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its hard to notice a difference only time i notice it is pulling out a junction close to my house, it feels a bit flat if i go for a gap but next junction just down the road its fine!
no need to remove the front bumper i done it on axel stands.
mine had the wiring (remove the passengers side fog light cover and you'll see if its there) but mine had the basic UCH so didnt work even with the wiring and new stalk. luck of the draw you might be ok might not.
millage is irelevent its how its been driven and looked after, cars that have been driven hard are not a problem, its the ones that have been abused to watch out for. you can usually tell with a quick drive.
as for 172 vs 1.2, i get 40 miles LESS to a FULL tank of petrol that i got with my 1.2...
i picked mine up 10 months ago on 20k miles, now its on 43k 10 months later. all i use the car for is work which is 1 mile away and going out for blasts! LOTS of blasts :D:D
i was going to do mine, even had an engine and exhaust for it, didnt bother in the end as its just as much hastle to do it as it is to do a 2.0 16v conversion.
i fitted a full apex suspension kit, brembo disks and greenstuff pads to my mates 1.2 16v at the weekend, he got 4 Eagle F1's fitted...
as said, standard mounts are soft for a reason, most of us learned the hard way, 2 silly little bushes destroyed my box, and cat on my 1.2 16v and lucky enough my 172 got away with just the top engine mounts needing replaced to to extra strain put on them.
just make a point of changing the...
just wait for the right one mate, i spent about 4 months looking at them, thought really hard about a couple that needed a few bits and bobs done but in the end got a 100% mint 2003 with 20k on the clock, 1 owner etc
just keep an eye on the exhausts, mine had had the backbox replaced when i...
no im not having a giraffe if it was mine i wouldnt be letting it go for less than £3500. assuming the repair is mint, service history as mentioned (belts done), and interior in decent nick
too many people de valueing 172s on here.