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what about a turbo 16? Muahaha group b rally car

miami blue, ahh the memories. I love miami blue 205s spent a year searching for one when I was getting a 205 gti - and I got one :cool: Arctic blue is nice too!

Yeah I think the 1.6 gti box is the one of choice in most mi16s

182 is my only car now and I use it mostly on A roads about 500 - 600 miles a week (work away from home :()

OK, I feel like theres something I dont know about my 182... I know how to check oil physcially, this isnt a problem. When I start my 182 it says Oil OK which is always good to see! But is there any kind of oil level indicator in the car? My mates 1.2 16v tells him the level apparently...

Well you can open the boot with the rack attached usually, just dont do it with your bike attached if you have any respect for your car whatsoever. The clips that secure bootracks are typically plastic coated metal, Id be inclined to put foam on there too to be sure to be sure, scratches are...

Thats a great point, my 205gti cost me £40 a week more in fuel which helped me justify buying the 182. When you allow for wear and tear in a 205 (Heater matrix, radiators, wheel bearings, wishbones etc etc.) the new 182 is a far better choice, it costs me less than a 13 year old 205gti did...

I had a 205 gti, not an Mi16 though. Mi16 build quality is gonna be down to who built it and what they used surely?! Mi16 wasnt a production car, its a 1.9 16v engine from a 405 dropped into a 205 with a bit of nifty loom work and a mix of 1.6 and 1.9gti parts. Id hope most people would use a...

Ive seen 2 racing blue 182s neither of which had the stripes

I would recommend a good strong boot rack over the roof rack, I used to work in a bike shop and fitted hundreds of the things. Roofracks will cost you about £100 and then £50 per bike for bike mounts, Halfords do their own cheaper versions though I think. As for bootracks, brands to go for...

mine used most of the oil during the run in and the first 11k miles, howd you check the oil level on dash? Ive only ever noticed it saying OIL OK on start up, is it on the trip computer somewhere it gives you levels???

Isnt Arctic Blue the metallic blue? And if so is it not the non-metallic blue (racing blue?) which you can get the stripes on and only the racing blue? Not being picky, just thats what I thought :confused: I think my cars Arctic blue and its the metallic one.

dam right the clicking relays are infuriating! I tend to use the traditional settings so I dont have to listen to the relays everytime the sensor decides to wipe. Its annoying when you have a sort of fine mist / spray on your screen and the sensor just doesnt detect it, so you have to...

didnt the 182 lap faster than an elise on top gears track?

Its more the stretch to the pedals I liked in the Mini, You can extend your leg quite nicely which is what I like. I aint a Mini fan though - dont get me wrong! As for the magazine people, I would agree with their comment on the driving position, its your main interface with the car and I...

is the banging not something to do with the engine mount which has been subject of lots of other posts? I notice it when I change up a gear when Ive accelerated pretty hard in 1st or 2nd, i assumed it was the engine block moving???

well had to stop and start because they stopped working altogether and it was pretty dam dangerous in the conditions. I do understand how theyre supposed to work - Im not a wiper r****d (surely that must be a new insult?) From now on anyone you see driving with their back wiper going in the...

ouch rubbers grazing someones ring or was it the other way round? It should be the other way round anyway! Steven u filthy bummer:cry:

TVR has the nicest driving position of any car Ive sat in, legs stretched out in front of you, my old 205gti had a good low position, new minis have a good position too. Just something you learn to live with in the 182, is the 172 the same then? Cause just abput all the reviews of the 182 say...

I got mine in June from Arnold Clark and was given a substantial discount because Arnold Clark had bought about 1000 renaults and needed to find homes for them to make way for the next 1000 odd! So youre perhaps better off going to a large dealer like them - shame about after sales service...

I work in an Electronics manufacturing environment and know that mobile phones are shielded reasonably well - however they still interfere when the tellys on and when youre on a land line etc so you could be on to something... Car manufacturers well the one I have had contact with, which...

Arnold clark, cup suspension pack, metallic paint, cup spoiler pack - £11800 quite a few available as far as Im aware and theyll deliver it to your local arnold clark dealer from anywhere in the UK. FULL SPEC & WARRANTY at import price...

Im 6ft3 and think the driving position in my 182 sucks, worst thing about the car by far. You cant stretch your legs out much at all and thus it can get quite uncomfortable on longer drives. Apparently the recaros only sit 10mm lower than the standard seats, which will make bu**er all...

I have to agree when people say its more a marketing ploy playing on the success of the 172 cup. -20kg isnt significant and you dont even get hardcore things like plastic windows! Those looking to buy 182cups because they cant afford a full blown 182 -shop around, youll get a 182 for less than...

Yeah thats in the pipelines... Driving upto work today (300 miles) the rear wiper packed in for about 15 minutes, funny things French Electronics :confused:

What sort of money do the cups go for? Ive seen the list price and know that its £900 cheaper than a standard 182.... but I paid £11,800 for a brand new 182, possibly cheaper than Id get a 182 cup for?! Plus when youre 6ft 3 and 95Kg who cares about 20kg difference, put a passenger in a cup...

yeah my passenger seatbelt rattles of the pillar in my 182, I just put the seat forward a little, thats a niggling little one eh. Theres some kind of rattle from my glove box and I can hear a screw moving around in my tailgate - yes inside the tailgate! Yeah like my dad always says turn the...

Its one I can live with for now (until I hit an oncoming car when overtaking a lorry blind I suppose!) its happened twice in 12k miles so aint too serious, it rains too much in Scotland, thats probably the problem!

Im fairly certain theres some government figure which is probably for guidance only- and its about 40p! Dunno where you can confirm this, I get 40p a mile for business and love it! 182 aint too thirsty I do about 700miles a week and get 34mpg and I dont exactly drive slowly. 34mpg is luxury...

God the wipers on my 182 pi_s me off, twice theyve got confused and stopped working altogether, most recently at 80 when going to overtake a lorry (i.e. in a hell of a lot of spray) on a single carriageway! Had to pull over, kill engine and re-start it to get my wipers back! I think I...