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ive driven both quite a bit, as much as the ek9 is a good drivers car, i feel it falls 2nd best to the 172 in every area apart from driving position. an animal on vtec lol all that noise and no power its like waiting for bad sex. my modified ph2 used to be a good bit quicker than them and id...
dci 100 isnt more to tax, its £30 just like the 65 and the 80.
ive had a 1.2 16v, dci 65 and dci 100 and id choose the dci hands down, cheaper to tax, massive mpg (lets face it 1.2's are terrible on fuel for what they are!) i was getting 20 miles less to a tank in my 172 than i got in my 1.2...
Hi guys, taking delivery of a brand new Glacier White Clio GT DCi in a few weeks and want to get some protection on it from day 1 and also a good finish!
ive got loads of detailing gear in my garage from over the last few years detailing my cars however ive decided im going to bin the lot and...
garage i was lending a hand to today were changing an engine, bill being footed by kwik fit because one of their monkeys done an oil change on a vectra, however, he drained the oil, stuck the sump plug back in, oil cap back on and took it out the workshop, not a drop in it, some how it managed...
haha na sold the dci a few weeks ago mate so been using this every day, my new GT DCi isnt delivered untill the 3rd of november so its coming off the road after that! OZ F1's are uber cool, mine are badly needing a refub as the paint work is shot on them and some nugget has kerbed the front n/s...
pointless shite, big heavy lump of an engine, 210bhp in its later form, isnt very powerful at all, you wont fit the gearbox in, wiring would be a nightmare
Re: New to Forum, just put deposit down on 172 Cup, please help with couple of questi
For road use Toyo T1-R's are fine, ive never priced 16" but in 15" im £29 a corner for the ph1 172, Anyone who says they are shite in the wet doesnt know how to drive in the wet (just like people who slate...
climate you cant add at a later date so personally id hold off and make it a must have.
Xenons you could add (or atleast get one with cornering lights so it has the projector lamps and you can get an HID kit)
Cruise control, if its anything like the MK2's you can add it but its an expensive ball...
depends where in glasgow you are you might not be to far from Colin @ Car N Bike in Bonybridge, he done the full side of my ph2 172 when it got keyed and done a spot on job, saw a few of the exotics hes done too and they are spotless!
Unit 12 Murnin Rd, Bonnybridge Ind Est, Bonnybridge FK4 2BW
if belts have been done and you want a full service then do the following...
Engine oil
oil filter
air filter
fuel filter
cabin filter
gearbox oil
brake fluid
if your just looking for a bog standard service to keep it running then go for
engine oil
oil filter
air filter
(id consider gearbox...
lower subframes for the standard seats giving you a proper driving possition, theirs been talk of it for years and nothings ever came of it. the 1 problem with these cars is the driving possition the market is MASSIVE
mrs car has snapped a coil spring so looking for something uprated, not interested in coilovers or mega low just looking for something a little better. lets see some pics?
also got a set of sportlines lying about might stick them on it or a set of 172 springs
F4R 172 engine is a possible swap however its not straight forward.
1.8 16v/2.0 16v Valver/williams engine is fairly straight forward though, especially with a doner car!
because i do nearly 1000 miles a month and its nice to have the power and torque when i get to a decent road to go for it and have a load of fun :) it also trasformed my car from being nippy to having genuine overtaking power (by that i mean something i consider acceptable for safe overtakes...
my mrs managed fine at 17 in my 190bhp 172! was only £200 a year or something to add her on too!
however, if your buying a house then the dci is a good step. personally id look to find a Dynamique S DCi 106 as that way you get the 6 speed box, plenty torque and 106bhp, however i beleive they...