Happy birthday 182

[MRBILLYUK]

20 years ago today that I bought this, brand new with 8 delivery miles on the clock now it's at 136k miles and still my daily driver.
It still scrubs up well 😁

 

[Matt Cup]

Great milestone.

Must be very few 1 owner RS’s nowadays. @Darren S has had his since new too iirc?

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Yeah. I think there's Darren and a couple others who've also had theirs since new. There can't be that many 1 owners about.
If I'd have left a few more weeks it would have been on an 06 plate, which would have been very rare, but I needed it on the road asap.

 

[Fletcher]

I am not the first owner, but have had my 172 for 21 years now!

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I am not the first owner, but have had my 172 for 21 years now!

That's good going 👍
I've only had 2 cars in the last 25 years 😮 I bought a brand new 172 in 2001 then sold it after 4 years and bought the 182.

 

[Bleu]

That's good going 👍
I've only had 2 cars in the last 25 years 😮 I bought a brand new 172 in 2001 then sold it after 4 years and bought the 182.

That’s impressive. Had any issues with rust?

 

[Darren S]

Great milestone.

Must be very few 1 owner RS’s nowadays. @Darren S has had his since new too iirc?

Yep - since December 2004.

Still love driving the thing!

All that s**t French build quality too......

 

[dann2707]

Absolutely mental time that. I struggle to wear one solid pair of boxers on a day without soiling them and there's people owning cars for 20 years!

Fair play mate

 

[cat171]

My dad had his Ph2 Flamer 172 from less than a year old until last year.

Story time,

Spoiler

I remember going to Renault Ilford to look at it with him before they had prepped it etc (it was just at the back of their lot) He paid £14,600 for it (I had a 1.8 Phase 2 in sports blue at the time) he liked it but wanted a newer car, so he got the 172.
It's a 52 reg, November 2002 car with factory clear side repeaters and sat nav (the nav was the reason he wanted it, it apparently had Nokia phone prep too) I have inherited it and don't plan to sell it.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

That’s impressive. Had any issues with rust?

Yeah some rust has been cut out above both rear wheel arches and the standard rusty petrol cap.

 

[Ray Gin]

That is an amazing achievement

 

[imprezaworks]

Amazing 😍

 

[Martin_172]

Fair play thats good going! has it been fairly reliable?

EDIT: That smile your on dashcam sticker is absolute nonce behaviour however

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Fair play thats good going! has it been fairly reliable?

EDIT: That smile your on dashcam sticker is absolute nonce behaviour however

Pretty much so. It's on its 3rd alternator and 3rd battery and one driveshaft replaced plus the spoiler brake light was playing up a couple of weeks ago. It once threw the aux belt off but a million to one chmace it jammed and don't take out the cambelt.
Other than that, it's been very reliable. Costs have generally been all bog standard stuff, servicing and tyres etc....

Haha. The story about the dashcam sticker is because there's a scumbag neighbour who's twice reversed into my car. It's really there just to remind her as the dashcam runs 24/7. She now gives my car a very wide berth.