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Good luck with the sale then :D, would love a v6 but as i said need to free up some cash for the house.

Its on autotrader & ebay.

My ph1 172 has been up for sale for a couple of weeks & not getting much interest. Is it a bad time of year/overpriced?? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/75540.htm

Mine might be for sale. Silver, 46k,fsh,cambelt done. Ill Pm with details if your interested. Common problems are rattling exhaust/heatshield at 4000 revs which mine has but can easily be resolved. Engines are strong if serviced reguarly. Make sure cambelt/aux belt has been done at this age...

If its the heatshield does it mean it can tightened up or do I need to replace it. Another thing its only noticable when im driving and not when i still & revving the engine.

Ive got the same problem changed the top mount and it was ok for a day, but its now doing it again. Peed off after spending over £100 & still not sorted.

Did they lower the car by much. Hows the ride/handling compared to standard.

Thought it might be this but it definately seems to be coming from the gearstick area inside the car.

Will removing engine cover cause any problems with water getting in the electrics as wiring around the distributer are exposed once off. cheers

Im getting a Vibration/rattle noise at 3800 rpm which then disappears over 4000 rpm. This can get very annoying as it equates to about 80mph on the motorway. Its on my 172 and appears to be coming from the gearstick area inside the car. Anyone else had this. cheers

Ok explained this to Renault and they reckon its the top strut mounts as they change them quite often. Does this sound familiar to anyone. New mounts are £50 each.

I also get this with my standard springs, also when steering at parking speed.

Enjoying the little 172 just wondering if it would be worth changing up to a 182 cup or trophy. Is it worth 5-7k more. What are the diferences between cars, eg performance,handling,ride,build/refinement.

anyone?

Ive been told it could be the springs that are making the noise when turning & may need greasing. Anybody else had this problem. Will I have to take the springs off do do this.