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In all honesty it has been a good car but I just feel that when things start going wrong it's the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Looked at a tidy 1.4 Golf at the weekend which I think I'm going to trade it for...massively underpowered but the quality of the interior made it a nice place to...

Well, after 3+ years reliable motoring the 172 has decided to go all French on me so it's time to move on. I think my love for the 172 faded after the tax & petrol hikes so I started driving it like a granny i.e. not using it properly then other things started to rear their ugly heads. Needed...

You can have my Mk2 172 for £3500 with 32000 on the clock...down south though.

+1 Haven't been on here for while and this old debate is still going lol

Well after the Clio being 100% reliable for the past 3 years it broke down on my drive this morning. I started it up to move it last night which may have killed the battery off but all I'm getting out of it now is lots of lights flashing on the dash and a very rapid clicking sound Any...

Was bored of the 172 a long time ago....not going to rent a van though, I think I'll just sell it instead

Not a fan either but fun to tinker with I bet

Great project, really take my hat off to you having the time & determination to finish it Interesting choice staying with the 5GTT box, isn't the 172 engine going to spin the gears out pretty easy?

I wouldn't personally buy brand new Some really good 1/2 year old 197s on the market....reckon privately there could be some real bargains around

Leave it on myself

lol @ Roy...the voice of reason! Have to agree though

+1 Not that bad really TBH a sideline compared to teh rest of the car Look for an unmodded car with service history, buyers market at the moment & plenty out there

lol Good effort:D

Those Pugs are alright, engines apparently pretty bulletproof How much was it?

Never regretted buying my 172, had it three years and it's still doing good service Tax and values major pain in the arse now though:(

197 is a beauty of a hatchback, even more so compared to the ST Can't deny the tuning potential of the Ford though, if that's your thing then it's the car to go for

197 IMO better car all round than the 182, be some good deals out there at the moment on them too

Gutted, that's really s**t:( Hope you get it sorted

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Never driven my 172 in the snow but I can imagine the wide tyres and light back end being a bit of a problem.

Should have to be over 25 to own performance cars. end of.

197 still going to be expensive on insurance though at 18, I'd ring around and get some quotes first

F**king bummer, it's not as if you wouldn't notice if you did that to someone's car, must have made quite a bang Some people eh:(

Newer doesn't necessarily make it a better or tider car, go for the best car after having a good viewing & test drive

Nail on the head TBH I'd rather not be seen as being a chav/bellend so decided to keep the exhaust note (and tailpipe) discreet

Definately, mine had to go after a couple of weeks on the car, just coudn't deal with the fitting of it and the looks, sounded good though

Re: got a f**k off front mount for the dci whats next?!! I was going to mention that as well, I think the turbo will be another limiting factor, especially if your planning to run a large IC like that one

Still loving the 197, see quite a few around these days and they have plenty of road prescence without being OTT

+1 I do prefer the std 172 to the 182 with the wheels and hidden exhaust....great colour as well

F**king hideous