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    clutch bite point

    never noticed before... missus uses the 182 a lot so the seat moves a fair bit. clutch bite point feels very high.. have done 11,000 miles driven very hard from new... lots of bouncing off the clutch although its never seemed to be a problem.. what is it ??? clutch cable slipped or something...
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    182 - bizarre rear wiper activity

    set off this morning in the 182 auto lights on due to rubbish weather, got about 1/2 a mile when i decided for no real reason to put the lights on rather than leave them under the control of renault, shortly afterwards i looked in the rear view and decided to wash the rear screen... i pushed the...
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    rev limiter coming in early

    Noticed today, engine was nice and warm (had been in the car for about 30 mins) and hit an empty bit of road, thought id stretch its legs to blow away the cobwebs etc. Never paid too much attention to the rev limiter but im sure i never used to hit it just shy of 7000 rpm. Im sure it used to...
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    renault breakers in Yorkshire area

    in the hunt for a new carpet for my boot, does anyone know any decent renault breakers that are likely to have 172/cup/or even 182s kicking around
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    oil spillage in boot

    didnt fasten the top on oil bottle properly and was greeted with the pungent smell of performance ST 10w/40... not much leaked out but enough to saturate a small area of the carpet in the boot. took carpet out today and the oil has perished the glue between the carpet and the felt bit on the...
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    6000 mile update

    well, after doing the rag it to death run in (first 25 miles) as suggested in various places on the net, thought it may be worth updating on progress with the car so far. took delivery with 2 miles on the clock, delivered on a transporter. did the "text book" rag it to death run in period...
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    most miles in first week

    managed to get 1423 miles on the clock in the first week in the 182 (now stands at around 2100 after 11 days) wife has had the lexus GS which is actually a company car, for the last week or so, ive been taking the 182 on business as my company pays on mileage whatever. cruise control is a god...
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    rattletastic(plus question about 172 MK1)

    182 for 10 days ... 897 miles on the clock (taken on business trip in pouring rain :( ) and i now have rattles totally expected but oddly its not a seat or transmission but the plastic screen on the dials, press down on the binnacle and it disappears :D at anything above 40 i also have a...
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    182 172 and cup doors ...

    noticed today that the hinges on the doors of my 182 dont look too hot, have a habit of letting door fly open which inevitably stresses the hinge. just wondered if any 172 or cup owners have had any problems with the hinges over longer term ??
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    Civic Type-R to 182

    Finally took delivery of my black gold 182 today and have spent most of the day putting it through its paces. its the first personally (non-company) car ive owned since i sold my CTR which i owned for 2 years and 40,000 miles.. my brother also has a facelift CTR which ive been "looking after"...
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    Woohoo delviery date confirmed

    Wednesday morning fantastic !! especially as they "lost" the car for two days, now i just have to squeeze three days "on site" for work in the big smoke, two job interviews and a marathon trip to the dentist into next week as well as my car being delivered on wednesday morning.
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    more new clio pics and other concepts

    some look a bit better than others ive seen http://www.autoweek.nl/forum/read.php?f=12&i=31169&t=31169http://www.autoweek.nl/forum/read.php?f=12&i=31169&t=31169 forum is quite good actually loads of concept cars http://www.autoweek.nl/forum/list.php?f=12U color=#800080...
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    ESP

    not got my 182 yet but want to know, is it easy to turn the ESP off ? reviews ive read seem to suggest it is.... .....is it?
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    cup bits

    ive searched but cant find anything on this. im looking for a pic that shows (apart from the alloys) the difference between a 182 with and without the cup bits. My 182 has been bought direct from Renault so will just be delivered in a couple of weeks, i want to be able to make sure quickly that...
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    Noob here

    Hello noob here, just sold a CTR after a couple of years ownership and decided to make a switch to the darkside, 182 delivered in 2 weeks. astounded on the test drive, took a 4300 mile one out nicely broken in with cup suspension. handling is different league to the Civic as is 0-60 IMHO not...
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