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My ph1 172 has been up for sale for a couple of weeks & not getting much interest. Is it a bad time of year/overpriced??
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/75540.htm
Mine might be for sale. Silver, 46k,fsh,cambelt done.
Ill Pm with details if your interested.
Common problems are rattling exhaust/heatshield at 4000 revs which mine has but can easily be resolved.
Engines are strong if serviced reguarly. Make sure cambelt/aux belt has been done at this age...
If its the heatshield does it mean it can tightened up or do I need to replace it.
Another thing its only noticable when im driving and not when i still & revving the engine.
Ive got the same problem changed the top mount and it was ok for a day, but its now doing it again. Peed off after spending over £100 & still not sorted.
Im getting a Vibration/rattle noise at 3800 rpm which then disappears over 4000 rpm. This can get very annoying as it equates to about 80mph on the motorway.
Its on my 172 and appears to be coming from the gearstick area inside the car.
Anyone else had this.
cheers
Ok explained this to Renault and they reckon its the top strut mounts
as they change them quite often. Does this sound familiar to anyone.
New mounts are £50 each.
Enjoying the little 172 just wondering if it would be worth changing up to a 182 cup or trophy. Is it worth 5-7k more.
What are the diferences between cars, eg performance,handling,ride,build/refinement.
Ive been told it could be the springs that are making the noise when turning & may need greasing. Anybody else had this problem. Will I have to take the springs off do do this.
Finding the mk1 172 steering wheel quite slippery. Is it possible to get it recovered to get it back to new. Or even get it covered in a suede material. Are there any companies that do this.
Recently bought a phase 1 172 sport. Enjoying it apart. But the clutch which is a pain in the ass in traffic. Its like an on/off switch & have come close to stalling. Are they all like this.
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Just put a deposit down an a Mk 1 Siver 172. Thourghly enjoyed the test drive managed to get the back out a couple of times. Think ive made a good choice and this after owning imprezas, M3s and Integras.
Was considering a 306 gti or even a 182. How do these compare to the 172 is there much...