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Hey folks, get yourself a MK1 172, at just 1045kg EVO clocked it at 6.6 seconds. Ill be selling mine for an Impreze Spec C in the summer. Joy of joys Ill hopefully be able to get a sh*t-eating grin out of every BMW driver I meet. Tee-hee, naughty Tubbs!

My Mk1 has been a hoot but not without its fair share of problems. All fixed under warranty apart from the knocking which I guess is a fundamental design fault which is too expensive to remedy especially when were 12 months away from a completely new model. Crankshaft oil leak Interior light...

That link worked perfectly for me, no probs. I like the Yellow with the graphite wheels, the other colours are a bit boring.

Cheers, Ill give the dealer a ring tomorrow and try and establish exactly what checks they performed on the car. I gave a detailed list of when the clunking occurs and they gleefully told me theyd fiddled with the engine mounts and that they couldnt hear anything. About five minutes down the...

I thought it was that and the dealer checked and allegedly reset the engine mounts. This had no effect and I wondered (not being technical) does the gearbox have mounts that could go out of alignment? (excuse my ignorance everyone) as the transmission shunt seems quite bad. Cheers

Hi Folks, Ive had my 172 since 2000 and must admit to having more than my fair share of niggles. The latest is a mystery though and I wonder whether anyone else has experienced it in their car. The car has done 22,000 miles so not many really. It has over the last 5 months developed a clunk...