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God I hope they are local for me as Ill need two next week.

Im from Cannock mate. The courtesy car is from Renault Sutton Park, but my 182 came from Renault Brum. I got BP04 on mine not BJ.

I had no choice griff, they carried the work out in the first place so it has to go back there. I know Jill, I just stuck it in the space. lol

Yeah but in a 172/182 the idle speed is higher so you keep catching the car in front forcing you to clutch in again. The 1.2 idles slower. My 172 stalled quite easily. lol

Yeah, its getting the exhaust sorted again. Figured it was best to let them have it all day so they can be sure its 100% right. I pointed out they could compare it to the one in the showroom to make sure its correctly fitted. lol

Because they idle so slow you can just leave it in first and crawl along in traffic. I had an Auto Audi 80 estate once, cost a fortune in petrol.

And today Ive got one. http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1109151605__Image005.jpg Its much nicer to drive to work than the 182. All that stop start in traffic is much easier in a 1.2.

Quote: Originally posted by r-jay on 22 February 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Toypop on 22 February 2005I also find unlike any other car I have owned (with discs all round), the Clio is the only one where the rear wheels get miles dirtier than the fronts. One of my old 306s did that...

The difference in air pressure behind the car sucks the sh*t up off the road when travelling at speed. Thats the none scientific version. lol

Ive got a scanned copy of the Evo review of the 182, 206 GTi 180, CTR, Focus ST170 and Mini Cooper S. PM me if you want the link to it.

Get hold of a copy of this months Evo magazine. In it the put the Fiesta ST against the 182 Cup, C2, Mini Cooper S and Ibiza FR. In the review they comment how the ST was designed to compete against the 206GTi, but they werent going to include it in the test as basically, its crap and...

That would be a handy feature, it would save me having to remember to switch the garage light off! I find in snow the TC doesnt do much, on ice however theres no substitute for clutch control, TC isnt smooth enough.

Shhh Jon, you arent allowed to post in this thread as EVOgone says so.;)

Ive tried all 3 of those. I found the Contis on my 172 to be very good. Not massive amounts of grip but very predicable and reasonably hard wearing. I didnt have any problems with them. I replaced all 4 with Eagle F1 GS-D3s when I needed new fronts. These gave grip in bucket loads but...

Yuck, didnt someone post a picture of a Cup with silver ones on it last week?

Quote: Originally posted by 182_blue on 19 February 2005 what do you think it will cost to swop! If I did it now not a lot. Mine is currently worth a little less than I paid for it, however F & F isnt as much as it was so the car will be more. Plus Id add the recaros. lol

Id not do it without a F & F, Id be throwing away what I saved on this one. No matter what I look at I cant find anything brand new which does what the Clio does. It entertains me every time I drive it. Obviously an Elise or VX would be a year or two old.

Yeah, its going at around 12 months old most likely. Looked at CTRs and still dont like them. I also looked at Elise and VX220s but the insurance on the Elise was silly money. That was for cars around £17k. So I provided the sums add up Ill chop this one in for a new one.

I avoided all this with the 172 by getting a full Magnex system but Im not touching the 182, its staying standard.

Quote: Originally posted by 182_blue on 19 February 2005 oh ??, well i was told by renault that they cant stop it leaking !!, thats what they do LOL If they say that to me Im jumping the counter and inserting the entire system systematically up each one of their arseholes!!