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that really ain't a fine piece of engineering

Xenons are outstanding, until you drive another car without them you just don't appreciate them. I like the bi-polar/split personality of the car; you can drive it like you stole it and you'll probably still return around 30mpg while enjoying yourself, or drive at a constant 70mph on the...

Ha ha, I was so wrong, that thing looks rubbish!!! For 5.5k in standard pleb spec it is a fooking bargain though. Darthcake: The build quality on Renault's can't really get much worse than the 172 I've got... "If you're on your a*se you've not got far to fall"

I want one of these babies... £5.5k OTR!!! Is it just me, or is this an ok looking car? Give it a new 197 engine and some coilovers...

I think that each detail looks really impressive, apart form the centre console. Agree with polarbert though, the weight gain is an issue. Can't afford to swap my 172 for the 197, so it's not an issue for me really, but if only they'd kept the thing smaller; it'd be a rocket.

havind watched a guy in a scrap yard remove a lot of wheels, I reckon the best way is to use a wheel brace that looks like an X or + (know what I mean?) and just tap it round with a lump hammer, if you've got these lying round. I've always used a wheel brace and a small scaff' bar. The...

i've gone through the insurers. thought long and hard about fixing it myself,(and having the thing stolen and torched), but figured buying the parts, and getting them sprayed + the quality of finish affecting the resale value would be fruitless in the long run. I hit an immoveable object of...

everything's repairable

my excess is £520 and I don't have protected NCB, haven't claimed for about 4 yrs! Back to zilch NCB for me.

i'm spitting feathers. was in a carpark, in no hurry and in a residential area. just backed up slowly and this, I imagine it's because the load was centralised... but ffs!!!!!!!!!

Reversed at slow slow speed into a telegraph pole. Thought there'd be a dent and scratch, but this?! Half my car's missing and the boot won't open! now i appreciate the importance and the engineering of crumple zones, but my boot floor is a mess, and i was just tootling backwards at no more...

the problem with donuts and fit women??? you always want more.................

sounds v.aggressive. does it no do your head in when you're in the car? My old rear silencer just annoyed the hell outta me

sex wee, love that colour. 17s look sweet, but the car rides much much better on 16s...

as above, any decent place will do a stealth. Mine was a stainless stealth jobbie. Did take some arm-twisting to prevent them cutting a hole in my nice shiny bumper tho.

where is it on the car? engine bay? probably a relay

where was that? Mine's on 48k and five years, but not exactly flush right now

i like it, but it's a bit low aint it? My old scirroco was low and i spent the whole time driving in fear of pot holes, uneven road surfaces on bends and speed bumps, not good

dealers want £45 for 172 pads. 'CES UK' took £11 off me for a set, and I took less than an hour to fit them; it is really really easy. The rear brakes account for only 30% so save yourself best part of a tank of fuel and avoid renault.

... £100 from CES UK, fit it yourself

£200+ for a rear silencer from the stealers. CES UK do an OEM replacement for half that. They all drop off after 3yrs and 6mths apparently.

too close for me that

...if you wanna look like an old CID car with rims, then yes it is

urban racing in warrington and other places will build you a custom exhaust for whatever you have. I don't rate the back box they did me, and their head's are so far up their own backsides it's ridiculous, but they did the job i asked of them

why not, no one sees it. Oh, and don't call me Shirley:mad:

argh...

i think i deserve a knighthood or OBE for my work

mate, by now everyone has seen the new clio, the sport is only subtely different. the clio 3 is big, like a new polo is the size of an old golf, and a new 3 series is the size of the outgoing 5 series. It's fat like yo momma.