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When the ride becomes too harsh, finding out the roads around here aren't all that great!
 
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I have had mine for 16 months now, covered 21,000 miles and I would like to think I will hold on to it forever and a day, I would certainly love to (even though the severely potholed and broken roads around West Yorkshire make the Trophy's ride cringeworthy) but as a car enthusiast the lure of other bargain performance cars is a constant temptation and I can't justify owning two toys. The Megane 250's at £11,000 is particularly troubling

For now though the plan is keep her!
 
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Although I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought of every other performance bargain at the moment such as:

E92 M3 circa £20k
E39 and E60 M5 £6k and £15k
Cayman S £15k
996 Turbo circa £20k
Subaru RB5/P1 £6-10k
Evo TM edition/IX FQ £9-14k
R33 GTR £7k
TVR Cerbera/Tuscan/Griffith 500 £10-14k
Merc E55/Sl55 AMG £8-12k
Clio 200 Cup £7k

The list goes on, although a certain thing called running costs and insurance start to become and issue with almost all of the above.
The Trophy is a bargain to run all things considered.
 
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Ive owned 481 since new and only have 45k miles , had a buyer last week and on the day of the sale i decided to just keep it :) i just couldnt decide what to replace it with without having to spend dbl what i was selling the Trophy for ...
 
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Ive owned 481 since new and only have 45k miles , had a buyer last week and on the day of the sale i decided to just keep it :) i just couldnt decide what to replace it with without having to spend dbl what i was selling the Trophy for ...

Blimey, I thought you had sold and left a while ago, still a handful of us old originals floating around :)
 
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Still have 049. I've had this for just over 5 yrs now. Now its just covered 36k. Now garaged an
d doesn't get used that much now. Last year it only covered 500 miles. Can't see myself ever getting rid of it. Certainly puts a smile on my face now when it does get used.
 

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Owned number 044 since August 2013 just hit 80500 miles. Is my second 182. Had a RB 182 cup for 18 months sold that for a Corsa VXR and was the worst decision I've ever made. The Corsa had the power (was stage 3 242 bhp 251 lb/ft) but didn't have the handling of the 182. Sold it and bought a Trophy. It will be staying for a few years as I'm in love with it. Me and my friend are in the middle of buying a run about to use for work. Which means it will be a weekend toy and so will his Mk2 Focus RS.
 
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