Should i get one?

[C.J]

I'm the owner of a 206 GTi (138bhp) and really really keen on getting a 172 phase2 Cup.

I really can't decide whether it's worth the change....
Anyone else been here?

Would you recommend getting one?

Is there another hatchback you'd buy around the £4-£6k mark?

 

[stooby]

I've not had a 206 GTi but have had a few other motors before my cup and after nearly 3 years of having my cup I still dont wanna get rid..

As I'm sure other people here will say they are in a class of their own..

Get one tonight

go on you know you want to

 

[Fletcher]

Do it... i've driven both the 172 cup is a much better car.

 

[scott7912]

DO IT!
The cup will kick ass over the 138bhp 206 GTI any day, in every way.

 

[cg172]

Always heard that the 206 GTi wasn't even in the same league as the 172, never mind the cup. Guess if you can find a decent cup you should just go for it...

 

[Sir_Dave]

I've had 2 x 106 gti's, a 206 gti, a 306 Rallye, a Z3M, a 182, a 130bhp 206 hdi and now a 172 Cup.

Its the best car ive owned; i will be keeping it until it dies

 

[Rob's172]

a 206 gti slowed me and fule_ slut down no end on the A180

my FF 172 and the sluts 182 cup was so much faster on the strights and the round abouts

he thought we wanted to play with him, but we just wanted to get passed

cup FTW

 

[mr bognor]

Had one ok car then got a mk1 172 what a car and now got a 306 gti 6 great car to . If you go for the 172 you will not regret it .

 

[kully]

cup defo ftw

 

[Alan]

197 cup defo ftw

 

[Paul.]

cup all day long although most will say that on a clio forum

 

[Daveycrock]

I have a 206 gti (138 bhp) at the moment and previously owned a 172 cup. In all honesty they're different leagues of car. The cup is much faster and handles approximately 1 million times better. Not that I ever regret selling it or anything :dapprove:

 

[myleS16]

For 5k you wont get anything as new, fast, practical, economical or fun than a 172.

 

[Stuart182]

your asking on a clio sport forum so i think you know what the answer is going to be . but seriously, i'd go for a 172 ph2 any day over a 206 gti

 

[C.J]

Thanks for the honest comments

your asking on a clio sport forum so i think you know what the answer is going to be.

True, but there may be Ex-172 owners here (like Daveycrock) who will give a slightly different opinion. I'm sure there will be 172 Cup owners wishing they had bought another hatchback, and that's what i wanted to find out.

When i got my GTi 2 years ago, there really was nothing else i wanted, and today, i want nothing else other than a Phase 2 172 Cup in Blue

Just wanted to check there were no other hatchbacks, recommended by a 172 owner, out there...

 

[richlawson]

172 cup is the most fun 2.0 clio buy far its raw and you will love it

just dont try to stop fast in the rain lol

 

[gaz_5103]

stopping fast in the rain isnt really that much trouble?

 

[C.J]

Ok, cheers lads

 

[Stuart182]

Thanks for the honest comments

your asking on a clio sport forum so i think you know what the answer is going to be.

True, but there may be Ex-172 owners here (like Daveycrock) who will give a slightly different opinion. I'm sure there will be 172 Cup owners wishing they had bought another hatchback, and that's what i wanted to find out.

When i got my GTi 2 years ago, there really was nothing else i wanted, and today, i want nothing else other than a Phase 2 172 Cup in Blue

Just wanted to check there were no other hatchbacks, recommended by a 172 owner, out there...

thats a good point. i will let you off

 

[PeteCup]

Defo get a 172 Cup mate, i've just gone from a 220bhp Ibiza Cupra to a 172 Cup and the Cup is so much more fun to drive!

 

[cg172]

do it do it do it....

 

[Ian_182]

Get it done lad

 

[mr bognor]

306 gti 6 / 106 gti / saxo vts / seat ibiza curpa .......... I loved my mk1 172 and love the 306 gti 6 to dont no what one i would put top of the list out of the two .

Thanks for the honest comments

your asking on a clio sport forum so i think you know what the answer is going to be.

True, but there may be Ex-172 owners here (like Daveycrock) who will give a slightly different opinion. I'm sure there will be 172 Cup owners wishing they had bought another hatchback, and that's what i wanted to find out.

When i got my GTi 2 years ago, there really was nothing else i wanted, and today, i want nothing else other than a Phase 2 172 Cup in Blue

Just wanted to check there were no other hatchbacks, recommended by a 172 owner, out there...

 

[cg172]

It's weird, because we had £5k to spend on a performance car, and couldn't really think of anything else that offered the same levels of fun and practicallity for the price... For all that my mate kept trying to get me to buy a GT-Four, I just couldn't see it being any more fun to throw down a back road... And you can get a fairly nice 'four for £5k...

 

[Reyes]

Ive heard good things. Chekc out 206info.co.uk Username - Craig180

 

[DebV6]

Definitely a cup for me. But this is a Clio forum.

 

[C.J]

Thanks again for your comments.

I think my minds made up, i just needed a little persuasion.

I've began selling mods off the GTi to return to standard, and i plan to test drive a Cup over the next few weeks, and purchase June / July time.

 

[JON13S]

Thanks again for your comments.

I think my minds made up, i just needed a little persuasion.

I've began selling mods off the GTi to return to standard, and i plan to test drive a Cup over the next few weeks, and purchase June / July time.

good man. as long as you get a good one and take advice off of here (buying guide) i can't imagine you looking back. most fun i've ever had in any car and if this one dies will be looking for another.

 

[whatisjustis]

I don't own a 172 but my friend does. I'll never forget the first time he let me drive it and the first time I floored it. The smile that crept onto my face...!

Ridiculously quick, track engineering and in all honesty, how many of them do you see on the road?

 

[HartZ]

your asking on a clio sport forum so i think you know what the answer is going to be . but seriously, i'd go for a 172 ph2 any day over a 206 gti

+1 =]

 

[pecan]

Get the Cup mate, you will not look back. I f**king love mine.. can't see me getting rid of it in the near future.

 

[Iridium]

The 206 interior is way nicer than the Cup though, and has a shedload more toys. Cup is more fun to drive/faster.

Dan

 

[kully]

only way is to go drive one ......

 

[*Badger*]

I test drove a 206 GTi 180, and a 172FF on the same day. I only bought one car, and i know i bought the right one. The 180 was swift, but my 172 feels faster. Interior wise, the only thing the 180 has is the seats, for the rest, I preferred the clio.

 

[cg172]

Don't 206's have weird offset pedals as well???

 

[C.J]

Thanks again

I'm trying to find a garage with a 172Cup in. I've found loads of 182's and 182 Cups, but i obviously need to drive a 172 Cup if that's what i plan to buy.

 

[JonC]

Be aware that172 Cups don't have the comforts of a FF172/182 or even that of a 182 Cup, eg air con, ABS, however they are 89kg lighter for it and hence a little more "focused". I think you're mind will be made up as soon as you've driven one!!

Incidently, what do the 206 gti forums advise??

 

[TheJesus]

172 cup is the most fun 2.0 clio buy far...

well it is if you've not driven a Williams

 

[GM_182]

Theys don't have ABS - so you may want to exercise some self restraint when you go for a test drive.

 

[ChrisR]

Be aware that172 Cups don't have the comforts of a FF172/182 or even that of a 182 Cup, eg air con

Some have climate though

The only other cars I can think of atm in this price range are 306 GTi-6 or an Integra Type R.