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If you dont wax the car for a while the scratches will reappear.

Someone at my work has a black 172 with stripes, they go down over the bumpers as well though. Also has Lexus lights :cry:. Seen it?

Not that I would do it but what sort of trade in value would I get for my car? Six months old and 4k on the clock? Cant believe anyone would pay £12800 for a second hand one but then my neighbour did for a year old 10k ex demo! Too many people believe the list price despite all these...

How much petrol? I reckon if you want to save weight you should get a Cup instead of cutting it that fine! Mine has never been below the lowest of the white marks, in fact I dont think it has been below the second from bottom white marker!

Did I read you correctly? You will trade in a second hand accident repaired 182 for a new one at no extra cost!??! Can you get me a discount like that?!?!

Silver 172 or 182 (only saw the front) with dark grey looking stripes. Parked up on Badminton Road in Downend Bristol near the Shell Garage.

Very nice, those things are classics now. Brings back memories of when I bought my Y plate 1.2 and dreaming of one day owning one of those. Definitely dont modify it in anyway, keep in as best standard condition as you can. As I said its a classic and they were designed with those rear lights...

LOL I have pics of two of my Clios at Westonbirt Arboretum including my old Silver one that was the same model as yours. Must take my 182 down there sometime as well. Nice place.

Have a look on their website, it will show the nearest one with Optimax. There aint one that close to my house but I actually pass one on the way home from work so can detour in. Often though I take my car out on a weekend just for the hell of it (thats the whole point in buying a 182) and I...

LMAO here we go again! I think 97 is fine to be honest but Renault say 98 RON so might as well use Opti. The 95 RON budget petrol boys will say different because their "mate Dave knows about cars and said it dont make no difference". Renault been making cars for a hundred years (hell what...

Said this before but the 182 does not depreciate anymore than a CTR. E.g. my mate just got a CTR with AC, Met paint and fogs at 3 years old. Cost £17k new, bought for £10k at 3 years. Loss of £7k to the person that got it new. Most of us here are paying £12.5k to £13k (at MOST) new for our...

My thoughts exactly. The first thing I am doing is ordering a set.

Yeah Ive parked my 182 next to my mates CTR in the pub carpark. Now from behind the wheel I prefer the 182, but I would definitely concede that the CTR has far more pulling power from the outside. To be honest I dont think the 182 would impress anyone on looks. I took a female friend of mine...

I jumped out of my 182 and got in my mates CTR and found that to not be the case. As both a passenger and driver if anything the kick in the 182 was more noticeable in particular I think because of the aggressive engine note. The CTRs power delivery was more even than I expected. It doesnt...

Wont insurance companies let you insure multiple cars under one policy? My old man has a few motorcycles all insured on one policy as far as I know.

Clio is quicker on the brakes, round the bend and accelerating off the bend. CTR is quicker once you straighten up but only as you get to 70 and above. Clio has lots of feel and feedback, the CTR has a lot of power assistance on the steering so you get no feel but it is a more relaxed drive...

The wheels might be cheaper but they improve performance so its fair?

A lad I know had his engine blow as well. This is an urban myth about their engines never failing. There are a number of variations. Some say its only those more powerful engines they use in Japan that havent ever blown whilst another version says the VTEC system itself has never failed.

Not had any trouble with my cruise control. Very strange story. Also a couple of other questions. 1, why pull the handbrake if the servo assisted all four wheel brakes couldnt slow the car? 2, why not just press the steering wheel button to turn off the cruise rather than take your hand...

LOL we have had this discussion how many times before?!?! Can see this exploding and being locked again. I personally cannot see why anyone would buy a V6 when for the same money they can get a VX/Evo/Scooby etc that would blow it away. Apparently though people buy them for the looks and...

UKTV People now. Clarksons car years about the history of hot hatches.

You have to buy the Cup packs. In a few years time when you go to sell the car, you will get loads of calls and they will all ask if you have both cup packs, if you answer "no" they will put the phone down.

The Mk1 Golf is not the best hot hatch ever made. Perhaps it was the most influencial but I have driven my mates and its not even close to modern hot hatches including the latest GTI.

If you want my opinion, the original hot hatch (although not a hatch) was the Mini Cooper.

The sort of things you get problems with on the Clio (sensors and stuff) didnt exist on the Mk1 Golf GTI. They do exist on the current GTI but at £20k it misses the point of the Mk1 in that it was affordable and also misses the point in that the original concept was a supermini not a small...

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Got any witnesses? Golf and HGV driver stopped? Reported to the police? Police attended?

Yeah I have met these on the road and they are not even close to a 182 but 8 seconds to 60 is still a rapid car in most peoples books and they are pretty cheap.

Dont like the 182 sticker, looks tacky and like it aint meant to be there.

Sounds to me like something has got jammed in between the disk and the pads? The surface rust alone shouldnt cause deep scouring?!? I know when I got my car it took a couple of weeks before the disks were completely clear of rust from where it had been in a compound for ages. But there were no...