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  1. karlos100

    Quick question on fuel consumption of phase 1's

    I sold my 182 about 3 month back. Since then been fartin around in my bora auto but im living at fuel stations with this car. Im thinkin of blowin a couple of grand on a phase 1 172 but wondering if ill get the excellent fuel economy as i did in the 182? Also i was only thinkin of spendin a...
  2. karlos100

    Anyone own or knows who owns my 182?

    I had a private plate on it when i had it but it was transferred back to original LX54 YAO when i sold it. i believe its somewhere near devon or south west. its an arctic cup packed 182 with k tec front splitter other wise standard. Its a lady owner her father bought it for her!!
  3. karlos100

    meggy 1.4 16v high idle

    Anyone help? as above on a 53 plate. when first started idles at 1000 then slowly creeps up to 2k and sits there singin away. Did have fault with downstream lambda but checked heater feed-battery voltage and it was switching between .2 and .7v. Its the later model no idle control valve so...
  4. karlos100

    Sold the 182........depressed already

    She went today:(. Guy came up from the south west all the way to leeds on the train without looking at the car. He just based it on trust. He got here,went over it with fine tooth comb and said its the best example he's seen and has been looking for ages. I needed to sell it to help with funds...
  5. karlos100

    lumpy idle/slight hunting since cambelt change

    Did the cambelt last week and since then the cars idle is worse than its ever been and its never been 100% to be honest. Starts fine revs fine then idles great for 10 or so seconds then starts to hunt slightly. Ive re checked the timing and the pin and the cam plate locks straight in no probs...
  6. karlos100

    Arctic 182 both cup packs BELTS DONE!!!!

    Its on piston heads here is the link. Im in Leeds mainly but also in Kent a lot. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1300697.htm Open to offers bit no taking the wee wee!:nono:
  7. karlos100

    stress marks??

    As far as the bodywork goes on my 182 im particular. i wont leave it overnight anywhere except home and will not park in places where other people can open their doors against it but i recently had my car in to check a bit of a curvature above both door handles. ive been told they are stress...
  8. karlos100

    What to do? sell or keep? do the belt?help?

    Ive advertised my 182 on pistonheads as im about to buy a house and could really do without the loan repayments. Like a lot of you guys i have a bond with my car...i hate it cos its too small ........but love it cos its been 100% reliable,fun and has the toys. As a technician ive done all the...
  9. karlos100

    51 plate silver 172 A1 northbound

    Whoever it was joined me lincolnshire..ish we were northbound for quite a bit steady away in convoy. I was in the blue 182 with my 3 neices after a hard weekend in London at the Notting Hill Carnival. My wallet is light and my fookin head hurts!
  10. karlos100

    Selling the 182 on pistonheads

    Heres the link to pistonheads advert if anyone interested in a very good arctic 182. does need a few bits doing nothing that 200 quid tops wont sort out. In the pic it looks like the door and rear quarter are a different colour i can assure you it aint its never had paint except for a mirror...
  11. karlos100

    lack of power intermittant

    My 182 lacks power intermittant. At first i thought it was just me being used to the car but its defo got a prob. There are no codes whatsoever stored in engine management. The valve timing still changes at 5 k but the kick is sometimes crap and other times the car will be off like mad even in...
  12. karlos100

    Broken lap top screen

    Hi peeps of the pc clan. Ive been a div and picked up my lap top by the corner of the screen and the lcd has basically run across the screen so its fooked! Ive got a new lap top but is there a cable available so i can run it thru a tv so i can bang it on a stick to transfer all me photos,music...
  13. karlos100

    tapping noise on idle

    I got a noise wondering if its common. It dont do it all the time just now and again and when the revs are raised a tad it stops.It cant be heard much from outside mainly when just sat in the car with the car idling.It doesnt sound like a hydraulic lifter as its not metalic enough and very loud...
  14. karlos100

    Audacity recording software with Traktor 3 DJ software?

    I use Traktor 3 for DJing and have also Audacity for recording. Both programs work fine independantly but Audacity will not work if Traktor is running.Ive been told its possibly a sound card issue-the one in the lap top only being basic and can only handle 1 program running at a time. The thing...
  15. karlos100

    Mp3 Dj-How to record a set on PC

    Hi all,i flogged all my decks and am now djing thru my lap top with a usb controller and DJ software(TRAKTOR 3 AND BEHRINGER BCD3000).Using the decks is no prob but i want to record a set.My lappy has sound recorder but this dont seem to work. do i need software to record a set? i do have NERO...
  16. karlos100

    Laptop cooling fan

    Is there a download available so i can control my cooling fan? Basically i believe my lappy is getting too hot and i would like to be able to turn up the speed manually.Ive read a few threads about the fujitsu siemens amilo getting too hot and crashing which is what mine is doing. cheers if...
  17. karlos100

    Seats?

    I never knew they came with fabric seats http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2005-RENAULT-CLIO-2-0-16V-Renaultsport-182_W0QQitemZ380093321294QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item380093321294&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Obviously im wrong!
  18. karlos100

    Quick online car valuation(not for faint hearted!)

    Just done this after seeing the ad on tv. webuyanycar.com. Give it a try and see what your cars are worth in the recession. Mines lost 3k in 11 months:quiet::quiet::quiet:. The prices quoted will be trade prices i should think.Please do not use it if you paid big bucks for your car 6 month...
  19. karlos100

    Arctic blue aylesford twice today

    We saw each other twice.you were beaning it! i was steady away with hangover!!
  20. karlos100

    want rid of norton!!

    :dapprove:Hi guys. The kids have a pc which weve had for good few years and with all the crap they put on there has got slower and slower. Now one of them has new lap top so ive taken in this pc and given it some fresh ram and cleaned up the hard disc blown out all the dust etc etc(i do know a...
  21. karlos100

    Bike rack?

    Anyone got one for their clio?What make and where to buy?Wanting something easy to use,easy to remove for the back not the roof and will not mark the paint. Im old school bmx racing next year and will be taking 3 bikes....:cool:RAD!!!
  22. karlos100

    Question for the technicians on the forum

    My 182 has used a tad of coolant over the period of 14k miles. its gone from the max mark to half way down between max and min. I myself am a vw tech and have had a similar prob and after pressure testing a particular car several times and finding nothing it turned out to be the expansion tank...
  23. karlos100

    hit the limiter by accident but it didnt redline?

    Im a bit of a grandad driver in my 182 and am always driving on the eco to save juice cos im a tight northerner! T'other day some one pi**ed me off so i dropped it two cogs and hit the limiter for the first time and noticed the limiter kicked in before the red line.The shift light was lit up but...
  24. karlos100

    Black 182 back roads of slough evening rush hour

    You let me out of junction few week back on the winding back lanes of slough/wexham.Not been on here for a while thought i best say thanks!!! i was in the arctic 182.
  25. karlos100

    silver 172 tamar way langley always outside vets surgery!

    I pass it regular i think its owned by a female.Has sticker in rear window.
  26. karlos100

    stereo steering wheel control-lead needed

    ive just chucked a sony head unit in my car its a CDX-GT929U as my cabasse gave up the ghost with cd's. I HATE IT. All flashing and complicated,but the worse bit is not havin the column controls. anyone know the part number and/or price and where to buy the lead. Halfrauds want 30 odd quid for...
  27. karlos100

    can someone recommend a body repairer in or around slough

    im going thru someones insurance as they opened a car door on my car and i caught them.its got a dent and lost a bit of paint. i want a PROPER job done,any recommendations? cheers!
  28. karlos100

    road tax(yes i know we've chatted about it before!)

    Im an MOT tester....boring i know. Ive got into the habit of looking at tax discs to see what individual cars pay.Now my clio 182 is a late 2004 model which according to our state of the art emissions machine is breathing fresh air almost and i pay £115 for 6 month at the mo like most of you...
  29. karlos100

    amazed at prices for a well used early clio sport

    Ive been tryin to calculate what my clio will be worth in 3 n a half years with around 90k on it. ive worked it out that in that time it will be worth the same as a W or X plate is now which still go for around 2-3 grand. Do they still sell at this sort of price? Ive even seen one with 125k on...
  30. karlos100

    55 plate red trophy m25/m20

    we passed each other early afternoon. i was in the filthy arctic blue(now clean). we nodded. yours was sparklingly clean!
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