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im asuming your refering to 17yr olds when you say "children", i survived being 17 in my 172 no problem infact i dont find myself in any more danger in my 172 than i was in my 1.2 as i know when its safe to drive enthusiastic and when its not, infact in normal driving its basically the same car...

i got mine at 17 when i had 0ncb, i bit the bullet, took the hit and insured it in my name with admiral for £2500 3rd party fire and theft renewing it next month with 1years ncb for £1200 fully comp :) its worth taking the huge hit for the sake of getting yourself 1 or 2 years ncb!

run them through the bonnet release cable grommet in the passengers side footwell (look up the back of the dashboard behind the glovebox, its tricky to get to but possible) under the bonnet remove the coolant resoivar(sp?!) then the sound deadning behind it and you should be able to get to it...

i raced one in my 172, the extra torque out roundabouts was noticeable but once i got going there was nothing in it untill 80-90mph really

im on my 5th set in teh last year and a half! i actually get more fun driving in the wet because im always amazed at how much grip i get, i was nearly on 3 wheels lastnight in the wet going round a fast sweeping bend at 125 lol

koni adjustables are spot on dont know about the cheaper kits though. i had both Apex -60mm kit and FK Konigsport Coilovers on mine and loved both, coilovers were awesome but not worth the extra money handling wise, i just liked the lowered 90mm look lol

oft its still 40k short of what my 02 plate had 2 years ago ;) good effort though! like the exhaust btw!

lol i remember when mine first went someone on here told me id have to cut a hole in my bonnet and get a new bonnet. after 20 minutes of fiddling about i had my hand up the back of the bumper and poped it open with a screwdriver!

my 172 gets better mpg than my old 1.2 16v clio. del sol is rather gay, my mate has one with exhaust, decat, induction kit etc and while it sounds brilliant its not as quick as my standard 172 especially low down with the lack of torque being a 1.6

we have a 172 ;)

looks good, id get a set of PIAA platinum sidelights from ebay though, highly recomended by me, used them in all my clios. much better than philips bluevision that i had before.

cup dampers are uprated you could use them. ive used apex and they are ok on a budget but not great, used koni adjustables and they were spot on liked being able to adjust them. but tbh id stay standard, im going for another set of standards when replacing mine

was behind a silver mk1 172 today with an exhaust didnt have a CS sticker though. anyone from here?

aye standard ride height by the looks of it, seen it about a year ago so its been flying about falkirk for a while but must not be on here.

they ones are ok ive fitted a few, they are apparently rebadged old pioneer stock without the removable face, and if youve ever seen or fitted one of the pioneer motorized ones you'l soon see for yourself, look identical apart from the facia and different GUI earth the handbrake connector and...

my old 1.2 16v clio had FK Konigsport Coilovers, polly bushes, front and rear strut braces (front one welded in), fully stripped interior with no carpets or back seats etc 15" wheels with 195/45/15 eagle F1's and awesome brakes and i know for a fact that down all the twisty backroads around here...

plates are stupid but cool at the same time, not something id do to mine!! think it had an exhaust too (not surprizing really they all do these days lol)

not read this full thread so not sure whats been said but personally id get a Phase 1 172 as its a cheaper base car to start with, you already have the 15" wheels for cheap track rubber and better handling, alloy bonnet is an added bonus too for weight saving thats before you even get to the...

saw C20 CUP in falkirk today, blue one with the mental cut out reg plate! you on here mate? was in the iceberg.

i fitted my old apex -60mm kit to my mates dynamique the other day and its just as harsh as my sportline'd 172 on standard dampers. not that bad imo. my coilovers are great when set to the softest but a bit to soft for my liking from a handling point of view

any dissadvantages to running one? i may be interested once ive heard more

the 1.2 bolts are the same ive got one on mine!

car looks awesome just read the feature, congrats mate!

they will fit but its not recomended due to the much heavyer front end with bigger engine, rears wont be a problem due to not much if any extra weight.

i payed £6750 for my 03 on 24k full Renault Service history, 1 years warranty, tax etc

ive always used Eagle F1's, my 172 came with a set of PE2's but when it came to replacing the fronts i couldnt afford 2 PE2's so went for 2 F1's and to be honest i prefer them to the PE2's

standard disks, not drilled/grooved. pads and disks have covered 10k/6months so not bedding in due to them not being brand new, just new-ish! both disks look and feel ok but ive not had the wheels off yet for a proper look. does the pressure on the rear brakes gradually increase when your...

hi guys, getting a weird grinding feeling (thats all i can think of to explain it!) when breaking hard say from 100+ mph down to 60 or less when i first start braking it feels fine and normal but then after say 5 or 6 seconds i get a grinding noise and feeling through the car/pedal its a...

i emailed them the same question and david replyed saying they are the same construction so sound similar, dont know if they are any different at all sounding or not but they are similar!

my dad had my car for a day last weekend and couldnt keep up with my uncle in his 1.6 astra lol hes used to driving a turbo diesel tipper though which doesnt have the widest power band in the world LOL theres still no excuse!