Flame Red 172!
...I absolutely LOVE my 172!
Even with all the niggley little problems that i'm going through with my car at the moment, it's the times where I take it out and give it a damn good pasting through the 'twisties' where I really appreciate what a fantastic little car it is.
Yes I know there's better cars out there...but for the money and in it's class I just think that there's really nothing else that can touch it!...i've only had mine for 3 weeks now (1 week of that it's been in the garage - it's there again this weekend!) and i'm just astounded how much grip and power it's got...stuck it into a couple of lovely bends last night down some little lanes where I live and it just gripped and gripped and then powered out like it's powered by a V2 rocket! Just put a massive smile on my face all the way home......and I couldn't wait to get in it again this morning!
Admittedly i've come from a 1.6 ford escort so a Dawoo Matiz would probably feel fast compared to the 172 but all my friends (who all drive fairly fast, good handling cars) have been in mine and just WANT one!
Just a pointless post really but I kinda realised that all I seem to do is moan about mine (Starting problems, low idle, various rattles, flapping noises from the engine bay, blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda...) since i've had it and i've kinda lost sight of why I bought it in the first place!
Sorry...had a 'zen' moment there...hope you can all forgive me! :rasp:
By the way...anyone in the market for a mint condition MKII flame red 172?...I give you good price!
Even with all the niggley little problems that i'm going through with my car at the moment, it's the times where I take it out and give it a damn good pasting through the 'twisties' where I really appreciate what a fantastic little car it is.
Yes I know there's better cars out there...but for the money and in it's class I just think that there's really nothing else that can touch it!...i've only had mine for 3 weeks now (1 week of that it's been in the garage - it's there again this weekend!) and i'm just astounded how much grip and power it's got...stuck it into a couple of lovely bends last night down some little lanes where I live and it just gripped and gripped and then powered out like it's powered by a V2 rocket! Just put a massive smile on my face all the way home......and I couldn't wait to get in it again this morning!
Admittedly i've come from a 1.6 ford escort so a Dawoo Matiz would probably feel fast compared to the 172 but all my friends (who all drive fairly fast, good handling cars) have been in mine and just WANT one!
Just a pointless post really but I kinda realised that all I seem to do is moan about mine (Starting problems, low idle, various rattles, flapping noises from the engine bay, blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda...) since i've had it and i've kinda lost sight of why I bought it in the first place!
Sorry...had a 'zen' moment there...hope you can all forgive me! :rasp:
By the way...anyone in the market for a mint condition MKII flame red 172?...I give you good price!