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Known locally amongst trade friends as 'Le 182 Bunker', I now have a unit to store cars available, cleaned and ready to go. As you may be aware, I don't just sell Clio Trophies, but really enjoy driving Trophy and Cup models - hence the bias towards them. e.g "Don't buy a Cooper S Works until...

I know a picture was posted of it before, but i've just found more whilst browsing autotrader. How to ruin a decent car........ as to why someone thinks this is a good thing to do i'll never comprehend :evil:

Hi guys, im in the process of buying a house and the CTR is proving costly in terms of monthly payment and fuel so thinking of changing to a trophy. Looked at them last year but decided to keep the CTR. Will i find driving the trophy a big change to the type r? What should i look out for...

Alright chaps , just put a deposit on a trophy tonight . Trading in my 03 wrx hope i'm making the right descision :roll: Its a number not yet registed and i'll post it up as soon as it's comfirmed that everything is ok with the insurance etc Main reasons for the change are the huge...

after driving around the bedford autodrome; "it's almost 10 seconds quicker than the Focus [1.6] but fractionally slower than the Clio 182 Cup" discuss...

£190 to tax a sodding Clio from now on :x

Finally got the chance to put the car on the rollers to see what it was pushing out. Very happy with the results. 180.4bhp at the Fly with aa correcting figure of 184Bhp not that makes much of a difference. Will get the graph up so you lot can see the results. One thing i have...

After months of waiting our local Tesco's have just got the 99 RON fuel in. Since I got the Trophy in October it's always ran on Shell Optimax so thought I'd stick a tank full of Tesco's special in. Bloody hell, if you can find a Tesco's that sell it then stick a tank full in, I burnt £25...

Another tech question poeple. I have a cat back system and a viper on my cup. Will it run lean on the rolling road day tomrrow? Im a bit worried!! :( Thanks iain

As per the topic titled, my intermittent problem with my water/coolant temp gague have now developed into a constant issue, and now the car does not ever register the correct temp - which at least should make it easier for the technicians to identify the problem! Will get the car booked in...

The recent posts about the types of chips/ecu that you can get for the Trophy has got me very interested in the subject. Trying to work out what is the best of the options available. The chips/ecu's I know about so far are as follows: Replacement ECU with R'sport map - The type that Nik...

Just had a check of my trip computer too see what mpg i've been getting (I wouldn't normally bother checking, as long as its not single figures I don't really mind but if the facility is there then why not use it!) Was a bit surprised to see I was getting 28mpg. I know its a big engine for...

Saw this Trophy compucars.co.uk with just under 14k miles for £14.5k. It's 001 and had 1 owner, are they asking too much? http://www.compucars.co.uk/vehicle-deta ... 1&ID=71711

In Australia it was common practice to cover/remove registration plates during a track session so as to not allow dealers to know the car was on a track and void warranty. Do any of you guys know what the stand is on warranty being void as a result of a track day (and proof of, e.g. by online...

Hello all Picked up the Trophy (no.196) on tuesday. WOW !! Tought my 182 cup was good but this is something else !!

My car has finally returned from the repair shop. It's going back to say the least. Can anyone tell me if there should be a cover between the front grill and the alternator to stop all the spray etc going through and eventually damaging it. Perhaps someone could have a quick look through the...

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

Nik, do you have the Group'N' ecu fitted to your Trophy yet? What's the verdict? Which one did you go for – STD or for use with CAI? 7MAT

Off to Halfrauds to get a bit of top up oil. Is it o.k to mix makes? Which type should i get. Sorry if there is already an oil post, if ther is Nik can you make it a sticky one. Cheers

:twisted: After having my trophy for only a week i feel a letter of complaint coming on!! not to the dealership but to renault themselves Another member off here told me of a few things to check on the car before i paid for it, well the front splitter was missin so had to rebook it in to...

All, it seems there is a distinct lack of Optimax down here. Hayle is dry and won't be refilled until the new year, Truro City centre is dry, am not sure about Playing place. The only other place is the Shell services off the A30 just before Truro. If you are coming in fill up here before...

On sunday i was driving up the a21/m25 towads Dartford bridge and the cup was getting so much attention. It does a bit any way but i had people waving and giving me the thumbs up. :) I dont know weather this was because the car was clean or because i was doing 60 in the slow lane (very...

Does anyone know why there is a 'button' at the bottom of the footwell where the accelerator is? The only reason I can think of is to de-activate the speed limiter cruise control. Other than that... pointless?

I think I am going to change the engine oil to be safe (currently at almost 7k miles). Rather than putting in Elf, I was considering going to Castrol Edge 5w-30 (they don't make a 5w-40). Do you guys think there would be an issue with this (either with it being Castrol Edge or being...

I have been washing the car every week but would like to wax it. I have Zymol Autowash and Zymol Cleaner Wax and after using the autowash today then using the Chamois. I applied the Cleaner Wax and doesn't really come out as good as I hoped there are swirl marks really small ones. I don't do...

Apolgies if this one's been seen/ debated before - I did a quick search and could find nowt. When I open up and the revs go above 5000 I see a cloud of exhaust gasses in the rear view mirror (Note to self: keep eyes on road when pushing on!) The haze is not dark and oily but more like a water...

Glad you're finally getting the car - hope it's worth the wait! (Guess we won't be seeing you on here for a few days because you'll be too busy driving!)

find out tonight on Channel 5 at 8pm ! Fifth Gear Channel Five: Monday, November 14 2005 (20:00 - 21:00) Series 8 - Episode 6 of 10 Vicki Butler-Henderson takes on a death-defying challenge to get into the record books. Her goal is to drive in a straight line at 150mph - while wearing a...

Went to change the the oil in the Williams this afternoon, and I could not get the old oil filter off, and I just wanted to see if anybody knew of any special tatics for removing the filter. The best access I could get is in the three inch gap between the block and the radiator, but I could...