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Spotted this morning on the A11/A14 prob onroute to RWS. First was on A11 - Blue 182 with stripes (4up) dazraffan?? - demon bit of undertaking on a slip road!!;) Then a 05 reg inferno? 182 near Brampton Then a 05 reg Trophy (4up) in Thrapston services (your alarm was going off in the...

Seen this morning on the A47 near Necton bout 8.15am heading towards Swaffham. I was in a mini going towards norwich.

Its that time of year again when the dreaded insurance is due on the 172. My renewal from Directline came in the post saturday and has come down £100. Premium of £574.35 fully protected NCB (5yrs) +1 claim in 2003 (total loss) esure have now quoted me £390.93 for the same excess etc. The...

Saw a Black 172 going like the bloody clappers on the A47 last night (9/8/05) @ 7pm heading passed Dereham towards Swaffham. Then a very shiny blue 182 reg ending LLE around 7.30pm. Thorpe St Andrews Sainsburys. i followed you down Thunder Lane then today (10/8/05) a black 04 plate 172 in...

seen on the A47 approx 7pm near Dereham heading towards Kings Lynn on Sat night I was in silver mk2 172 - I flashed my lights but got no reaction :cry: Anyone??

Seen @ 8pm approaching the Bowthorpe rbout heading out of the city on Sat night. Think it was a mk2 but not 100% sure due to the fact i was walking and some distance away. Anyone?

Spotted today in East Dereham outside dereham tile centre (Tescos) 51 plate mk2 looked bloody lovely :D

Spotted yesterday in Swan Street Ren Dealers in Kings lynn, Norfolk. Apparently its #16 out of 500 up for £15500 IIRC

Seen today (sat) Black 172 mk2 heading towards norwich. You overtook me @ Swaffham. approx 10.00am I had just joined the bypass in a very dirty BRG Cooper (proper mini). Id just picked it up from the bodyshop.

Just had my mk2 172 serviced (24k) and Ive been advised that I need 4 new bands of rubber. Ive been quoted by my local ATS £318.88 for 4 - 195/45/16 V - Mich Exalto PE2s Are these anygood? The ones on my car at the mo are the original contis on the rear (24k miles) and Pherrili (sp) on the...

Seen to day whilst I was at a mini show @ Himley Hall. Dirty blue cup - didnt see reg - you were leaving about 3.30pm Black 172/182 - chap driving - think it had italic plates on. - about 3.45ish Black 172/182 - Lady driving - not far behind the one above. I was in a green cooper...

Seen parked outside Multiyork in Thetford on monday. Looking very nice. Anyone??? [Edited by norfolkminis on 19 April 2005 at 10:00am]

Saturday night about 6.45pm out near the southern bypass. I flashed and you waved. Anyone??

Seen today nr Swaffham, Norfolk about 14.30ish, just at start of bypass heading towards Kings Lynn. Anyone??

Been here since saturday and only seen 2 clio sports!! 1 was a mint blue 182 and the other a mk2 172 in silver.

after a week in a Modus. Im back behind the wheel of a proper car!! Turns out my alternator decided to blow up. Yet another job done under warrenty!! (why was this covered but the rear shock not!?!) whilst picking the 172 up I saw on the forecourt a 53 plate 172 priced at £10995!! Surely...

Went to pick my 172 up today after having the rear shocks replaced and the mechanic said to me the battery light was taking a long time to go out. Id never noticed before. when he showed me the light started flashing!! Then the dreaded smell of burning from under the bonnet!! popped the bonnet...

Fitted my new Sony Erricsson hands free kit today (HCB-300) alls working fine apart from when I make a call or have an incoming call whilst on the move my speedo dies and the trip computer stops working until the call is ended!! all the other dials are working fine and no warning lights come...

Anyone had any dealings with the Sony Erricson HCB-300 hands free kit? Took my brand new Nokia CK-7W kit back today because it hasnt worked since day one and their replacing it with the HCB-300. I use a k700i using the bluetooth connection. cheers Craig <---- 600 posts (finally)

Well my 172 has just come back from my local dealer, And I cant find any damage (as yet). Its taken 2 attempts but theyve finally managed to repair the damage they done to my rear panel. First attempt was carried out over 2 days. this time took them 5!! As a goodwill gesture they also...

Anyone know what wire colour the radio mute cable is on the standard wiring loom. If it even has one??? Been trying to fit a hands free car kit. Cheers

My 172 went in today for its 4th headlight washer ball. I was told they would need it for 2 1/2hrs. Apparently they were going to change the complete unit this time. As this is under warrenty thought it was very nice of them. The car was ready in 2hrs and I had a little look around the front...

Lost my 4th headlight washer ball this morning. this is getting beyond a joke now. Thank god for warrenties!!

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Just booked my 172 in for its first service (12k) First price I was quoted was £184.82p!! phoned my other local garage and got quoted £175. slight difference me thinks. So I phoned up the first garage, who I got the car from as new. And hes doing it for £175 plus Ive got a £5 off voucher...

Just been to my local ICE specialist and hes quoted me £280 for a B2!! my local motor factors want £400. I asked him to check the price and he said thats correct, so looks like Ill be ordering one ASAP. Should be nxt day delivery.

Had to take a trip to the local tyre place today after managing to get 2 punctures. both on the passenger side!! I seem to of manged to get a nail stuck in the rear tyre, luckly this was repairable. but the front tyre was past it. The inner tyre wall had completely gone to dust. Annoying...

Anyone else had problems with their foot mats? My 172 has only done 6k miles and Ive noticed 3 holes in the mat under the clutch pedal!! Not even cheap halford mats wear out this quick!!! :@ Going back to the dealer soon for another headlight washer ball so might have to have a moan about...

Noticed this morning that my passenger side washer has gone AWOL. Only just had the drivers side one replaced last week!! Anyone know how I can keep hold of them a bit longer?? Cheers

went to pick up my 172 this afternoon from Renault, after the alarm was going off every 20mins. Handed back the keys to the beast of a loan car (brand new 1.2 dynamique). The receptionist went off to check that the car was done, she came back and said that the mechanics had found a faulty...