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  1. S

    Oil level indicator on dash?

    A quick question - a colleague of mine with a 172 exclusive has shown me how to check the oil level by pressing the wiper stalk when first putting on the ignition.This shows a few blocks in the display to indicate the levels. Since I've changed my wiper stalk I cant get the display to show the...
  2. g40steve

    What oil should i be using??

    I used 10/40 semi in 172. What do tomato's drink? Fully or semi? I can get VAG fully (gold) cheap.
  3. wigstar1

    Right here's one for ya???

    What is the most amount of miles you have ever got out of one tank of Fun Juice in your Trophy's? I have driven like an absloute saint for a week in a quest to find out. . . . And considering i do a lot of stop-start journeys with my work, i think i have done quite well. But before i...
  4. O

    Oil labelling explained

    What’s written on your oil bottle and what does it mean. This post may seem like going back to basics but I am constantly surprised by the amount of people who do not know or understand what is written on a bottle of oil and therefore no idea of what they are buying/using. To be...
  5. hyb

    Best MPG

    The other day my petrol gauge was reading just under the 1 bar, no petrol stations for quite a while and couldn't be arsed to turn around and find a closer one. Got me thinking what was the best MPG anyone has had? Excluding motoways & dual carriageways. On some nice twisty roads I managed 42mpg...
  6. RsMax

    Shall I or not?

    Hi, first of all I just want to introduce myself to you. May name is Max, I am from germany and I own a 172 Mk1 first registered in March 2000. I have had this car for six years now and she still is in good condition with her 52 thousand miles or 82 thousand kilometers on the clock. She...
  7. A

    superchips

    hi guys, thinking of superchipping my trophy, would appreciate your opinions/ experiences and advice cheers craig
  8. OliS

    Megane F1 ltd edt.

    I think dynamically it is the same as the Megane Cup, but it would appear it has the same Recaro's that are in our Trophy's, albeit in a different colour scheme - it has blue Alcantara, which I'm not to keen on...Quite like the exterior colour scheme, even the graphics! There are some good...
  9. R

    first pictures

    hopefully, some pictures of the car at knockhill race circuit
  10. D

    Engine Oil

    I have been looking around the 'net for a few hours trying to get a feel for the best types of oil to put in my Trophy when it arrives. Here are a few of the best links I found that discuss the subject...
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