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At a recent trackday my 172 made an odd groaning sound in the middle of tighter corners, is this a rear wheel spinning freely as it hangs in the air and nothing to worry about? Or something more serious?

I've always loved the MK1 Golf R32, great write ups for chassis and engine and lovely muscular looks coupled with a 237bhp snarly V6 tucked under the bonnet. Thing is they are like hens teeth over here as only 32 of them are in the the country. Anyway one came up for sale recently and my...

I'm after the original equipment Michelins for my MK1 172. I have a brand new Michelin Pilot SX GT spare tyre and want to match it up. These tyres may have been superceded but I'm not giving up. Can anyone help?

Seen brand new Recaro style seats (copies) including universal runners for 80 quid a pop. I presume that they'll fold up like a babys pram in a crash but they're bloody cheap. Waddya reckon? To die in style or keep the Renault Sport seats and live through the crash? Go to...

My Clio (2001 172) is so quick that it still shocks me. It was wet today for the first time in weeks, the roads were greasy and I simply couldn't get traction. Coming out of a mini roundabout in first gear the car got massive understeer, up into second and huge wheelspin, into third and more...

How much better is a MK2 172 than the MK1 172? Other than a change in bodystyles is there much difference between the two. I have an opportunity to buy a 2003 MK 2 with 19,000 miles, full history and mint for 6 grand. I own a MK1 and love it, but would I be taking a sideways step (bar age...

Autocar-online have their 2006 handling day on streaming video and Chris Harris is driving a 197 with in car footage and commentary. Very succinct, high praise for the chassis but says the engine needs more poke and the steering needs more feel. Well worth a look.

My dealer overfilled my car with oil and it seemed a little less perky. I thought that the catalytic converters may have been contaminated and be restricting exhaust flow so I had them taken off today and free-flow resonators (anti-noise thingys) fitted instead. Despite claims of better flow...

The throttle pedal on my '01 172 is heavy and difficult to modulate, is this normal? The cable is ok and if I play with the mechanism under the bonnet the operation is smooth but heavy, as if it has too strong a spring on it. It makes smooth driving a pain in the proverbial. Any fixes?

Can the drivers seat be modified and lowered in a 2001 Clio 172? Has anyone done this? I feel like I'm sitting on a bar stool!

I've got a feeling that my catalytic converter is a little bunged up from a sump overfill by my Renault dealer (difficult to prove so I'm not pursuing it) and I'm thinking of removing the cat (no legal requirement over here) and having a straight through pipe fitted. Has anyone done this? Will...

Just bought a 2001 Clio 172 from my local Renault dealer and they were brilliant but I've had it two weeks now so I thought I'd check my oil and it was half an inch above max, should I have some drained or is it ok?

Foamy wheel cleaner, you know the stuff, spray it on, it all foams up (like oven cleaner) and you rinse it off. Anyway I did exactly what it said on the tin, wheels were cold, didn't leave it on more than 30secs and didn't scrub (it said you could but I played it safe) and sprayed it off with...

Okay, I'm a little behind here (12 hour time difference) so please excuse me, also please excuse the new thread about the old thread. I'll try and be clear about what went on during the 40 minute dice (please bear with me). This was a very unusual situation where two cars were driven...

OK so there's loads of aftermarket bulbs out there and some are pony. I've seen some 8500k H7's and HB3's. What do people think, are the Vision Plus and Osram ones the way to go or should I stump up a little less for these ultra high temp baby's (they are 30 quid for the 2 pairs, H7's and...

Does anyone know how much a 195/50/15 Michelin Pilot Exalto is in the UK (from say Micheldever). I'm in New Zealand and we can't get them at all (so the car is currently running Plonko Morongo Dongo's or something) so I'm considering shipping one out to go with my unused spare one? Also is it...

Hi guys, I have just had a test drive in a MK1 2001 Clio 172, it has done 38,000 miles, with FPSH and is in very good shape (cheap tyres aside). The only issues that I have with it is a 'treacly' feeling gearbox (otherwise nice and prescise) and 'treacly' steering (like thick treacle is in the...

I'm writing from New Zealand where we only have 3 Clio V6's in the whole country, a handful of Clio 172's and 60 million sheep. I'm looking to buy a Mk1 Clio 172 and would like to know what to look out for on a car that I've been offered (2001, 40,000 miles) can anyone help please. I'm...