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cheers ben, il give it a whirl.

I was 20 when i bought my 172 - still not in a coffin having owned it and driven it very hard for a year and 7 days (touch wood). Im 22 on thursday! arg!

cheers ben, il give it a whirl.

I was 20 when i bought my 172 - still not in a coffin having owned it and driven it very hard for a year and 7 days (touch wood). Im 22 on thursday! arg!

no probs matey!

no probs matey!

good for top end toasts

Hey there. I noticed a while back and forgot to post my findings on here: these were that after monkeying around with the pipes on my airbox and detaching/reattaching etc and finally attaching again I found that my car felt very sluggish/unresponsive and pretty slow :( As you can imagine, many...

good for top end toasts

Hey there. I noticed a while back and forgot to post my findings on here: these were that after monkeying around with the pipes on my airbox and detaching/reattaching etc and finally attaching again I found that my car felt very sluggish/unresponsive and pretty slow :( As you can imagine, many...

Yeah, mine also has a sticker on the filler cap saying 98 recommando or something. I noticed that it idles like a boat using 95 octane boat juice....

Oops forgot to put the website up! its http://www.adapco-online.com/user_arts/werner/http://www.adapco-online.com/user_arts/werner/

Yeah, mine also has a sticker on the filler cap saying 98 recommando or something. I noticed that it idles like a boat using 95 octane boat juice....

This makes interesting reading, as does this website: http://www.adapco-online.com/user_arts/werner/car.jpg Abstract The requirements for racing car aerodynamics are far more extensive and demanding than those for passenger cars. Since many of the relevant aerodynamic features cannot be...

No problem. Its really annoying when you think its warmed up and it isnt and you go to toast someone and the limiter comes on early - those extra 400 rpms really are needed!!! Any luck with the limiter since you tried warming it more?

Hey, i havent seen you on here for a while. Was wondering about your opinions on your new Astra-turbo? does it feel like the 172? slower? faster? give us some info dude! cheers! Si

No problem. Its really annoying when you think its warmed up and it isnt and you go to toast someone and the limiter comes on early - those extra 400 rpms really are needed!!! Any luck with the limiter since you tried warming it more?

Hey, i havent seen you on here for a while. Was wondering about your opinions on your new Astra-turbo? does it feel like the 172? slower? faster? give us some info dude! cheers! Si

2 friends of mine on 2 different occaisions evaded being stopped by the police by out running them! the first mate was driving quite quickly and sideways when the police was coming from the other direction and turned around with his blue lights on, my friend booted it and was off! the second was...

Your car isnt warmed up enough. I think someone once said on here that it was related to the oil temp. Mine does the same until the oil/engine is fully warmed up - usually takes over 10 minutes - even when the needle is half way up the guage.

2 friends of mine on 2 different occaisions evaded being stopped by the police by out running them! the first mate was driving quite quickly and sideways when the police was coming from the other direction and turned around with his blue lights on, my friend booted it and was off! the second was...

Your car isnt warmed up enough. I think someone once said on here that it was related to the oil temp. Mine does the same until the oil/engine is fully warmed up - usually takes over 10 minutes - even when the needle is half way up the guage.

Today i saw a mk.1 172 rear bumper on a lower spec black clio - it looked good. He had tints, but Im not a fan of tints :( I like people to see whose driving a nice car!

Today i saw a mk.1 172 rear bumper on a lower spec black clio - it looked good. He had tints, but Im not a fan of tints :( I like people to see whose driving a nice car!

Ouch! i hope renault parts are cheaper as my warranty has just run out!

Some days i think the 16v/willy look better than my car/newer 172s and other days i think the other way around. I just think that i like mine because its new, well a year old now! and still looks new (when its clean). Although any car can look fresh when its kept well and polished etc. I...

Yall see quite unlucky. My girlfriend is quite interested in my fascination with cars! she spots modded cars for me when shes been away from me and laughs with me at the "sorted-orions" etc.... What she doesnt like is instances like when she fell asleep the speedo needle rose to a large 3...

Ouch! i hope renault parts are cheaper as my warranty has just run out!

Some days i think the 16v/willy look better than my car/newer 172s and other days i think the other way around. I just think that i like mine because its new, well a year old now! and still looks new (when its clean). Although any car can look fresh when its kept well and polished etc. I...

Yall see quite unlucky. My girlfriend is quite interested in my fascination with cars! she spots modded cars for me when shes been away from me and laughs with me at the "sorted-orions" etc.... What she doesnt like is instances like when she fell asleep the speedo needle rose to a large 3...