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Had a current MPG on last car, which I childishly delighted in getting to 999.9 by coasting in gear at great speed down long hills.

Accept their offer of a refurb and half price labour on next service/repair. Then make it a cam belt change.

There are a couple of dozen of each with Recaros. Worth every penny of you're not going for a Trophy.

Use your ears instead, light usualy means you're a bit late.

Says it all that I've only just dropped into depreciation after over a year and 14K. People don't pay good money for second hand cars without good reason. I'd tested other 172/182's before, but the seats make all the difference, especially in conjunction with the lighter wheels and slightly...

Similar thoughts to those I posted some months ago. No likelihood of a Trophy trade, no matter how much they beg. OK, I'd do a straight swap if they threw in a yellow VX220 with delivery mileage.

220 so long as it's the turbo. If it's the 2.2 n/a make sure it's the (even more) stripped down Lightning. OH is considering one to replace the GTI.

My Local Reg Vardy use the proper Excellium.

We get 34 on average, but that includes a lot of motorway/dual carriageway driving. If you're doing it right, you'll be below 30.

37 with a 182 Trophy. Go for it, the steering on the Meggy sucks.

What he said.

Usual allowance is a month or 1000 miles. Don't leave it too long though, she wants her oil changing.

I was driving a colleague to one of the Manchester offices this week and we went over the snake pass. She asked what the difference between understeer and oversteer was, so I showed her some LOO and had her grabbing the Jesus handles :) Easy to tighten line with a bit of lift...

Be a bit careful in this weather - no ABS or traction control don't forget. ;)

Anyone know of reliable indys near South Yorkshire I can get a good, cheap job with a renault stamp?

Yhbt

Don't forget to get her warmed up, then she likes it rough and nasty, the filthy little minx :)

Er, that's not the road car...

Welcome :)

Pretty much everyone is saying the same thing. Guess Renault are pitching at new RS owners rather than hoping people will "upgrade". If my Trophy got written off and I couldn't get another one, I'd be looking at the Meggy or ST, not the 197.

Get the Trophy, end of. The seats make a huge difference for a start, but the wheels and suspension really do make a big difference to handling when you start getting silly. Throwing out all the heavy stuff also means it's a bit nippier. There is air con, just not climate control, no Xenons...

I would have seriously considered a Meggy Trophy, but they were snapped up too quickly. The F1 graphics do worry me, as does the feel of the steering, but it's a minty car for the money, no doubt.

Looks nippy, bet he's glad there were no camera vans around ;)

Yes. Set speed and limiter.

I commented on the quality of the brakes in my wee review. With std pads and discs the fade factor will be a factor on track for 182. But how many bods who track regularly have std brakes?

Don't see why this is so unlikely. I got offered £12K trade in for mine against a 197. I laughed in their faces of course. Starting to get nicely run in after 10K or so.

I'm still really not keen on the steering. You've seen my in depth review, much the same as here, but I think that when you factor in residuals, it's priced a lot closer to the Golf than first appears. For the included kit, I'd have liked £1K less on the release price, to distinguish it from...

If you drive like a dick in the winter in a cup, you'll die. The ABS and ESP keep you alive a fraction longer. In honesty, I wouldn't get one unless you are an experienced driver. I mean at least 50,000 miles with a few winters thrown in. I tested the theory out re some insurers refusing...

How much $? What are you moving from BTW?

No relay noise, but the steering was horrible. Just say no.