10 Things You Didn't Know About The Clio 182

[ModMySam]

The windscreen wipers are on the wrong way.

My friend pointed that out yesterday

 

[realnumber 1]

The turning circle is embarrassingly bad as I reminded myself turning round in a traffic jam tonight...

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

The turning circle is embarrassingly bad as I reminded myself turning round in a traffic jam tonight...

Yep, same as a mk4 golf!

 

[mossyv6]

The drivers side electric window still works after turning the ignition off! But stops when you open the door?

 

[DaveDreads]

The plastic sump tray has foam inside it to soak up the oil that Renault know leaks from the sump gasket.

'The sump gasket has a flaw and leaks oil should we fix it'?
'No, just pack the sump tray full of foam to soak it up'.

Bloody French!

 

[Adamm.]

They're the ultimate hot hatch, oh wait everybody knows that already.

 

[Martin_172]

what was fred @ BTM's one about them having faster piston movement than a Renault f1 engine or something?! due to the bore and stroke

if you turn the heated rear windscreen on the wing mirrors heat up

 

[DaveDreads]

if you turn the heated rear windscreen on the wing mirrors heat up

Now that's something I didn't know.

 

[ModMySam]

If you hold down the horn for 10 minutes then get out do the hokey kokey, touch your toes and scream at the top of your voice the clio turns into a transformer.

 

[Ricardos]

There's a hook on the inside of the petrol filler cap to hang the cap on when filling up with the V Power

The number of people (in general) I've seen that put their keys on the roof of their car when filling up.

 

[ModMySam]

There's a hook on the inside of the petrol filler cap to hang the cap on when filling up with the V Power

The number of people (in general) I've seen that put their keys on the roof of their car when filling up.

I always hang mine by the hook, wouldnt risk scratching the paint.

 

[Struggler]

i always dump my keys straight on the roof! and ill probs never get out of that habit!

 

[Saamm93]

There's a hook on the inside of the petrol filler cap to hang the cap on when filling up with the V Power

The number of people (in general) I've seen that put their keys on the roof of their car when filling up.

I can never understand why people cant hold their keys for 2 mins while filling up. My keys go no where near the paint work

 

[Chapperz]

When going round a corner at speed it c***s its leg up. One of the back wheels come off the ground (see top gear review).

 

[Stefan.]

When you sell one, you will end back up in one in due time.....

 

[Martin_172]

^ that, i sold mine last month and im looking at them again already! Lol

 

[pupster92]

When cold they idle lumpier than school chocolate pudding

when cold the rev limiter is set at 6850 and when warm it revs to 7250 (ish)

There is also a shift light on the limit

 

[ModMySam]

When cold they idle lumpier than school chocolate pudding

when cold the rev limiter is set at 6850 and when warm it revs to 7250 (ish)

There is also a shift light on the limit

My derv sounds like its going to cut out idling when its really cold, after about a 2 minutes it will warm up and be fine.

 

[AJFisher]

When cold they idle lumpier than school chocolate pudding

when cold the rev limiter is set at 6850 and when warm it revs to 7250 (ish)

There is also a shift light on the limit

^^ this and they misfire/run crap for the first few minutes

 

[imprezaworks]

I've never had one that's as you describe it.

 

[pupster92]

Really?? i thought all the 182's did it? If i get in mine and drive from cold, it holds back then suddenly leaps into life. doesnt matter what gear or speed, it jerks a little then its fine. Almost like the engine management is warming up

 

[imprezaworks]

Get it mapped (rs tuner). But yeah none of mine have been painful to drive when cold.

 

[McGherkin]

They can be set up to beep at you if they go too fast.

 

[pupster92]

Didnt know that. but its a bit gay lol

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah and driving a Clio is so masculine lol






joking

 

[pupster92]

Touche lol

 

[Dank182]

That the mirrors are heated, and the aircon models have a blue cover inside the glove box that you open to turn it into a cool box.

And the 182 cup has more front castor over the normal 182

Also how many sub 20yr old plebs drive them.

I've had 3 Clio 182s over the past 7-8 years and I only discovered the heated wing mirrors about a week ago. I never even knew about the cool box!

 

[Chip-mk1]

what was fred @ BTM's one about them having faster piston movement than a Renault f1 engine or something?! due to the bore and stroke

Yeah the internal geometry is terrible so if you start to rev them you end up with horrific piston speeds that are far too high for optimum performance as the piston is practically running away from the flame front!

 

[ModMySam]

I've had 3 Clio 182s over the past 7-8 years and I only discovered the heated wing mirrors about a week ago. I never even knew about the cool box!

Apparently most newer cars have heated wing mirrors.

 

[mace¬]

182 is the number of times Al Pacino says f**k in Scarface. This is thought to have come from the number of mornings a year that a 182 owner says f**k when trying to start their car.

 

[imprezaworks]

Ha ha

 

[Nick_Leeds]

''If you hold down the button on the wiper stalk, the one you press to toggle through the trip, with the ignition off and the turn the ignition on, but not the car on, it tells you exactly how many litres are in''

Pinched from another thread, which I now can't find.

 

[Mr Plums]

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-815629

 

[msremmert]

Oooooo now this is a video I'd like to see.

They have a shift light.

Or an "Oi! r****d! You should have shifted up about 500rpm ago" light.

The Trophy comes with competition Sachs dampers that cost more than a Corsa to rebuild.

Throw it into a corner at a high enough speed, it c**ks its leg (though that's been mentioned!)

You can't go faster for less money

Too many of them end up getting broken as they get bought by people who can't be arsed to get the belts done or who are too lazy and let them snap. Help save them!

When mapped, those two exhausts on the back can make lots of fire.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Mine beeps constantly at about 75 and 92mph.

Annoying as f**k.

 

[imprezaworks]

Turn it off, must be a way lol

 

[l33th3tr33]

If I knew I would! lol

 

[McGherkin]

@l33th3tr33 It needs plugging into CLIP. As Dan has already told you. You forgetful s**t.

It's a requirement in Saudi or somewhere like that, that it has to beep at you if you go too fast.

 

[l33th3tr33]

I'll clip you in a minute, pugwash.

Thanks for reminding me though lol

 

[ModMySam]

I'll clip you in a minute, pugwash.

Thanks for reminding me though lol

That made me lol