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Afternoon all,
Don't know if any of you will be interested, but i've done my first full road test peice for Pistonheads.
Its on the frontpage at the moment, or click here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/roadtests/doc.asp?c=47&i=17359
All comments welcome.
I was just thinking back, and remembered that Chris Harris had a Black Gold Mk2 V6 as an Autocar Long termer a while ago.
Now the main difference was it had a full cream leather interior - a £1500 option IIRC. Not seen it anywhere since, so i wonder if it went on to be a renault UK car, or if...
Okay, so over the last couple of days my steering has developed a 'clunk' when you turn the wheel when stationary, left to right.
You can also feel a 'jump' when you turn onto full lock in reverse/1st as you move off, as if something isn't right with the front sus.
I can't get under the car to...
Anyone know how much one of these would be from Renault?
Some prick has reversed into my car in a car park and driven off.
Luckily the paintwork stuff will polish out, but they ripped off the washer jet while they were at it.
I'm guessing its a bumper off job to refit as well.
w*****s.
Okay, these aren't the ones in the group buy, but these ones:
I'm thinking of getting a set in silver to go with the new style badges on the back. Just updates the car a little, i feel.
So what do people think? will they look good?
I may do a litttle photochop...
Typical, cleaned my car on tuesday night, gave it a proper going over.
Parked my car outside work yesterday, only to find when i returned that all the local birds have used it as target practice!
Little f***ers!!
Another hour of pressure washer, car shampoo and tar&bug remover, and its back...
I'm looking for a project, and the thought has crossed my mind (after seeing the current crop of white Clios popping up), that i've never seen anyone do it to a V6.
The way i see it is, pick up a Ph1 V6 (c£10k), then spend £1k on some nice anthracite compomotive 6-spokes, and a further £1.5k on...
As the thread says - i think they're fecking useless.
I'd rather just have them on intermittent and set the speed myself using the rotary selector on the stalk...
Mk2 172ff FYI...
thanks all...
Not mine (obviously), but these seem like a pretty decent buy for someone to use as a track/hillclimb car:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Clio-172-182-Cup-Race-car-Britcar-LMA-Prod-S1_W0QQitemZ330143498885QQihZ014QQcategoryZ9861QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem...
Spotted you this morning on the way into work, around 8:50. I was a few cars back all the way down in the really irritatingly slow traffic.
Cliosport sticker in the back window...
I was in the noisy Monaco Blue 172... (thanks K-tec...lol)
Okay, so i've got a good 1000 miles on my Stealth now so its bedded in and coked up like a good 'un.
The noise it makes it awesome, nice and bassy, with a wicked rasp when it runs through the revs. Not too noisy either, just sporty enough.
The problem i have is that there is a metallic...
Not sure if its someone on here, but this will surely be of interest to someone:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Clio-182-trophy-EVO-print_W0QQitemZ230133531456QQihZ013QQcategoryZ10410QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Next to the BP garage coming off the Wick.
Its a Black 172 with anthracite 182 wheels, looked very nice.
I was in the Monaco 172 that revved as i went past you - though you might appreciate my new K-tec Stealth!! :D
Fitted this afternoon, and it sounds terrible!! lol
Luckily i know that these sort of things take time to coke up before they stop sounding like someone farting down a drainpipe..... :D
Roll on a hundred miles or so when it gets its proper lungs...
My 172 has started making a wierd buzzing noise, almost like interference, from the little grille just ahead of the interior lights when the engine is started.
Does anyone know what this is?
Its kinda irritating and appears to be getting louder.
Don't want to take it to the local Stealer as...
Does anyone have one on their car?
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1088
Any idea how loud it is, does it resonate etc?
I want a little more fruity noise, but not too loud. As i may want to sell at some point i also don't want to cut the bumper, or have the exhaust sitting below...
Afternoon all,
I picked up my 02 plate 172 this afternoon, and have enjoyed every minute of it so far!
Here it is:
And here's what it replaced:
And here's what that replaced ( just to give you an idea of what kind of person I am!):
Had to buy a house, so the RX-7 went, and I went...