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Holdcroft Renault in Crewe have 2 Silver Cups for sale, both with climate control and delivery mileage only (1 is in the showroom) if anyone is looking for one in a hurry - no doubt good deals to be had...

Glad Im not the only 30-something using the forum!

Thought it was just mine that did this - how wrong can you be?!

Wondered why I hadnt seen you on the way to work lately - Silver 172, normally going the opposite way to you in Abbey Hulton. Also part of the Vauxhall crew going to Santa Pod a couple of Sundays ago on the A50. Did you eventually manage to out-run the white Nova shaped missile in the end, or...

Think the piccy may be of the French market Ragnotti version.

As an active member of both the PNG and Clio Sport, and with a fair bit of Nova experience, perhaps the following may be of use. Even when new, Novas werent known for their handling balance, and had a fairly hard ride - Vauxhalls idea of a sporting hatch. But they are honest, cheap tuneable...

_KDF - Total Vauxhall. Not lairy enough for Max Poo or Fast Turd - No 20" rims, flip paint, or 8" tailpipe on mine.

Saying that bits might fall off and hit my car isnt exactly cricket. Build quality issues appear to be one of the more common threads on here. Ive had a couple, shared with a number of other forum users and my 172 has only done 480 miles. I would be mad to say that the Nova is perfict, but Ive...

Easy now! I seem to have read somewhere that Renault build quality isnt the best either! Might be opening a can of worms here, but why the prejudice all the time? (I drive both).

Is that your Nova Mr. Caro? IanH

Very Nice. Had my 172 for 3 weeks, and its been polished every week-end. Once spent 2 weeks of evenings and week-ends polishing the ornament in the garage (Nova) ready for its feature in Total Vauxhall, but that did include the underside, behind the wheels, all suspension, and entire...

Fitted mudflaps on the front of mine this weekend - just modified standard Clio II items.

Brilliant! Will have to get one - even have one in my colour! Would love a matching Cup to go with it - any ideas?

Would like to see. How much, where from and what colour?

Certainly - Holdcroft Renault. The whole buying/owning experience has been A1 from start to finish (kiss of death now). Myself and a friend tried to buy a couple of VWs before seing the light, but we couldnt give our money away to them - dealers simply werent interested and we visited 2...

Dave, Was told by my dealer that changers fitted on-line are Alpines, whereas those retro-fitted at dealers are VDO-Dayton! How the hell do they get that to work? Decided to stick with in-dash single disc and perhaps upgrade at later date - changers no longer standard on 172s.

Had my 172 for almost 2 weeks now, and noticed a flaw in the paintwork on the passenger door when polishing it last week-end (How come you never notice these things when you collect the car?). Didnt want to have a go at rectifying it myself with it being under warranty, so visited the...

Tend to put a Disc Lock steering wheel lock on mine now when no-one else is sat in it. Ever so quiet!

Took the car out today over some severely rutted roads (plenty of choice round here) - not one noise from the seat, bloody typical!!! Will have to keep my eye on it.

Totally agree with what youre saying. Taking the car back to have any form of work done to it (warranty or otherwise) is probably the aspect of new car ownership that I am most concerned about, probably because once you hand the keys over there is always a little bit of un-certainty about how...

Thats way out of order. Havent tested the local dealers service desk yet, so will reserve judgement for now, but hope I get someone with a bit more proffessionalism. As you say, shouldnt matter that the car didnt cost 20 grand - its still a major investment for most people.

Not you! - The fact that its probably been ragged already from cold! May explain why the inside of the wheels looked like the car had done 100 miles when I picked it up from the dealers, rather than the 10 miles that were actually showing on the clocks!

Had a quick look tonight - looks like the two nuts that secure the seat frame at the front may require further tightening as there is a small amount of play and a slight rocking motion when you push down on the front of the squab. Will have to remove plastic trim panels at the base of the seat...

Flying Scotsman, Sounds like identical problem - Noise disappears when passenger sitting in seat. Will try recreating the noise when stationery so that car doesnt get a ragging from main dealer mechanics if I have to take it in - bit over-protective of it (Well it is only a week old!!).

Couldnt agree more! Hope its going to be just a matter of a sight adjustment.

Definitely not the exhaust or CD changer (havent got one!). 172 Loony described it perfectly - sounds like a clunking on the seat rails. May well be the seat runner assemby as suggested by Flying Scotsman. Will check it out first and if I cant fix it by using brute force and ignorance, will have...

Christ - Hope its not the dreaded 4k rattle arriving 3.9k early! Exhaust is fine (for now), but seat base is definitely moving. It is located properly on the runners and isnt in-between adjustment positions. Dont relish the thought of it having to go back so early on.

Evening All! Recently joined ClioSport (although I have been enjoying the banter for a few months now), and took delivery of a new 172 last Monday. I have noticed thanks to our local councils expert highway maintenance programme, that the base of the passenger seat has a really annoying...