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I just got kenwood components but didnt bother fitting the X overs. The difference in sound is barely noticable anyway (between fitting the extra crossovers) the mids in the front doors do get bass/mid range signal but cos theyre 13cm they can take the bass without distorting.

come to think of it most of my previous cars have had something similar where you can feel the power kick in at a certain rpm

mine was 12.5 k no cruise or cd multi tho

4.5k is where the magic starts really. They are capable enough at lower revs but keep it above 4.5 k to ghet the best out of it

Yeah as the others said its irrelevant cos its all sh*te. The only half decent thing is the wiring which is quite thick. Ive ripped mine out and replaced the head unit wqith a pinoeer mp3, kenwood sub and amo in the boot and kenwood components up front. Sound really nice, not to bassy just right...

5 years no claims and its still hight? Crikey is it the milage that puts it up? Anyway m8 how I got our quote down from 2 grand to £1300 was wack the excess up to £800. Basically my thinking was that any accident where I have to pay an excess Im gonne pay through the nose for the insurance...

You could plough fields in that ;)

In the same boat m8. Have to drive an escort van round all week while the girlfriend gets the car!

Mine has cruise control...well sort of. Rev limiter in fith ;)

anyone had a stru brace from them? Cant see it listed on their website?

Ill do owt for an extra star ;)

Also its worth mentioning that renno would actually be in breach of trading laws if they were pumping out clio 172s with 160 brake. Mazda have done two buyback offers in the states for that very reason (advertising a car as having about 10 brake more than it did)

Theres lot of stuff flying about about 172s been vastly different in performance. I personally think that it got more to do with the equipment and calibration of the rolling road. It would be intresting if you took it to another RR on the same day and see if theres a difference .

Someones nicked the air filter !

wowzers! http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/Cliosport/Gallery/Full/1065815670__handbrake rally"> http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/Cliosport/Gallery/Full/1065815743__inside rally"> http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/Cliosport/Gallery/Full/1065815848__rallyclio2...

email them to me Ill stick them on - fridaypassion@yahoo.co.uk

Well I drive about 25k a year in a wallowy, noisy escort van so I REALLY appreciate those seats. You can do 200 miles straight in the 172 and get out without any aches and pains. It really is a top motor.

lol I think there would be more than a weeks notice. And why would renno stop making the 172 before the new range comes out in 2005? Dont make sense.

Im not getting anything thats based on a Micra!

Quote: Originally posted by Mike172sport on 06 October 2003 <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3>I have heard a little bit of news Renault have released a mod that gets rid or the limiter and as its a genuine renault part it does not invalidate the warranty, I will keep you...

sounds familiar. Like the Ramcharger for the 172 thats always the end of next week lol. Sorry K tec got bored waiting and got a pipercross :)

Ive got a piper X on mine. Sounds like a cossie. Picks up speed better in 2nd gear and above but other than that no massive change in performance.

yeah that engine conversion looks like been on the cards. Not really a fan of meganes and the sport looks almost the same as the other ones. Not Phat enough for my liking.

what do you rekon to the f1s? I had them on my previous car and found them a bit scary in the dry but sh*t hot in the wet

Quote: Originally posted by JillyB on 03 October 2003 buy a black car, doenst matter what it is, if its a cup the spray it :D Damn right ;)

Theres a lot of theories on running in. Personally I didnt have the self control to wait 600 miles (600 fekkin miles!?!?!?!) so I thrashed it from day 1 (when I day thrashed it I let it warm up and them about 6000RPM was the max I too it to until I had about 1000 on the clock) got nearly 6 k on...

Let the oil warm up then punish it.

my gear change is smooth as silk, we had a 53 reg dynamique tho the other day from renno and the change on that was proper lumpy custard stylee

Well Ive got a couple of paint defects and when I showed them to my local deal (Harrats in Pontefract) he told me Id be better off going to the one in Leeds because their bodyshop was a lot better! Hmmmm lots of faith in renno lol.

PS on the legal front I would think that they will have an obligation to put everything right but doubt you will get them to swap it. They could probably argue that the spray work was tidying up the cosmetics prior to delivery. The chap I spoke to at reno says that they get damaged on...