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£3,500?

Anyone driven one? What are they like to drive/own? Reliability issues are really worrying me, but I'll have a few grand to spare if I trade in my 172 Cup against one, so that won't be too bad. Opinions?

I'm currently struggling to sell my 172 Cup.

Cheers, everyone.

Yeah it appears that a lot of garages have really overpriced them. They seem to be charging more for the Cup than the standard 172, whereas I always thought the 172 was worth more than the Cup?

Really? They seem to be going for much more than that on Auto Trader, and I was offered £6,900 for it part/ex today.

Hey everyone, just a quick query on what my car might be worth. It's a 53 plate 172 Cup in blue, covered only 19,990 miles. Everything standard, VERY slight scuff on a small part of one alloy (easily sorted) and a mark on the windscreen about the size of a pin head (very minor), other than...

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Which one is more mod-friendly out of these two?

Was thinking of doing just that, but I have more finance outstanding than the car is currently worth. I don't mind paying a bit more money over the top of my new car, so long as I can get the finance on the 172 paid off.

The 172 seems to be losing too much value at the moment. I think I'm going to trade in for an Ibiza TDi 130. Affordable, economical and pacy. Have really enjoyed the 172, though. Will be really sad to see it go. I've been offered £5k part ex for it, which isn't bad considering it's an import.

Do they offer good part exchange prices? I have a 2002 Mk2 172 with 50k on the clock. It has 17 inch alloys on it aswell, was just wondering what you think would be a good part exchange value for it? I want to upgrade to a 182 or a 182 Cup. Which do you think would be the best to go for? It...

What are the pros and cons of leasing cars? And is it worth it?

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£400 for a full respray?! whats the name of the place mate?? they got a website??

Quote: Originally posted by harv172 on 16 February 2005 definately tesco, im 19 and cost me £1000 for my 172. how many years no claims?

all this insurance talk on the other section got me thinking i might aswell build up my NCB so im going to part ex the clio for a new fiesta 1.4 zetec tdci. anyone ever driven one of these? apparently you get nearly 70mpg out of them and if you buy new from ford they give you a years free...

no mate im in st helens about 4 miles from liverpool

i had a ford ka as my first car... insurance group 2 i think they wanted £4,000 to insure me on my own no one in the right mind would pay that much for a car like that

the way i look at it... insurers have bumped up the insurance prices way too much over the past few years. its never been harder to insure a car than it is now. some people have money and should therefore be able to afford a nice car and to run it. 5 years ago it was easy to insure a car...

Quote: Originally posted by iceblue182 on 21 January 2005 Quote: Originally posted by ant_oneill on 21 January 2005i havent missed the point at all. i would LOVE to be able to go on my own insurance - insurers make it too difficult! i phoned elephant yesterday and they quoted me £9,000...

i havent missed the point at all. i would LOVE to be able to go on my own insurance - insurers make it too difficult! i phoned elephant yesterday and they quoted me £9,000. should i sell my 172 now to buy an A reg metro 1.0 or the like? just so i can get insured in my own name?

Quote: Originally posted by R3OBC on 21 January 2005 i canny be bothered reading all that right now but.............i do like the closing line.......This is a very serious issue, if you cant do it properly, you might as well not do it at all. Insurance costs are part of car ownership. If you...

good points but the thing is that insurers have become so afraid of young people now that the only thing most people under 20 can afford to insure is a f**king metro. i have been trying to get insured on my own name since i started driving but the simple fact is that they wont touch me, for near...

Quote: Originally posted by RobHardyUK on 20 January 2005 im 20 pay 1700 with no ncb Fully comp who you insured with mate??

Quote: Originally posted by lagerlout1 on 20 January 2005 <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #407db6">Thats probably true for most lads your age. It was the same for me too. I just get the feeling your asking for a lot to get anything resembling a reasonoble quote on a group 16 car when youve...

Quote: Originally posted by lagerlout1 on 20 January 2005 Quote: Originally posted by ant_oneill on 20 January 2005 Quote: Originally posted by lagerlout1 on 20 January 2005 Im sorry, but what do you expect trying to insure a group 16 car at 20?? With a speeding fine and never having had your...

Quote: Originally posted by fUbAr on 20 January 2005 im 20, buying a 172 in March, just got a quote from Admiral (my first quote) which was £1600 full comp all mods declared too. <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #407db6">Like i said its my first quote, so im hoping for 1500 all in...