Nearly 2 years on from buying my 182....

[Andi-B]

And yesterday was the first time I'd noticed properly AND realised...

The drivers door doesn't have a key lock under the handle :S pmsl

 

[lewisniven]

not all of them do, cuz in europe the driver sits the other side. yours MIGHT be an import, there is speculation on which ones do/dont have locks on which doors but my theory is they just wacked on whatever was lying about in the factory. my cup doesnt have locks either side.

 

[rory182]

cost saving, originally LHD being French and so only had drivers door locks, which on a RHD is a bit backwards but nevermind... lol

 

[Scutch]

I think mine had the locks on the drivers door but not on the passengers.

 

[Leeshez]

that was the first thing i noticed lol

 

[Andi-B]

Yours MIGHT be an import,

Oooh, don't tell me this.. It's a 05 plate and I'm hoping it isn't
It has full uk spec though down to the last word in the uk manual,
I'll be a wee bit unimpressed with Renault if they've delt me a non uk model

 

[Pete_br]

My 172 is a full UK car and the door lock is on the passenger side. Think you'll find its the
french way of saving money

 

[Andi-B]

With the way all clio's fall apart and rattle, I'm gathering it's not the only thing they saved money on

 

[DebV6]

Mine's the same, only has a lock on the passenger side, but it's definitly not an import. I quite like the fact it's 'de-badged' on the drivers side!

 

[Maz]

Its not an import mines the same

 

[DazG]

Mine only has the lock on the drivers side as well and my car is NOT an import!

Surely its just a security feature.

 

[Rich]

Surely its just a security feature.

Ha ha! As if, read Rory's post further up

cost saving, originally LHD being French and so only had drivers door locks, which on a RHD is a bit backwards but nevermind... lol

 

[Billytheclio]

Mines a dynamique and i havent got a lock on the drivers side just the passengers side!!

 

[Plattsy]

french are obviously just slack and they probably just forgot to put them on the drivers door

 

[MikeDX]

my cup doesnt have locks either side.

They weigh too much :rasp:

 

[bmh.01]

My original dynamique had locks on both sides, the current one doesn't though only the passenger door.

 

[Brooky182]

and the wipers go the wrong way too!!

 

[LegoHead]

They are all imports.

 

[kully]

my cup is the same , not import m8y

 

[JR]

both sides on my mk2 02 172, oh by the way UK car not an import.

 

[jiminy]

my 53 plate cup has a lock on the passenger side, not import

 

[Robbles]

The reason why it one has one lock is if, the battery on ya key goes flat and you dont have the spare with you, thats what i got told from the dealer.

 

[henbroon]

All the modern cars in the Nissan Renault Alliance only have locks on what we consider the passenger side (on most it's under a cover that comes off when prised from underneath). I used to think it was strange till I went to the Nissan plant in Sunderland, 300,000 cars made there and maybe 10% are for the UK. Probably just a cost saving thing.

 

[Adamhodg]

I dont know if mine has locks on both sides


Will update tomorrow afternoon as its too dark to go outside and look now!

 

[daveio]

and the wipers go the wrong way too!!

and aircon is stronger on feet on passenger side

 

[rory182]

The reason why it one has one lock is if, the battery on ya key goes flat and you dont have the spare with you, thats what i got told from the dealer.

still wont disarm the immobiliser will it?

Dealers talk shight.

 

[Rich]

Gets you into the car to pop the bonnet though.

 

[Thomss]

Mines on the left too, not an inport.