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Well i have had my 106 GTI for a week now and i must say its not that slower than my clio sport 172 sure i miss the grunt of 172 but the 106 gti is bloody quick for a 1.6 it sounds great on tick over, like a minature scooby and there is loads of group n performance parts available from...

goodbye 172 Thats it the deal has been done monday morning the clio is gone i got £7500 for it 44k, sold my cup alloys to my mate and we put his mk2 172 alloys on, it looks sh*t but hey its been traded i am gonna get one again might go for a clio cup next time got my self a 106 gti in...

clio 172 exhaust rattle around 4500 rpm i thought i was a heat sheild , but i have been proved wrong anyone with a clio mk1 mk2 172 had this prob shorty:)

cliosport car mats did they get produced? i had a look at the thread ages ago i am after some nice mats for my clio renault do the clio cup mats but i dont know what they look like anyone got pics or know how to get hold of the clio sport ones Cheers shorty

clutch judder right this has just started on my mk1 clio 172 is there a known fault with the clutches in a 172 mines has done 41k anyone had the same shorty

renault tunning it seems expensive and the power gains are crap where if you got a jap car the power gains are massive i think the renault tunners should get a move on and come up with some goodies

Thinking of buying a evo 3 / 4 they kick ass

Wow these look well cool, has anyone bought one yet if so what the quality like and the air filter that comes with it is a pannel filter or a induction kit, the more info the better it looks great just hope it performs well to. nice price buy the way, well interested in getting one :) shorty

tunning a 172, what should you do , some people say , yes tune it induction kit exhaust, other people sat leave em standard should you a tune a 172, i have been looking at the pros and cons some people report power loss, any out there who can change my mind

cup alloys painted white thinking of getting my cup alloys painted white i have a silver 172 and jusy thought it would look nice seen some pics what do you lot think

has anyone got one, does anyone sell them does anyone know anthing about the power outout etc let us know

Jap performance just bought fast car mag, dont buy it much they give you a wicked 2hr long dvd, there are some ass kicking jap cars on there, it reminder me of my civic coupe VTI which was 167BHP and had a rev limit like a motor bike iam kinda missing that raw jap performance you get, big turbos...

Has anyone bought stuff from (need for speed.co.uk) they have some nice looking gear on there like a group N pannel filter for the 172 shorty:)

Price of Green filters, BB performance wants £35+vat Demon tweeks wants £35 inc vat so why do the prices differ so much if the product should be a standard price anyone know where to buy one without getting shafted by + vat malarky K-tec racing you need a bank loan to buy anything from...

boot light staying on anyone know what to do besides disconnect it cheers shorty

Air filter / Air box mods 172, i had a mk1 golf gti many moons ago and with the standard air box someone suggested to put a few large circle shaped holes to allow more air to get in do you think this would work on the 172 with a uprated pannel filter iam talking about a couple of holes not...

hit 40k today, ye ha and the beast going to renault for a lovely service and some TLC for its 40th birthday :)

pannel filter or induction kit dont know what to get for my mk1 172 anyone help i know there is a load of filters but which one is the best or are they all equal

172 performance better with age mine has 39k on the clock and seems to go lot better, i thought it was a myth when people say the engines get better with age it pulls like a pit bull now, loads and people say oh thats high mileage 39k but i look at it this way 0-10k engine is brand new and...

10-40w oil in a 172, would do any harm or nothing at all only there is a big price difference in the 5-40w and 10-40w let us know if any has used it i checked the manual and it says there to use 15-40w cheers shorty

how many of you keep it on the limiter you know the redline :devilish:

are the pannel filters anygood ? like the K&N, green, pipercross, pannel filters or would a induction kit be better, K-tec racing have some good prices on there filters at the moment Shorty

fair play the build quality is crap on the clio172 full of road noise and crap plastics

yes the civic type-r is calling selling the clio sport 172 to make way for the type-r what do you lot think of em shorty

How many are there, and what clios do they drive it would be good to know

How f**king dear are the spark plugs for the clio 172 £17 thats a f**king rip off and it cost £270 for a f**king service my car has reached the 36000 miles and needs the major service but i did not think it would cost this f**king much

Clio cup tyre inflators , do they work ok got my clio cup alloy now on my mk1 172 and i have not got a spare thinking of keeping the weight down and getting the tyre inflators let us know shorty

rear shocks leaking. had my cup wheels fitted the other day only to find out the rear shocks are leaking, my car is not that old Mk1 172 reg 2000 any ideas shorty

and yes its makes the mk1 172 look so much better well happy, my original alloys are ready to go now see my thread in the for sale more to follow shorty

How old is everyone i would be good to know, no telling fibs, just the truth iam 27