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My wife works Shifts so she is always driving when the roads are empty. I used the car for a year before and got 32 mpg with a mix of town driving & fun. She does 25 miles each way on emtpy roads in the dark which keeps the speed down & constant. Most cars get there best at 60 mph or less...

My Wife has a 182 and gets pretty much 40 mpg out of every tank. She has am A Road Commute on empty roads at 50-60 mph. What would that drop to on a 197? You must be able to get reasonable economy out of them with this type of driving. Would you see 35 or 36 mpg. I know most people see...

There was an Orange Lambo Mucellago 670 there that looked out off this world in the sun at the back of the paddock. There was also a yellow RUF 911 I liked the look of. Those RUF Porshes are my Lotto win car. I didn't even see some of the stuff in your photos. Nice Day.

Me and the Wife ran a Trophy and a 182 with Cup Packs last year. Trophy was definatly harder ride although some of the poor ride was the shocks that were in need of a refurb. 182 now sold & Trophy still on the drive. With an R26 for company. To be fair most of the differences you will...

I cant believe how people downrate the value of cars they already own. We should be saying they are worth more & it might catch on. I was in the market for an M Coupe a few years back and they were rock solid. Given the cars reputation, Past & Current Press & a little less supply and the...

Puma's been on my list a few times but have always moved away because of 2 things. 1. Performance - Its got more power than normal 1.7 but no more Torque and is heavier. For a car that can car so much speed through the corners you wont be accelerating at all. 2. Running costs - Looking on...

Last year I ran a Trophy & my wife ran a Black 182 with Cup Packs. We then sold the 182 as I wanted to keep the Trophy as lower mile & better condition. I got loads of grief as the suspension IS harder and there is loads of little things that are much nicer on normal 182. Carpets...

Whats the Allen key for? I found loads of links to fubar.net but they just seem to show a folk music site? Looks like I'll be a member shortly.

I've done a search struggling to find a thread on it. Had the wheel of the other day and there looks to be two bolts at the bottom of the strut & the one under the bonnet. I just wondered if there was anything else I needed to look out for or do to make it easier. Taking my Trophy Front...

How easy is it to remove suspension? Front Shocks? Do you need any specialist tools? Is is just a case of removing the lower two bolts & the one under the engine bay?

Tonight - Sunday 2nd in Tesco Express Carpark. Very shiney & new looking.

Most boring looking car I have ever had. Great to drive though. This was back in the era where nobody wanted to do hot hatches. Look at what Ford & Vauxhall were knocking out in 97. My user name is taken from this period as loads of HDI's that looked the same and run out models with same body...

Saw it today donts see many 182's about. Quite a few nice cars on that level. Couple of Cupra R's, A Type R & a Focus ST.

It depends on whether a Trophy picks up that classic status and a bit of supply & demand I guess. The limited numbers will help. But then the Williams has not held up that well. I used to have an E30 M3 about 6 years ago and now ALL E36 M3's are worth less than E30's and some E46's. These cars...

Looks good. Cannot believe I missed this. Was at a loose end this AM and only 15 miles away. Gutted.

Nice cars my wife came from a VRS to a 182. Still think about going back. All that torque suits her driving style more. Shange up early & surf that torque. There isn't that much difference in running cost to be fair. Economys a bit better but diesel is more expensive. Her fuel computer was...

I had a burn in mine today the first proper time I opened it up in 2-3 Weeks. My normal jorney is 3-4 miles into work in stop start diving. Totay I was taking it to over 6k in 2 & 3rd coming off a few roundabouts. At the 5.5k Kick the back of my car was engulfed in steam & my rear screen...

My Wifes 182 does this but my Tropy doesn't seem to.

Was just coming home frome thre dentists realing from the £400 it was going to cost. Lack of concentration and I nudged a kerb. Another £150 I thought thats all I need. Cracked the splitter in 2 placed as it was nudged back. The Cracks are 75% of the thickness of the splitter. I popped it...

Oh yes and I have two. What more of a recomendation do you need. One was bought on the "if I could pick any car to have fun in it at any cost" The other for an economical commuter for 50 mile daily round trip. As I said Clio 182 does both very well.

Yes great cars. I have owned some quick cars but the Clio ticks all boxes. Its great out of the box there are not many things you can or need to change. Like some cars need 2 or 3 mods to bring out there best. Great on Fuel too. One downside is the rattles as mentioned. But other cars do...

I average around 33 mpg in mine and the wife is getting around 40 mpg in hers as she has longer journeys. Other cars she has done the same communte in are: Fiesta 1.4 16v - 40 mpg Polo 1.6 GTI - 40 mpg Ford SportKa 1.6 8v- 38 mpg Fabia VRS - 51 mpg For a 2 litre petrol its astonishing...

Could be worse could have invested in the Stock Market 6 months ago & bought some Shares in Banks...

Yep they are in freefall. I paid £9500 7 months ago for a 17K car. Thought i was doing well as there were not many under £10k at the time. Then the credit crunch....... Look on the bright side everything else is in freefall to not just Clio's. Wait till people start paying £400+ for...

My wifes 182 clutch is alot stiffer than my Trophys had a GTI-6 a few years back and this was a common problem as cable dried out next to exhaust. Replaced cable and hey presto light cluch. (Started to stiffen up about a year later)

Trophy. Get one while they are still good. When the expensive sachs suspension kit packs up lower it with your uprated kit (and sell the original ones or get refurbed & sell)

Sorry wrong day but the title still applies as it was BTCC today at Brands.

I was there also and saw one just by the track edge just along from the Seatcupra meet. Also a blue 182 a little back from the track about 100m and a RS 172 or 182 with black wheels about the same area. I left my Trophy at home & got a lift with a mate. There were loads of yellow Megane...

BP had a stand a Goodwood last year. (I picked up loads of free key rings & stickers etc) They had a 911 Turbo on the rollers and two different fuel lines running into it and kept switching fuel. I seem to recall another 50 bhp on 102. So about 10% on a big power turbo. This is a 7 octane...

Any item no's for std ones?