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I should also add, it seems to have a non-Trophy front bumper (the pictures show headlight washers if I am correct, the Trophy does not have these). Could the engine management light be due to a decat? If so, and there is an MOT issue, add a little bit on for that.

Is this the one on eBay? I think it has been through eBay about 3 times the last week and a half, perhaps not making the reserve, although at one point it had got up to about £4,000 odd I think. I note it has bonnet pins and wonder whether it is a track day hero returned to standard. In an...

How long have you had them fitted? Could it just be that they need to "settle"?

Or is it the new Trophy?! Auto Express makes me laugh. They are like a tabloid newspaper. I used to subscribe to it but changed to EVO. How is it the new "Williams" given that Renault no longer has any association with the F1 team? Is it a warmed up 200? Cancel those 200 Cup orders! :-) I...

[Sigh], +1. I have resigned myself to the fact that this is a one-way road I'm afraid. I put some of this down to "text-speak" and the younger clientele for Renaultsport fare but I genuinely ("serious face on now") find the inability to distinguish between the correct use of "there", "their"...

It's all subjective to be honest. I always think of white as the classic "base" motorsport colour. I don't really like capsicum red (it sort of works as a package) but doesn't really excite. I do wonder what it would have looked like in white with the contrasting anthracite wheels, the dark...

I (obviously) have a Trophy but no way in hell do they look better than a Racing Blue or Liquid Yellow 182 (nothing to do with the loudness of those colours BTW). I think they got the colour badly wrong with the Trophy. It's a random red unless someone tells me otherwise. Ever wondered why the...

Ahem, "its" (second sentence) should be "it's" and the reference to "it's" (penultimate sentence) should be "its" :-)

I was reading the M6 v Trophy article in EVO this morning and noticed when referring to the Michelin PE2s, that they said the car was fitted with 205/45/ WR16 tyres. This is both in the article and the "spec summary" at the end. I always thought PE2s on the Trophy were V-rated (to 150mph) -...

Me too!

David87 You remind me of me. I am like that - I have the Speedline decals on the way, glad to see you got yours quickly and I took your recommendation on the colour. Undecided about the clear lights, I did it on the Evo Tommi (although that was whole front indicator unit, clear for orange) but...

It says Cobra seats in the ad so definitely not Recaro Trendline but they actually look more supportive. I would think about how you want to use the car. If you're going to carry passengers and actually use the car day to day, you may be better off with a regular 182. The Trophy doesn't have...

Not sure they are Trophy Trendline seats looking at the harness cutouts by the headrest(?) On AutoTrader there are a few Trophys through traders who could no doubt arrange finance and other facilities.

Stop teasing him!!!

You can attach a negative stereotype to pretty much any car these days (I still can't get my head around the fact that Ferraris no longer have a gearstick leading me to believe they have designed for a particular "type"). To be honest, when I think of a Renault Clio, I think of the car that many...

Cheers Hoolio. Are they silver or white decals?

I'm a bit geeky about these things too. Can anyone confirm that there is only one decal per wheel (as opposed to two opposite each other on the rim edge)? I think Speedline's website shows two per wheel(?) Thanks.

No easy way to do it. Remove the gear pattern insert with a flat blade screwdriver. The outer part of the gearknob is a soft rubber covering over a hard plastic "core" which is glued/bonded to the metal stick (I have heard it can be twisted off but bear in mind the force required for this will...

You'd probably find that a fair few of the prestige cars at the car wash are company cars. At the moment, Audis and BMW diesels make great company cars because they are cheap to the employee in terms of the company car tax. Better than Astras, Focus' etc. Ever wondered why a new Mondeo is...

Could there be 19" rims and a 90mm suspension drop to come? Sorry. If you fit a "bad boy" bass box in the boot, you will not get a spare in there - be warned.

Trust me, you did the right thing Berty. The point is, it is not just that the ball is much better to use and complements the interior better but the "original" one will just look worse and worse over time. The brushed metal ones look the same 5 years later as they do on day one. How did you...

Mine's a Richbrook one. Because the logo is so discreetly etched into the gearknob, you wouldn't think it was an aftermarket one. I am not really a customiser but just had to do this for reasons explained above. In future, if I were to sell and it mattered that much to the buyer, I'd buy them...

Ever so slightly off topic, but isn't the gear knob awful? Both the material and the shape. They just took the cheapest one from the parts bin! The other irony of it is that despite Renault's suspect build reputation, you need to nuke the gearknob to replace it. I went for a brushed silver...

If a PM is showing in the Outbox, does it mean it has been sent. If so, why have a "sent" folder? If not, how to check if it has been sent? Thanks.

I wouldn't be so sure. Insurance (and perhaps fuel if used daily) aside, my two Tommi Maks had cheaper road tax, a cambelt was £325 fitted with all bells and whistles at Ralliart UK, a service was £199, no damper rebuilds required, tyres were about the same (a more common size), they were...

I may be speaking from experience!! No, I'm not actually, as I tend to like my cars fairly standard. I'm not having a go at anyone by the way. I totally understand customisation, individualism etc. It's just that as has been pointed out already, if looking for big power/speed, why start with a...

I'm sure they have various formulas in calculating the premiums and the annual mileage will be a small part of that. Use for commuting is a significant one as that is when most bumps probably happen. As usual though, no claims bonus, age, occupation and postcode are the key here. Try Norwich...

Why bother spending several thousand pounds to make a car (probably) less reliable, more fuel inefficient, in need of endless other mods to keep up (brakes etc.), reducing your future resale audience to about 10% (if lucky) of the audience of a standard car (effectively making it unsellable) in...

Does anyone definitively know what the correct wheel bolt torque setting for the Trophy is? Thanks.

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