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Dear All Im not really well up on the 182 and the Cup version in terms of prices and the like.When i bought my Mark 1 172 i got it from Dublin on import. Can anyone tell me how much you can get a 182 for now,from a main dealer and car supermarket kinds of places,especially in the...

Dear All Just had my first accident on Boxing day,due to ice.My 172 did a 180 degree turn on a icy patch and i hit a concrete central reservation. On first look at the rear end i was quite chuffed as there was just a few scrapes,no big deal.The Magnex backbox seemed to have taken the full...

Dear All The last week or so both of my main beam headlights on my 2001 Y reg 172 have both ran out. i have been down to Renault to buy the bulbs but they wanted £27 to fit them (yeah right). Anyway i bought a screw set to try to change the headlights myself,but after unscrewing the three...

Hello I hope someone can help me please,the other week i had my mark 1 172 badges stolen,the Renault Sport one on the back and both the 2.0 16v ones on the side,it cost me £50 odd pound to replace them along with £150 for sparaying the tailgate because of the damage they had done. Anyway the...

Hello Not been on the board for a long time,but still have my lovely silver mark 1 172,and it is just awesome. The reason why im on here is my girlfiend,she has just bought a black Clio 1.2 16v,and shes having a bit of trouble with it. After a few days of buying it the drivers side window...

Hello Just found a nasty great nail embedded in the side wall of my rear tyre,it will probably need a new tyre if it gets taken out and goes down,but can anyone tell me the price of the Michellin tyre on the Mark 1 172,and where probably it would be cheapest to get it from,say on mail...

Dear All To cut a long story short,late last night my battery needed to be recharged by the AA has it wouldnt start after this was recharged everything was okay untill after i took it for a 20 min drive to recharge. Has i was about to leave my girlfiends house i used my key plip opened the...

Hello Folks. Tonight has i was just about to set off home from work i put my headlights on and realised something wasnt quite right,my dashboard didnt light up and was completely black,apart from the headlight indicator.Also the left/right flashers where working as well as the temperature...

Hello Folks. Tonight has i was just about to set off home from work i put my headlights on and realised something wasnt quite right,my dashboard didnt light up and was completely black,apart from the headlight indicator.Also the left/right flashers where working as well as the temperature...

Hello Can anyone tell me what is there to be done on a 12000 mile service,is there anything else other than oil changes and the like?When do the spark plugs get changed? Cheers Ian

Hello Can anyone tell me what is there to be done on a 12000 mile service,is there anything else other than oil changes and the like?When do the spark plugs get changed? Cheers Ian

On my Clio 172,they look really good as well as the door handles.Ill post a couple of pictures in the gallery soon. What was a bit of a pisser though was i got my bonnet properly done to get rid of some bird muck stains,i turn up to pick it up and there was 2 great sh*t stains full of red...

On my Clio 172,they look really good as well as the door handles.Ill post a couple of pictures in the gallery soon. What was a bit of a pisser though was i got my bonnet properly done to get rid of some bird muck stains,i turn up to pick it up and there was 2 great sh*t stains full of red...

Im thinking of getting mine done along with the door handles as well and have been quoted around £140/£150 for paint/labour etc... I have seen a few in the gallery and look really nice.The new 172s look great with the colour coded side strips on,especially the silver ones. Is this a...

Im thinking of getting mine done along with the door handles as well and have been quoted around £140/£150 for paint/labour etc... I have seen a few in the gallery and look really nice.The new 172s look great with the colour coded side strips on,especially the silver ones. Is this a...

Hello Folks Can anyone give us any advice on removing bird stains which are left behind on cars after taking them off.I got the main muck off but it has now left a cloudy kind of stain behind.I have give it a good rub with Autoglym polish but it is still there.Has anyone removed this kind of...

Hello Folks Can anyone give us any advice on removing bird stains which are left behind on cars after taking them off.I got the main muck off but it has now left a cloudy kind of stain behind.I have give it a good rub with Autoglym polish but it is still there.Has anyone removed this kind of...

Dear All I have just got hold of Cd Rewriter for my PC and have recorded quite a few pre recorded cds onto blank ones,so i dont have to use the originals in my car. I have a Alpine head unit and 6 disk changer in the boot.They sound great apart from the fact that every now and again they seem...