Thinking of selling the 180

[XPCobra]

would be the type-r, can't beat honda build quality, but to be honest i'd rather keep my zs 180 than have a type -r civic

[D3monstrate]

You would be silly to buy a Renault, consistently near the bottom of Customer Satisfaction tables. Would rather have a Vauxhall...

Good shout with the diesels. Being a 120 owner I havent really had a feel for the 180s speed, however, Ive driven 2 Litre Turbo Diesel Mazda 6s at work and they are mega fast

[Craig]

easy solution, swap the 180 for a 105 zr and then spend all the money you have saved on modifications.





















Note to stevie A, sorry mate only joking

[Mat C]

Well, to answer a few questions - i would have to be flat broke before i even considered a diesel, infact i'd rather take a hacksaw to my todger than run a diesel ! MPG figures, well book figures as we know don't tell the full story, it's the real world that matters. Using the GSI again for comparison, where i was getting 20 or so MPG around town my bro would constantly get 30+ so to me that's a 50% improvement. As for the Renault, a friend of mine has had a Clio Cup for 3 years now and hasn't had a single problem with it - oddly enough he made the same joke to me about reliability and surveys about satisfaction with MGR products , it just goes to show don't be so quick to believe every thing you see and hear ! As for a ZR105, well i'm after a performance car so that rules that out

[ZS180V6]

I am having similar thought re my car.

Use it to do daily commute to London and the running costs are high.

Petrol is going up all the time and so is the tax.

Doing motorbike CBR on Friday so may well get a Honda Varadero.

If I were to pick a car would go for the Renault Megane Sport 225

Looked at the F1 addition and still fancy one............

[quote=Craig 180;39082]easy solution, swap the 180 for a 105 zr and then spend all the money you have saved on modifications.
i can thank mr tax man for my mods buddy lol i got a 700quid tax rebate woohoo thats where my mods come from im now down to 160quid a month on fuel instead of 300odd quid so the cars doing the purpose of what i got it for aswell as cheaper insurance and road tax

[Glen290]

I had a 225 before the 180, and even though i miss it, i dont miss the poor reliabilty it had.
Electrical gremlins galore. Had the RAC out a few times when the thing wouldnt start, all the light on the dash lit up and the only way in the end to get it going was to disconnect the battery and reset the system, also the auto steering lock had a habit of staying on and then the car wouldnt start.I paid out £300 quid for renault to trace a broken abs wire so i could get it mot'd and gone..
Go for a vauxhall if you are really set against changing..but avoid the megane..

[markyzs180]

difficult one mat....having only had my 180 for 2 months and having considered most of the cars on your maybe list I still went for the 180.....the megane WILL break and be worth pennies once you've had enough...leon cupra, sitting at the lights when test driving one i suddenly became aware that i had one either side of me and one coming the other way, like a rash down here kiddo! honda, naahh v expensive when they go wrong, and they do you know....rs focus, mates got one he drives like a granny and gets about 18mpg if he's going down hill and you ain't gonna get a decent one for less than 12k so its the astra but can you really believe that you'll be at the pumps any less in this??

i'd consider spending 2k on an lpg conversion, it will have paid for itself in approx 100 fill-ups and it'll only cost you 25 quid when you do!! still got the v6, still got the noise, still got the smiles....

tough choice tho kiddo

[Mat C]

There's only one problem with getting an LPG conversion apart from the huge out-lay ! We don't have any petrol garages around our way that sell LPG, the nearest one to me is some 35~40 miles away near Lincoln on the A15 !

[markyzs180]

Originally Posted by Mat C

There's only one problem with getting an LPG conversion apart from the huge out-lay ! We don't have any petrol garages around our way that sell LPG, the nearest one to me is some 35~40 miles away near Lincoln on the A15 !

4 gallons every time you fill up!!!...hmmm i got a better idea, don't sell it and don't bother with the lpg coversion.......