My new 182!

[Sarah-182]

Hi everyone,

I have just picked this up from Nottingham this morning, I'm really excited, its super clean and runs nice...

Here is a pic of it at the dealers next to my boyfriends GTE...

I noticed there was a sticker in the back window from this forum and paperwork relating to a member on here, does anyone know anything of the cars history on here?

...also the seatbelts are a bit scruffy is there a trick to cleaning these or is it a case of replace them or scrub them best you can??

I hope this is in the right section apologies to MODs if not.

Thanks guys!

 

[Mr R.]

Hi and welcome.

Pay the £12 members fee and it will be the best £12 you have ever spent.

Lots of info about the cars, stuff for sale, discounts and a detailing section.

 

[Crybert]

pull the seatbelts as far as u can and close the door with them hanging out. Soap and a toothbrush worked a treat for me

Love the astra

 

[Mr Anderson]

Welcome, and cracking cars! Not seen a GTE in person for at least 15 years!

I too have silver seat belts...going to have to scrub with some hot soapy water

 

[Tommo.]

Welcome to the forum!

Re the seatbelts, see below (credit to Austin-182 for this useful guide)-

For years my seatbelts have looked dirty, i remember when i bought it back in 2008 they didnt look very clean then either and always wanted to clean them but didnt really know how to go about it. I have heard of hanging them out the door and jet washing, but tbh i didnt fancy doing this. A while back i came across a thread on a different forum from a guy in France who cleaned his and they came up immaculate.

Anyone who knows me, know that i keep my interior immaculate at all times and the belts have really been letting the whole interior down.

Its quite a simple process, please read each step below;

Here you can see just how dirty they were, quite disgusting really and I'm not sure how they have got that bad in the first place but i suppose 8 years of use and being silver they show up everything.

You need to remove the bolt holding the seat bely in first of all, access it from the rear of the car.

When removed you need to get a bucket, a small nail brush and some soap powder.

pull the belt as much as it will allow you, then use 2 normal pegs to prevent it from re tensioning back in.

You could use a towel, but i didn't have one so used 2 bin bags to cover the seat.

Mix a small amount of soap powder with warm water in the bucket and place it on the seat, them put the belt in the bucket. Allow to soak for 10-15 mins and then use the brush to agitate the powder into the belt and you will see the dirt breaking down.

When cleaned, i wiped the full belt with a microfibre to get rid of the water and as its a warm day, i left them hanging out the door to dry out. I kept wiping them throughout to soak up any water on them to speed up the natural drying process.

When dry, fit back and admire how clean they look.

 

[Jordi17]

i used napisan on my seatbelts - come up top notch and brand new.

 

[Sarah-182]

Ahh thanks alot guys that's very helpful! Just need a sunny day to get on with it now, thanks for the replies! Not happy that the GTE is faster than mine!

 

[whom]

Pull them to full extension, close the door with them outside, pressure washer, job done.

 

[brad259]

Ahh thanks alot guys that's very helpful! Just need a sunny day to get on with it now, thanks for the replies! Not happy that the GTE is faster than mine!

Fastest you've got out of it?

 

[Sarah-182]

Fastest out of the 182 was 110 however i have only had it a day so plenty more experimenting. Fastest out of the GTE was 146 but apparently the passenger door nearly flew off so had to back off!

 

[-Danman-]

So are you local to Nottingham or is that just where you got the car from?

Looks like a nice example anyway

 

[Sarah-182]

Thanks! It is a nice one, all the others I have seen were well ropey. No, sorry, that's were we bought the car from, we're from Barnsley. It was a fair trek but fun in the right car, lol.

 

[daveski]

Welcome to CS.

Whereabouts in Nottingham did you get the car from?

 

[Sarah-182]

Thanks! I got it from a place called "Nottingham-car" right next to the Notts county football ground.

 

[Mr Anderson]

you'll have to change your username to Sarah-182

 

[-Danman-]

It isn't Simon's restored one is it? Can't remember if he finished it or not.

Ignore me.

 

[Sarah-182]

you'll have to change your username to Sarah-182

Ha! funny you just said that, I've just this second sent a message to the "Mod" asking to change it, lol.

It isn't Simon's restored one is it? Can't remember if he finished it or not.

Ignore me.

I dont remember seeing a Simon in any of the paperwork, but the car is defiantly off here and owner was a member.

 

[Mr Anderson]

You can change your username yourself in the Profile or Settings page

 

[Sarah-182]

Ha! just found it, thanks. Thought that would of been a moderator job.

 

[Mr Anderson]

There that's better lol. Any differences with the car over the 172 bar cosmetics?

 

[Sarah-182]

I set the user up before i bought the car, I was after a 172 but decided to go for the nicer 182! The 182 is my very first Clio.

 

[Ste182]

looks really tidy! i'm hoping to get an rb at some point!

 

[Mr Anderson]

I set the user up before i bought the car, I was after a 172 but decided to go for the nicer 182! The 182 is my very first Clio.

Ah right. Same here! What did you have before? The engine is fantastic isn't it, so eager.

 

[Sarah-182]

looks really tidy! i'm hoping to get an rb at some point!

It has a few dinks but apart from that it is really tidy, really pleased to call it mine! Sorry whats an rb?

Ah right. Same here! What did you have before? The engine is fantastic isn't it, so eager.

If i tell you i had a rusty old poverty spec vectra estate will you promise not to laugh! Only drove it a couple of times but love it already however the heavy clutch is taking some getting use to.

 

[Mr Anderson]

I can't laugh, I had a 1.4 diesel Yaris. Still got it in fact, it's on Gumtree lol

I find the clutch just right, but then the Yaris has a very heavy clutch. I'm sure you will get used to it very quick, thats what usually happens, then you drive another car and it's like is this clutch even connected to anything?? So light!!

 

[Ste182]

rb is the colour of your car racing blue

ste

 

[Sarah-182]

I can't laugh, I had a 1.4 diesel Yaris. Still got it in fact, it's on Gumtree lol

I find the clutch just right, but then the Yaris has a very heavy clutch. I'm sure you will get used to it very quick, thats what usually happens, then you drive another car and it's like is this clutch even connected to anything?? So light!!

That is very true, my foot nearly went through the vectra floor when i got back in her! Oh dear there is no excuse for that lol

rb is the colour of your car racing blue

ste

Ah right, at least now i know. Is that the paint code or abbreviation?

 

[Ste182]

just an abbreviation, i believe the paint code is J45 but don't quote me

 

[Mr Anderson]

It was an ideal commuter car. Legendary reliability, not one thing had gone wrong in over 10 years, £30 road tax a year, and 600 miles of fuel for £60. And actually not as slow as you'd think, with 125 ft/lb of torque from 1500 RPM. Just not a car for fun.

 

[Feirny]

Nice, I'll keep my eye out for you when I'm in Barnsley.

 

[Sarah-182]

Yeah I know what you mean, the vectra was really reliable always got me from a to b and as I found out a good van as my boyfriend carried engines in it! But like you said not a car to have fun in. Next thing on the list for the 182 is to find a good exhaust, you don't happen to know of any good ones do you?

 

[Sarah-182]

She's just been cleaned so you will definitely see her!

 

[Mr Anderson]

I have a Scorpion one, quiet when you want and loud when you want http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLIO-182-...o|Cars+Type:2.0+16V+Sport&hash=item4cf3265252

Mine is 18 months old and still looks mint

 

[Sarah-182]

Thanks for that, just shown the other half and he likes the look of that. What do you know about the RS192? Iv had a look at other threads and a lot of people seem to go for that. I've had a look on YouTube as well as they both sound nice.

 

[Mr Anderson]

The RS192 is the version I have, with 2 silencers (the eBay one above has just the one silencer). Certainly not got any complaints about it, but as a noob I have nothing to compare it to.

I think if you order it you will be happy, I like mine. Just need to sort out which exhaust hangars to go for as the heavy stainless steel exhausts mean the standard Renault ones last about 6 months before the silencers sag, and bang over bumps.

There is a cheap £6 powerflex bush mod to fix this though, so no worries really.

 

[Sarah-182]

Ah right so that's something to listen out for, at least now I won't cry when I hear a banging noise lol Well it looks like there both pretty even so ill get a good exhaust no matter which one I decide to go for.

I want the best for her so I don't mind putting the money into a good system.

 

[Mr Anderson]

Aye no point buying a performance car then fitting rubbish lol.

Although I'm tempted to fit a cheaper mild steel system, that looks stock, for insurance purposes. Perishing the thought though

 

[Sarah-182]

Buy cheap buy twice lol you know your going to regret going for the cheaper option once things start going wrong on it. How much is your insurance if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Mr Anderson]

Aye no bother, I pay £240 fully comp, with Allianz. That's with 9 years NCB, no points, a £250 voluntary excess, and i'm 36.

I thought it was going to be a lot more tbh, especially as the Yaris was £170. Ah well, the only good thing about getting old!

How much is yours?

 

[Sarah-182]

Mine is £700 fully comp with diamond. £500 voluntary excess, I don't have any ncb as iv previously been on my boyfriends policy, and I'm 21.

So not bad to say I have a boy racer lol