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Everybody knows what Dave is like but 12 days must be a new record.

It looks a lot more focused. I prefer standard but its not my car. Car on the whole is really nice though. Got the front end spot on with the 3/4 plate, splitter and removed sidelights.

Harris drives a Passatt 1.9 TDI as his daily. He did an article about it on PH. Good video though, I like Chris Harris.

I believe there is a common problem with the switches on these. Short term solution could be to just tape it down until you source a new switch.

Its a shame its gone so sour. I don't think you were ever going to like it anyway because its not a diesel but these problems really can't of helped.

I'd go for a dci 80 or 100. Have the option of a remap then. They will do 55 mpg+ all day long, have as much torque as a 1*2 as standard and the resale is a piece of piss as they are so cheap to run. Seriously a dci 80 is worth as much as a similar mileage and condition 182, sometimes even more...

Two years ago £7K wasn't that obscene for a 182. Maybe worth more like £5500-6000. I sold a ph1 172 two years ago (to the day yesterday :( ) for £2700 so you've not been done out of too much mate. I thought you'd paid that a few months ago around your join date, that would have been a tad steep.

Brilliant, as always.

Great write up, looks like a really good trip. I love Z4's, a mate of mine had a 2.2 straight 6. Always like that.

Awesome R27 mate. Must be amazing combining that power with the 197's chassis. Will be truely special when forged.

Really nice mate. Look after it. Happy motoring.

Helps you change gear ? ;) I get what you mean though. cruise is useless on busy motorways, but when your travelling along a motorway on a long drive with little traffic its a god send. Can't wait to use it going to Le Mans.

I think I'll be going if I'm not working. Fingers crossed.

This is a genuine one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-172-182-Cat-Manifold-Kit-/220915220644?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item336f92c0a4#ht_616wt_1037

Its crap (NWP trend.....) Get a standard one.

Will be the exhaust manifold hitting the subframe. Change the engine mounts, first stop would be the dog bone mount. That's the most common one to wear.

Re: Just brought PH1 172 +1 Nice ph1 though mate.

Just get the centre section cut out at an exhaust fabricators?

Looks like its worth every penny of £2000 to me. Probably get £2500 easily from the right buyer. I'd buy it.

+1 wrote that as I wrote mine. Sums my experience up exactly.

I loved my ph1. Its so good looking from the front. Realistically the interior in the ph2 just looks better, the ph1 has the same seats, same driving position, pretty much the same interior kit (ac instead of climate). The ph1's are a little more raw to drive, being a little bit lighter and...

If your car gets paint strippered then couldn't you just get a vinyl wrap instead of a respray. Obviously it would mean a change of colour but surely its a much cheaper option.

It does have a turbo by the way. Renault just chose not to put a t in the name for their diesel engines. I've driven a dci 86, may years ago mind. At the time I had a 1.2 16v MK2 Clio and found it to be around the same pace both driven flat out. General drive-ability of the 86 was better...

It's a ktec stealth. Lifeless and droney sums it up perfectly.

Only the facelift, think its 04+ models I think.

What's the point? Spend the money on something much more worthwhile. Rear brakes do pretty much nothing anyway.

To be fair its a 120,000 one owner from new track car that's got every bill since new and the owner has documented pretty much all of its life on here and youtube.

Yes.

Gearbox will be knackered mate unfortunately. There are loads of 197's and even 200's having new gearboxes installed because of this 4th gear crunch.

Bit too max power for me. I'll take my £7200 and buy a Trophy + ITB's.