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That's just crap. Some of the quickest drivers I know are incredibly smooth and kind on the car.
The point you seem to be missing is this. He's found that the box is popping out of gear. Rather than take things easy and get it checked out, he continues ragging it in 1st, but holds it in place...
Yeah, forgot to add that! Stiffer setup iirc, wider track (but the track is purely through the different offset of the wheels). Obviously if going for coilovers, the suspension is not an issue.
172: Climate, xenons, auto lights/wipers, heat reflective windscreen, alcantara interior (seats and trim). Later 172's also have cruise control with integrated speed limiter.
172cup: gets none of the above, boggo cloth seats. Also dumps ABS.
They'll drive the same, but the 172 will have xenons and climate. Cup with climate is pointless, you lose a big chunk of the weight saving. Also you lose ABS, which I'd always prefer to have on a road car.
In fairness, there were were some pretty expensive/low cars that made the journey in/out just fine. Love the Twingo, but you'd probably get left behind on the mway's!
182's are the fools choice these days. The 172 came in better colours, the exhaust is cheaper when it falls off, you get a spare wheel. And there are more options in terms of coilovers compared to 182 with cup packs. And a ph2 172 is cheaper for a car that looks nigh on identical. And has the...