had the test drive yesterday and compared to my mk2 it feels slightly quicker but this may be down to more miles and loosened up more. Car was slightly better handling but felt the excl slipped more than mine when i tackled a roundabout aggressively to see how sharp it was. Think it may be one of the dampers leaking, will investigate.
inside the cream is smart but i think the owners of the one i was in have neglected to clean them or at least treat them as they were a little worn and britlle (ok its 3 years old) anyway the cream on the doors is different and for my money the white dials were quality compared to my standard looking black yins.
Stumbling block was the cash price i thought theyd have been keen on moving the price for a cash sale but wasnt really encouraged and adding in the road tax, equifax/hpi check and inspection i would get her for £6880 only £120 down on the asking price. Just dont know if its justified as whilst i thought the inside was different and the green paint with bbs alloys also unique it is around 500-750 min higher than a standard 172 mk1 and iv even seen some 172 mk2 cups at 7500!!
SO...........bit of a dilemma invest in this car, its fairly tidy bar the seats, seems to be better in some departments compared to mk2, options:-
1) Sod it buy itm its unique get the price down a bit and drive it away happy
2) compare it to a mk2 172 cup and analyse from there
3) buy the 1.7 Puma I test drove today which is on a 51 plate in grey.
decisions decisions.............
puma to finish this off was a very impressive car with decent if not 172 similar performance, though highest mileage of 63500.