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I will try and get a piccy on tonight and show you what my alternator looks like... im sure there is something not right about it

Has anyone looked at the alternator on their 172/182 ?? On the right nad side of mine there is a wire with a red connector (assume this leads to the battery). Anyway, there is a LOT of copper wire showing at the end where it has been cut off ... looks VERY DODGY to me ??!??! Is there anyway...

all in all, still a damn good time!! In the last 10 or so does anyone remember any that were def a dry lap? [Edited by mauricewt on 14 June 2004 at 3:26pm]

This is the list on the top gear site .. 1st Mercedes McLaren SLR - 1.20.9 Joint 2nd Ferrari 360 CS - 1.22.3 Joint 2nd Porsche GT3 RS - 1.22.3 3rd Murcielago - 1.23.7 4th Zonda - 1.23.8 5th Koenigsegg - 1.23.9 6th Noble - 1.25.0 7th Gallardo - 1.25.8 8th Lotus Exige -...

Any video footage knocking around from top gear last night?

P**sed off in a major way now.:@ Renewed my insurance in Jan on a turbo diesel but said i would be getting a 182 in a couple of months and can they give me a quote. said it would be about 800 and i said fine. Anyway changed my car at the end of march, rang them up ... 1400 quid! (im 27 with...

I agree with every good and bad point above. Its good to know they are all common as you start to think its just your car!

looks good!! what model is that ?

Certainly agree with the above too. + LOVE that i have seen only 1 other on the road .. 4000 miles + had it since 28th March! Better than seeing about 1/2 dozen coopers every day.

The 182 has been around for a good few months now. Mine has done 4000 miles now I like the acceleration (5k+), stopping power, mpg, and embarrasing people who like to drive to close in their company v6. I hate the drift you get with the camber on some roads, the uneven tick over and...

what if you kill someone else! my mate with the 205 ended up in someones garden! If someone would have been on the path they would have been good as dead! I had a GTE 16v when i was 19, Thinking back i cant believe the crazy sh*t i got up to and how im still in one piece. COUNTLESS near...

got a couple of examples ... friend bought a 205 1.9 gti .. smashed it up same day he got it and didnt make it home (smashed it up on the way back from picking it up).. bad crash and was in hospital. friend bought a subaru last year .. smashed it up second day ..write off and he wasnt hurt...

We used to find this quite ammusing years ago after been on the piss .... Piss on their door handles ...

like the boot one, nice and discreet!

??? I fill mine up which costs approx £35 and I get nearly 350 miles from it. Thats 35-40 mpg. (mainly motorway drivin) Something wrong somewhere mate ... get it to Reno and have it checked out

Are we talking optimax? 79p ?? Im in North West near Manchester and i paid 88p per litre beginning of the week, most other shell near by are 90p for optimax. Surely there cant be a 9-11p difference!

Where do you live? Optimax ?

what about all the tax dodgers, dole dossers, benefit fraud, court cases that cost the tax payer millions. Target all those t*ssers and get some money knocked of for us who actually keep the country afloat. Anywhere between 70-80p I would be happy with.

I now pay 88p per litre for optimax Government get 65p of this (74%) Actual cost of fuel is 15p (17%) Oil company get 8p for transporting fuel to the pumps inc profit (9%) WHAT A F**KIN JOKE! No wonder people leave this country to live abroad.

Thought i would add a bit of fuel to the above! Hope you dont mind Moose1978

happened to me also. went to Reno for a few bits and ECU didnt show a fault. I remember going down a fairly steep hill near my home and i hit a pot hole on the way down (only about 10-20 miles an hour) light came on about 5 mins after that which was strange. anyway knocked engine off and all the...

Good point! might bob back tonight and get another. Could do with one in the house anyway.

After reading the posts on the 172s setting on fire on their own I decided to get myself an extinguisher as a precaution. Got a nice little silver powder jobby for electrical fires etc.. from asda at the wkend for £9.94. Goes nice with the silver touches inside the car ;) Worth investing in...

mines done 3500 30 mile journey this mornin got me 43.5 (ranging between 40-80 on motorway) got a piperx panel filter and run it on optimax always. averages about 37 over a 7 day period. that includes quite a few heavy footed moments during the week. :) .. it works out nearly as good as a...

Let me know how you get on matey. might make me get of my arse and take mine in if its right when you get it back. Moz

no 182 is fully comp ... im 27, so i can drive any other car 3rd party only. reno wouldnt have that so I had to insure the courtesty car separately. t**sers! so I have to pay even though its their problem ??!?!?

I had to pay for mine because they said it had to be fully comp. £15 for upto 48 hours. £50 for upto 7 days. How s**t is that .. bloody 1.2 clio aswell! Think i will kick up a stink next time it goes in... as mine looks like it needs a new gearbox aswell.

worrying stuff! hopes there is a recall VERY SOON if they find the problem. I think this will hit all 172/182 owners in the pocket. How many people would want to buy one if there is a potential problem that it may blow up at any time. not happy! mo

Thanks!

Which side(s) do you spray it on and how much ?? (no instructions in box or on box) Cheers Mo