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I maintain, that as a standard road car, no hot hatch has bettered the Trophy. My non standard car is better in some circumstances, but not as a road car. I'm aiming to buy another at the end of the year, so I can push mine more towards being just a track car.

I had a 182cup, they can be picked up cheap, but if doing serious changes (coilovers etc) then a 182 has zero benefits over a 172.

About 1-1.5k more than a 182, they do hold there value better. I'd say 6k would get you into a decent one by the end of the year.

Pretty sure the standard splitter is more like £140. The carbon fibre one's are cheaper than standard.

That is second hand. Would run CM9798 though!

Really nice, not sure on the blue tinge to the indicators though.

Not worth it. I've had a 182 and a ph1 172 (and ph2 lol). The ph1 feels slightly quicker than the 182, probably due to different gear ratios and lighter weight. I'd only go as far as matched inlets and a remap (rstuner is the cheapest way to get a custom map), and poss an exhaust. Wouldn't...

Love them. The 370z should be a monster.

When they changed the layout of the track at bedford, they took a few cars over and timed them. Was near the back where they list the lap times. If you subscribe, open the latest issue and check the lap times, will be there. Of the magazines I read (Evo, Autocar, Performance car) only Autocar...

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There's a black one with works gp wheels on near me, suits the car. Very nice.

Would that face lie to you?

No offence fella, but ffs, here we go again! They have the same life span as any damper, but whereas on a 182 if a damper fails you need new dampers, on the Trophy they get rebuilt. So it's no issue. The ride of a Trophy will be better than a lowered 172. Espec if it's a 172 on Apex !! As for...

I've owned both. The Trophy is a far, far better car to drive. It will hold it's value better, has the recaro's as standard, and turini's. Anyone that advises you not to get a Trophy because of the costs of damper replacement is a moron. All dampers will eventually fail, but the Trophy dampers...

Only thing that needs doing is to take the exhaust trims off.

Had a few (but thanks;)). The noise isn't particularly nice, the fit isn't great (plenty of prev threads detailing dropping backboxes), and isn't light. The noise is my opinion, but the rest are just the truth.

I've got a ph2 stealth. Sounds ok, there are far better out there. Very heavy, fit is pretty shocking (all of them suffer this, they hang wayyyy too low), and its pretty boomy. I'm not a fan, but I got it cheap to replace a disintegrating standard system. I would not buy one again, because in...

TBF though, the set-up will be pretty important to the feel.

Fred reckoned it was that. Had a look when it was on the car, no play in it, but the noise was horrible. Had a play when I picked the car up, could hear the sound straight away when rotating the fucker.

The parada's are good when dry, not so good when it's wet. Never tried the T1R, but IIRC they use them on the exotics where Fred works (ferrari's etc) without any issues.

The cars running like a trooper now. Birchdown did a cracking job. I'd love to buy a 197 in 10 years time, drop a meg 230 engine in.

I'd disagree on the Exalto's. F1's were better, as were the Pirelli's, and probably the continentals as well!

Nice. If I ever get a Zed, it'll be the last gen engine.

Whatever you get, get 205 not 195. I'm going to give the T1R's next time, but pzero's are also decent.

And the only AST car he's been in was on the wrong springs. Clueless IIRC ;)

Is it a brand new system? The do take a while to settle.

You're a fickle mistress.

Red for me. All the other colours don't help a bland shape.

Meh, you've only got KW's because you couldn't get H&R's! Lovely car there.

All aftermarket exhausts I've heard on the 182's get a bit boomy at motorway revs. I think it's to do with the exhaust design, and the floorpan design.