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I was the first 172 customer of Hayward & Scott They did me a 6 x 1 oval tailpipe exactly to my requirements. It fitted very neatly under the bumper as I was not keen on the usual Retail rear boxes that where being fitted at that time. A very fine service, yes, it may have been a little "Old...

LoL You just try it. Ill haunt you all over the damn net. Anyone for Jellie Babies?

Na, Some like it HOT :cool:

Damn handy to get in there and clean too !

OH ! Well My wife is uglier than your wife so stick that in yer cup and saucer.

If I had a CUP. I would probably be toasted by many cars especially a 172. I aint no super driver so anyone with a tiny bit of skill would cane me in a CUP. The small fraction of advantage a CUP has on paper, would easily be forgotten by a half decent driver just changing gear a bit sooner...

Captain Slarty :D

Just playing about:D http://www.davej.easynet.co.uk/james172/v6site/hosting/dashv6sidetest.jpg

Some brake discs to fill it up may look better.

Id let mine be beaten by a VTS for a few quid too. ;)

Ah I remember now. but mega problem. New PC and havent set up all the stuff yet to get the pics copied back on my local drive from the server. Best to email 172Cup for a copy of them for now.

What Willy ? Where ? Grrrrrrrrr! its a feckin car. Oh well never mind , your Car Willy looks great.

Same here. Tempted by nice colour & nippy, but not the empty tin. Hard choice but your choice is all that matters Robby.

Urmmm? not me I have a V6 teady Dash

I have seen this quite a few times, only for brief periods though. ( but thats a left hooker ) Believe me theres no way on earth I would be taking a picture of it. Doing that kind of speed is "different" not all together fun. At that speed in a V6 the dials may well be steady but I can assure...

Austin 1100 ( with Maxi 1750 eng ) Hillman Avenger 1.6 Morris Marina 1.8 SUPER DELUXE :-) Mini 1275 GT Austin Ambassador VDP Austin Metro Gala MG Meastro 2.0i MG Meastro Turbo Montego Turbo Rover 200 VDP Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LE VW Polo 1.6 GS ( melted the eng in a month ) 3...

When I had my 172 I complained lots about it not getting far enough up the top end. After about 2k miles there was no problems. After that it just seemed a totally super car, improving with every new mile.

Yes I seem to recall Hitler saying that too.

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Im not a great weight ( 57 kilos ) but my car is heavier than the 172s. So at 230bhp + 1335 kgs + me. It might work out at some figure or other. Just off to learn how to count beyond 10 be back soon............

A guy in some sort of Scooby with those new ugly headlights, wanted a wee blast, so I obliged. He seemed to have quite a bit of pull from about 70 to 110 but after that he was fading away behind me. ( but not by miles ) In a cue at the roundabout he shouted over " I didnt want to waste petrol...

Because I think the CUP is a nice colour. Most boyracers dont even bother trying it on at the lights, but I feel if I had a CUP, then I might get all that "Ive got a sporty wee car" nonsence again. I even hinted to my wife that I might consider spending a few bob and getting a CUP aswell...

Nooooooooooo! keep it. It looks lovely. Really tidy and un-buggerised. A credit to you.

Ask your local parts dept if the CUP ECU is different they will at least tell you it has a different part number. Better to ask higher up to get spec differences. After all just one example is a Jaguar brake pedal switch is a different part no to a Mini one, but they are exactly the same thing...

I like the sound on NoS but I hear so many horror stories of people upping the boost ? and blowing their car up. Is this only when it is manaully boosted ? or does an NoS system have an auto switch off limit gadget thingy wotsit? Why dont some car maufacturers install NoS as standard?

Oh that sounds good but the " ish " bit scares me, I start to panic then. I might just say 5 and a bit next time.

A mate of mine asked me what the 0-60 was on my car? I said " Its something or other" Oh he said, I suppose it depends on how fast you can count to 60. He asks "What was the most important thing about your car that made you buy it"? "I cant count past 10" I answered.

I get a rattling from my cup too, but I found out it was bad nerves. It was only the saucer hitting the cup. Sorry couldnt resist

Good to hear you are back on the road at a very reasonable cost.

Only my personal opinion of course, but last night on the A127, I was following something that just about resembled a Clio. This car was all a kind of dull poorly sprayed silver. I dont know if it was supposed to be a 172 as most of it was covered up by a big fat kit. The original rear bumper...