Hello all,
So i'm on the lookout for a 182, hoping for a bit of advice but first a bit about myself, currently in a VW Golf MK5 GTI edition 30 and before that had an R32 an A3 and a MK4 golf so you could say I'm partial to the german marques.
The dreaded getting older and slightly more sensible means I need the cash tied up in my golf, but still want a quick and fun car as a daily and I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the hot Clios, I think from what I've read a 182 full fat is what I want, also if its in the pastel blue even better!
My question is what sort of mileage/spec can I expect for £2500-£3500 (depending on how much the golf goes for) and what are problems are expected, not in particular to look out for when buying (as i've done a good bit of looking round the forum and the Dephaser pulley (whatever that is) seems to be a biggie along with melting steering wheels??) but things that are going to be costly, for example I've heard doing the Cam belt is very expensive on these cars. Having said that I'm pretty handy with the spanners so will give most things a bash myself.
Anyway went and drove, what I think was, a 182 cup with the basic seats no A/C etc at the weekend and loved the general feel of the car, a undulating B road I have no doubt that it would be stuck to the bum of my golf like a fly in a honey pot! However I think it was a bit of a dog, it had 100,000 on the clock the steering wheel certainly felt melted, none of the trip computer was working and when I gave the throttle a good prod before it was propperly warm (naughty I know but often reveals any underlying problems hidden by a warm engine) it hesitated at 2 points through the rev range, is there some sort of electronic stop from letting you do that? as once it was warm it was fine.
Look forward to hearing your replies
Henry
So i'm on the lookout for a 182, hoping for a bit of advice but first a bit about myself, currently in a VW Golf MK5 GTI edition 30 and before that had an R32 an A3 and a MK4 golf so you could say I'm partial to the german marques.
The dreaded getting older and slightly more sensible means I need the cash tied up in my golf, but still want a quick and fun car as a daily and I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the hot Clios, I think from what I've read a 182 full fat is what I want, also if its in the pastel blue even better!
My question is what sort of mileage/spec can I expect for £2500-£3500 (depending on how much the golf goes for) and what are problems are expected, not in particular to look out for when buying (as i've done a good bit of looking round the forum and the Dephaser pulley (whatever that is) seems to be a biggie along with melting steering wheels??) but things that are going to be costly, for example I've heard doing the Cam belt is very expensive on these cars. Having said that I'm pretty handy with the spanners so will give most things a bash myself.
Anyway went and drove, what I think was, a 182 cup with the basic seats no A/C etc at the weekend and loved the general feel of the car, a undulating B road I have no doubt that it would be stuck to the bum of my golf like a fly in a honey pot! However I think it was a bit of a dog, it had 100,000 on the clock the steering wheel certainly felt melted, none of the trip computer was working and when I gave the throttle a good prod before it was propperly warm (naughty I know but often reveals any underlying problems hidden by a warm engine) it hesitated at 2 points through the rev range, is there some sort of electronic stop from letting you do that? as once it was warm it was fine.
Look forward to hearing your replies
Henry
