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I drove both and have to say that I prefered the 182 ff but I got such a bargain on my 172 ff that I had to have it!

Right Guys, I have 1 weekend, 1 Orbital Polisher and one car full of swirl marks. Whats the best course of action to take and the best products to use. Cheers K

CV Joint?

doh! :eek: :o

^^^ Agreed !!

My uncle has a MK 4 2.8 V6 4 Motion, My 172 is quicker to 60/70 than his however as soon as we get to 80/90 Catches up with me, over a Ton and its gone. My mate Has a MK 4 GTI 1.8T Anniversary (Ltd Edition) they have 180 BHP as Std mine was infront from the word go and stayed that way. Not...

Have you got a Rolling Road there??

My mates 330 has a £5k zorst and Induction kit and a remap, and its still not much quicker than mine. He test drove an M3 the other week as he wants to change it, his first comment about the m3 was "wow" so I take it from that comment it was faster than the 330. I used to have a 328i and its a...

I usually ask what they drive then laugh right back at them!!! lol

The 330d isn't much faster than the 182, My mate has a 330 Ci (petrol) and I keep up with him to about a ton in my 172, after that (4 th gear) the beema starts to pull away. the beema is a nicer place to be in tho! If you only get 1 option make sure it the Harmon Kardon sound package - awesome!

Oil temp/pressure gauge would be my additions, No real need for a shift light there is a dirty great dial next to the speedo to tell you how its reving! Spend a little time with the stereo off and listen to your engine you can hear/feel when you go past peak power thats when you change gear...

I noticed you forgot to mention one or two of those better known european cars.. Lamborghini Ferrari Bugati Porcshe Mercedes BMW Jaguar Bently :rasp: :rasp: :rasp: I love my 172 too but I would swap it for a s2000 if I could afford to as they are fast and plush, Im put off of most other...

Just had my 24k service feels good at the mo, looking foward to what the next 5-10k miles will bring. Have noticed my MPG going down tho, maybe my foot is just getting heavier?!

Who's to say what the stock bhp was on that particular car, The book figures are an average, by the definition of average some will be higher and some will be lower than the 110 bhp listed. :rasp:

Thats the title of the thread, This was assumed by the guy who posted the thread on the basis that the driver of the coupe beat a 172.

What exactly has this guy said which is soo unbelievable, A lot of people have jumped straight in and said 7.2 to 60 bull shizzle etc etc, All this guy stated was that he beat one 172 and even said it was most likley to have been down to a bad driver or badly maintained 172. even posted a...

Depends how I drive it, I used it as transport to work and I travel about 100 miles a day I get just about 300-350 miles from a tank (depending on traffic) I took it to newcastle from guildford surrey filled up on a motorway service station and got 450 miles from the tank, thats @ 70-80mph all...

Im going to keep mine for a while yet, I will proabably keep it until its no longer fianacially viable to keep it on the road. so I recon I got a good 10 years yet lol!

I prefer the Mk2 range (Non RS) over the Mk3 I have a mk2 172 and I think that its a good looking car but I have seen some PS pics of a proposed MK3 RS and it has potential to look good, I will save outright judgement until the RS is released

Get it GDI'd and get the Mrs a little comfy runaround then everyone is happy. Im looking foward to tuning my 172 but have to wait until my other "Project" car is finished!

If it actually makes any difference I will be suprised, K&N, Pipercross and all the other Induction kit manufacturers claim increases of 6-12bhp, no one ever sees them in the real world. If it does make any difference it will only be seen on a highly tuned engine get an open filter and a good...

Yeah I think i will just put it under the seat, its only a small amp and some sticky velcro on the underside should keep it in place. No room on the shelf its got 2 dirty great crossovers on it

My 1.6 16V Clio had 110 bhp (at the fly) it did 0-62 in 9.6!

U can get 1 dat dont go KCURRRRRRRRRRRR with less miles and all the bits intact for £7K so why buy 1 for £8k thats fuked, With the broken ecu cover, Mis aligned wings and a Kcurrrrrrrrrrrrr noise I would hazard a guess DAT is ad a front ender innit!

Cheers for that link, But I quite often have to fold the seats down to slide things in and out so really wanted it to be out of the boot area,

Do you still have the Plastic Block connectors on the renault loom that would go to the radio or have you cut them off ? Do the Kenwood wires come directly out of the back of the radio or do they clip in

Yep Deffo have to have Insurance, Driving without an MOT is permitted but only to a pre arrange MOT inspection, You can also drive a car with no tax to an mot (as you need the MOT to get a tax disc) Trade plates as mentioned above only cover TAX not MOT or INSURANCE

I've been given a stealth shelf with some beefy ass 5 X 10's in it all mounted with crossovers etc, I have a good amp which im planning to use to run them, I want to keep the amp out of the way, as i have to use the boot often (the shelf has a nice easy clip to disconnect Amp from speakers) I...

full fat!!!! If only for the Xenons!!!

Yep, Seen it at a historic race day, Its about 30ft long and silver, IIRC it held the fastest lap time and top speed on brands for a good number of years, I think it may reside at brookwood museam