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I would love to have the knowledge/time to do somthing like this
Must be some feeling of self satisfaction that you done it yourself!
Have you had her r/r yet mate??
I own a Phase 1 172 but id imagine that running costs are about on par for the range tbh.
Servicing isnt that dear if you know where to look, also if your going to get a 182 make sure the cars priced realistically due to the fact the cambelt will be due if its an 04/54. To get this and a...
I would say this much aswell mate, every car as im sure your aware has a corrosion warranty.
Im pretty sure this is void if you dont get it serviced at a main dealer for like the first 4 services (might even be all of them iirc)?
It might very well do 40mpg and im not disputing that.
But it was built with the intention that they were to be driven fast making for poorer fuel economy although i must admit before i got the 172 i thought it would have been alot worse than this lol:o
This again :)
I dont see what the problem is, "hot-hatch" And economy dont go together! If you want to go to the moon and back on a tank of fuel buy a Citroen C1, 993cc 3 cylinder bad boy, mother has one.
780 mile to a tank and £15 for road tax.
It wouldnt pull your granny of your grandad...
^there is definatley truth in this^
I know what you mean, even from first igntion when being used frequently it fires into life immediatley as opose to being left for a few days/weeks!
They dont like to be left alone thats for sure!
mmm intresting stuff, whilst i find the phase one very able (shes just ticked over 50,000 on the dial)
I reckon she could maybe do with an extra 15-20 bhp low down the revs
No chance, id say its worth probaly 15k but ffs its 6 years old, plus as said above its gonna need all the belts done and serviced!
I have to be honest id rather a car thats got more miles than that on it!
Council would tell you to f**k off tbh
Think of it, someone, anyone with an oil leak on there car. Dont think the council would pay every tom dick and harry that says it was the oil!
Couple of years ago i hit a really bad pot hole causing the alloy to buckle back on itself, (10" deep and 14"...