Petrol Blue 182 & My Other Cars

[Chris Starbuck]

Hi Guys,

I have just acquired another 182 in Petrol Blue. I had a thread previously under a different account for the last one which was sold and exported to France; here is the link and the last picture I have:

OEM+ Petrol Blue 182

As some of you may know I have been looking for a Petrol Blue 182 forever!!! Over the years I have been tracking all the cars I have come across waiting for the right one. No easy task when there were only 29 built in this colour. I have a list of 18 of the 29 cars built (I won't be releasing...

www.cliosport.net

I ended up with a 200 (hence not been on here as much) but have quickly come back to a 182 in the form of another Petrol Blue. I’ll get this thread started primarily for updates on the PB which I reveal
shortly also to show any others I have as I buy a few and also change my daily every few months too.

I moved to a Trophy first with a Ferrari California 30 for the summer:

I then recently had a 200 which I now have alongside a Porsche Turbo (4WD for the winter lol):

For those into other cars; I’ve had a few different daily’s in the last 12 months (most people don’t believe me when I tell them the Clios are my weekend cars that live in the garage but I love them as much if not more) here are a couple I have found pics of:

As I say, I will reveal the new Petrol Blue and progress once I’ve started and have some pictures to share.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Should have also said I had a 172 Cup before the last PB; here they are together:

 

[Clio182mike]

Hi chris, I knew you would be back in another one sooner or later. Looking forward to seeing this one. If your others are anything to go by it will be very smart.

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Cheers buddy, it’s booked in straight away for a list of works but it’s a very tidy car as is so won’t take much.

 

[Clio182mike]

Did you sell the trophy in the end?

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Did you sell the trophy in the end?

Yes sold it to a friend of mine. The problem I have is I only have a single garage so having more than one Clio is a problem. But looking to move house so hopefully by next summer I’ll have more space for cars.

 

[Clio182mike]

At this rate you will need an aircraft hanger 😂

 

[Stay Puft]

Is it Gary Spooner’s old PB?

 

[Hxrry]

Lovely collection of cars you've had, good to see you still love using the Clio on a weekend too! Look forward to progress on the newly acquired PB .

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Is it Gary Spooner’s old PB?

It is indeed! The one I had was the lowest mileage in the country but since that went to France it meant Gary’s was. So if I was going to have another it had to be his.

 

[Stay Puft]

It is indeed! The one I had was the lowest mileage in the country but since that went to France it meant Gary’s was. So if I was going to have another it had to be his.

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Lovely. Looked smart, and wasn’t a bad price either.

 

[Rojer]

@Hot Hatch Hunter

How is the paintwork compared to the last one?

 

[Chris Starbuck]

A lot better overall to be fair; and Gary just had it paint corrected and detailed in the days before I collected so it’s as good as it could be. Just needs the roof doing to complete.

 

[Coops Mk1]

cracking purchase!

 

[Chris Starbuck]

cracking purchase!

Thanks mate!

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Wheels back from refurb and wrapped in a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport 3’s

 

[Kosy]

Looks fantastic.

Did the 200 not hit the spot like a mk2?

 

[MrBlonde]

Wheels back from refurb and wrapped in a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport 3’s

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Did you get them done by the place in Dunmow mate?

 

[Coops Mk1]

How much did the Michelin sting you for and what profile?

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Looks fantastic.

Did the 200 not hit the spot like a mk2?

I literally just got asked by someone on Instagram my thoughts on this so I’ll paste what I said:

“The 200 does everything as well if not better. The problem is that due to its size and more modern styling it lacks character. For me the 182 marks the last of the small chuckable fun hot hatches from the era. The 200 I found a touch boring because it’s too refined if that makes any sense. If I wanted a daily or a track car then 200 all the way, but for just a fun once in a blue moon drive then the 182 provides more smiles.“

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Did you get them done by the place in Dunmow mate?

Yes mate they are really good; called Rolling Rims; use them for all my cars.

 

[Chris Starbuck]

How much did the Michelin sting you for and what profile?

195/45/16 - £289

 

[MrBlonde]

Yes mate they are really good; called Rolling Rims; use them for all my cars.

Thats them,im going to get them to do my Pros.Not sure on what colour to go with on the Silver tho yet

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Anthracite does look good on the titanium but a bright silver also looks clean. Either way they do a great job mate, had them do intricate Aston Martin diamond cut wheels and also some Porsche wheels where I needed a hand painted pin stripe on the rim. Always been perfect.

 

[MrBlonde]

Yeah got the turinis for the fresh look & maybe thinking a metallic grey for the pros,have to pop down there.

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Couple of the daily I took today ready to sell:

 

[Chris Starbuck]

Decided to take the PB to the same spot for some pictures now it’s pretty much complete. Just need to sort the exhaust alignment and it’s done!

 

[jrpmotorsport]

Looks lovely, never realised how much pearl there is until those photos catching the sunlight

 

[Chris Starbuck]

From a distance looks Blue then up close changes to more of a green before going to gold in sunlight. Car was called petrol blue; but they were all registered as green on the V5’s etc which I always found strange.