Recent content by Tomleech

Meh I guess so, knows how to build a nice Clio. I waited till he was out at work to sneak in and take the photos - I know he’s mad that the car wasn’t dry in those pics 😂

Great post on the Trophy forum, enjoyed reading that. Nice to see another early Cup has survived too (double door locks are kinda rare I think, went to single passenger door lock on the later models). Car looks mint and sounds like it drives like a honey too. Mine is on stilts till I fix a few...

Haha great to hear this, I feel exactly the same. Sounds like a well sorted car. Also ditto the slightly scary bit, think mine could do with some new rubber. Roll on the summer ☀️

Brilliant, glad I’m not the only Cup nutter out there! Some folk don’t get it but they are special little cars. Yes my AG is great, owned it a couple of times now (crisis sale followed by mid life crisis repurchase) and it’s a fantastic car. Though not as rare as a SG Cup, which is a very cool...

Wow that’s a mega photo. Car looks great 👍

Absolutely. It has taken me a while to get back into a 172 Cup but I should’ve done it ages ago. For me, a proper Cup car (and the Trophy of course) was RenaultSport at its best. Sod the interior luxuries of the Cup pack cars - it’s all about that raw, undiluted driving experience. Add lightness...

Enjoyed reading this chat and nice to see that 172 Cups are currently as popular as they should be! Picked one up myself yesterday and I’m already smitten. Had a corker about ten years ago and never really got over selling it so I’ve taken a punt on a rust free, high mileage car with stacks of...

This is a really cool thing to do mate, a lot of work but it will be worth it. I’m sure the other AG owners will appreciate it - it’s nice to know who owns the other cars. Armed with this info there’s potential for a big Alien Green meet to happen WHICH WOULD BE MEGA!!! Imagine 30+ AG Clio’s all...

It’s never had a ‘proper’ ceramic coating as far as I’m aware Paul. I used an Autoglym Rapid ceramic coating product about a year ago and since then it’s just been washed and finished off with Rapid Aqua wax from Autoglym. It has always beaded well but I’ve had it garaged 99% of the time and I...

Well theres a big box of random bits including a de-cat pipe, original silver door trims and engine cover, old air box and steering wheel, another radio (it’s not the original that’s currently fitted) and loads of old parts that you’d probably want to bin - for some reason I kept hold of it all...

Its unreal. The car is just another level from any other 172, 182, 197 or 200 I’ve ever driven - genuinely runs like it’s on rails! Blasted it home from York to Essex on just B roads which took a while but my god it was so much fun. I’ll never be parting with it again.

Glad you like it - torque steer is more prominent in this car than others be owned but I put that down to the tyres. The tool kit for the KW suspension is under the passengers seat. It needs a bit of fettling as the rear end can get lively when it’s driven with spirit. Might help with the...

I hear you did the deal with Karl, congrats. They’re not factory fit Recaros - I believe they’re from a Megane R26 - the same as you’d find in a Trophy. The steering wheel is lovely. I don’t think it’s mythical LY182 you refer to but it has both the cup packs and I think you’ll enjoy every...

Brilliant!! That’s really cool. Glad it’s going to a good home. If you got any questions give me a shout, but it’s a decent car and I’m sure you’ll like it 👍🏼

The AC button has a little orange LED that should illuminate when its pressed on. If it doesn’t then there’s a power issue and my guess is the fuse has probably blown. The button itself doesn’t click or have any resistance but it could be dodgy. If the LED lights up then try a re-gas 👍🏼