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Colm89
Ha ha I am flattered!
I owned two different 172's that i done a lot of diy on, and a 220 trophy that i never touched as it was under warranty, but to call me a wizard is a long stretch ha ha.
What went wrong on my ones, hmmm, the engine mounts perished and the engine tried to escape through the radiator during an MOT so I replaced them with vibratechnics solid mounts (and replaced the busted rad). The mounts rattled the shite out of the car but power felt a lot more direct, and because racecar. I replaced the suspension with coilovers as I had cash to burn before I had a wife and a house, but suspension generally isn't a weak link that I am aware of.
Timing belt can be expensive, so make sure it's been done. My 172 lunched an engine prior to my ownership because an indy that said they had the correct tools to do it, didn't have the correct tools to do it. Previous owner managed to get a new engine out of the indy, but I wouldn't fancy the hassle he had.
Rear wheel bearings can be weak, but they are in the rear disc so easy to change on your driveway.
To be totally honest, there is very little to go wrong with them, and what does go wrong is generally cheap to fix. They are wicked cars to drive.
I put 2000 miles on mine in 10 days once driving from Dublin, through England, around North France, and back again. This was with coilovers and solid engine mounts. Oh to be young again.
Also paging @ukjoshb as he had a 182 more recently than I did. He might even still have it for sale?