Having tried everything I can to find a way of keeping the Trophy, it's becoming clear that finances simply will not allow it. The new R26 is on it's way and should be here at the end of the month and therefore my pride and joy has got to find a new home.
I am the second owner of the car, it was bought from DGL in High Wycombe in Dec 05 as an ex demonstrator and unusually had been very well cared for by the manager of the garage. I've put 12,500 miles on it and it has been completely trouble free mechanically bar the usual front seat rattle and all the other usual squeaks. The car is now sitting at 15,250 miles.
It was serviced by Rentech on it's first birthday last year at 8000 miles and I am planning on taking it back this month for it's second just before it's birthday (It was reg'd July 05).
It has a Pipercross panel filter - fitted at Rentech last year at service time and a Blue Flame cat back exhaust. Also it's just had new Brembo/Ds2500/braided hoses and a front brake set from Yozzasport which were fitted by the race car doctor - (Donkey on here) at the same time as getting the camber and geometry checked out.
There are a few cosmetics that I am trying to sort at the moment and time permitting will be cleared, but nothing major. As mentioned on here back at Christmas, some turkey put a bumper scrape down the left wing. It has not dented and has just left a residue. I don't know anyone with a machine polisher, so have not had a go at it yet, but it looks pretty straightforward (Edit - now sorted-read below). It has also got a cracked drivers foglight from it's one track outing at Brands last year and a kerbed front right wheel from me being an idiot and parking badly. (see pics)
I have been quoted £130 fitted for the new foglight from Renault and I reckon that with the wheel and mark on the left wing, It takes another few hundred off, hence the listing at £10,500. I would otherwise be looking for closer to the £11400 mark.
I will be very sorry to see #185 go, it has been without doubt the greatest car I've ever owned/driven and I've got some fantastic memories. As I say, if I could afford to keep it, I would. It has been hand washed weekly since I've owned it and has been treated to a diet of V-power and Optimax. It also had an oil change at 8000 miles and will have another one this month. (I've got the Silkolene, I just haven't done it yet!)
The car does currently have outstanding credit, but this will be cleared upon delivery/collection.
I'll still be on here, and think I might have to get a sticker for the Meggy! (with a very small 'traitor' written underneath - Ed).
I am the second owner of the car, it was bought from DGL in High Wycombe in Dec 05 as an ex demonstrator and unusually had been very well cared for by the manager of the garage. I've put 12,500 miles on it and it has been completely trouble free mechanically bar the usual front seat rattle and all the other usual squeaks. The car is now sitting at 15,250 miles.
It was serviced by Rentech on it's first birthday last year at 8000 miles and I am planning on taking it back this month for it's second just before it's birthday (It was reg'd July 05).
It has a Pipercross panel filter - fitted at Rentech last year at service time and a Blue Flame cat back exhaust. Also it's just had new Brembo/Ds2500/braided hoses and a front brake set from Yozzasport which were fitted by the race car doctor - (Donkey on here) at the same time as getting the camber and geometry checked out.
There are a few cosmetics that I am trying to sort at the moment and time permitting will be cleared, but nothing major. As mentioned on here back at Christmas, some turkey put a bumper scrape down the left wing. It has not dented and has just left a residue. I don't know anyone with a machine polisher, so have not had a go at it yet, but it looks pretty straightforward (Edit - now sorted-read below). It has also got a cracked drivers foglight from it's one track outing at Brands last year and a kerbed front right wheel from me being an idiot and parking badly. (see pics)
I have been quoted £130 fitted for the new foglight from Renault and I reckon that with the wheel and mark on the left wing, It takes another few hundred off, hence the listing at £10,500. I would otherwise be looking for closer to the £11400 mark.
I will be very sorry to see #185 go, it has been without doubt the greatest car I've ever owned/driven and I've got some fantastic memories. As I say, if I could afford to keep it, I would. It has been hand washed weekly since I've owned it and has been treated to a diet of V-power and Optimax. It also had an oil change at 8000 miles and will have another one this month. (I've got the Silkolene, I just haven't done it yet!)
The car does currently have outstanding credit, but this will be cleared upon delivery/collection.
I'll still be on here, and think I might have to get a sticker for the Meggy! (with a very small 'traitor' written underneath - Ed).
