New owner of an AB 182! (pics)

[kieg_94]

Hello all!

Been mainly lurking the forums for a while now, I last posted pics of the 1.4 mk3 Dynamique I was driving for a couple years.

So last Friday I bought myself an Arctic Blue 182 after several weeks of seeing a few cars (a few sheds also!) and finally got my hands on one - big thanks to it's previous owners (I believe a few forum guys have owned this one now) for taking such good care of it.

I have to say I can certainly see the rave about these things, I'm loving every minute of it!! :grin:

Got it more or less how I've always wanted one but my immediate plans are a new set of front Cup springs (passenger side is cracked and needs replacing) and a Cup spoiler.

Anyway, a few quick pics:

First 182 Shoot Edit (5 of 6) by Kieran Gateley, on Flickr

First 182 Shoot Edit (3 of 6) by Kieran Gateley, on Flickr

My brother @CaptainFail here also with his 225:

First 182 Shoot Edit (2 of 6) by Kieran Gateley, on Flickr

First 182 Shoot Edit (1 of 6) by Kieran Gateley, on Flickr

 

[imprezaworks]

Very nice. Loving the megane too

 

[kieg_94]

Very nice. Loving the megane too :smile:

Cheers!

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Really is a good example that one

Have fun with it mate..

@Adam93

 

[jim cook]

Thats tidy

look after it

 

[smiffyboy]

Looks good mate,

Look after it, served me well that car Enjoy

 

[Iain C]

nice cars

 

[Darren S]

Those Sport Maxx's are really good all-rounder tyres. I was well impressed when I had them on mine.

 

[kieg_94]

Looks good mate,

Look after it, served me well that car :smile: Enjoy

Thanks Andy, I certainly will. Such a cracking little motor and so well kept! :grin: Enjoy your Focus ST ownership!

 

[kieg_94]

Those Sport Maxx's are really good all-rounder tyres. I was well impressed when I had them on mine.

Not had the chance to test them out to their potential yet (due to the cracked spring) but I've heard they're the factory standard tyre for the 197? Either way I'm impressed with the grip so far in both damp and dry conditions! It's got Pirelli P-zero on the back too with more tread so I'll swap them round when I sort my springs out.

 

[Darren S]

P-Zeros are good too - but I'd leave them on the rear. I've found them to be very soft and get hammered on the front with 'enthusiastic' driving - lol

In the 10 years I've had the 182, I think I've tried nearly every make and model of rubber that there is for these!

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Agree with the P-Zero's, epic good tire for these 1*2's

 

[Adam93]

Enjoy it mate, i know the previous 2 owners of this car and its a cracker. Pic of it last year on a drive out when my mate George owned it before Andy purchased it

Group pose by Adam Melville, on Flickr