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not selling it just coz it got keyed ive been fed up spending loads on it constantly and when someone does that it just pisses u right off! costs me about £700-£800 a month just to run it thats before anything needs done!

yeah i know the feeling mate think ill get shot of it and build a mk1 hybrid or something! was seriously thinking of changing it soon for a 197 cup when my insurance drops in march but not anymore!!

i know, thing is i cant see it being a personal attack because im always bloddy working so dont really do anything to piss anyone off!!! think its getting sold anyway now i just cant afford to keep it mint with stuff like this happening im already struggling!

already having to spend over £1000 on it this month because of tax insurance and service etc all at once but now its going in to get painted to sort out the scratch where someone keyed it im paranoid its going to happen again so thinking about selling it.... 2003 Iceberg Silver 172 33,000...

had my first day off in months yesterday (constantly working 7 days a week just so i can afford the privilage of owning a 172 at 18!!) so spent all day claying, polishing, waxing the 172 and its looking awesome, parked it up in the drive lastnight to be woken up by mum this morning asking if...

my old 1.2 16v dynamique done 140k in 4 years and f**k all went wrong apart from a coil pack. then everything went at once! but tbh my driving just took its toll on it i think! 172 i got at 23k 3yrs old, its now at 32k and nearly 4yrs old and already had the centre section replaced under...

was thinking that but just wasnt sure how much they would be effected. would look pretty cool i think lol

had my old brake calipers on my 1.2 painted silver and painted the 172 ones yellow and already a bit bored and trying to think of ideas and this poped into my head!!! loads of people here have there inlet manifolds and fuel rail covers etc polished up and it looks good, but not saw anyone who...

my old 1.2 clutch got really high then was much better when changed but still high compaired to other cars, you get used to it though and find other cars hard to drive at first lol

never noticed a change in mine still average 24mpg on my daily drives!

when you say the same on all the range does that include the 1.2 16v? ive got a spare engine in my garage from my old 1.2 16v

im running Sportlines on my 172 with standard dampers because i was dissapointed in the handling coming from my Coilover'd 1.2 16v. they make a huge difference it feels much more planted especially at speed. handles just as well as my coilovered car, not quite as planted though but still awesome.

ill give that a go mate how much are they do you know off the top of your head? cheers

dont go 60mm on just springs change the dampers too!

its a weird one, the flat spot thing only happens maby once or twice then its fine so it must be something sensor related since its only happening sometimes and when its cold? wheres edde? lol

this morning my 172 was pulling normal untill 3k rpm then just not reving any further for about 2 or 3 seconds then it was pulling fine after that! as if it was in limp mode but with full power before and after it stops accelerating at 3k it then done it again tonight and the engine management...

looks like me driving my mums mk3 1.2 the other day!! piece of shite lol

got a question about my No Claims Bonus here. ive had 2 cars insured with different insurance companys both which ive got 1yrs ncb with now, so does that mean i can use both policys ncb so ive got 2 or can i only use 1 of them because the dates overlap? cheers

wouldnt bother with a standard one they just fall of anyway, mine rusted away n fell off at 28k miles/3yrs old. it got replaced under warranty but not with a genuine one was a cheap remake which is better than the renault 1 hahaha!

as far as i was aware a decat is NOT illegal, having a car that wont pass an MOT is. the cars legal untill it fails an emmisions test in that sense.

tramping does my head in, atleast my old 1.2 just used to spin the wheels and not bang bang bang like the 172 does eating the cv joints lol

Clio 1.2 = Martin_89 (16yrs) Clio 1.4 = Clio 1.6 = 1.6 16v/matt_trev depends how many months :P (19yrs) Clio 1.8 8v = Clio 1.8 16v = Liquid_ICE (19yrs) Willy = louise (19yrs) 172 = Martin_89 (18yrs) 197 = TELFORDS_LURK (22 yrs)

Re: eibatchs pics please due to tolerences in manufacturing though you can get non cup packed cars that are lower than cup packed cars! if you want low dont bother, go for apex but if its all about handling and not changing standard shocks then go for eibach!

my old 1.2 16v lay for 4 months and it started first time with a halfords battery in it. drove the 172 every day since i got it 6 months ago tho so no comment on that lol

wouldnt bother with a turbo on a clio, imagine the gearbox when it spools up and all that boost comes in! supercharger would be better due the way it delivers power. but in all honesty surely anything over 240-250bhp isnt useable on track in a FWD clio?

open filter draws in hot air reducing engine power, closed/sealed filter gives slightly better throttle response, V.Small probably unnoticeable power gain, same goes for a panel filter in the standard air box, but going that route you dont get the noise that an open or closed filter gives. if...

so you love driving a standard 1.2 but find a cup boring? and what are you expecting from a 1.4 or 1.6 thats going to be less boring than a cup? as edde said you can use any of the clio engines (1.4 16v 98bhp, 1.6 16v 110bhp, 2.0 16v 170bhp) but its not worth the hastle.

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the youngest meets the oldest hehe ;) welcome along matey, out of curiosity why a 182? not a dig theres nothing wrong with a 182 at 60!!

dont bother with performance mods, been there done that with my old 1.2 16v as much fun as i had it was to much money for hardly any gains. LOOSE WEIGHT as some of the guys have said, no rear seats, no spare wheel and tool kit, no door cards, no sound deadning, light weight buckets etc then...