182 alternative?
 

need to oust my ST170, just too long in the tooth and now has nearly 94k...been thinking of replacing it with a 182 for ages but now it comes to putting my money where my mouth is I'm getting French build quality sweats :lol1:

Any ideas?

Ian

What about a mk6.5 fiesta ST or Zetec S if you don't fancy french?

182 is so much fun to drive and the Fiesta doesn’t even get close to that...and the ST Fiesta seems common as muck in my neck of the woods too :wonder:

ive a low 50k example one owner ive had problems one after the other still got them avoid like the plague ill never buy french again gonna sell as soon as i can:mad:

I had a MKII 172. It was a piece of sh!t. Had it back to the dealers more times than I can remember. Vowed never to buy another Renault again.

However, more rumor's of a Clio Williams is making me thing twice. I really am starting to get an itch to own a Hot Hatch again.

By September next year we should have:-

- Clio Williams - ****e build quality, asthmatic A/c System, but should be brilliant to drive.
- VW Polo R - 210bhp. Good build quality, and should be quite fun. Just not as fun as the Clio.
- Audi S1 - 220BHP and AWD. Good build quality, but could be dull to drive. A1 may look a little girly.

What about that cup version of the Clio with the sachs dampers ... Evo Mag loves it!

http://www.fastestlaps.com/photos/_R...0378f613e1.jpg

TX.

Civic type-R?

There's a buyers guide in this months Evo.

lol you lot are making it harder to justify...Nick what sort of issues did you encounter?
TX that’s a Trophy; no ABS and I want ABS for a daily hack.

stilover they remind me a bit of a bread van that has been driven through a Rip speed catalogue :D

clio 172 cup? civic type r EP3? EK9? leon cupra r? focus rs mk1?

172 too old now.

Type R see bread van comment :D

Cupra\Focus; don't want another blown car...I'll be too tempted to fiddle with it; one money pit is enough :brickwall

Ta though :)

Heres a thought; how much are Dc5's...? :luvlove:

Still wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than they should be Ian. Do love them though.

I had a CTR from new for 3 years and it was a good drive. Plenty of grip, quick when in VTec. Lack of turque was a PITA as a daily driver though.

What's your budget mate ??

DC5's still pricey, DC2's are nice and raw though mate, look a lil dated tho

p.s. clio 172/182's low boost turbo /supercharger conversions are pretty cheap lol so if modifying is in your blood, i think u'll find them hard to resist.

if going civic type r, make sure it's k-pro'd, totally transforms the car as a daily driver.

Boyd, don't really want to spend more than £4k as I still have a chunk of cash to through at the wagon before it moves again...but could probably be persuaded to spend a little more if something shiny catches my eye ;)

Bad Eggy, one money pit is more than enough, I'm happy to carry out a few cosmetic mods but mechanically it needs to remain standard :p

hell fire, just checked autotrader and DC5s are super expensive for what they are :o

Stupid money aint they :cuckoo:

What about a DC2 ?? Pretty bulletproof. Going to be old but one hell of a car to drive :thumb:

yeah, really silly.

Bit too old I think; needs to be l o w maintenance...and not sure on two BMXs in the back; coupe looks like a bit tight on space?

Bike rack!!!

We owned a DC2 & a DC5, loved em both ... DC5 still turns heads 10yrs after production started ish :thumb:

TX.

lol, then I have to take care on roundabouts then Boyd :p

TX know what you are saying but they are sooooo old and not good value for the cashola.

AH HA!! But you'd not get 2 BMX's in a 182 either :P

Pfftttt...oh yea of little faith check FB out; four BMXs and four people in a Focus so no worries with just two in a 182 :p

Lol. See i'm more used to grown ups bikes! ;) Only 2 in the CTR and 2 people was more than enough :D

dont lie.. this has gotta tempt you .. offer 1k less :P lol

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/c..._240bhp/357448

lol at grown up, more like scaredy cats :hjtwofing:D

:lol1: you are a bad man...thats the colour I want too, luckily it hasn't got the nice interior or I may well have done :p:D

Fair play :(

Awww you made me feel bad :cry:NOT :p:D

I found this...mmmmmm yellow am I allowed a yellow car :wonder::lol1:;

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201150436009768/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/model/clio/make/renault/page/4/postcode/cm29bb/radius/1500/keywords/182?logcode=p

If its liquid yellow then yes, one of the best colours available on a car (after WR blue of course!)

it is liquid yellow :)

Looks better in blue :D