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Chaps, My 172 is still under warranty and Ive just paid £305 for my 36K, which is about what I expected. But the Dealer (Bridges Renault in Cirencester) tell me that my alternator belt needs doing (£180) and the drive shaft will need doing soon (£300+). I do get a a clunking noise when on...

Hey Guys, Orrible winter weather - mild, damp, and roads very slippery. My standard 172 doesnt seem to have much grip on roundabouts, especially if you carry a bit of speed in, and then apply some right foot when you see the exit. The car wants to waltz. Its fun, but is it normal/typical...

Chaps, Serious comments only please!! 2001 172. The carpet under the drivers seat is soaking. I took it into the main dealer a few weeks ago, and they said that some drainage holes in the body had become blocked. The said that it would be fine after theyd cleared them. It hasnt rained...

Chaps, Any idea how accurate these are? Itd just that on the first tank of petrol in the 172, I apparently managed 40.1 mpg. Most of the driving was to and from work, 20 miles each way, in a queue of traffic doing about 45-50mph. I imagined that being such a nippy little beast, the 172...

Confused of Cirencester here... Have just bought a 172 (2001 car). Sometimes when I lock the car having been out in it, the lights dont just flash, but the system bleeps three times at me as well. The car is locked. but Im not confident that the alarm is armed. Other times, I just get the...

Im the ex-Impreza driver who bought an Accord Sport in a moment of maturity. Totally bored for 3 months. Traded it in against my 51 plate 172 last night. 12,000 on the clock. Immaculate. Absolutely love it. Im smiling again...and I got 38 mpg on the way to work this morning (in a 50mph...

Guys, Ive made a dreadful mistake. Until February, I drove an Impreza Turbo. I loved it to death, but chopped it in cos of the high service cost, short service interval (every 7,5000, and I do about 18,000 miles per annum),insurance of £600, and its mpg of never better than about 25. I...