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No worse than what a lot of lads do to their cars.

Its said that its best to turn off TC certain situations - exiting deep snow, for example. All the system does is cuts power to the engine, which can lead to the car "bogging" down. Sometimes a bit of wheel spin helps to lurch out of a snow drift, or when driving up a steep hill. ABS is the...

I know what you're about

ESP is electronic stability programme which is about generally the steering, I take it you mean traction control? Both operated by the same switch mind.

Depends how much you have to spend, get a 172FF ie with all the options (cruise/traction etc) or a 182FF. I would personally go for the one you got the most options on and if that's the 172 get the 182 Cup Spoiler on it. Driving wise theres very little if anything between them. Its just a...

Im not really one for trying to get it perfect too, will this do?

I think I might like that, need more pictures that are not publicity shots though

Its all rubbish really, I had an Elise on a 6k policy and it was driven by someone else under a fully comp policy and it was driven on a lot of track days.

Quote "Formulas do not take into consideration other factors that could also affect real life figures, e.g. torque, gear ratios, aerodynamics, air density, temperature etc, these are not easy obtainable" Its good for an idea though, probably just a bit less accurate than rolling roads

I'd agree.

"The 182's chassis is similarly more extensively changed than you'd expect. Its wheelbase is slightly longer than the 172's and it also has a wider track. The wheelbase change has come about because of increased castor angle, which is now the same as the Clio Cup racecar's. The rear anti-roll...

Doesn't the 182 have a wider track than the 172? Not strictly suspension related

There is a buyers guide in the members area, but you have to join up to view it.

I have to say those spoilers really make that car

Audi's are not very exciting cars, and I'm happy to point that out. Same way if a splitter or wheels look rubbish on a Clio they will get my honest opinion. Just because I don't like something or agree with something doesn't mean I won't comment on it or more importantly that I'm not allowed...

Renault quoted me £350 for supply and fitting of rear discs and pads. I ended up getting the discs and pads from K-TEC with CS discount 5%. http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2126

I don't think any of those are real upgrades, just different versions of the same thing.

Wnidows 7 is great, but IE8 is rubbish. I've gone back to Google Chrome as my browser.

You can steam whatever you like to via the inputs.

Don't listen to any of those other posts they have no idea. Me personally I think its the battery.

1) Standard Tuner-List or Update list I can never remember 2) Same styling as the car, good enough sound, controls the on the wheel and display 3) Ipod cable, thats all you need.

The problem is drag. A car cruising on a motorway at 50 mph may require only 10 bhp to overcome air drag, but that same car at 100 mph requires 80 bhp. With a doubling of speed, the drag (force) quadruples. Exerting four times the force over a fixed distance produces four times as much work...

Don't forget to check out http://www.vx220.org.uk/

Well the DVLA only shows the current tax rate £210 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10012524)

Interesting as the clio 182 is 194 CO2 (g/km) which makes it £260 from April... hmm confusing!

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/road-tax/?deriv=26763#manu=8219&model=1263&deriv=26763 £215 and then £235 in post April 2010

Pointless unless you're racing the thing I'd imagine

Why not? Its a forum, pretty sure we're all entitled to our opinions and can post them on threads.

have to agree, sales rep photo shoot

Having gone from a 172 through various cars and coming back to a 182, I found myself looking already for something else. Its never as good as you remember.