Would you buy this 172?

[-Dan]

Hey guys,

2003 reg,

78k miles,

cambelt done at 60k (going to find out whether it was done at a specialist and how many years ago).

Full stamped service history (I don't think he has receipts)

This is his third 172 (he loves them apparently, but bought a renault megane coupe as he has a bigger commute now)

He is a Motorsport Engineer.

No rust or marks apart from a 2cm dent in the drivers door that hasn't cracked the paint and should pop out.

Asking £1800?

reasonable price or get him down?

Thanks
​Dan

 

[Lee coley]

Get him down. I've just paid £900 for 2002.

Id be looking at no more than £1300 tbh

 

[lemonnobby]

Get on good ones are hard to get.
sounds good has it got full service history.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Yeah was gonna say, if it were a Cup they're always going for between about £1,500-2,000 but a standard one should be cheaper.

 

[sbridgey]

If the cambelt was done properly that worth £1800 all day long IMO.

 

[Bluebeard]

Get him down. I've just paid £900 for 2002.

Id be looking at no more than £1300 tbh

Good 172's are expensive, crap ones are cheap. Relatively speaking of course.

 

[-Dan]

Baring in mind they are just stamps in the service book, and if the cambelt was done at a specialist I think It's a fair price! It has no tax and needs mot and service, so how shall I haggle him down a bit?

 

[sbridgey]

If that was my car, I would be pushing for £2.1k with Tax MOT and a recent service, so I dont think he will move much. You may be able to get him down to £1700 i reckon.

 

[Briggo]

£2.1k for that?

Bought a good condition Monaco '53 plate 87k FSH for £1300, belts done 2 years ago (15k). Had 1 months tax and 9 months MOT, only thing Ive done to it is replaced the discs all round as they were lipped and replaced steering wheel for Snappy's one.

 

[sbridgey]

You clearly got a good deal then didn't you...

 

[-Dan]

I'm down south don't forget too!

 

[Briggo]

You clearly got a good deal then didn't you...

Get him down. I've just paid £900 for 2002.

Id be looking at no more than £1300 tbh

Bearing in mind as well it has no tax/MOT and needs a service, not cheap and I've found getting a car at MOT time is risky.

 

[alex-avfc]

Good 172's are expensive, crap ones are cheap. Relatively speaking of course.

If the cambelt was done properly that worth £1800 all day long IMO.

Good to see some people bucking the trend of driving the value down on these cars at every opportunity!

A good one is well worth the money as there's lots of areas where money could need spending!

 

[Bluebeard]

I could get £2500 for a good 172/172 cup.

On the flip side, I could (and just have!) go out and buy a rough 182 for £500.

It's all relative, and there's no such thing as a bargain! If something's cheap, it's because it needs money spending on it.

 

[-Dan]

Bearing in mind as well it has no tax/MOT and needs a service, not cheap and I've found getting a car at MOT time is risky.

Hmm I'm scared now..

 

[MickyWelsh172]

Id be buzzing to get £1800 for mine with 12 month MoT, belts and dephaser done 3k ago, and 2 month tax. Id probably ask £1500 max for mine....

 

[cat171]

I forgot how this place works - offer him a tube of Smarties, that ought to do it

The fact if has no tax or MOT would put me off, he's got to have receipts for the bits, even if he has done it himself.

If it is mint apart from what you said, get him to sort the tax etc & then buy it.

General rule imo, if something's cheap, it's cheap for a reason.

 

[-Dan]

Is it cheeky to ask him to get the MOT done?

 

[cat171]

Is it cheeky to ask him to get the MOT done?

​No, not at all.

 

[Bluebeard]

If he's a Motorsport engineer, he'll know what condition the cars in and should have no issue putting a new mot on it.

 

[davo172]

Get him down. I've just paid £900 for 2002.

Id be looking at no more than £1300 tbh

FLOL £900 for a 2002 !!! that'll be a PROPER minter

 

[davo172]

Good 172's are expensive, crap ones are cheap. Relatively speaking of course.

THIS ^^^ plenty of cheap shitty money pits out there now .

 

[-Dan]

If he's a Motorsport engineer, he'll know what condition the cars in and should have no issue putting a new mot on it.

I suppose! I'll ask him

​No, not at all.

​Good!

 

[lemonnobby]

Couldn't agree more.

 

[-Dan]

Cambelt was done april 2010 at 54k miles, at KG auto Services....

Would you walk away now? I don't think they're a specialist

 

[Briggo]

FLOL £900 for a 2002 !!! that'll be a PROPER minter

​Just because its cheap doesn't mean its a bag of nails, nor does paying £3k for one mean it'll be mint and trouble free.

 

[car.crash]

Please delete. Wrong thread

 

[Darius]

I wouldn't get a car at MOT time from my experience - bought my clio with 1 month left, £300 to get it through the MOT. And now the coilpacks just gone! Evil 1.2


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[ThomasBrentnall]

Well I sold my 04 1.2 16v for £1850 the other day which was good condition so I'm sure the 172 is worth it