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I posted on their forum, with supportive replys. So lets leave it now.
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13177http://www.clubgti.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13177
Lets not forget Saxo/106 owners who claim to be well within reach of 172 owners though.
I beat a Vauxhall Zafira and an old Merc SL500 on the way to work, owz about that then :)
Hey i was going to start a thread last night about this as i had a quick drive. It actually felt slower than i though, i reckon 0-60 in about 9? It was quite good top end though and the handling was really impressive. Tacky interior though lol
Well its hard to say really, when i first drove my clio i was all "f**king yes i have my own car!" so that was a good moment but i had a great drive in 172 at brands last August. It was lapping faster than my old mk1 Golf and it was just a lot more fun than i thought it would be, the steering...
You said they had too little grip and too much bodyroll, which isnt how you judge a good handling car, remember the mk1 was built in the 70s after all, skinny tyres etc...