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I think the Denison looks really bad. This will not be going into a clio, most probably a vauxhall but it will need to have a brushed aluminuim finish. Guess Im not going to be able to do this but the trouble is I wont have room for a changer and no room to store CDs/MDs :(

Want a new headunit but dont want cds/mds etc so thought about getting one with a build in hard drive. anyone know of any?

All my local dealers quoted over £300 so Im going to be taking it to R-Sport in Wimbledon. £160, bargain! And they are a Renault Authorised Service Center.

Cant remember but was around the 7-14 mark.

Quote: Originally posted by telford_mike on 15 September 2004 have you tried pushing the bonnet down Tony? If it didnt fully close last time it might be reluctant to release. (Be carful - its made of French cardboard) Yeah, tried that - if i pull the release then push the bonnet down i...

I need to top up my oil before some trackdays but when i try to open the bonnect it wont :( pull the a handle and nothing happens. If it try to force the bonnet it wont work but when i push down i hear a click so pulling the handle does do something. Worked okay on Saturday and not driven the...

Quote: Originally posted by PJVTS on 13 September 2004 i dont get 00s i just get oil ok?? If you press the reset when you see oil ok it will show you the os Full: 00000 (guessing there are 5) Empty: ----- Me: 00---

Thanks, any 5w 40? Does it matter?

Checked the car at the weekend before I head to Ring/Spa - noticed that I only had 2 Os on the oil trip - Im thinking that might be a bit low? What do you recon? What should I top it up with?

Rang the next nearest and was told 24K was a big one - LOL - and said it would be £300, I said it was not a big one and same as the first so got a quote back of £250 - they must make this sh*t up!

hahahahahahaha Renault London West quoted me £325 for a 24K service on a 172. Hahahahahahaha Sorry, I cant stop laughing. The 24K is the same as the 12K (according to handbook) and should be around the price of £160-£180 !!!

I think it depends when the car was registered - IIRC the date for registration was around Sept 2002, if the car was registered after this then I should be given the full 3 years warranty. Unfortunately if your car is 2 years old then this seems unlikely and will probably only have 1 years...

If you are after a demo/test drive cant you give Jeremy a call and he could arrange one to be sent to your nearest dealer???

If it was me I would get a red one :) I think you have to ask yourself, can you live with another Renault / Clio - if the answer is yes the get the V6, for me tho, the answer is "probably" no.

:cry: this makes me feel old at 29!

http://www.firstalternative.co.ukhttp://www.firstalternative.co.uk They probably have a number of restrictions but if you are not too young with a few years NCB then you might get a good price.

Ive been using Elephant for the last few years as they have been very good, but gave First Alternative a go (the sister company to the annoying esure - who wont insure me due to the 172) and they were £150 cheaper than Elephant - woohoo ! Well thats where my money for my new xbox has now come...

Set up a funny ebay auction for the burnt out car with pictures - those things get millions of hits - everyone heard of the guy wearing the wedding dress or the guy selling he cheating girlfriends knickers.

My new 172 broke down twice :( Once at 2,500mile in France - had to leave car there Second at 5,000miles on motorway - luckily just outside services 7,500 miles was a worrying time I can tell you! [Edited by TonyKL on 25 May 2004 at 12:06pm]

LOL - Im guessing you found out that you cant go as far in the Williams on a full tank of fuel as you can in your 1.2!

ditto

Mine has recently been replaced (under warranty) and it took the guy about 1 hour to do. Looked simple enough but you have to remove things like the wipers etc to get to it.

Agree with Silver - dont put it through a car wash! It will scrath the paint - youve seen cars that in the sun have swirl marks all over the car - thats what a car wash does - bad news. If you cant wash it yourself then take it to a hand cash wash place, anything but a car wash.

Cheers for the info Lee.

So what does that make the OTR price? would you get a good trade-in value?

Thanks for the maybeV6, Im trying to work out if I should swap my 172 for a lovely V6 or Z in the future, but at the moment Im wearing my sensible hat and thinking maybe just swap for a 182 and pay off a big chunk of my mortgage. Biggest problem for me is that I live in london and have a tiny...

I know this is off topic - but would you mind posting (or pming) your opinion on the Z?

I had a blast with one in my 172 - no idea what model it was, it gave up a reasonably fight but still and easy win for the clio - and he wasnt best pleased... (not that this really helps you!)

Its one-touch if engine is running IIRC, passenger in 172 isnt one-touch

Surely its a warranty issue?