What colour 172

[Billy]

Hi This is my first post on here, Just wanted to know what others think??????

Im going to buy a used 172 next week seen 2 cars both on a 03 plate both very good condition, ones silver the others black and I cant make up my mind, can you kind people help me?

With your answers could you please put a reason and maybe some plus and minus point.

Thanks in advance,
Billy

 

[Clarkie172]

i think u should change the font size!lol welcome to cliosport! id prob have black out of the two but as mentioned, look for a red one!i like blue too TBH

 

[Type_Mo]

Red if you can find one

 

[Christopher]

A flame red Mk1 172. Wish i could have found one.

if you see one in the metal. you wont want any other 172.

Black looks good. For an hour.

Is the silver 172 a Mk1 or Mk2?

--chris

 

[Zorba_the_greek]

Get MONICO BLUE mate!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/zorba_the_greek/DSC02914.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/zorba_the_greek/15e24b6e.jpg

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[Zorba_the_greek]

out of the two colours that you are looking at i would go with the black

the pros of the silver are that you cant see dirt that much! or scratches

But there alot of sliver cars out there

black looks mean as F*ck but you will be cleaning it every day if you want it to look good!

scratches show up alot i found when i had a black polo gti

good luck mate with you buy!

 

[Lee]

Personal opinion here.

Black 172s hide the wider arches and look more like a 1.2. Hence why everyone buys a 1.2 in black.

Monaco Blue is lovely, I had one myself, but its not too sporty a colour.

Silver is great, but by far the most common colour on the Mk2 172.

Red is where its at I reckon. Lovely colour and pretty rare on the 172 also.

 

[Phil 182]

wish i could find a 172 phase 2 close to me to buy...not fussed on colour...although i personally dont realy want a silver one.

[Edited by Phil 172 on 7/31/2005 1:00:55 AM]

 

[badinvincible]

Mondial blue.

 

[cat171]

Quote: Originally posted by yzfr6 on 30 July 2005

Im going to buy a used 172 next week seen 2 cars both on a 03 plate both very good condition, ones silver the others black and I cant make up my mind, can you kind people help me?

I would buy the best example I could for the money, to be honest you cant really be fussed on the two colours, as you have looked at both of them.

one thing i would say (not on those two colours) is flame red - a different world altogether & much rarer !

 

[Lagerlout]

Out of the two colours mentioned, Silver everytime for the reasons Lee stated. Black seems to hide the lines of the car making it indistinguishable from 1.2s etc wwhen out on the road.

 

[Billy]

Thanks for the help folks Hmmmm flame red seems to be coming out very strong, but this is not an option as Ive not seen one for sale around me area!!!!!

I personaly like to black car to the silver I know it will need cleaning more but hey it will be my new baby

Also whilst im on here is there anything I should do / no do whilst on the test drive, what should I look out for on a 03 172. Ive had a look at the buyers guide on the site but Id like it from you the peeps that own the cars the peeps that use them every day......

Once again thanks in advance ---- Billy

 

[Nafoff]

Quote: Originally posted by Zorba_the_greek on 30 July 2005
out of the two colours that you are looking at i would go with the blackthe pros of the silver are that you cant see dirt that much! or scratchesBut there alot of sliver cars out thereblack looks mean as F*ck but you will be cleaning it every day if you want it to look good!scratches show up alot i found when i had a black polo gti<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #407db6">good luck mate with you buy!


ditto

 

[Rich]

Flame Red is the colour to have on the 172, I wish it had been a 182 colour.

 

[Craig]

u know u want monaco blue

 

[Billy]

Quote: Originally posted by Craig on 31 July 2005

u know u want monaco blue

After all these coments it look like I want Flame red

 

[mattrt]

red looks good, but i would definately go for the silver if all else fails

 

[Chili Red]

Flame red is a LOVELY colour and really stands out.

I had a black 172 and was constantly cleaning it. Looked great when it was just washed but was always dirty within a day.

It was handy having a car that didnt stand out too much where I live, but someones got a Billabong near me and the two cars looked almost identical.

I like the silver ones, Ive seen a few around and Id definitely consider it if you cant find a red one.

 

[edde]

Id prsonally go for silver

 

[fUbAr]

Silver, it stays clean and shows the details better.

 

[GarethM]

def flame red if you can find one absolutley mint colour,

but silver always looks clean and hides scratches better,

out of the 2 colours you have mentioned id go for black

 

[Woof]

Having both had a Silver 172 and a Black 182, I would say Silver.
Black is just too much hassle. Nothing looks better than a black car when its polished, but then again, nothing looks worse than a black car when its dirty.

Black is just a pain in the arse to keep clean. You may enjoy cleaning it for the first few months when its new, but 6 months down the line it will be a differnt story. You wont even want to use the window washers, as the drying marks will show on a black cars paintwork.

During the summer months you will have to wash it weekly for it to look good. During the autum, winter and spring, forget about it, it will never look good.

Plus black looks too much like a dymanique

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dmcgrath/cliosport/172_mk2.jpg
Get Silver. It will always appear clean and tidy.

Whatch out for zorst rattle at 4k revs.

[Edited by Woof on 7/31/2005 4:25:28 PM]

 

[Billy]

thankyou for your help, as a matter of interest these are the two cars and I think 90% is going to be the black one ....or is it....

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yzfr6/81_12_sb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/yzfr6/1c_12_sb.jpg


[Edited by yzfr6 on 31 July 2005 at 5:38pm]

 

[ricclio]

flame red just got one people are loving the color

 

[Billy]

Quote: Originally posted by ricclio on 31 July 2005

flame red just got one people are loving the color

Cant seem to find one in that colour around here M8 wish I could

 

[Chili Red]

Out of those I actually prefer the silver one. Those are nice rims on the black one but I prefer the Renault alloys.

Oh, the other thing about black is it looks terrible all winter covered in salt from the roads, like this:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/radionewsbird/picture3.jpg



Oh, and in summer its permanently covered in dust.

 

[cat171]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/cat171/red172.jpg

I know you said black or silver, but flame red looks better (imo)
before any one asks if i sold my valver for it, its not mine its my dads !

 

[JayR]

Flame red all day long imo!!!

 

[james24]

Not keen on Flame Red at all!

I say go for the car thats best value for money, Youll like it whatever colour it is.

 

[Martin_172]

flame red.



if you cant get your hands on one then look for blue

 

[Clewsy]

I had never seen the flame red when I brought mine, but it was Monaco Blue all the way for me. Black is nice but looks like a 1.2 and silver is too common.

But out of your two choices I would go for the better car in terms of price, milage, number of owners etc. As the colour doesnt make that much difference.

 

[Billy]

Ive just found a MINT Monaco Blue 172, 1 owner bog standard 16 months warranty not a mark on it 36000 miles just had its 36000 mile service FRSH 53 plate with cruise control £7200.00 but he said on the phone he would take £7000.00

But the wife dont like the colour I think shell have to go (I wish it was that easy!!!!!)

This should be my car but what can I do????? cash in hand ready to go.....


[Edited by yzfr6 on 02 August 2005 at 12:34pm]

[Edited by yzfr6 on 02 August 2005 at 12:35pm]

 

[daz833]

Had my 172 for 2 weeks, its monaco blue 52 reg 18000miles.

 

[Chili Red]

Sounds good to me - BUY IT!

 

[Ally]

Go for it - monaco blue is the best colour IMO (cos Ive got one).

Silver - very nice looking but too common IMO
Black - pain in the arse to keep clean (Ive had a black car in hte past, never again)
Red - not convinced by it, dont know why, but certainly the rarest colour (closely followed by monaco blue - Ive only seen one other 172 in monaco blue in 18months of ownership).

Heres a pic of a blue and silver side-by-side to help you...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/allygmitchell/Crail%2010th%20July%202005/IMG_1748.jpg

 

[Ally]

Sh*t didnt realise that picture was so big

 

[Billy]

Looks Nice But I still need to talk the wife round