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Thats what you get for having a car with a high NCAP safety rating! It seems a little eager to have triggered the airbag at what must have been a slow(ish) speed? Hope you get it sorted m8 - such a shame that happened to a decent looking alloy too... D.

I think they come on when you have the lights switched on, Lee. Im sure it was something like that - I vaguely remember it from the manual! D.

Come on Ruf - me and Iain are waiting for an answer?! :) D.

Looks great, m8. Were these a one-off or can you get them off the shelf? D.

Do you get a battery warning light on the dash appearing, then disappearing if you blip the accelerator, only to reappear at idle? If so - its defo the alternator - it cant put any juice back into the battery. I had two replaced on my previous car. Check the battery with an independant garage...

Ah, now that makes more sense! :cool: D.

James - same here m8. Got used to it now. The wifes 182 does exactly the same as well, so it must be all part of owning a 182! D.

Matt, Its the pressure bit that I dont quite understand. If both turbos and superchargers are forms of forced induction against normally aspirated engines, how can they induce so much in terms of power gain with so little pressure? Just standard atmospheric pressure is 1.0bar. How can...

One thing Ive never been able to work out (in my small, fragile mind) is why turbo cars get a significant shot of power with relatively little boost pressure? My Punto GT only registered 1.4bar on the dash, which was about as accurate as unaccurate things can get. In fact, the last turbo car I...

Id like to get a small set to fit the 182..... I dont hold out much hope though... D.

They all do it. Mine got louder after the ITG panel filter was fitted, so Id hazard a guess that it comes (in part) from induction noise..... I quite like it really - a poor mans turbo whistle! ;) D.

Spotted at least five 172s & 182s in and around Worthing at the weekend... Anyone here? Let onto a black gold 182 driver at the M40 (Junc 8) services as well - you waved back... D.

Nothing against modders making cars look individual, but to make them look like the next model up in the range, it really embarrassing imo. They know its not that model and people looking at it, sure as hell know that its not either. Just a complete waste of money, imo. Not to mention the...

Pilsworth - mainly for Asda. Ill be going down the M66 & M60 later as Im on my way to Chester for my m8s stag weekend..... :cool: D.

Oh, and I forgot to mention. I got a £120 discount by adding my wife onto the policy as a named driver. Sexist, or what???! ;) D.

I can beat all of you.... ;) Aged 30, 10 years NCB - no points nor convictions and Im paying £750 on a 182. Most of the insurance companies wanted £1,200 or thereabouts.... That when youre aged 25..... bollox is a load of crap. It makes jack all difference. Too much of it depends on your...

Be careful with the insurers. Anything they deem to be of engine modification can dramatically increase your premium or worse - void your policy altogether. The knack is to find a firm that has open ears and listens to what you say regarding the work being done. Basic phone operators who...

As much as Id like to - I think there would be a divorce on the cards if I spent that much time on the car! :D D.

Good one.... :cool: Keep the fogs on! And get a £20 on the spot fine, like me! ;) D.

Black 182, m8. I dont see any other Cups other than Chris & Nics, just near work... D.

Oh aye - theres quite a few of us about here! :D Me, Chris n Nic, FM, Leeshez (as he has already said), Danny T, Rich D, etc, etc... (probably get flamed for forgetting others! :oops:) D.

Youre the wrong side of Bury. Come to the M66 side and Im sure Ill spot you at some point! D.

Jesus Bryan - cut the guy some slack and let him blow off some steam on the forum. Most people will feel the same as him (I know I would). If he cant come on here an speak broadly about how he feels towards the scroats that did this - where can he??? No-one should come onto this forum and feel...

They look the bollox. :D Wanna swap for my crappy grey thingies?! D.

FM - no chance m8 - Im absolutely brassic. Zilch money whatsoever until next Monday. God knows what Im going to drink on my m8s stag do at the weekend - probably 1 pint per four hours! Hope you get the wheel sorted Lee - I caught the kerb on mine some months back. It didnt take out a chunk...

Bad news Lee :cry: Have you managed to get a replacement tyre sorted out yet? Have you damaged the wheel at all? I sure hope not..... Chris - the NSX pilot was probably cruising about in 2nd gear - posing! D.

Your airbox has mutated into a monsta induction kit overnight - without you knowing??? :p D.

Hi m8 - yep I did see you! Heard the exhaust as you went past and thats what made me look in the mirror... :cool: Did you see that black Honda NSX on Shadsworth around that time? Sounded awesome - even though the driver wasnt nailing it. Proper throaty. Not in your own car today, then? D.

Ill have to stop the two Corsas Ive seen in Heywood and ask them for a sound clip.... ;) D.

I just think at the end of the day, the MCSW is far too over-priced for what it actually is. Youd have to be a proper badge-snob to pay full whack for one - but a badge-snob for what? A cast-off BMW parts bin? I used to look in bemusement at people who had a Mini One. The more I see them, the...