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Thanks for advice, how do you find the 197? i'm away to look at one at the weekend

Evening all, I've been meaning to get my brake pads changed for the last few months but i've not had the chance to go to a garage, now i need to get a complete set of pads and discs. Can anyone tell me how much this will cost and secondly is it worth going for after market products? Oh its for...

Its the insides of the wheels im having trouble with, tried for an hour scrubbing with a brush and "car plan wonder wheels" , it managed to remove most of the stuff but there is still a lot of stuborn marks that i cant seem to shift

I'm looking for some advice on how to get my alloys looking spot on, at the moment they are looking prety crap with scratches and black s**t on them that i cant remove. Any advice. Thanks

98 octane petrol!!! Hi folks, i was just wondering which petrol you all use and recomend. I noticed that 98 octane is the recomended fuel for a 172ff but i have not seen this anywhere. So i have been using shells v power at 99oct.

Hi i was just heading home from a hard days xmas shopping, when the serv light and esp light came on can someone please help and tell me what these lights mean as ive no handbook to check up. Thanks

Looks like i'll just have to go out tonight on a quiet twisty B road and have some fun getting used to it:) untill i purchase some new tyres

Cheers for advice, do you have any recomendations for tyres that work in the dry and wet

I just bought my 172ff last month and have been out in it for the first in the wet, it has not filled me with confidence as it tends to slide a lot when coming out of tight corners or roundabouts.. Does anyone else find this happening? I take it a decent set of tyres will help..Advice anyone...

Whar time do you think the 172 will do the 1/4 mile in?

Hello all, I was trying to find out some performance figures for my ph2 172ff and managed to find a website that i thought might be of interest to all you petrol heads out there. http://www.letstorquebhp.com/fwd.asp Hope this is of some interest

Looks like its not a good idea then.. Still i wouldn't mind seeing one though

I take it you have seen it already, i thought it might look ok

Not too keen on ktec cheese grater.. Would like to see a silver rs grill on a black 172/182

Hi i've just bought a Black 172, and was wondering what it would look like with a silver grill? Does anybody have any photos or opinions??

LOL :) thank you for picking up on the errors of my spelling, in my self defence i was drunk when posting the thread.

Thanks for the speedy reply

Evening all, just bought a 172 on a 52 plate but don't get it till saturday, its been one of the longest weeks of my life.. Can anyone out there tell me the power to wait ratio of a standard 172 ???

Let me know how it go's with the new coilovers and if its worth the investment

Cheers for the advice and pointing me in the right direction, bought the car last weekend but i'm not picking it up untill this Saturday. So glad I found this site. It's kept me occupied but i've had enough of reading now i just want to drive the damn thing. Thanks again

Hi all i've just bought a black 172 and was hoping to buy new wheels sometime in the future, I was hoping some off you could offer me some suggestions regarding size and style and preferably photos of what you have done.. Also is it worth getting the car lowered? look forward to seeing your...

I'm back staying in Aberdeenshire, Home, sweet,home:S

Looks like there are advantages of being 32 after all:) Seems like i've got an ok deal then.. This is driving me MAD having to wait untill Saturday for my new toy

Evening all, i just treated myself to a 172 to cheer myself up on my 2 weeks off but i can't pick it up untill Saturday!! what a waste of a week. At least the garage is putting a new cam belt in as it will be reaching 5 years old in December. I'm glad i found this forum as i'm sure the garage...