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so you like the car then? apart from being standard.... need a new steering wheel though anyone got one?

haha cheers :)

havent posted any pics of the car yet so i went and got a few on the weekend whilst on the way to the beach :)

what does the matched inlet do exactly?

i dont know, gonna get a mechanics opinion this weekend

hey edamski are u on 106owners?

welcome to the club of machine gun noises check this thread out mate http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=98760

thing is its supposed to be a clio sport, and u cant even boot it in first gear! thats the whole idea of it being a sport, is to rev it to s**t. my mate can rev his 1.2 harder than me without it sounding like a machine gun lol

if you just ignore the noise, is it going to do the car any damage?

okay no worries, theres a motorsport shop near me. phoned them up today as the owners son has a 172 track ****, just to see if they could offer any advice. they reccomend changing all the engine mounts and gearbox mounts.

doesnt sound like something i would want to try myself. would a mechanic laugh at me if i walked up to him and said i think this is the solution to my problem, would you help me out for a few quid?

ideal, so is it worth decatting aswell? i had a decat on my old 106 gti, however ive heard with newer cars, you can get a loss rather than a gain

has this been proven in anyway?

what exhaust is that? sounds sweeet!

whats the pulling engine forward trick? and is it going to cause a big problem if it isnt sorted out?

im new to the whole clio sport thing. just wondering if there is any aftermarket exhaust that alot of owners on here use and is recommended? not sure if anyone knows about the pugsport for the pug gti 106's something similar to that if you get what i mean. cheers

if i took my 172 to the garage would they have any idea? my friend suggests its the gearbox mount or one of the engine mounts?

these lights come on all at once, but then after starting and stopping the ignition they generally go off... performance wise theres nothign wrong except the loud knocking noise alot of 172 owners get in 1st when nailing it... any help please

so has anyone taken their 172 to the garage to see what they say it is?

http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m167/TASV6/?action=view&current=MOV00951.flv

BUMP any solution yet?

ahhright cool so its a normal noise then, only happens in 1st when your giving it some 4-5k rev's+ may get it in for a service just to be on the safe side. what does o/c mean?

when wheels spin makes a clunking noise too is that normal lol?

swapped my ibiza cupra for this 172 tonight, with 600quid my way :) http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/847875.htm only thing is the service, abs and traction control lights came on when i spun the wheels with traction control off, when i stopped and started the engine the lights cancelled...

has anyone heard about the bonnett latches being faulty and the bonnett flipping up?

yeah i loved it, got a video somewhere of me filming us going round the back lanes in my mates gti. if you watch for a few mins you get to the fun bits..... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MmRlA1MZL5w&feature=channel_page

not sure really, had it up for sale/px and bin offered a 172 and some dollar my way. i agree with alot of people on here that say straight line speed isnt everything. as my cupra is quick in a straight line, i wouldnt rate its handling at all. also to put a proper suspension setup on a cupra...

your 9th clio? :eek:

hey just joined, have an ibiza cupra at the moment, which is for sale and maybe getting a 172... im from plymouth area, feel free to let me know if you're from the area..

not a massive job then really, i paid about that on my cupra. also mates rates will bring it down a bit.... so whats the best and worst things about 172's from your own experiences rather than wat i read on parkers and other review sites