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No its not 18,000 miles.. its 12,000 miles or 2 years whichever is sooner.
Dont worry I have not come across one dealer yet that when you say you have a 172 they tell you the correct service intervals.
Quote: Originally posted by Daz on 20 January 2004
So, Is ABS really worth it? I dont have ABS at the moment.. but my brakes lock up sometimes (my enthusuastic braking, as weight will tell ya.. ) and its definetly an underwear changing moment - Ok, so I did stop braking and then swerve which...
1. I belive he is refering the the little black rubber bit under the accelerator pedal which clicks when you push your foot a little bit harder on the accelerator, apparently this was simplly to switch off cruise control, as your car wont have it, it doesnt do anything.
2. Dont have this...
12,000 miles or 2 years, whichever is sooner.
Lower models clios are 16,000 miles or 2 years. Unfortunetly your average Renault dealer is a clueless as the offspring of the village idiot and the local tv weather girl, and normally tell you the wrong one.
100K and still going strong... my old pug 205 GTi made it to 164,000 before I traded her in.. engine was still sound, the gearbox was a different story though.
So whats a dear doo den ?
I think Rob is correct in this case, its not want you want to hear I know, just run your car as it is and save up the bucks, then you can buy a bigger engined car straight out.
I think buying an import not only means you get it for cheaper, but the rate of devaluation is significantly worse, I think that people who bought a 172 for UK list price are gonna be hardest hit.
dont put anti freeze in your screen wash, proper screen wash should be fine. If you read the bottle it will provide you with the correct mixture information.
Well its kinda hard to say seeing as there isnt a oil temp level is there ! dont confuse water temp with oil temp and yes it can take more than 15 minutes to get up to ideal temp.