Bye Valver, Hello 172

[Waitey]

After having a valver all the way through been 17 i thought it was the time to get a 172 now i'm 18.
So i waved fair well to my old sl@g and fell in love with the 172 on the drive home.

Valver

The 172

 

[dannyboy172]

Same as mine

Very wise discision, valver was sweet tho...

Edit.....18! Whats the insurance?

 

[Craig]

looks in mint condition. i was going to get a black one but coudnt find any. wheres the renault badge? anyway enjoy it

 

[jon_r]

Glad you found one in the end.


Jon

 

[Martin]

Who nicked half your badge?

 

[Gareth]

wheres the Renault badge?

 

[Scott]

:dapprove:

new one looks smart.

 

[Waitey]

Dunno about the badge lol Never noticed that till now.

As for insurance its done through the company i work for.

 

[GarethM]

very nice mate

 

[Ad]

Enjoy mate. Christ 18 with a 172!!!

 

[Adam]

v nice mate...
enjoy......

 

[Waitey]

LOL after the valver i am used to being eternally skint.

Still haven't got a car which is as fast the the karts i used to race!

 

[Rich]

Very nice, looks a great example. Good colour choice.

 

[_Tom]

much diff between your old valver and this then mate?

 

[Waitey]

Tom - Right i've been driving it all week and had great fun. Just a few points that had stood out to me:

The Toyo Proxies on the front are s**t compared to the Potenza re720's i had on the valver.

Xenon headlamps are so much better then anything a valver will ever come up with lol!

The torque is great just for driving normally although it has a flat spot between 3k and 3.5k but its still better than the flat spot the valver had from 1k to 5k lol

Handling feels more stable than the valver but i still haven't pushed it to its limits yet.

Its a fair bit quicker obviously

And most importantly the girls love it!!!

 

[_Tom]

Fair do's matey! know what your saying about the flat spots on them! Thats why i went for the F7r...

Hope you have a good time with her.

 

[Nafoff]

you gonna **** this one up to waitey?

i would have had your wheels off the valver had i known...shame..oh well enjoy the 172

 

[Jamie _Swales]

nice, get a renault badge, clear side repeaters and will look mint

 

[TriO`]

what a step down your valver was sweet as...

still, 172 is nice also

 

[Fletcher]

Looks good.

 

[Bluebeard]

Mate of mine is 17, his first car was a tdi bora, he had that for 6 months, then traded for a 172 cup, He absolutely scared himself shitless within about two days!!

18 and driving a 172, fair play to you kid, i was driving an 85 orion 1600i !!

 

[Waitey]

I'm used to speed so i don't scare myself much.

Although i did over estimate the valvers handling capabilities once or twice lol

 

[TomS]

Looks nice, I prefer the valver really though!

Look after it

Tom

 

[thedoc]

well done. Valver looked lovely. Wont be long before you start modding the 172...

 

[Dave S2K]

Nice motor, enjoy the drive!

 

[Nafoff]

Looks nice, I prefer the valver really though!

Look after it

Tom

i have to agree at the moment..but we'll see what you can do with the 172 i spose

 

[fUbAr]

I preferred the Valver... but the 172 is much safer i suppose

/Dan.

 

[Waitey]

The valver was starting to show its age with rust etc. After 150k mile the engine wasn't at its best either.

As for modding the 172 i don't think i'll really do much. Needs smoked side repeaters and inletmanifold work done by ben.

 

[Martin]

The valver was starting to show its age with rust etc. After 150k mile the engine wasn't at its best either.

As for modding the 172 i don't think i'll really do much. Needs smoked side repeaters and inletmanifold work done by ben.

Bit of a strange choice for first bit of tuning...why not exhaust, r sport(or similar) and de-cat first then inlet work later?

 

[Waitey]

Inlet is the best bhp/£ gain really.

 

[Gaz_]

coilys

 

[TomS]

I preferred the Valver... but the 172 is much safer i suppose

/Dan.

:S

Because of ABS?

 

[Waitey]

I think he means all the air bags and stuff

 

[TomS]

I think he means all the air bags and stuff

yeah sorry mate, don't mean to go off topic, just not too sure, realistically they are THAT much safer.

Enjoy fella..... did the valver go to member?

 

[Waitey]

No the valver went in p/x to the owner of the 172. He wanted a track car.