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Thanks for the advice, guys. I don't fancy putting my car through the local Renault dealer, with its 18 year old mechanics. I've seen the way they drive the between the car park and the workshop. It's like a 30 metre drive, and they generally do it flat out in first! I'll check out the...

Our 182 is about to hit 36,000 miles. So it's up for its third service. Thing is, does the warranty run out at 3 years (it's only a year old) or after 36,000 miles? If it runs out at 36,000 miles, we won't bother paying Renault prices for the service - better to take it to a cheaper (and more...

Just about to slip onto the A1 - I almost caught it up in my arctic blue 182 before the roundabout, but it went south and I went north - anybody here?

Parked all day in Stamford Broad Street, yesterday (Monday). Anybody here? It was still there at 5.45pm!

Fitting a stereo into a Clio is a complete b*****d of a job, cause theres not a lot of room! Especially if you get one of the boxes for making the steering wheel controls work! You have to fart about threading wires and cables down into the tiniest of spaces! Ive fitted loads of stereos into...

Clarkie - off topic, man, but dont sell your motor. Its nice to see other 172s and 182s around town!

Yeah, Ive seen that disgusting yellow thing - Im sure it comes from Casterton. Its bloody awful! I bet it does 0-60 in 12 seconds as well! My 182 is Arctic Blue, with the cup packs. Itll either be me or my missus driving!

Im from Stamford - this one was definitely a Trophy - 05, red, with Trophy down the side! Looked well nice, even though Im not keen on red motors, cause they always fade - my red XR2 went orange after a short while! Ive seen a few silver ph1s in Stamford - maybe Ive seen you driving about...

Was driving into Stamford down Barnack Road the other day in our Arctic Blue 182, and saw a Trophy leaving the town - first one Ive ever seen. The colour looks nice ... ... but not as nice as Arctic Blue!

I heard this car the other day sounding its horn, and it was like Tarzans jungle cry! Freaked me out! But my niece says that my 182 horn sounds limp-wristed! I rarely use mine - when I get road-rage, I find that I can swear louder than my gay horn ... ooer.

My missus is quite fit, and she drives our arctic blue 182 ... well, she can look quite fit, when she puts in the effort ...

Nice one ... Ill do that. Would be handy if he could.

Yeah, I saw their website earlier, when I was doing a search online. But I need my car every day, really, and I couldnt take all four wheels off anyway to send them away ... Id have to leave the car on blocks! Its a shame Birminghams so far away, cause they do a drive-in service there. I like...

Did a search, but nothing helpful in the results ... Im getting a Punto HGT the middle of next week, and the alloys are silver. Thing is, the car is yellow, and I think itd look quite nice if the wheels were black. So, two questions:- 1. Anybody have any idea how much itd cost to get the...

You couldve had my 1.4 Expression in black, with alloys and climate control, and colour-coded Dynamique spoiler, for £5,350 or offers! Its 2003 ... but then, Im giving it to a dealer on Tuesday, trading it for a Fiat Punto HGT! I just wanted something with a bit more poke, and nobody was...

For a front wheel drive, Id want fresh tyres on the front - like I say, only time Ive really lost the back end uncontrollably has been in a rear-wheel drive car. Not worth worrying about in a front wheel drive! But its all about saving money. You either have a set of tyres that last about 15K...

10K on a set of tyres?! Blimey, what are you guys doing?!! I swapped the fronts with the rears on my 1.4 after about 15K - I didnt like the front end breaking away, which it used to do regularly, especially in the wet. Splash through a puddle, and the front end just gives up the ghost! Was a...

Mine shows 70mph - if Im doing a 0-60 run, its the best way to do it - and it scares my mates! What its actually doing is another thing - maybe 65mph? Sometimes, itll bounce off the rev limiter at about 60mph though. Mine was 8,750, private sale. Oh, and as for ESP - I did a drag start...

Im fortunate at our local McDonalds - the chavs just stare open-jawed as I sit there eating that crap with my wife and kids, and give me some respect ... we usually end up with the Novas and Corsas circling us like a pack of Indians, revving their 1.2 engines - its like theyre looking and...

I used to own a Fiat Punto - bought it from new as a second car (had my black Clio as my first car). I had it two months, and one Saturday morning, woke up, and decided to trade it in for a second-hand 1.2 Dynamique. Why? Well, the steering wheel, over the two months, decided to gradually go...

Should be near the top ... 2003 1.4 16v or something, the title is ... Like Chris says above, if you work it hard, use the gears, it will be quite nippy. Its only a group 5 insurance, so it should be cheap - was costing me about £200 a year (me being 36, with 2 years no claims, 3 points on...

You can buy my black 1.4 Expression (with colour-coded Dynamique spoiler and Renault 15" alloys) for £5,350 - or make me an offer! Its advertised in the For Sale section ...not that Im desperate! The 1.4 engine is pretty nippy, and comes alive at about 4,000rpm - great for overtaking. My...

Finally, Ive learnt how to push my 182 ... before, I was driving it like a bog-standard Clio, braking into the corners etc. But just recently, Ive started to push it around the corners ... and man, does it feel good! You have to steer quickly, but it corners so well. Virtually no body roll...

Thanks to everybody for responding. I know I can get one for about five grand ... seen them on Autotrader. Im not too fussed about it being "immaculate" - itll only be my second car, use it maybe two days a week! But Im sick of the 1.4 Clio (which is still pretty nippy, but absolutely nothing...

Weve recently bought a 182 (from somebody on this forum, I believe), but the missus has pretty much commandeered it, and Im consigned to using a 1.4 Clio to get to work and back - no big problem, cause most days I car share! But driving the 182 at the weekend, and a 1.4 Clio during the week is...

I paid a visit to the Renault dealer in Kettering, after seeing that they had a silver 182 and an arctic blue 182 on their website. I only really wanted to take a look at which colour looked best - you know, side-by-side. Anyway, we get there, and the silver ones gone. The blue ones in the...

My first post ... so hopefully this wont mess up! Currently driving a black 1.4 16v (2003). Its nippy, and fast, even with 3 heavy mates sitting in it - pick-up at 3,500 revs is startling quick (for an old bloke like me - 36) but Ive just managed to lay my hands on 10 grand, and am looking...