down sizing a bit...

[Dave-Clio]

i currently have a fully spec'd up black gold 182 - i LOVE it
its so much fun to own in every way! but i want to move out now and could do with down sizing price wise a bit as its on finance, i dont wanna live on baked beans for the rest of my life lol.

i dont want to loose the fun facter so i want a 172 (cup ideally) or even a really early 172.

anyone else done this? is life really ok without all the goodies ive come to expect from a car; traction control, climate control, cruise control? or will it just not be the same anymore? should i leave the brand?

thanks chaps.

 

[iimushroomzii]

It'll be faster if your getting a 172

 

[Dave-Clio]

ha yeah that was another question, are they much quicker? well the cup anyway?
a 182 cup in peterborough pulled on me down a few nice roads...the git.

 

[iimushroomzii]

I dont expect you would notice unless you put the two next to each other and had a race. Its also a lucky dip with them it seems, some are good ones and some are not so good! Luck of the draw.

 

[Fletcher]

I'd keep your 182, as they aren't worth a great deal more then 172's now.

 

[aspire5600]

I'd keep your 182, as they aren't worth a great deal more then 172's now.

I'm with Fletcher, decent 172's are coming in at more or less the same price as 182's nowadays :dapprove:

 

[andyroo]

Trading up in the current climate is gonna cost you too much to make it worth while. Tesco sell packs of noodles for 8p each, hth?

 

[cat171]

I'd keep your 182, as they aren't worth a great deal more then 172's now.

Me too.

 

[Reyes]

Dave is one away from 182 posts too.

 

[*Badger*]

Keep the 182, as said, unsure of the spec of your 182, but your not likely to gain
more than a grand or so, you know your car now, and its faults, you could end up with a kipper, the last thing you need when moving out is a car breaking down!

 

[Craig]

i thought about doing this a while ago but its not worth it you will loose to much mate

 

[Dave-Clio]

thanks very much everyone - the 182 stays.

this post is number 182! high5!

 

[Fletcher]

^^good choice mate.

 

[Ian_182]

If i had to do that i would find a nice 172 cup