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28 here now, when I renewed mine last year at 27 with 8 or 9 years NCB I payed £401 quid F/C with the Royal & Sun Alliance. Used a quote from Bell to get them down to that price for renewal doing a price match.

It had been sat in a muddy field for 2 years, half wet flatted as the painter could not be arsed to finish it so the first port of call was to get it polished and protected. The wheels and arches where done when the wheels came off.

It did when I got it, infact it does now, but I have forced myself not to over polish so limit it to once/twice a year max. Power of the PC on my mates Cossie. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v354/RichTreen/Cosworth/

LOL - it would have worn off putting it back in the garage though ;) Save that kind of stupidness for shows only!

Mine is not in the radio handbook, but in the service book in the front inside cover along with all the other info, VIN number, locking wheel nut number etc.

A few pics of mine then ;) - like I need asking! Black cars tend to show off effects other colours can't. They also show up marks that a silver car wont though. So swings both ways. http://www.richtreen.co.uk/images/winter182/ This was just after a paint clean and sealant by hand in October...

Reconnected my battery on the 182 at the weekend after fitting some wiring for a CTEK battery charger/conditioner, as MrBilly says needed just a radio code, and the clock resetting. The car did make some strange wirring type noises when I tuned the ignition on for the first time after though -...

You may have some joy removing them by hand. Meguiars Scratch X in small areas at a time applied/worked with a folded cotton terry towel worked for me to a certain degree before I got hold of a machine polish. Take a panel at a time each time you wash/clean the car and see how it goes. To do it...

I would sell you mine if there was something I wanted to replace it with!

LOL - Good colour choice for the 182. Welcome to CS.

Depends how much you want to pay really. Mate picked one up at Autosport for outdoor use but it was over 100 quid.

Before you hit the car hard with your PC please get someone with a paint gauge to measure you paint for you. I went through the clear on my 309 GTI working by hand with that stuff!

What polishes did you try with the Halfords one? It did not have the power to break down Poorboys SSR 2 here properly let alone other proper compounds such as SSR 2.5, Megs 83 or Menzerna IP.

Only any good to apply/remove a wax. Don't have enough power to do any sort of paint correction or swirl removal.

Also worth a read for specs and sales figures etc: http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/heritage/clio172/

Taken from Edde's post in the members only guides section - well worth joining up as a full member for the info in there.

Specs for the 172 can depend on the year as to if whether it got swichable ESP/traction, cruise control etc. Climate control was standard on the phase 2 172 proper.

What values did you put on the 172 and the Seat? This can make as much difference as the car itself.

Saw it on the trader the other day. When did you go and see it?

Aweb is this car in/near Yeovil by any chance?

As long as the person doing it is good it will be A1 - ask around and look at some of there work locally first. 50 quid compared to the costs of a now bonnet, I would find someone to try and get it out.

Paintless Dent Removal even ;)

The 182 was £401 quid when I was 27.

Very rarely, last driven at the beginning of December. At least you will have the weather for it. Not even half way yet!

Scrap that butter, same weekend as the Wyedean Rally :(

05 182 - 4.4 k

Not really the products more the prep - if the surface has marring and swirl marks they will hide the flake as it is very fine, as long as the surface is well polished it should help the flake pop out. The products you choose will make a bit of difference, most sealants are clear looking so...

If you are going up I will grab a lift mate.

You will soon forget the ph-ugly when you find a nice ph-quicker ;)

Thats the one, I would advise 2 Sonus 6 inch SFX light cut pads, 2 Sonus SFX polishing pads, 2 Sonus SFX finishing pads and the same amount of each grade in the sonus 4 inch pot pads. Worth doing a search in the Detailing section as there are a few threads on the porter cable and what to get...