Full leather,BBS alloys, only 172 made, only available in green! Strikes me as more exclusive than the williams or the cup and they defo wont bring out a second/third edition. Personally i like the green/blue flip colour and its...

Just picked up my 02 plate 172 on saturday only to find its a f**king dutch import. Purchased it from Ilkeston co-op (Renault Dealers named and shamed) The salesman assured us it was a UK car and went on to say that it had 2 years warrenty left and AA breakdown cover. However when we got the car...

Some one sort these images please so they get displayed, thanks! http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~scribbler/172%20images/DSCF0028.JPGhttp://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~scribbler/172%20images/DSCF0028.JPG...

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As some of you will know, I recently wrote off my mint (44k) Blue Valver. I only owned her for a couple of months and paid £3.4k due to the low millage and full Renault service history. The insurance company have just sent me a letter saying that the Inspector has valued the car @ £1900. You...

Went today to look at an M reg Williams with 54k on the clock @ Lion Motor Group - Kirkby in ashfield and the bugger had gone already, sold for £4600 In the words of Monty Python "you lucky, lucky b*stdard"

I purchased my valver last week with aledgedly full Renault service history. and the last service is stamped as 2k before its current millage of 44k. However i decided to take it to my local garage who i trust and have done all the mods on my previous car for a small health check and minor...

I have just noticed that my old 1.4RT has far better turning circle than my new valver i had to go up the kerb today to get around in traffic pissed me off a little, good job i havent got my new alloys yet. Has anyone else noticed this? The place where i U-turned in the road i could do at speed...

Check out my new low millage 16V cracker. http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~scribbler/16vgallery.htmhttp://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~scribbler/16vgallery.htm Has a few dints and scuffed wheels but generally nothing else wrong, im probably being picky coz my rt was newer and in mint nick...

I have just verbally agreed on £2.8k for my Clio14rt. However the lad buying it isnt having the private plate as its the g/fs. Now obviously he will want to drive away with the car as soon as poss. However i cant sell it with out the updated V5. Which has to be sent to swansea (why the f**k...

As some may know my car died last wednesday the tumblers in the barrel for the ignition dropped locking the key in the barrel unable to start the car. £80 from renault would have got me a new barrel but then 2 sets of keys required so decide to get my m8 (electronics engineer) to fit me a push...

Some kind person please shed some light on why i cant get the ignition key out? Basically stalled the car on a hill, went to try and turn the key and it wouldnt go round far enough to start the engine. So i turned it back the other way and it wont come out. All it will do is turn to accessory...

Has anyone replaced the radiator on their Clio? I am attempting to do this on father in laws Clio (club med) 1.9d next week end. If anyone has any tips or things we should be carefull of then please let me know. This message is more directed towards the brains of the forum ex renault mechanics...

Does anyone know if they manufacture one of these for the 1.4 Clio. as i may require a new cat fitted for the MOT. Having the Lambda sensor changed aswell as the CO is above normal. Hopefully someone will give me the good news that someone does make a performance cat which fits the 1.4 clio...

Right i could do with some help getting my motor running healthy again The car (1996 Clio 1.4rt) has failed on the following: * Side repeater (Easy enough to fix , although LED type so should have lasted ages) * Nearside front bottom ball joint (due to enthusiastic driving of late)Is this...