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try checking your oil and brake fluid levels

Lucky if you get any power gain, although it does feel better at the top end in mine (piper X IK not viper) seem to get a bit more pull in 3rd and 4th at the top end. No serious change in the cars behaviour at all tho. Reno actually did a superb job of the original.

wonder if this new 182 will actually have 172 bhp?

It makes me feel sick every time I see that K tec grille (sorry rich) It awful!

I always think xenons are a bit dodgey at juctions, if you hit a rut in the road and the nose dips for a second it can look like a flash and a car could pull out of you - not good! I think people tend to drive like they have a cop car behind them cos originally cop cars were the only cars...

it goes "bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum" "bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum" No really it sounds like the background in Top Gear when Jezza Clarksons driving a Ferrari (honest it sounds just as good!) Get one!

Never managed more than 10 minutes without booting it to be honest!

LOL reno build quality really is an utter joke!

Dont tell em. I never have on any of my cars.

Ive got this if anyone wants it emailing

where did you get the strut brace? Im after one for a mk2 172 (front)

terry towellings like a towel, they make nappys out of it I think. Make sure you use clean nappys tho cos semi digested cow&gate dont look good on yer paintwork

Quote: Originally posted by Jon1978 on 01 November 2003 Dealer recommended 500miles at 3,500revs. Ill do at least that, and then BADABOOOOM.... seeeee ya! LOL Ill give you a fiver if you can contain yourself for 500 miles. I pulled out of the dealers grounds and booted it woohhahahahaa

1 thing left to do now m8 THRASH IT!!

if you buy a 182 youll only be pissed off when the new range come out lol. You can never win with new cars. Unless you bought a fiat bravo which hasnt changed shape in about 8 years! Its always gonna happen. Residuals on 99% of cars are appauling anyway so Im not loosing any sleep over the 182!

My experience of direct line is that they tell you something completely differenty every time you ring up. Had a bit of a shock when we rung to insure the new 172 werd just bought and they said it would be 3 grand! muppets.

get a 172?

Go for the hard run in m8. Engines are tested before you get them anyway + you have warranty. Reno couldnt prove owt even if something did go pop. Get it thrashed!

Do you know if the wheels are the right offset? If they are sticking out a bit too much they might hit some of the plastic liner or bumper if its on the back

Right hand side below the air vents next to the dial that controls the dashboard light brightness. Dont press it on a bend tho lol

Quote: Originally posted by aledw on 27 October 2003 Welcome to the Jeckyll & Hyde world of lift-off oversteer... Never got anywhere near fast enough for that m8! try 3/4 wheel sliding lol

Quote: Originally posted by Scudetto on 27 October 2003 It has a very communicative chassis that tells you a lot about the surface of the road, and how much grip is left. Yeah it says "aaaaaargh f**k theres no grip left" as soon asyou floor it lol. Your kind of right in that there no...

Quote: Originally posted by y0z2a on 26 October 2003 dont drive it like you are possessed?winter is for slow driving, summer is for getting the frustration out of your system!:-D/y0z Slow? I heard something about that actually but not sure what its all about. Something about driving ay...

Just been out on whats been the coldest night of the year so far up here, very little grip and tried a bit of tasty driving without the comfort of ESP. Fook me is that my no claims bonus flying out the window lol. Seriously Im pretty worried about the lack of grip on the 172 in the cold/wet. Im...

mines getting a quick wash, it will be filthy by the time Ive driven to donnington tho

yup this has happened about 25 time to our keys. Reno build quality strikes again lol!

also the 3 second delay on the gearchange lol

my mates got a bolt on on his mg and it looks ok. You couldnt tell unless you got under the car

I saw a mini with twin R1 Engines on Pulling power (sky) and that was something else! If it were me and I was going to all that trouble and basically making a car from scratch I would put twin engines in. Otherwise you might as well strip out a 172 for the same performance??? Either way...

Someone posted a video a while back (0-60 I think or maybe 60 - 80 or something) had camera trained on the dash of a mk2 172 AND a GPS unit indicating the speed. The speed of the speedo on the 172 was absolutely bang on. Obviously the margin for error increases with higher speeds but not by as...