Constantly falling in and out of love with my 172

[gouldy1985]

I find I'll love it for one week, next week something goes wrong and I hate it, then I'll be driving on a back road and I'll love it again, is this the same with everyone, or is it just me?

 

[daveh-]

same with me mate, although im kind of stuck on what to do to it next, had a remap so far.. but im a bit stuck haha

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

im the same mate. had it six months, fell out of love with it. Then became a full member on here and saw what ya could get in the for-sale section and I loved it again. few months later i got bored again, put it up for sale, but now i love it again and want to keep it. so have just bought some coilovers and plan to take it the ring next year

 

[gouldy1985]

I like mine being standard, though thinking of getting it lowered slightly. But at least once a month something breaks, my old 172 was the same, but I thought I had just got unlucky,lol.

 

[Kam.]

sounds like the general opinion of owning a french car.

 

[jack_kemp]

You'll get bored of any car. Regardless of what it is.
My technique is to wait for a day when you don't like it, and buy something new for it.

 

[Fletcher]

I'm out of love with mine ATM.

This week I've had a new windscreen fitted (that's 3 now in 19k) two new rear tyres, and is currently off the road waiting for the gearbox to have a re-con

 

[domjolly]

Love it during the spring and summer but it annoys the piss out of me in the winter stupid snow and ice and instead Of a hot hatch that's blastic down a b road, it turns into a rattley loud uncomfortable French tin cab lol

 

[MartinR]

I'm out of love with mine ATM.

This week I've had a new windscreen fitted (that's 3 now in 19k) two new rear tyres, and is currently off the road waiting for the gearbox to have a re-con

three windscreens bloody hell do the birds s**t bricks???

 

[Matthew]

I was bord of my old one, but I really miss it now TBH. Would buy it back in a second. Dont move on - you will probably regret it (Like I do abit)

 

[SteveS Cup]

I've loved my Clio since I first got it but since it's been cold and the roads have been s**t I've started falling out of love with it.

And today I've found out the starter motor is fooked after buying a new battery, so yeah, I guess I agree with you!

 

[big_yin]

I love mine most of the time, when something breaks I make it into an excuse to uprate the part and then slowly it turns into something a bit more special, which in turn makes it feel that bit better to drive.

The only thing i wish is that my daily commute is B roads but instead its dual carriage way, which while it can be fun is mostly boring.

 

[jenic]

I was bord of my old one, but I really miss it now TBH. Would buy it back in a second. Dont move on - you will probably regret it (Like I do abit)

But when your driving to work, on a freezing cold morning, with a hangover, aren't you soooo happy to be comfy and quiet

 

[Matthew]

But when your driving to work, on a freezing cold morning, with a hangover, aren't you soooo happy to be comfy and quiet

Got it in one Mike! Cant beat the Clio for fun though. Probably buy another as a second/weekend car when the Golf is paid for.. lol

Try find mine to buy back too lol

 

[jenic]

Nah dont buy that back, needs cambelt lol

 

[Matthew]

Nah dont buy that back, needs cambelt lol

LOL!!! FPMSL

 

[realnumber 1]

But when your driving to work, on a freezing cold morning, with a hangover, aren't you soooo happy to be comfy and quiet

The Clio can be all that as well though. Just avoid the Yozza and the decat and stick to relatively normal suspension.

 

[SteveS Cup]

TBH I think this weather makes me fall out of love of cars in general... Doesn't matter what car I have!

You can't keep it clean, you can't drive it properly and the cold makes things break!!!

As soon as the roads are dry and your car stays gleaming and you can throw it about a bit you'll be back in love!

Nothing seems to break on my cars which I can uprate!!!!! It's always shot stuff like starter motors!!! But I have ordered the more expensive Bosch one so I'm expecting a V8 twitch on start up with that best turning the engine over!!!! Lol!!

 

[Fletcher]

three windscreens bloody hell do the birds s**t bricks???

f**k knows mate.. The first windscreen lasted 111,000 miles though!

 

[ipswichclio]

Hate love relationship.

 

[Matthew]

Hate love relationship.

Dont you mean, love/hate? lol

"Hate love" is something different iirc

 

[Christopher]

Benders.

Put fuel in. Drive.

 

[alanc1000]

Normal reaction towards a car.

Some people get too hung up on their cars and fell some weird personal pressure to enjoy every single drive and if they don't, they've bought a s**t car.

Its a car - it gets you from A-B, if you occasionally have a blast driving it, great, but if you get bored of it, simply buy another.

 

[Kneel]

I like driving it and I hate constantly fixing it. Thats pretty much the long and short of my 'relationship' with my car. I actually have no problems with the winter in it either, it warms up nice and quick and last winter it didn't get stuck once, at all, ever. up and down hills etc etc through the -10 snow and ice Also its fun to be able to 'drift' at a nice safe 5mph haha

 

[SteveS Cup]

Also its fun to be able to 'drift' at a nice safe 5mph haha

Oximoron!? Drifting and safe do not go together in a FWD car in the snow lol!

 

[Kneel]

Yes they do Pull the handbrake, keep it sideways on handbrake for aslong as your happy, then let handbrake off and pull car straight. Safe drifting in the snow