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The gearbox will be f*cked, its quite common, theyll swap it under warranty...
My brand new Cup had a gearbox swapped in the first few weeks, it was diagnosed as needing one after about 400 miles and I was running it in gently too!!!
True, I went from a 306 Rallye to a 172 Cup and the Clio was positively luxurious in comparison...
However, there was still a lot of stuff removed when compared to the 172 Sport and a massive weight saving of 89kg, which does make a difference.
Besides the weight saving there was also the...
How can it be "hardcore" when it still has things like aircon, cruise-control, ABS and ESP!?
The 172 Cup was hardcore... the 182 Cup is just a marketing exercise...
In no particular order...
Pug 106 GTi
Pug 205 GTi
Pug 306 GTi-6/Rallye
R5 GT Turbo
Clio 172 Cup
But, Im lucky enough to have owned two R5 GT Turbos, a 106 GTi (& the Mrs has one now), a 306 Rallye, a 306 GTi-6 and a 172 Cup! :D
Probably end up getting a 205 GTi as a toy at some...