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rich[182]
my only gripe is too much body roll on the 172, the 172 cup and new 182 even without the cup pack must be better
Renault Laguna Coupe
Not much room in the back. Standard stereo crap. Room in the back is the biggest problem - everything else can be fixed with a few mods.
Turning circle! Just have to use reverse gear a bit more. Can be embaressing sometimes.
Not keen on the rattle from the Cup holder area.
other than that.. its great!
May 02 172 (no traction control / ESP):
Interior rattles
Electrics reset themselves occasionally (engine keeps running but lights/readout on display disappears and resets all trip functions to zero!)
4k rattle on exhaust (no longer 4k - rattles/rasps all the time!)
Notchy gearbox (esp. when changing down 5th-4th - have also missed the gate on an over-eager 3rd-4th upchange)
Pedals slippery when wet (and a little too close and offset - but thats minor detail - you get used to it)
Needs gentle persuation in the wet - major slides if youre on the power too early
A few have said crap std. stereo??
I know the 172 Cup had a lower spec stereo but, thought that the 172 / 182 had a Hi-Fi upgrade to std clios??
A few have said too much roll on the 172, has thois been sorted on the 172 cup and 182 with cup chassis??
PS I know all you guys love your cars but just want to get the REAL living with one issues??
Deffo needs a sixth cog...... 4krpm in fifth @ 80mph!! Bit of a ballache on long journeys. Engine management doesnt seem to know what to do when started from cold - very snatchy and jumpy. Fly-by-wire throttle has a fairly slow reaction time, making it difficult to blip the throttle on downshifts. It rattles. By f**k does it rattle. Apart from that its ace!!
My only gripe would be lack of a cruising 6th gear.
Ive also found that now Ive done 4.5k miles in it the ECU has settled down nicely, when it was very new it revved high when cold but not any more.
I have to say though, to everyone who talks about the 172 having too much body roll, did you all come from driving go-karts or what cos I really dont find myself rolling from side to side at all.
[Edited by Yugguy on 17 May 2004 at 2:24pm]
Pink/Blue 182
my only gripe was a really annoying rattle in the dash....was going to take it to renault on saturday to get it sorted ..........but luckily on friday evening i realise it was actually my new watch !!!! .....how much of a muppet would i of looked !
....doh!................anyway im now watchless but very happy again !...great car......do agree it needs 6th gear but that wouldnt (didnt) put me off buying it 
Laguna
Turning circle, noticed that straight the way
im getting good at 3/5 point turns. Speakers also are pants. I guess we all suffer as above.Relay noises and general interior noise. Used to have a beemer then a golf. A different class. Crap clutch bite, doors shut with bang as oppose to thunk, tiny boot, temperamental alarm, low revs rough (going to tune soon) crap speakers, seating position.
Biggest thing that annoys me. ---- I have a little gay green clio. What kind of lads car is that even if it is an exclusive. My old cars were BMW328i sport and then Golf V6 4motion. Getting a mortgage sucks. Roll on tax return is all I can say!
Faster than golf though
Turning circle is embarrassing.
Standard stereo is crap - reasonable treble and mid but feck all bass (my missus Astra LS 1.6 has a far better stereo, despite being an otherwise crap car).
Interior rattles - dont start me...
If I want to be really picky: the relay clicks are loud; and the auto wipers are mince (they cant keep up with the Scottish climate).
But I wouldnt change the car, I love it. Thats 1000 miles just passed and Im still wearing a big grin! Anyway, who needs a stereo when the engine sounds like it does...
Dont be put off, just buy one!rattles, slippery pedals when wet, rattles, electric window regulator going, rattles, clunky box when cold, rattles, exhaust falling off, rattles, getting noised up by chavs in sheds, rattles
apart from that, i love my car!
Had my Cup for 6 months, done over 13k miles (both on long motorway journeys and hard track use) and its great, no problems or warranty claims, just wish it had 6 gears.
ps - comparing the build quality to VW/Audi/BMW is pointless, just accept that its French and a hell of a lot cheaper for the same amount of fun.
well good points i took all the abuse i sent it
bad points crap radio that i have to agree and needs about 20kw more.or forced induction to make it fun
Indicator noise is a bit gay tbh, have no issues with body roll though. But do agree with the 6th gear, although saying that the box ratios are nicely placed together. Got rid of the std stereo and installed my previous one + upgraded it which to me makes a huge difference (being a music lover). If your coming from a smaller engined car then the fuel consumption might take you by suprise at first but then you get used to it. cant say i have any issues with the driving position.
This is my first new car (previous 1.3 escort) so to me this car is a dream. Had a peculiar problem with the engine cutting out at random times every 2 weeks or so which turned out to be a faulty relay switch, but since thats been fixed ive been soooooo happy!
Every day i drive/look at it i cant believe i own that car! I would suggest you test drive a 182 with cup pack then test drive a 172 cup if you can.
Good luck!
