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I haven't had a 182 for years now but stumbled across this video on YouTube - interesting watch for anyone wanting to service their own vehicle. Enjoy!

I bought a £40 pattern part from eBay and it was no good so got the money back. Ended up buying genuine, worth the extra IMO. Easy to fit except that its really easy to drop the screws into the engine bay.

Had the car around 10 months now and no major porblems at all. The only work I've had done is the aux belt + serice (as it was due) and a lambda sensor, and fitted an exaust since the back boxes were rusty. It's been reliable, starting first time every time. I've calculated the economy after...

Agreed. Not sure why it's so much slower than spec. Assume they grabbed some matey with a 125, who then brought his mate along who happens to have a Clio. I'm sure the river/rider has as much to with it than the car/bike.

Did anyone see this week's article in MCN? Clio 172 vs RS4 125. Not a great write up of the Clio (although it did beat the bike to 60) as it was referred to as a chavmobile throughout. I'll upload it later if I get the scanner working.

blimey. at least ive got plenty of miles in the old dog yet. only thing im running short of is space in the service book.

finally reached 50k today, although only got the camera out a mile later :D

Saw you in Newbury this evening around 7.15, registration L30 something (I think). I was on my Suzuki SV as you went past. Who was that tool in the gold Rover 25 up your a**e?

Spotted near to Baughurst/Tadley around midday today...

Spotted you coming down the hill from Spencers Wood towards the M4 junction. Was going to flash until I realised I was in the wife's Fiesta...

Does anyone know if aftermarket (PI) MK1 springs will fit a 1*2? I'm guessing not but wanted to check first. Thanks.

I've seen ****EGG around there a few times too. Not sure if it belongs to anyone on here though?

cheers for the recommendations. agree with comments about the 'air' wheels, just a gimmick really. the fanatec looks good but i have a sofa and a coffee table, not a racing seat, so cant justify spending a lot!

bit slow on the uptake, sorry. usual things to check for things like this are layer settings or show/hide settings. if its only a problem in your assembly drawing it could be to do with the reference sets selected for the components in thebassembly.

Been playing GT5 for a long time now but finally got Forza after seeing the graphics. Anyone able to recommend a steering wheel? I've been a big fan of the logitech GT wheel for PS3 but not sure of the equivalent for xbox.

Me too! I've seen a few trophies around (although I believe BigDaveTrophy has moved away now), an orange 182 like the posted above but with anthrecite 182 wheels, and a few silver 1*2s.

Nice looking Iceberg ph1 outside the PO in Baughurst/Tadley this afternoon. Y*** KUP. Looked fairly clean and standard, although I might have spotted a rear ARB?

Saw you near the Tesco roundabout in Newbury this morning, like the number plate!

Does the car produce enough power to run all those lights??

Guess that could be it. I'll jack up the front and take the weight off then see if the springs are seated properly. I can't think when that would have happened but worth checking.

Danny - The more I think about it, the more I reckon the rear offside shock is on its way out as you said. It explains why I didn't notice it until recently too. Cheers for the suggestions. SprayShack - Think I'm going to drop the car a little anyway (prob just 25mm ish on Eibach Pros) so may...

The rear offside (i.e. opposite the high front nearside) sits slightly higher but that might be because of the front, not causing it. Both rear springs looks fine, not corroded or snapped. Shocks looks ok visually, no leaking or anything, but can't tell much more than that.

Yeh, definitely HPI clear. It had just had a new / re-sprayed bumper when I bought it - I bought through a friend who owns the spray shop that repaired it. The little black inserts in the bumper were never put back in ;) I just checked this morning and the nearsisde front sits a good inch...

Only had the car six months. No receipts to say springs have been changed but I can't say for sure. Are the cup springs at FF springs the same as each other - I thought the FF ones were only around 8mm lower than std? I'll either look out for some of these or Eibachs, can't be driving around in...

OK, just had a quick look. Bolt spacing is 54mm as best I can tell from crawling under the car, so I reckon the shocks are correct but it's just got the wrong springs. Boo. Apart from the car looking like it's on stilts how can you tell the difference between the correct and incorrect springs?

Cheers for putting my mind at rest Danny :p

Cheers for the comments, it's clearly not sitting right. Will see about getting some new springs I guess.

Hmm... I did think about the stuff in the boot - there's a 172 wheel/tyre I have as a spare, a few tools and load of basketballs. Heavy-ish but don't think it explains why I'm driving up hill all the time!

This has been bugging me for a bit so decided to post... The arch gap front and rear seem massively different to one another. AFAIK the springs are all original and the car's just had an MOT and 36k service which didn't spot any broken bits. Is this normal for a 182 without cup packs? Thinking...