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only done 8000 miles and had a puncture this week on front left tyre near the outside wall. New contintental - £76 ! i hope i dont get another puncture too soon !

24, 4yrs NCB, 0 points, 0 accidents, just outside city £636 FC with tesco on my cup

24yrs old, 4yrs NCB, garaged, 0 points, no accidents, 7yrs+ full license, just outside the city (newcastle), £1000 excess on policy full comp through tesco £636.

someone told me that there is a computer onboard which works out the best engine management setup, and if this causes loss of performance or running problems, you should disconnect the battery lead for 1 hour and when you put it back the engine will try to self-learn itself, it runs strange for...

24yrs old on a cup, paying £630 fully comp but with £1000 excess. I asked for the maximum excess to get the lowest premium possible so its my own choice. im confident i wont crash as I drive safe :-)

whats the verdict then ? whos right and whos wrong.

please get a photo someone !! thanks to everyone who contributes to this thread, you might have saved someones life or stopped them crashing.

When I first bought my cup back in april I heard rumors on here that renault were going to be offering a 200bhp upgrade by xmas for 172 owners ? Anyone know if this is still happening ? or if not who else does it aftermarket and whats involved etc ?

apparently it still drives mint though ?!? maybe its a one off special.

Check this out :- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6385&item=2433754309http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6385&item=2433754309 Does that look dodgy as f**k ? somethings not right imo.

mate, I think you will find its the driver, not the car. I own a cup and I drive fairly sensibly, even when I get some t**ser trying it on hoping Im going to take the bait. I normally just let them get on with it, I dont need to prove that Im more childish than them (mostly)!! :D

Ive got to admit its not my taste. Why ruin the looks of a good design with some cheap aftermarket chicken wire. It makes the driver look about 17 (mentally). All it needs is some blacked out windows, a set of halfords foglamps positioned mid-grille, and a set of 3 spokes.

because i was driving down the motorway and "NO OIL" lit up on my dash so rather than take a risk I stopped at the nearest petrol station and thats all they had. better to have garage own brand than potentially damaging the engine due to lack of oil :)

yeh the handbook is a bit b****cks, it doesnt make it very clear and gives this chart which would be useful only to a rocket scientist to follow.

Also, am I right to be using 5w 40 performance oil ? I wasnt sure what to buy, its to top up the existing oil as it had came up with "NO OIL" warning light on my dash along with the SERV light.

Dont make the mistake I made today with my clio cup, and attempt to extend the nosle of a bottle of oil whilst resting it on your engine bay area. I pulled up the spout and it broke and came off but caused the bottle to jerk up spilling new oil all over the left area of the engine. It went all...

will these problems its notifying me of be covered under the warranty im guessing ?

thanks for the sarcasm, it made my day.

Ive got a clio cup, and noticed yesterday the SERV light on my dash illuminated whilst I was driving and stays on. Ive done 5350 miles in the car, is it telling me im due a service with renault ? or is it something else. The manual only says I should visit a renault dealer in the near future if...

not as bad as the experience I had with my old R5 turbo, I had just rebuilt the engine and put a new clutch in it, and it needed 2 jobs done to finish it off with parts id ordered through them so I decided to just let them fit the parts and be done with it as Id spent 4 days in my garage. One...

yes Daz - it was £820 with £300 excess or £630 with £1000 excess !! I know I wont crash coz Im a safe driver so I saved myself some money lol. thats fully comp btw as well. I forgot to add that field in on my first post :<

Hi, I want to start a thread in the hope of us all learning who is maybe the best insurer for our cars, just give a post with the following info (like mine) :- Age : 24 Car : cup NCB : 4 years Full Licence : 7 years+ accidents/points : none modified? : no City/Rural : Just...

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/thread.asp?ThreadID=215119&Page=1http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/thread.asp?ThreadID=215119&Page=1

kazaas always the same, you download a file called "clio cup beating mclaren F1.mpg" and it turns out to be a guy shafting a horse or something.

anyone know where i can find any vids online (mpeg/avi) etc of 172s on the track, or V6s ... or 1/4 miles etc ... anything will do. cheers.

does this mean ive been ragging it too much ? :)

ive done about 1600 miles in my cup (6 weeks old), and ive noticed when i get home and park on the drive, i can hear some strange noises coming from the exhaust, best i can describe it is sorta creaking/ticking noise, is this normal ?

yes where the video ?

holy sh*t - those are great prices ... i got my cup 3 weeks ago and it cost me £11999 - UK car 03 plate, first owner, with 3yrs warranty and 3yrs AA cover. Also got the diamond brite pack put in with the deal ... having read this thread I feel ive missed out on a better deal !

have a read of this - its got step by step photos - quite amazing !! forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=848531&page=1