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Yeah but a lot of places seems to wait until they have sold a car before sorting the problems out, as they often get passed around between garages etc if they don't sell.
At least its better than them flogging it to you then you finding all these problems, a lot of cash to be spent on it.
Sure you will be please when you get the next one (fingers crossed)
If you look to buy one off here most will have an aftermarket exhaust anyway as the standard ones have pretty much all died and its about the same price for a decent stainless system.
Decat is common cheap mod for performance and sound. With regards to the airfilter a closed induction kit will...
Even my poverty spec has a glovebox light, imagine how any more grams they could of saved, not to mention about a quid off the rrp
Oh and I don't like the driving position.
Yeah a lot of the problems are pretty small e.g. leaking rear dampers (about 50 quid each from Renault) interior rattles a bit, the only major problem that can happen is cambelt failure so it is important to check this had been done as its not simple (500 quid job!) renault say 72k/5yrs but many...
So you replaced them with second hand shockers?
Common fault though (rears) so some new renault ones, probably best option, unless you have lots of money for spring / shock setup or coilovers
Hi, I had a go, but im pretty crap with photoshop! :o
http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/duncansharp/?action=view¤t=P1010027c.jpg
Ignore attached file, f**king computers!
Just near the Audi garage on the ring road in Shottingham
Got a little wave and everything. See many everyday but no-one waves so I generally gave up, hence my delayed gesture.
:)
Tried to record mine on a phone video and it was really, really badly distorted. Maybe its my crap phone though. Got a video from inside the car though, if thats any use?
Will try again later from a greater distance!
The main problem might be getting hold of one, as the 172 cup gearboxes are different to the other 172/182s due to speedo driven off gearbox not rear abs. (AFAIK)
Few come up on ebay though, and try renault breakers