clio_ross
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Evening folks,
Thought I would say hi as It’s been a very long time since I owned a Clio and was last on ClioSport...circa 2006!
Use to own a 1.2 mk2 ph1 as a youthful 18 year old when I was last here;
Since then I’ve had a few hot hatches over the years;
- 106 GTI
- Mk3 Ibiza Cupra R
- Mk4 Golf R32
However, ultimately had to move onto dreaded dirty diesels daily because of the commute to work in recent years (8P A3 S-Line and current daily Passat CC).
So after convincing the Mrs to let me get a “wee toy” that I could tinker with and that was actually fun to drive and after having so much fun in my first Clio, a 172/182 was the obvious choice and so a couple of months ago I managed to picked up a reasonably tidy 2002 iceberg silver 172 with a decent amount of history;
Car has a few mods already done, including;
-Cup 172 Turini’s
-Lowered on Apex springs
-Stealth stainless exhaust
-K&N panel filter.
I think it’s had an interesting life and has had a few owners it’s its time (believe I’m it’s 12!) so would be interested to hear if anyone on here knows the car or has any additional history on it.
Got a few plans for the car and would ultimately like to do a couple of track days in it but it’s a long way from being ready for that. It has already swallowed up lots of my time with lots of “unplanned” and “surprise” jobs, but I am loving being back in a Clio and my first taste of 172 life .
Looking forward to getting to know the forum again and will no doubt be looking for some bits for the car in the coming months.
Cheers,
Ross
Thought I would say hi as It’s been a very long time since I owned a Clio and was last on ClioSport...circa 2006!
Use to own a 1.2 mk2 ph1 as a youthful 18 year old when I was last here;
Since then I’ve had a few hot hatches over the years;
- 106 GTI
- Mk3 Ibiza Cupra R
- Mk4 Golf R32
However, ultimately had to move onto dreaded dirty diesels daily because of the commute to work in recent years (8P A3 S-Line and current daily Passat CC).
So after convincing the Mrs to let me get a “wee toy” that I could tinker with and that was actually fun to drive and after having so much fun in my first Clio, a 172/182 was the obvious choice and so a couple of months ago I managed to picked up a reasonably tidy 2002 iceberg silver 172 with a decent amount of history;
Car has a few mods already done, including;
-Cup 172 Turini’s
-Lowered on Apex springs
-Stealth stainless exhaust
-K&N panel filter.
I think it’s had an interesting life and has had a few owners it’s its time (believe I’m it’s 12!) so would be interested to hear if anyone on here knows the car or has any additional history on it.
Got a few plans for the car and would ultimately like to do a couple of track days in it but it’s a long way from being ready for that. It has already swallowed up lots of my time with lots of “unplanned” and “surprise” jobs, but I am loving being back in a Clio and my first taste of 172 life .
Looking forward to getting to know the forum again and will no doubt be looking for some bits for the car in the coming months.
Cheers,
Ross
