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Theres an advert in last weeks Scottish Autotrader(possibly on website)of a guy selling a Mk2 172.Its a silver one with 17s and sideskirts and roofspoiler,not very subtle.In the advert it says it has over 200bhp,which i found hard to believe as the only mod it says it has is a magnex exhaust...

Went into Renault Hamilton on Saturday morning and purchased a set of front brake pads for my mk1 172.Gave the guy my reg number and he checked the computer and said they were £25+vat,thought that was quite good for renault.Anyway,drove home got the car jacked uped and took the wheel off and the...

Anybody had any problems when ordering from them.I ordered 2 Toyos last Friday and got a confirmation back same day saying they had my order and would email delivery date which would be within 7 days.Ive still not heard from them,im going to phone them tomorrow to see whats happening.

Sitting at a junction tonight in my 172 after picking up my Wife,waiting to join the A8,its got roadworks so no slip road just a junction.Im behind a little Ford Ka,I look up the road and theres a truck about 200 yards away so i look at the Ka and she starts moving forward,look back at the truck...

Since fitting my Supersprint 70mm race system on my mk1 172 which does away with the cat ive noticed that i no longer get the power surge that you get at about 4500rpm.It definetley sees to pick up alot faster from lower down the rev range but you dont get the boost at 4500.Im not saying its...

Ok,i know everyone asks about tyres and we tell them to search,but i dont think anyones asked about some of these. Ill be needing some new front tyres for my mk1 172 soon,so im trying to make my mind up what ones to get.Ive been looking on mytyres.com which links you to a tyre test which tells...

Anyone know if these are any good?Seen them for about £42 each for 195/50/15 for my mk1 172.Not bothered if their soft compound just overall grip.

Got Dogmauls Supersprint 70mm race exhaust put on today,holy 5h1t what a sound.Ripping,snorting,popping and banging,brilliant.Not too subtle but i love it.Couldnt beleive the noise of it when my mate backed it out the garage and flew up the road and the noise set all the car alarms in the street...

I was on the phone to Nick today and am ordering their induction kit and ecu for my mk1 172,anybody have these 2 together.I was thinking of getting a bmc cda but couldnt get one for 2 weeks,then i saw the hillpower one and decided to go for that instead.Do you think it will be better than the...

Should i get an r-sport ecu or an dastek unichip?Im going to get a BMC CDA and de-cat and exhaust,then what?I know the unichip is more expensive and can be programmed to suit the mods but will it be much better than a r-sport ecu?Ive not seen much on here about dastek has anyone had any...

Need a bit of help please.My mk1 172 is making a low frequency whirring noise from one of the front wheels i think.The noise gets worse when i turn a sweeping left bend,making me think its coming from the drivers side wheel.Also when i go over 70mph it gets worse and the steering wheel vibrates...

Right ive found another 172,had one a year ago but rolled it.Its for sale for £7495,43000 miles,silver and their giving me £4000 trade in on my Focus.Its all been agreed over the phone and via email cause the garage is in Bassingstoke and im in Scotland,but hes told me 4k is his gauranteed...