Martin_172's Trophy Number 248

[Martin_172]

Went to view this on Friday and picked it up Today (Monday) Trophy number 248, an absolute minter with only 54k on the clock, unmarked, recaros immaculate etc just one wheel that's had a wee kerb mark

Owned by a few OCD owners, had its first service at only 700 miles!!

Dampers were refurbed in 2011 but are shot again but I had already factored this in and was gonna have them done anyway just didn't want to have to do them as soon as I got it but these things happen so will get them off this week and sent away

Plans are just to keep it pretty standard, and mint. it needs the door handles done as they have gone trophy pink and it needs a good detail along with some decent brakes as they are poor although reasonably new!

 

[yeecup]

Very nice. Is this the one that was for sale on here in fife.?

 

[Martin_172]

Very nice. Is this the one that was for sale on here in fife.?

yep that's the one!

 

[Alan]

Belter wee guy.

 

[Paprika123]

Kerbed it already? Best replace them with some 2118's.

 

[Martin_172]

Haha not me thankfully! Speedlines are staying tho! Dying to get the dampers done they are comming off on wed, it handles properly bad at the moment, my dci on apex 60mm springs is better haha

 

[Djw John]

What that needs is some blue and silver wheels.

 

[Martin_172]

Chic beat you to it

 

[Fletcher]

Looks great. I quite fancy a trophy alongside my 172.

 

[Djw John]

Chic beat you to it

Dammit!

 

[AlexW]

Just can't keep away can you?

Looks awesome.

 

[Brooky182]

Good choice. Mines going in wed to get my handles done plus a good mop and wheel scuff sorted. The dampers after recon will make it so much better

 

[Martin_172]

Good choice. Mines going in wed to get my handles done plus a good mop and wheel scuff sorted. The dampers after recon will make it so much better

You had yours done? Where did you get to do them?

 

[Brooky182]

It's going into the bodyshop I use through work.

 

[Martin_172]

It's going into the bodyshop I use through work.

Sorry i ment the suspension

 

[Ali]

Nice.

 

[Gally]

Lovely mate, they still look superb.

Get the 2 little roof rails painted also, they'll be Pink! Quite surprised you went down this road Martin, thought you were into your new cars these days.

My one for reference...

 

[Gally]

However. Matt's was just perfect...

 

[Fletcher]

Has Matt not still got the trophy then Kev?

 

[Gally]

I think he sold it. I contacted him on Twitter about what springs etc he had fitted and I swear he sold it.

 

[Martin_172]

Lovely mate, they still look superb.

Get the 2 little roof rails painted also, they'll be Pink! Quite surprised you went down this road Martin, thought you were into your new cars these days.

My one for reference...

cheers dude, I love it, just about to strip the Sachs off it and organise where im sending them for a rebuild!

I keep looking at new cars but nothing gets me smiling like getting behind the wheel of a good 172/182, I was looking for a clean 182 and was struggling so a trophy seemed like the best way to get one, I wasn't to fussed about the model its self but theres just something special about it I knew it the minute I saw it (never saw one up close in the flesh) as a package its just brilliant! its the first car ive owned considering its age that doesn't have ANY stone chips!!! front bumper still has the little black stickers too so its either been painted VERY well or just genuinely never had a stone chip!

 

[BREMBO]

Awesome mate - love Trophy's

Keep hold of this!

 

[Fletcher]

I think he sold it. I contacted him on Twitter about what springs etc he had fitted and I swear he sold it.

Shame. That was/ is still my favourite trophy

 

[Craig.]

That looks lovely that mate, factory fresh

 

[Martin_172]

cheers guys, some interior pics...

seen better days...

 

[Tommo.]

That steering wheel really is mint!!

Very tidy car.

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Very smart, love Trophys :approve:

Enjoy it mate

 

[ian_h]

That looks in great condition I got my trophy about two months ago now and absolutely love it. I need to tidy up my interior after seeing pictures of this haha

 

[Martin_172]

Cheers guys im loving it, waiting on cornering force getting back to me about damper refurb and i need to change the front brakes as they are horrible.

Proper mint wee car just the suspension and brakes were both shot! But i could see passed that and knew how much potential it has!

 

[Gally]

All about the final product. It's not going to shed money.

I'd consider xenons for the future. I hate those lights! If I had kept mine i'd have changed them

 

[Martin_172]

All about the final product. It's not going to shed money.

I'd consider xenons for the future. I hate those lights! If I had kept mine i'd have changed them

6 months ago id have agreed with you! but I want to keep this one 100% factory original.

got a set of xenons sitting here for the dci too! just cba fitting them! lol

 

[Paprika123]

You gonna track this?

 

[Martin_172]

You gonna track this?

no chance! far to good nick for that, still on the lookout for a cheap 172 to build a turbo one!

 

[Martin_172]

Weather was nice the other day so went a run with my mate in his Fiesta ST

in good old clio fasion it suffered a failed exhaust mount on the drive so got 2 new genuine ones ordered and fitted

tomorrows job... (bloddy expensive compaired to what you pay for them on here but needed them today for tomorrow as the DCI is getting a new turbo and need this for work for the weekend!)

along with the mile muncher!..

 

[MarcB]

I have spare door handle sitting about that I'm going to get done also as mine are going pink.

This one looks stunning and as said that steering wheel has so much want at the fact its not damaged like all the others.

 

[Martin_172]

I have spare door handle sitting about that I'm going to get done also as mine are going pink.

This one looks stunning and as said that steering wheel has so much want at the fact its not damaged like all the others.

cheers, its had the wheel replaced at some point, might take it off and keep it good and stick a refurbed one on it.

got a new set of stickers coming for the front dampers which are being refurbed and got a new set of rear dampers on order

 

[Martin_172]

Stickers for the dampers arrived today

Unfortunately you can only get the newer Twingo R2 style stickers used on the sachs on the twingo R2 rally cars they are pretty much the same bar a different image on the background and a ZF logo instead of Sachs (not sure who ZF are if they are a devision of sachs or something?!)

 

[Martin_172]

not much has changed still just doing a few miles a week in it when its dry, although trying to keep it out the sun to stop it going pink haha!!!

pictured here with my DCi 80 Daily...

 

[leeds_182]

Looks proper tidy.