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Providing you get the right offset (ET37), 17"s will go on no problem.

Nice one - great guide :D

Yes. An alternative is a Honda Civic aerial - bit longer but much better than the standard one.

Your 172 can haul those 17"s no problem. And your speedo will be more accurate than before (they under-read significantly, with the 17"s on theyre closer to reality). *edit* - and remember youll want to lower the car a little too.

So does our Megane. Apparently its something to do with the plastic lenses. Perfectly normal anyway.

A lot? Its robbery! Even if I had no NCB Id be paying about 3 x £446 (65% NCB) - thats only about £1300!

Nice one. The revised front end looks good IMO, not too sure about the exhausts but it was a pretty good effort from Renault I think. Those wheels would have to go if it was mine. Cracking car just the same though. And yes Dai, the Eibachs will really improve your car.

Get a letter from the lease company that your company car was supplied from. They should be able to confirm your (no) claims history. I did this and Tesco were ok with it.

After sl*gging off Tesco in a thread earlier this month, I was amazed to get my renewal through the post this week. Last year it was £509, and this year they want £446! I had max NCB already, so it wasnt that. Amazing, a price reduction, and I didnt even ask!

Class :) There are 2 in our carpark at work with Cliosport stickers - generally we park next to each other. Its juvenile but it does look good :D

Its a lot easier doing it at home than on McDonalds carpark in York mate :D

Lets face it we dont really know yet - you cant test one and none of the mags have got their hands on one yet. I must admit its tempting though.

Ive used these guys in the past - theyre cheap and the service is good. http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/

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I look forward to seeing this! Anyone got an old R5 they wouldnt mind lending me for a day?

I have a Pipercross filter fitted. You get your money back after a couple of services anyway, as you dont have to pay Renault to replace it every time.

No. 1.2, 1.4, 1.8 8v, 1.8 16v, 1.9 diesel, and 2.0 16v.

website http://www.driver-improvement.org.uk/here

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I believe so - ET 37 on a 7" wheel.

There was a thread about this a while ago - concerning the fact that fitting 17"s would throw the speedo out by a few mph. So I did some careful tests yesterday using the Origin B2 as a measure. I assume the Origin is accurate :) The speedo on my car still over-reads even with the 17"s fitted...

No discounts Im afraid (though you could always ask!). Its about £170 on a 172, I guess a Willy would be similar.

You can never really tell until you get there - it depends on how they measure the noise. Never yet seen a Clio have a problem though, and there are lots of de-catted cars on here.

Theres a DIY guide in the articles section.

Theres no noise test in the MOT as far as I know

Its ok to drive fast, as long as you realise that your car wasnt designed for racing, and therefore has a few limitations. The main one is brakes. Unless youve spent a load of dosh on expensive calipers and discs, your brakes will begin to overheat after a few laps - after all how often do you...

true, and the great majority of owners dont get these problems at all. My car is faultless, despite a lifetime of abuse on tracks and quarter-mile strips.

Trackday insurance is very much a personal choice, and something that it would be foolish to dispense advice upon (tempting fate after all!). All you can do is a quick poll to see how many people buy it - youll find its not many at all.

Tesco tried this one with their customers last year - competitive for the first year then bend-over-and-bite-the-pillow when it came to renewal. By the simple process of logging in as a new customer the quote miraculously came back to something like normal.

Depends on how you phrase your question mate - try starting a thread called "How much do you enjoy driving your 172 Mk2" and youll get a different slant on the ownership experience. Everyone likes a good moan, and most of the problems listed above are trivial and easily sorted out by dealers.