Good afternoon all; new 182 owner here.
My previous driving history is mainly BMW; but due to "her indoors" getting a company car; I didn't need my big barge of a 5 series any longer.
Buy something cheap she said; buy something reliable to drive to work and back in she said.
Ok I said; I'll buy a Clio. I may have neglected to mention that the DCi didn't even come up on the radar; and what I was actually considering (insert evil laugh - sorry you'll have to make your own up. I don't like emojis)
What the hell is that? Why does it say 2.0 16v on the side; Why does it sound like you're waking the dead; She said.
Me probably in the doghouse I said.
Hey ho; and here we are. I bought a 182; and in all fairness it's laughable funny to drive; it's my first car of French origin; so I'm not what you would call "clued up" in terms of Renault ownership.
Plans for the car - well; in short; when something breaks I shall upgrade it; that's about the size of it. For example the fog lights are knackered so I'm just going to take them out; the parcel shelf was knackered so I binned it and I have no intention of replacing it. It had no rear wiper; no problem; taking it off and shove a grommet in there. Weight saving you see.
I think we can see where this is going. Over time just make the car more purposeful as opposed to a no holds barred track car; something which I can still drive to work and back without my ears bleeding or my back giving way totally.
I found the car locally from a 17 year old lad who bought it because he liked the black wheels and the fact it was faster than anything else his mates owned; but come a cropper when he was literally laughed off go compare.
His loss, my gain. Bargain.
Quite amazingly dispite the 17 year old additions (I'm not down with the kids sorry) it actually has a perfect mechanical history (the clincher)
I'm under no illusion; this car is far (and I mean far) away from concourse conditon, it's got a dink in the rear quarters, a dink in the boot, the horn doesn't work; and the washer jets have a mind of its own. Oh and it has some silly head unit with flashing lights; and no surround. The wing mirror is hanging off, and flaps about; making overtaking interesting. Usually a close eyes and hope method. No bother; quick fixes, it has some unnamed induction kit; and to all intents and purposes it actually sounds quite good; but a regular air box will be going back in the car.
The full miltek though is staying. I like that. I use generally quality products; and that is. Happy with that. Pleasant noise too. Lovely.
So that's me and my Clio. I'm in doghouse; but I'm in the doghouse with a smile on my face; like a dog who has just found out it can eat its own leg.
Now for the technical (help me bit) If it's ok with you; I'll stick all of the questions here; as there are not totally specific.
Did the 182 ever come with an AUX port? I want to put a stock stereo back in; but I do like being able to connect my phone for my plectara of rubbish music? If not I might just bin the stereo all together. In this case do Renault make any form of blanking plate?
Second - I plan to sort out the front suspension out; it's probably tired and could with a refresh. I'm not going to splash out on remote damping etc, so what is best to go with?
In line with this - I'm going to release the ball joints and track rod ends from torture, are upgrades available? Or is OE the way to go? And anything else I could consider?
Cruise control doesn't work in 5th. Limiter does. Any clues?
Anything generally else that I should consider?
Thank you for taking the time to read this; and I hope that the thought of me in the doghouse with nothing but fish heads to eat for the foreseeable future has brightened your day.
My previous driving history is mainly BMW; but due to "her indoors" getting a company car; I didn't need my big barge of a 5 series any longer.
Buy something cheap she said; buy something reliable to drive to work and back in she said.
Ok I said; I'll buy a Clio. I may have neglected to mention that the DCi didn't even come up on the radar; and what I was actually considering (insert evil laugh - sorry you'll have to make your own up. I don't like emojis)
What the hell is that? Why does it say 2.0 16v on the side; Why does it sound like you're waking the dead; She said.
Me probably in the doghouse I said.
Hey ho; and here we are. I bought a 182; and in all fairness it's laughable funny to drive; it's my first car of French origin; so I'm not what you would call "clued up" in terms of Renault ownership.
Plans for the car - well; in short; when something breaks I shall upgrade it; that's about the size of it. For example the fog lights are knackered so I'm just going to take them out; the parcel shelf was knackered so I binned it and I have no intention of replacing it. It had no rear wiper; no problem; taking it off and shove a grommet in there. Weight saving you see.
I think we can see where this is going. Over time just make the car more purposeful as opposed to a no holds barred track car; something which I can still drive to work and back without my ears bleeding or my back giving way totally.
I found the car locally from a 17 year old lad who bought it because he liked the black wheels and the fact it was faster than anything else his mates owned; but come a cropper when he was literally laughed off go compare.
His loss, my gain. Bargain.
Quite amazingly dispite the 17 year old additions (I'm not down with the kids sorry) it actually has a perfect mechanical history (the clincher)
I'm under no illusion; this car is far (and I mean far) away from concourse conditon, it's got a dink in the rear quarters, a dink in the boot, the horn doesn't work; and the washer jets have a mind of its own. Oh and it has some silly head unit with flashing lights; and no surround. The wing mirror is hanging off, and flaps about; making overtaking interesting. Usually a close eyes and hope method. No bother; quick fixes, it has some unnamed induction kit; and to all intents and purposes it actually sounds quite good; but a regular air box will be going back in the car.
The full miltek though is staying. I like that. I use generally quality products; and that is. Happy with that. Pleasant noise too. Lovely.
So that's me and my Clio. I'm in doghouse; but I'm in the doghouse with a smile on my face; like a dog who has just found out it can eat its own leg.
Now for the technical (help me bit) If it's ok with you; I'll stick all of the questions here; as there are not totally specific.
Did the 182 ever come with an AUX port? I want to put a stock stereo back in; but I do like being able to connect my phone for my plectara of rubbish music? If not I might just bin the stereo all together. In this case do Renault make any form of blanking plate?
Second - I plan to sort out the front suspension out; it's probably tired and could with a refresh. I'm not going to splash out on remote damping etc, so what is best to go with?
In line with this - I'm going to release the ball joints and track rod ends from torture, are upgrades available? Or is OE the way to go? And anything else I could consider?
Cruise control doesn't work in 5th. Limiter does. Any clues?
Anything generally else that I should consider?
Thank you for taking the time to read this; and I hope that the thought of me in the doghouse with nothing but fish heads to eat for the foreseeable future has brightened your day.
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