New Owner 2001 172

[Kung Fu Panda]

Hi Guys

Just bought myself a little 172 sport to run around in, forum comes highly recommended as a decent place for meets and help/advice etc

Will have a good read through the place then get myself joined up for hopefully a bit of banter,

I feel like ilm too old for this car now at 30, but i'm maybe having a mini mid life crisis :rasp:

Obligatory Pics are from the Pistonheads as i haven't taken any of my own yet

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w8/jameselite/clio.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w8/jameselite/clio2.jpg

Cheers

James

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Looks alrite mate got any plans for it?. Where about in scotland are you?.

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

Alright Bud

No plans really apart from getting it well serviced and tidied up, already has a nice full SS exhaust and is pretty decent bodywise, so just planning on spending some spanner time sprucing up the mechanicals really, i'm up near Dundee.

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Cool, You not tempted to get a set of standard wheels for it they go pretty cheap sometimes on here and ebay.

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

The Ones that are on have new rubber, so will perhaps when its time to change tyres i'll see about getting the proper wheels put back on it! I'm too old for the modifying scene these days lol, so it will be a case of less is more with this one to be honest it's just a stop gap car to do me til November whilst i am saving for an RS Focus

 

[Poopensharten]

Welcome along mate - always good to see more Scottish members. Where abouts are you?

As said, although i dont mind they wheels, the standard items are awesome (its not by accident the Phase 1 is the quickest of the bunch with 15" wheels )

Dan

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

Well i've pulled the finger out and paid my membership dues

Also have taken a few pics of my own... not much difference from the PH ones from when i bought it :S lol
will keep you all up to date when i get cracking at making her better

James

 

[shanks]

Hi Guys

Just bought myself a little 172 sport to run around in, forum comes highly recommended as a decent place for meets and help/advice etc

Will have a good read through the place then get myself joined up for hopefully a bit of banter,

I feel like ilm too old for this car now at 30, but i'm maybe having a mini mid life crisis :rasp:

Obligatory Pics are from the Pistonheads as i haven't taken any of my own yet

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w8/jameselite/clio.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w8/jameselite/clio2.jpg

Cheers

James

r8 james
nice to see someone else having a mid life crisis
if got a 182 in august,am im 40!!!!
its bloody fantastic......

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

Aye last time i had this much fun it was in an Opel manta

Thats just showing my age

 

[shanks]

manta !!
my first car was a 82 plate astra gl
ended up looking like a gte(shame it was green!!!)
gud ol days.......

 

[Beef-Mc]

Welcome to CS.

Did you buy the car from a buy in St.Monans?

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

Aye, I did indeed.. I hope your not away to tell me it's a s**tter lmao

 

[jack_kemp]

Definitely get rid of that disgraceful steering wheel too!

What mods is that said to have? Looks like it's lowered too....

But welcome mate.

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

Definitely get rid of that disgraceful steering wheel too!

What mods is that said to have? Looks like it's lowered too....

But welcome mate.

The steering wheel is alright for me... better that that muckle great standard things... as long as it turns the wheels i suppose
Mods.. errm... 60mm springs, SS cat back, and those BK299's and of course that steering wheel

cheery for the welcome lad

 

[MADNESS88]

hey welcome, how much you spend on your new manta?lol

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

Just a shade over a grand... 12 months MOT and 6 mths Tax

 

[MADNESS88]

nice one

 

[Kung Fu Panda]

Definitely get rid of that disgraceful steering wheel too!

What mods is that said to have? Looks like it's lowered too....

But welcome mate.

The steering wheel IMO would be a disgrace if it never made the wheels turn..it does the trick though lad