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If it suits you fine. But renault would recommend 97 ron fuel on the 1.2 if it made any difference. I wouldnt worry about damaging the engine either. Millions of 1.2's use 95 ron with no problems.

Cheers guys hopefully everything will be fine. I'll let you know...

Keep the stripes. Thats what the racing blue was designed to go with.

Yeah well they "forgot" to put the sump plug back in properly during the last service, causing me to stop at the side of the road with the oil pouring out the bottom of the engine. It doesnt bode well when they have to take the engine appart.... I'll have to see if its still using any oil...

The 1.2 is recommended for 95 ron fuel not the 97+ of optimax. The engine will not benefit from using this.

Ive just come back from dropping my car at the renault dealership after the seal round the top of the engine was found to be leaking. Im now sh!tting myself as the car came back from the garage last time with some nice new dents in the bonnet which they tried to deny... Just have to wait in...

I use privilege. Im paying just over £400 a year for business use as well on my 172 cup. Im 25 with 7 years no claims. This was the cheapest quote I could get. Try them but im not sure about modifications. Also phone insurers and get them fighting with each other for your custom. They tend to...

My cup would still have it ;)

Magnesium wheels on the road? Wont they crack over the first bump?

No i think its just wider bumpers and wings.

I think he just saw the car and just had to have it as it was brand new. Some ppl are like that.

They must be as the 197 has a much wider track than the rest of the range.

look how small the 182 rims look in comparison!

dont use poster paint anyway as that will wash off ;)

Arnold clark in bearsden. They remembered that it had happened to me b4 which probably helped!

yup just what Im thinking.... :p

They are nice but not that nice! It would always grate at me that I'd forked out £16k on a clio. Puts it up against other classes....

Yup and twin exhausts, wider wings etc ;)

A cup would have had the breadvan ;)

Yeah I wasnt a fan until I saw one in the metal. Looks more aggressive than it appears in the photos. I'd wait for a cup version though. The std one handles better than any 182 model according to autocar. The 197 cup will handle like a sports car.

I've tried the 225 without the cup packs also before and didnt like it at all. It felt less responsive than my car due to the turbo engine, not any quicker and it didnt handle very IMO. The 225 cup and f1 may handle better but the car is too big for my liking...

Nah it was the bishopbriggs branch. Rannoch drive were arsing me about saying that they had to ask renaults permission to let me out for a test drive and never called me back.... Good way to lose a potential purchase, especially when I bought a car off them not long ago. Bishopbriggs seemed much...

The dealership I went into had a red one and sold it within 5 days of it being in the showroom. However they didnt tell the guy who bought it they were getting this one in, he came back in and wanted to trade it in for the blue one! He was gutted by all accounts! ;)

After all the good things Ive been hearing about the 197 in the press I decided to go to my local dealership and see if I could get a test drive in one.To my suprise the guy said that wouldnt be a problem, asked what car I had at the moment (172 cup) and asked if I wanted him to give me figures...

Buy another car but with lhd? There are plenty of different choices....

I've had two new wheels already but thats because the rubber grip was splitting on it....

Nah I was worried about the starvation when the sump plug fell out around a month ago. Its just using a bit of oil at the mo which is a pain in the balls. But my car came out with a dented up bonnet which the guy denied he did also so Im slightly aprehensive this time around.... On top of them...

Yeah i sat there watching it with the engine off, draining around 1-2 litres of oil from its innards... Quite emotional really... Not sure whether I should keep it though.... Caterham in rush hour traffic? Thats crazy.... How we suffer for our love of cars.... Thanks for your help though...

Until you had to fork out £5k to rebuild the gearbox... ;)

Yeah i just dont want to constantly worry about the james bond smoke screen out the back though. And if the engine did go from oil starvation, do you think renault would have payed out? I doubt it....