VAG owner here looking at coming over to the frog side!

[Andy_Foz]

Hi everyone,

Here to have a good look around and learn as much as I can about 172s.. Im currently driving a Golf GTi 1.8t which I have up for sale. Ive been offered what looks like a nice example of a 172 and am keen to learn what I can about them to avoid any expensive bills ahead.

Thanks in advance, all!

Andy
PS For info, here is a pic of my current Golf

 

[Gorms]

Welcome.

I too came from the Vag "scene" to the french side and so far have not regreted it. Not quite so many people with massive egos here as there is in the VW world but there are still one or two (lots)

I had a Mk2 valver before and now have a 200 and dont really miss the Golf at all. I think i will more when the show season comes around but you can still go

Good luck with the sale of the car and hope you get a nice 172.

Gorms

 

[Pete.]

There's some people on here with a foot in both camps. My son is a VAG enthusiast but loves to borrow my 182.

 

[Brian172]

Welcome to CS mate.
You driven a 172 yet?

 

[damo2008]

i have a mk 4 golf GTtdi and a 172 phase 1
liking the cost to repair bills for the clio compared to that of the golf
everything seems twice as expensive for the golf
so it dosnt seem a bad change to me

any way welcome to the site

 

[172_Cup_Lew]

welcome to the site,

I've come from VAG to Frog and all I can say is DONT do it, this is just my experience, others will disagree, but I'm looking to switch back ASAP

 

[Sir_Dave]

welcome to the site,

I've come from VAG to Frog and all I can say is DONT do it, this is just my experience, others will disagree, but I'm looking to switch back ASAP

You're obviously not a fan of steering feel or driver enjoyment then ...

Clios are great, just make sure the cambelt, etc has been done - its a good £350-£400 to do on a normal 172, ie one with aircon.

 

[Laura]

I went from a 172 to a TT, different cars completely.

cant say which is best.

not quite so much of a "scene" on here, you dont have to have multi coloured trainers, your sisters jeans or mahooosive sunglasses to fit in haha

 

[172_Cup_Lew]

You're obviously not a fan of steering feel or driver enjoyment then ...

Clios are great, just make sure the cambelt, etc has been done - its a good £350-£400 to do on a normal 172, ie one with aircon.

no, im not a fan of having a car that falls to pieces TBH, I'd rather have something a little duller to drive than a nail

 

[JCC]

Welcome, nice Golf you have there.

Take your time and get a good example of a 172 and you shouldn't have any major bills other than getting the cam/aux belts changed if they haven't been done already. Niggly things will fail like every car, but they're usually cheap parts to replace and the amount of guides/knowledge on here means you can do a lot of it yourself.

 

[Sir_Dave]

no, im not a fan of having a car that falls to pieces TBH, I'd rather have something a little duller to drive than a nail

You clearly bought a nail, i've had 2 clio's:

182 - 19k in 4 months, not a single problem
172 Cup - 26k in 12 months, 11 laps of the ring, not a single problem

Would happily have another one.

 

[Revo Kev]

I've a 172 as my daily driver and came out of a 08 A3 Sportsback company car, work with VAG cars all year round... they're not drivers cars. Had a couple that were, but then it cost me a lot of money to get them to that point!