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well hate to say it, ive lost the love for my non cupped 182... today it flung me across a dual carriageway and into the back of another car! absolute write-off! crappy crap crap! be warey of any rear suspension problems people! its not the easiest thing to rectify at dual carriageway speeds!

the rear of my 182 has been feeling really rough and bumpy recently, to a point where u can feel every slight imperfection on the road... is this a sign of leaking shocks? coz im pretty sure it wasnt normally this bumpy... anywyas ive taken a pic of each side, any help would be wicked :D edit...

was this u who i had a fun little mess about with on my way home tonight at about 8:30? i was in a silver 182 non-cupped. met u at traffic lights on farnham bypass.... if so, sorry id idnt stop at the industrial place afterwards, i didnt realise u wanted me to stop for a chat, i thought u were...

soz changed title with new thread... could this 1 be locked/deleted please... sorry

a dull grinding noise when pulling away at a junction, and when doing a turning manouvre... anyone know wot this could be ?? brakes? (they dont grind when braking to a halt)

hi all, had a slight problem yesterday when i started my car up for first time in 3 days i think it was, anyways, when engine was cold it kept bogging down as if it was clogged or not firing on all cylinders. but when warmed up this went away, is there anything likely to go wrong now this has...

saw ya in Farnham, in ur lil green mobile! comin down thru Wrecclesham... u wouldnt have seen me, i was in a van hahah

just wondering if anyone knows... you see in the backs of magazines, those huge lists of personalised numberplates u can buy, and in loads of different adverts ive seen a plate that perfectly suits my name "BUF 70N" (my surname is BUFTON) but havin enquired to the companies, theyve all told me...

on my way home from a journey from Bournemouth yesterday, my car started rumbling vibrating and juttering around on the motorway... pulled over coz i had NO idea wot it was... called RAC... and he took cover off my passenger side front wheel, and was literally just PULLING the bolts out of the...

howdi... im just a little...slightly confused by my car and its origin ive read many threads on here about wot makes it stand out as a import, and it doesnt seem to make sense with my car! (im sayin this because a renault dealership i took my car to, to get work done, told me it was imported...

saw u today, gave u a sneaky flash :)

hiya, i know this has probs been asked loads of times, and ive tried the search feature, but never seems to bring out results, or gives a million pages to route through... anyways, ive got a smashed passenger side front fog light, and got a new 1 comin, how do i remove the old 1? ive looked...

hi just wondering, how well can the standard 182 shock absorbers handle running lower, stiffer springs for a prolonged period of time? willl they take the extra strain/stress put on them without bursing, leaking, etc in a short time?

now i know this is going to be a very hard question to answer, as all corners are different! but wot would ur typical cornering speeds be and in what gear... when going round a... 120 degree 100 degree 90 degree

spotted u today, i was with my mate on the side of the road with a crashed silver Subaru Imprezza Sportwagon, lookin rather bored waiting for the RAC to arrive!

when the bonnet is open and engine running, the engine sounds slightly tappy, is this normal or should it be very quiet? its the first bigger engined car ive owned, so i dont know how it should sound... am just wondering incase the previous owner has cained its little nuts off

i had to top up my oil in an emergency, and all the BP garage had, was Magnex 5W30 oil...so i got that and put it in... but people all over the site are saying 5W40 to be used? would this oil i put in cause any problems?

wots the average sort of oil consumption a 182 should have? just a little concerned, coz the --------- oil indication came on on my display yesterday, and the OOO----- oil indicator only came on like a couple of weeks earlier... should it use this much oil so quickly? i checked under the car...

hey ive just tried to use my spare key for my car, and to my horror, it doesnt operate the central locking, nor does it start the engine... altho it will unlock the passenger door (by turning key) is there a way by pressin buttons, turning keys,etc to code the key to my car ,myself? or am i...

i know loads of people probably have asked this... but ive done a search and no results could be returned, so im asking again, sorry if its one of these constantly asked questions... which equivilent oil can i use in my 182 to ELF? coz i can never find ELF oil anywhere... would any 5W40 do>?

was this u?

hey just been lookin at strut braces, and wondering what they actually do? im assuming its a handling thing, but how do they improve this?

saw u parked there tonite, was this u?

i drive a 182, and in my manual it says on the trip computer there is a "current MPG setting" but on mine i only seem to have average MPG... is this normal? and do they not actually have a current MPG setting?

ive just had an ABSOLUTE nightmare trying to get hold of 2 new PE2's from Michelin (m8 works at BMW so got them trade for me) and Michelin are shite at supplying tyres on time! been waiting a week! so am wondering wot a good equivilent tyre is? did i hear 172 cups come on Conti Contact Sports...

there HAS to be a leak somewhere surely? any1 know if this is common? and where the problem usually is? leaking pipes or a leaking washer bottle?

hey wot are ur engine code+ suffixes??? ive just read another thread on here, and most people are saying certain engines are usual/common 172/182 engines... mine is a 182... but my engine code+ suffix is F4R 738.... does this mean ive got a weird engine? lol

hey just been told by my mechanic that im gonna need rear discs + pads changed soon as they gettin low.... any idea of a NORMAL price would be for this job? (using OE parts) surely discs+pads cant be THAT expensive? and t hen its labour on top? or is it worth upgrading discs + pads while im...

is there actually any way to adjust the height? coz i cant see any way to adjust them by switch or anything

spotted this on the road from Pirbright towards Ash/Aldershot was it u?