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Hi , Im wanting to lower my outgoings every month and haave thought about settling up then getting a mk1 172 as they are fairly cheap now ie 7-8k now. question is has anybody done this? will there be realy noticable differences apart from a smaller steering wheel etc!!! cheers

When turning on very bumpy ground there is a slight knocking sound. Its in for the 24k service soon so it will get mensioned! anybody else had this? My

Iv borrowed a mates Road Angel for my weeks driving from Essex to the lake Districts and beyond.. However It dont work!! It was working in his car(new Vectra) Is this somthing to do with the heated screen?? If so is there anypart of the screen that it will work? I dont know the model of it...

Has anybody gone from a mk2 172 to the cup.? Im getting a bigger second car but want to keep my 172 or swap it for a cup and pay the difference. worth it?? thanks guys + gals

Im driving from Essex to the Lake District soon, with luggage etc. has anybody driven long distances in a mk2 172 as Im dreding it. My 172 gets sucked into all the lorry tracks on the m-way. Its like im corrcting it all the time however on the flat it stays in line. Im going to be knackered...

my mum drove my car today and recons it pulls to the right on acceleration! I said it was torque -steer and have taken it out for a run and cannot decide if its the road as it is only realy in 1st. its so hard to know cos of Britans imperfect roads to say Im p1ssed aint enough I cant...

Now its gettin moist and dense, In 1st gear even without blasting the gas I get major wheelspin = along with a bad knocking sound coming from the dashboard/ front wheels, its sounds nasty anybody else get this???

has anybody bought a clio with http://www.Caledoniamotorswww.Caledoniamotors ? I got mine privately and would like to know which uk dealer it came from and the web site doesnt work. by the way.????????? p

when cold my 172 runs a bit nasty only when slowly reving from 1-2500 revs it splutters and theres a slight vibration sound now and again but is fine when warm. is this normal or should I be taking it in to be looked at. it has 12thou of mostly m-way miles.

my cars in for its first service (12000) whats the usual damage to expect from reno??? cheers guys

Having notised many claims about 170 mailto:bhp@6250rpm">bhp@6250rpm however my 02 172 red lines at 6900rpm and some people have redlines over 7000rpm how is this so.. can anyone explain why its a 172 if its only 170hp. ???

Superchips offer chip for the 172 offering an extra 8-10 bhp has anybody had it done?? worth it?

Crap and look faster than they are. have noticed that all the men that drive them are always fat:devilish: so need the extra power to make up for it.

Apart from the obvious visual differences is the cup blatently quicker than a norm 172 mk2 has anybody swapped with one of these cup drivers or vice verc-- ...pete..?

I rang BB last week and the guy told me there is now a turbo conversion for the 16v and williams has anybody got this conversion? worth it? as they say there will be one out for the 172 next year ish when warranty start to run out, having notised a flat spot on my mk2 172 mainly in second from...

Has anybody got the sat nav option? is it any good and where is it mounted on the dash, does anyone know if I can get it fitted..cheers p

I live in the sticks and travel out to the main roads via the country lanes, ie bumpy- ish roads, when on these roads my pashenger seat rattles badley, I can even rattle it with force, I took it in under warranty and they said it was a common fault with mk2 172s on severe bumpy roads and it...