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Would it not be wise to put the rear seats and parcel shelf in now you’re on this road? When I first got my last 172 I had the seats down for a week or so (as it was full of spares) it was genuinely horrifically loud (some fandango exhaust fitted)

Great job. Why turbo it? Brilliantly balanced little cars IMO. I really don’t see the extra weight out front and a load of turbo mid range improving the way they drive? Even my remapped 172 with the usual breathing mods spins like mad in the damp, must be unusable power with a blower. And...

But the police didn’t care in respect of the cosworth thread. The fact is it was ‘stolen’ and crashed and the guy even collected it from the police impound before it was even in his possession. As far as an abandoned vehicle goes you can apply and if the DVLA see fit that the owner is awol and...

The interesting thing is IF someone did come out of prison & want it back they probably wouldn’t be able to claim it back as the DVLA won’t release the details will they? Makes you wonder though, I’ve bought loads of cars without receipt of purchase. If the V5 isn’t proof of ownership, what...

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And that was mentioned a lot in the thread along with people telling the guy it probably belonged to someone in jail for murder etc. Pretty sure it was a legit move if it’s been abandoned. Well a few people had done it. Sure they had to apply and the DVLA try contacting the owner, can’t...

Not that I’d do it but I do remember a few threads over the years where people just apply for logbooks of these abandoned cars and take them. One chap got an escort cosworth on PF. There was also a Honda S2000 amongst other replies.

I’d forgotten it was RWD and they manual converted it too (been a while). Should sound crazy with those bodies and carbon trumpets. Actually looking forward to Phill’s commute video when he starts it at home in the garage after the “shouldn’t be too loud” comment.

Got to hand it to Phil from Driftworks, That Mercielago build is something else! Car looks insane, can’t wait to see the driving vids.

Think it’s on YouTube. I did see one where the cctv at a garage captured the unfortunate event. The garage owner came in the next day to find ‘flat Eric’ pinned under one of his customers cars. There’s plenty of cat stealing vids on YT. I’ve seen one where they do two cars in one street...

I wouldn’t have bothered with the insurance, just get an AM cat that’s worthless. If you manage to get a new cat out the insurer from Renault (grand plus) it’ll prob be stolen again. Otherwise they’ll write the car off. Plus you’ll get raped by the insurer for the next 5 years anyway. It’s a...

If you’ve got the money and can find one, buy a JDM 2.0 engine. If you never need it you’ll sell it easy enough and they’re a much better engine. Yes the 2.5 has torque but the way the 2.0 revs is awesome.

Nice, not really a fan of the ‘aero’ but looks mean. I really want a JDM 2.0 one. I go back n forth with thinking of selling my classic and getting a hatch sti. What I like is they’re still pretty basic/raw impreza underneath, more every day usable than a classic (due to age) and the...

Whoops, yes! FFS, sorry assumed it was a clio issue

As my first reply. You’ll have to remove wipers, scuttle panel and washer bottle (takes 2 mins). Plug is on N/S and has a bolt head on it you undo (this clamps the plug together) It’s worth a look as mine was messing around with throttle and first thing I tried was a spare throttle body I...

I prefer a heavier clutch (a good 172 one) nothing worse for me than trying to drive some modern shopping car with really light pedals and over assisted brakes & steering.

The point is the plug on the bulkhead takes the signal from the throttle pedal through that plug and ultimately to the throttle body. Poor connections there can give you same issue. Water sloshing sounds like it might be swimming under the washer bottle area

They’re definitely heavier than modern hydraulic clutches but they’re really not that bad when new. I looked at a 182 for a mate the other day and my mate was shocked how heavy clutch was, I was kind of saying they are heavy and the seller was saying it’s how they are. I jumped in and tried...

Same with mine. I’d recommend people to do the above as a matter of service as it’ll let you down one day anyway. Cleaned mine out, drains cleaned, pins all cleaned and silicone grease around the rubber plug seals to stop it in future. You need to remove the wipers, scuttle panel and washer...

Cant really grumble about serviceable items. I’d say that’s pretty unlucky with the clutch. My mate’s one was on 175k, my old one (he now owns) is nearly 140k and both on original clutch. Honestly a lot more could do with them replacing these days. They’re so strong they seem to last to the...

It must be like a night spent on Ancestry.com looking for previous owners of most of these cars. They see to change hands like no other car I’ve owned. Amazingly both of mine have only had 3 prev owners but the FB groups are like a pass around of the village bikes.

Is it me or are the 197/200’s turds compared to the 172/182? Every time I look on the FB groups there’s a post about an issue with one. I quite fancied one but I’ve really been put off with the gearbox and engine issues.

That sounds like something my mrs would say. Or the type of person that only sees where they’re going and oblivious to the people they cut up on roundabouts How often am I looking out the rear window? I’m check, check, checking all the time. I’m constantly checking my surroundings, driving...

They still didn’t stoop to ‘rear wiper delete’ levels of low.

Steering wheel and seat height as already stated. When I jump in my impreza after it feels like I’m 9 & I’ve stolen my dads car. How tight the aux belt is to the body. Wait, there’s rear cup holders? The front ones are hilarious. I tried to put a drink from kfc in there once (just to show...

Interesting the sound of the cameras firing at the plane in this clip, the photographers are there shooting the plane but in a different kind of way. It’s almost an art statement. These photographers should have a camera mounted to an anti-aircraft gun. Could get a close up of an ASM.

How much extra cash you want on top of my 172, I’m thinking £50 is generous haha. Sadly it’s prob too nice for me as I sold my nice original 172 to buy one that’d had some mods in its life so I don’t feel guilty about track days. You’ll have to PM me a price as my mate is looking (we looked...

What a beauty, you must be crazy selling it. You’ll kick yourself in a few years!

My old 172 was on 137k, my new one is on 116k but the higher mileage one drove much nicer. My ‘new’ one also has oil leaks from engine and gearbox and my old one was dry. I can’t even tell you how nice my prev car drove and it was standard. If you drive the two back to back you’d swear the...

Trouble is the s**t shield keeps things nice & wet in there. It failed the MOT and we got a one, when he dropped it off for the work he told the girl in reception to ring when I start the work so he could come down and see why it needed doing when he’d not long bought it (people seem to think a...