was looking at this car the other day, anyone got one, whats the spec on this car? what bhp has it got.

thanks
andy

 

the 172????? or 172 cup????

i'm tempted to change cossie for the 172 cup

need a test drive first though

 

172 Cup rocks. But is flimsy and French feeling.

Cup is lighter than the ordinary 172 and doesn't have all the mod cons but is the better car to go for.

 

They are good, i have the little engine one , but have driven the 172 and the Cup they are good but i do like driven cossie's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

the reason i ask is i had one behind me the other day, i was in my wifes frst, its standard apart from the actuaters had a couple of turns so and the engine is mint only done 56,000 hardly ever been thrashed, he turned left when i did a right so i had a look at the back to see sport wrote on it.. i was flat to the pedal and it was up my arse, but never took me even on a big flat road..

andy

 

mate at work has the 182

i aint been in it s his runing it in. but handles well, and bat a elise round the track on topgear

 

My mates got a CUP, fantatic little car, with further stripping + breathing mods it runs 14.5sec quarters, handles well too.

 

i'd expect a 172 to muller a std FRST

theyre very nippy little motors! i was shocked when i 1st saw one go some on the motorway

 

yeah the 172 is now the 182!!!

There cracking little motors from what i have seen!!!!

 

very very expencive when thing go wrong. parts are very expencive ie a fog light is just over Ł100. fast but not worth the hasle. mate bought 1 brand new when they first came out cost Ł15500 put a clifford c500 ( cost another Ł500) then a year later after all his problems he could only get Ł8000 for it. it spent more time in renault that out.

 

I've test driven the 172 Cup, and my brother-in-law has the 172 on a 51 plate. 172 is softer, but easier to drive, and feels like the 172 Cup would with a couple of passengers I guess.

They're great fun, but not in the same speed league as a Cossie. Also, not keen on the driving position.

Good second hand buy as they depreciate fast. You can get 2.5 year old 172's with 20K miles for under Ł9K in the latest shape. Similar age and shape Civic type R is at least Ł2K more but will last longer.

They're quite easy to get 200 bhp out of (L.A.D do a good conversion) so maybe the one that chased you was tuned?? Still - the normal 172 is about 1100 kg, (only about 100 lighter than a 3door/Saph 2wd, and down a good 55% on power on a good stage 1 Cossie, so not sure how it kept up!!!

 

ive drove the williams and thought it was pants on another subject i posted the other day about how fast the new alfa 156 2.5 v6 is 190 bhp very fast for a standard car i raced it on the bike and it was well fast im going to see how it does up against my erst with around 180 horses with -34 .. 285t2 .. hybrid and its just had a day at stus for a evo chip and set up ..

andy

 

Forgot to say - their driving position is a bit weird as well.

For me, I like the Mk2 MR2/Capri/Marcos type driving position - steering wheel close, pedals a long way away and sit low. Clio feels like the pedals are too close, and if you sit back the steering wheel is too far away and the seat always feels too high!! You'd get used to it I guess.

 

so a bit like a sierra then

 

No they don't LAD have a shocking reputation nowadays, apparently their "200bhp conversions" make about 2bhp difference in actual fact

 

Andy,

A 172 & especially a 172 Cup would beat an Alfa 2.5 V6 BTW mate, can't believe you had trouble with one on your bike, you should'a mullered it! You sure you were twisting the right handle grip?

My mate has a 172 Cup & it is as quick as a standard cossie. 170bhp & only 1,021kg. Go round corners like no other car I've been in

 

Ive got one, great cars 30+ MPG as fast as a std cossie imho and the handling would kill it .

As good as CTR but cheaper for the obvious reasons , but being realistic the build quality is miles better than a cossie because as time moves on quality just improves as people expect it.

 

hi ian, go on to a alfa site and read up on the 156 alfa, i would put it up against a clio sport any day mate, what realy put me off clios was driving the williams, when thay first came out peeps said thay were well fast ther only 150 brake, you might no the one around here? i now the guy he raced my erst years ago when all i had was a uprated actuater running 10 psi and i pissed him, the alfa would piss a clio sport

 

ian whats happend to your car mate? diesel

andy