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I would love a Mk5 with some proper power. They are such a good car. I'd be scared to death of finding all of the rot though. They are a swine for it.

Spacers look miles better, but I'm not sure on the rear lights. It now looks like a Jetta/Passat

Clearly you underestimated how old and decrepit you are...

Same happened to my old one! Must be fairly common. I swapped mine out and it was fine, but then it did it again to the new owner. Was months later though.

I never ran a single bolt on my front bumper. I just had those press studs in the top of the grill.

You honestly don't need them on a Mk2. I never ran them on mine and I know the likes of @Budgie if he's still around on here never did either.

Glad it's had a respray. Harpham won a competition for detailing on it. Cameras are better detailers than the pros

Shitter on the engine but the car is looking great now. Be a proper laugh when you get the new engine in.

You need a swan neck spanner (or a good buzz gun) for the top mounts. 22mm rings a bell but can't remember.

Actually, yes 1 thing I didn't like. Driving to work and having to drop down 3 gears just to be able to over take doris on her mobility scooter. Don't get me wrong, I bloody miss my 172, more so than my 197, but not for commuting. I think I'd probably have kept them longer if I didn't have to...

Nothing I didn't like, just not as good as a German made, much faster, automatic & quieter car.

I commuted in mine and whilst it seemed great at the time, it really isn't in hindsight. There's no way I'd even go back to a manual car for the commute, let alone a 172.

I loved mine. Really good phone.

Pixel 2 XL is one of, if not still the best phone camera. But that doesn't help you as they aren't cheap. Cheap phones tend to not have the best cameras.

Welcome. As a paid up member you'll get access to a big list of what to look for somewhere that @Knuckles wrote. It gave the differences between the various 197 models and those vs a 200. After owning a 197 myself I'd say get a later one with the same gearbox ratios as the 200, little better...

Lovely. Can we get someone who doesn't use a potato to take some pictures of it that do it some justice?

Are you on a commission?

My uncle just bought the TME that was due through their auction. Pictures looked appalling but it is mint. He owned one when they were new but has just bought one to store away (shame really)

Absolute bargain! Crazy amount of car for the money even if it does have a poor pedal.

So Revolut have just announced that they are bringing XRP and BCH to their platform. That should hopefully see a rise in ripple.

This should be a great read. I'm thinking of doing something similar for the same reasons. Missus has always fancied it so going to look at a cheap 182. Not so sure my budget will be able to magically double though like yours :( Look forward to reading.

Phone + Spotify Premium = Done. Can download the ones you want to use offline. If battery life is a worry then get yourself a power bank the same size as the MP3 player you were going to purchase if you were going to carry around two devices anyway.

Just realised you said it was your sister. Pics?

As everyone has said. Tell him to tell the garage to f**k off and go to a specialist. The garage has no idea what they are talking about and clearly neither does he. They are taking him for all they can. Get the car away from there and to the nearest specialist. They aren't more expensive...

There's f**k all in it for the straight line, I'd actually bet my 172 was quicker than the 197.

Chances are if the aux belt has gone it's taken the cambelt with it, or at least it'll have skipped a few teeth so when you next run the car, it's going to eat the valves.

Yeah they fit

Still want one of these.

Looks more like one of the fog lights to me

MK3 is a much more modern place to be. I thought at the time it was a better commuter, but in hindsight I actually think the 172 I had was better. Less changing through the gears, felt comfier, better on fuel.