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hi ant it's chris from halfords how you doing? not sure if you can still get them but a few firms are retrimming them but they want as much as a decent aftermarket wheel.

i've just bought a ph1 172 and as standard it's 10 mph slower in fast corners than my vectra on coilovers. i think you have just been spoilt by your mx5 as they are brilliant little cars. i had eibachs on my old ph1 and it did improove things a bit. allignment is every thing so just getting it...

Me and Rexy went taking some pics yesterday so i though i'd post them up. Check out the seats they feel like barstools but they are like new I used it for work yesterday and god knows how you lot cope using them as daily drivers 4k revs on the motorway doesn't make for a very relaxing...

Re: W17GLE's new toy. i just looked at it outside and thought it needs lowering its too high lol

Re: W17GLE's new toy. darren yes it is my first one was this colour and i love it

Re: W17GLE's new toy. Keep it standard as there are not that many about completely standard. my past two have been stripped and i don't want to do that again.

Re: W17GLE's new toy. Non what so ever everything is exactly as it left the factory. the only non gen thing is the battery thats from halfords

Re: W17GLE's new toy. You know i only bought as its blue and it reminds me of my old one

Re: W17GLE's new toy. It drives better than any of the ph1s or even 182's i've ever driven and thats a lot now. why didn't you buy it? bodywork needs some attention but mechanically its been really well looked after with the paper work to back it up. i'll probably do minimal mileage in it so...

Re: W17GLE's new toy. Vectra is quick can out drive clio's on country lanes in that beast. I said i'd never have another clio but now i'm on my third ph1 172.

this is staying standard its even got dealer stickers on the back window. You'd be amazed with the interior only the drivers seat has a little bobbling nut the rest look like new.

Well i bought it! i pulled up to this house which must have been worth about 500 grand with the clio and an evo 10 fq330 on the drive and was hoping it was going to be s**t as i told everyone i'd never have a clio again but it is honestly the best clio 172/182 i've driven. bodywork has a few...

told you it was a good engine when i sold it. its pretty rare for a 172 to actually make 172bhp

the advert for it is really bad hardly any info at all which certainly won't help sell it. But after taking a small amount of effort to ring up about it i found that it has folder full of history and invoices and the owner is a rally driver and has a team of mechanics so anything that has been...

I've always thought ph1's look best standard

yeah its gone that. I'm not really after one but if its good i'll get it as it reminds me of my old blue one. I had a black one but never liked that the same as the blue one. Both mine have been stripped out this is staying standard ish if i get it. my blue one i loved before it died a...

one owner from new, 82k just had belts done big folder of reciept and invoices for all work carried out and 100% standard. And best of all it oddyssy blue. if it was any other colour i wouldn't have even considered it.

I've found what seems to be the perfect ph1 so i'm going having a look at it tommorow. I don't really want another clio but if this is as good as its been made out i'll have to buy it. I'm not going to post a link yet but i'll post pics if i get it tommorow. May be on for owning my 3rd ph1 clio.

Great meet as usual but I want my fiesta out i'm fed up of being in the vec all the time :( i'm going to pull my finger out over the bank holiday and start trying to get the new engine in. It should give the 172'd mk1s a good run for their money ;)

What power you aiming for with that? about 160 ish? I pick my engine up tommorow but i need to source a turbo for it. I've got the 5 speed box and lsd to go in as well :) I'm probably not going to end up driving mine till next summer now but the aim is 220bhp and about 700kg for starters.

Great pics:) even big vec made it in there normally its shunned

The rep car managed to get down to 48.7 mpg at one point :rasp:

If its sunny i'll drag the fiesta out :)

There are plenty of epic cars turn up normally its just prking may be an issue i'm sure something will be sorted as you said there are plenty of other places to go

UMM don't mean to piss on the parade but there is a classic ford meet there that day (every other thursday) and for the past couple of times i've been they have filled the car park so there might not even be places to park. i'd be up for this meet just think you might struggle there

PM me the details i'll be well up for that i really enjoy classic car shows.

some pics from rallying round wales

check the lower gear box mount it may well be that causing the problem. Dogbone mounts do wear quick if you hammer it everywhere

My samco hoses took weeks to turn up when i bought some for the clio

i made it home i'm never going to scotland again though