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Well i know very few people have them but i was thinking along the lines of Prima racing alloys (the maxi style ones if you will) - dont know how much they weigh in comparision to others though. I actually used to have them in 16" and found my turbines looked better at the time (as my 16v was...

As above, considering putting a set of 17s on my 1.8 16v and am curious to know much it will actually slow it down by! Will it really be that mcuh more noticable? has anyone got an examples (1/4 miling) of what the effects will be? Thanks!

Pretty good - better than when i got it anyway! Yep bootstrip is still fine - i got sopme phase 2 lights to match now as well. Im currently "collecting" a few other bits and pieces to make it look a bit more agressive (side skirts/splitter/spoiler) so its all good! lol

As above, just broke the 138k mile mark on my valver! Is anyone else round about this milage yet?

Reckon youd be no-more than 500quid (if its a williams one) or less if you can find a megane one. TBH though, i think youll probably end up having to get the entire engine as its unlikely somones gonna have just the bottom end lying about. As for sourcing one, try...

Theyre about 25quid each new from gsfcarparts i think...

Quote: Originally posted by Gary G on 25 July 2004 Hey everyone, im going to be ordering a new car sometime next week and although i am strongly swaying towards the 182 what would people say are its closest rivals in terms of performance?<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #407db6">cheers :)...

IMO only delcare the stuff that can be seen!! On the likes of my valver, they dont know about chip, cams or decat and have only mentioned the lowering and tints. TBH after 2 write offs i dont think theyre that thorough anyway. My 1.4 (non-turbo) was lowered to the weeds and they never...

its a bit of a crappy installer, i had to install all the components (acrobate, JAVA and custom quicktime for everything) before doing disc 1, disc 2 then disc 1 again before it worked.

Fitting the springs and doing the torsion bar at a garage will be about £100-150 on average...

As i remember you need to do a custom install for quciktime so EVERYTHING gets loaded. that should eliminate the white screen/not being able to see anything.

Been looking at pictures of 1.8 valvers and have noticed a few with the centre console (bit with the gear lever coming through it) in black. Could anyone tell me if this was standard or has it been painted for some reason? Thanks

What about going from a 16v to a R5 - would that be a change for the better or worse?

Well given the low profile tyres and quite stiff damping on the 172/182 its not as ideally suited to, lets say, your average country road. However, the williams is as it has a more suitable tyre profile/suspension travel/damping rate so soaks up bumps etc and is far more settled. Most people who...

The man is just expressing his opinion and whys it a c**k and bull story? Ok, the 172/182 probably pull more G through corners but like so many of the other facts that have been quoted, its on the basis that the car is being driven flat out to its very best. Now, having experienced both, id say...

70% of people may prefer a modern style but that doesnt guarantee theyre better cars. No doubt a lot of people are swayed by warranty, the feeling of having a spanking new car on their driveway.... Youll also note from that poll that 30% of people rate the williams to be the best clio ever...

Whoose your mate and do you know if colin bought the red one he was suppossed to be seeing yesterday??

1.4rt...quick enough, cheap parts, modifyable....

Mines a kick in the ass away from 140k. I had the engine rebuilt when i got it as the head gasket had gone but aside from that it ran well so didnt really need it IMO. That set me back 2k but i live in the sticks (Aberdeen) so a specialist could sort you out far cheaper...if needed at all. I...

Well, i dont know what you mean by barry boy image as ive certainly seen quite a few piked up 172 kicking about...even one with gold wheels and trim -> he obviously wanted a williams i think! Again everyones entitled to their opinion....if its misguided enough to beleive that the 182 is...

Forgive me for labouring this point a little but this topic is about "newer being better" yet in the williams case you just wanted to see "how fast it is and how well it handled and braked". Now, to my thinking, but if youre going to label something as better you surely have to take account of...

No offense m8 but i dont think a day is suffient to soak up what the williams is about. For example i had a 1.2 16v courtesy car for a week and despite how quick i thought i drove it, itd be nowhere near how quick an owner could get it to go. Fact is, without owning a car or having it for an...

You compare an ancient capri against a brand new clio v6...erm, theyre completley unrelated designs - thats hardly realistic now is it? You had one driver in one car against another in a completely different car - erm...thats not really an accurate measurment in the least now is it? You...

black cos youve got carbon everywhere - red would make it look invisible....

lol!

its normal and will just be the followers pressuring/filling with oil again after being stood so long. Nothing to worry about.

as i said, i dont have an "exhaust sound" - i run a standard unit on my 16v. Bizarrely i think if you put your 182 beside my 16v, itd be your car thatd be louder and sound a bit more "chaved up".... ;)

Haha - i tell ya, this thread has been the highlight of this weekend m8! lol Bizarrely, i dont actually have a bean can zorst on my valver and my car looks near standard but believe me, it still gets looks and respect. All im trying to say is that if you catch a quick glimpse of either car...

Yeah true but you know basically what im saying; having a 172/182 coming up behind you and it could be any model 1.2-2.0ltr. Having a valver coming up behind you and you know its something a bit different. Regardless of whether someone thinks its a 1.2 with a modd bonnet or actually knows what...

Im sorry, i dont agree with either of the above comments. I was actually up to my mate yesterday whose a renault salesman - hes got a 182 at the moment - silver with anthracite wheels, cup pack etc and it looks damn fine...i mean really nice. To park it next to mine, its obvious which is the...