s.patten Posted 11, July 2009 Report Share Posted 11, July 2009 hey gang, as soon as i got my new 182, i jumped on to see if there were any good forums going around and voila, here i am.. had the car close to 3 months now, receiving car with 37k on the clock, and now up to 46k, totally impressed with handling, braking, and ability as a sleeper (can it still be a sleeper with the stripes though?) Did the AAMI driver safety course in it recently too (and therefore enjoyed my 10% premium rebate), and it blitzed everybody in the cornering and braking safety sections as well as gave me the bug for a bit more advanced training.. many thanks already to those from the forum for all the tips and tricks, prices, and directions for best places for a tune-up. in fact im taking it to Alpine affaire on mon for cam/aux change and service, with quote for 700 for cam/aux change alone. hopefully will enjoy a drive-day soon as well as my first car of any worth, the 182 has thrilled me thus far, especially above 5k rpm.., though i have learnt to not poke the bear when the engine is cold.. flat spot in power 3-4ish when cold. unfortunately auto-headlights stopped working about 3 days ago.. im sure ill find the answer in the forums somewhere. hope to meet other ozRSC'ers in the flesh soon! cheers, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS-172 Posted 11, July 2009 Report Share Posted 11, July 2009 if you run a search on the headlights its been disucssed recently. Method to turn on the auto functiion again is: Turn ignition to "on position" Turn headlights to parkers/full (cant remember which one) Turn headlights off. Repeat the on/off of the lights again. At the end it should go beep, this means the auto lights are back on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 11, July 2009 Report Share Posted 11, July 2009 Welcome! Glad to see you're enjoying the wee beastie so much If you go with white stripes on the FRB, it will definitely stand out a little more but I've got Anthracite stripes on my Arctic Blue & it's a lot more subtle! Alex PS. Auto-headlights? Just turn them on yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendans225 Posted 11, July 2009 Report Share Posted 11, July 2009 welcome and good choice of car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 12, July 2009 Report Share Posted 12, July 2009 Welcome to the community! Colin will look after your beast, and $700 for the aux/cam change is pretty good. If you're interested in getting into some more club-level motorsport in and around Melbourne, drop me a PM, I'm more than happy to steer you in the right direction Glad you are enjoying the wee beast. Not sure you can claim sleeper status in your car, but it is fun, isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.patten Posted 12, July 2009 Author Report Share Posted 12, July 2009 it took some research to even actually hear of the 182, i just wanted something quick but economical. i first just punched GTI into carpoint with a budget of 20k (paid 22k in the end..) and read a bunch of reviews, which tended to have the clio comparing favourably with the pug gti 180, and the golf does tend now to be quite the commoner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre81 Posted 4, August 2009 Report Share Posted 4, August 2009 welcome aboard! drive day in the pipeline if you're interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisch Posted 4, August 2009 Report Share Posted 4, August 2009 Golfs are getting pretty common... Love the FRB colour anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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