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Im in lichfield a fair bit. Have seen a few 182s including a Yellow one in Woolies car park. I have a 53 Silver 172 with Cup spoiler and Splitter and Turinis. Give me a flash if you see me a bout.

f**king hell. Its so shiny it doesnt look real!!!! Great pics!!

Hes not. Hes on the swindle and has run off to Holland to meet up with his boyfriend. Consider youselves owned. ;)

lucky bugger.... I dont know if the V6 alarm is the same (I presume it is) but on the 172/182s you can disable the ultrasonics by swiching the ignition on and off three times. When you get out and lock the car you should hear four beeps to confirm it. Might help in the short term if its the...

Nope the interior of the Mk2 172 is a massive improvement over the mk1. Over 50% of parts were changed in between the two including chassis changes. The mk1 I drove was much softer and had more roll than my mk2. May just have been a bad one though. Also the gearing was improved on th mk2...

PMSL!! Dunno about the 1.6 but the 2.0 has a limit at about 6500 when cold and 7250 when warm iirc.

Looks smart fella. Real nice.:D Ive always found Meguirs #16 to be pretty long lasting - a couple of months in my experience.

Just to back up davyboys point, they do wear very well - mine have shown no real signs of wear after 4000 miles - the shoulder of the tyre on the contis wore away very quickly and the 539s are cheaper too.

I dont get on with the A539s. Theyre not a bad tyre in the dry. I think it depends a lot on your driving style/ability. Yoz describes the exact feeling I get from the tyres and whereas to an experienced driver like him it means progressive feel and useability, it makes and average driver like me...

What about gear ratios? Are they taken into account?

Glad its not just me. Dont like the lights on the mk1 172 either. So round and cutesy. lol. looks like a bubble car.

Depends what you look for in a car. The people telling you to get a Cup probably do track days - and if you going to track it the Cup is definitely the best choice. If its a daily driver, I would pick a mk2 172. Looks better, better interior, xenons, better suspension (imho) amd in reality...

A bit more than a 182 of a similar age.

.... went pretty well. Just about the furthest Ive been in her. Comfortable seats, cruise control a god send ( brilliant on an empty motorway) 38.7 MPG on the way there. I thought a good run would clear it out a bit as I generally make a lot of short journeys. Quite the opposite as it turned...

I cant pass my mates A3 (same engine) until 75+ in a straight line. Theyre quite quick. The 0-60 and top speed dont really tell the whole story. theyre quick in the midrange. Run out of puff as the speeds get higher though. Between say 20 and 70 theyres nothing in it. Still soundds like a...

Excellent review. Although i agree with the comments about the gearbox, I cant say Ive ever grabbed 5th instead of 3rd!!

Dont hold your breath....lol. Such a shame that such excellent motors are let down by the dealers. Ive been nothing short of gobsmacked at how ace my Clio is, but the dealers have been woeful and the only real downside to owning one.

Cambelt is 76,000 iirc. TBH, youd be hard pressed to find a clio that hasnt had something replced on it. They fall apart like abi titmusss legs.

[Edited by lagerlout1 on 14 July 2005 at 6:00pm]

Looks terrible imho. Looks so stuck on and really out of place just hanging beneath the bumper. needs to be cut in imho.

Was about to say, theyre quite a handy little thing to have. Stop things sliding about when your giving it some.

Correct. Or, RTFM.

My brakes do that when i turn right.... does it sound like a brake noise?? How long have you had a 172 f**k trumpet?? Colour?

In computers?? Didnt realised computers required a power supply at unity!?

Theres not that much in it. The 172 will be faster, but if youve been murdering ZRs theyve either been the diesel or the 105!!

No, the assumption was that the text indicated the car you drive. And it was a fair assumption at that. Mind you, I cant see the word tw*t in the text anywhere, but thats the assumption Ive made...;)

might have to get a copy of this....:D

You said you had no comment!! ;) Although if that car makes 202 bhp and 165 odd ft/lb Ill bear my arse in Woolworths window. On a Saturday.:D Not doubting its quick, but the figures seem ridiculous for those mods from what Ive seen from other cars on here.

Doesnt look too bad. its not the easiest job in the world granted, and mine doesnt fit perfectly, but 3 hrs!!:o I put mine up on stands - much easier.