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Well, the Cup weighs 1021kg and the 182 weighs 1080kg, so neither of them were correct... You not read my post about it??? Do a search...

So you trust magazines that much?! Look at the reviews in both Autocar & Evo and they both claim different things from the car... i.e. Evo say the 182 is 69kg heavier than a Cup, wheras Autocar think the 182 weighs 111kg more than a Cup!!! Magazines often get it wrong!

The 182 is gonna be just like the 172 and Cup were, theyre basically all the same cars, built on the same line, by the same people... .:xTreme:. you know what they are like, so if you were happy with the Cup, why not with a 182?!

No its not... The original Cup and the 182 with Cup suspension have similar shock & spring rates and they both have the same 3 deg of front castor!

If it has the anthracite (grey) alloys instead of silver ones then you can be pretty damn sure it has the Cup suspension fitted...

Nah... wouldnt waste £20k on a Renault...

The truth is I do not know what I am getting next...

Climate was another £600 and adds 25kg to the weight...

Why is everyone so insistant that I am getting a 182?! :confused: I am not getting one...

Quite funny really... my 14 year old R5 is better built than modern Clios, as is my GFs P-Reg 1.4 RT, so what went wrong?! :confused: Great cars though, I loved my Cup... :D

Just a shame about the build quality... :cry:

Currently f*ck all as the engine is mailto:sh@gged">sh@gged! :sick: Got a new engine for it though, I picked it up last night and am fitting it over the weekend. Will be running about 150bhp (ish) so nothing mad...

Nah, not yet...

Well see... ;)

Dont worry I aint going anywhere... Most likely be getting another Clio in the future! :D

Well an R5 aint exactly expensive to buy... Ive had this one for a couple of years or so now, but rarely use it!

Nothing for now...

Well, after 9 months of fun with the Cup its going... Sold it to my mate whos picking it up tonight after work, and for the time being Ill be using my R5 GT Turbo again. Ill still be using the forum though! ;)

No, not all 172s have traction control... The mk1s never got it, neither did Cups and the early mk2s missed out as well. Was brought in mid 2002 and ESP is the traction control system.

I use Kitchens in Burnley and they seem to know what theyre doing...

Sealed induction kit (Viper, BMC, etc), sports cat & a decent zorst...

Aye, he pulled a 14.7 with it stripped bare... ;)

The 172 is nowhere near as tail happy as the VTS is, but you still get lift off oversteer if you want... Definately more planted!

Yup, just like mine with the Viper... They really DO work!

Dont panic about the lack of a spare wheel, a lot of cars dont have them nowadays... You get 2 cans of tyre mousse though, which you connect to the tyre valve, it fills the tyre and expands then you can drive on the tyre again.

LOL Its not "that" easy...

Yup, Paddy can... :D

In a standard mk2 172 you should be cracking mid/low 15s! Deffo turn ESP off too...

The technique varies from car to car, and different drivers prefer different methods, so theres no definitive answer... In my Cup I found that a more gentle launch with no (or minimal) wheelspin got me my best times. Basically I was only using about 2500rpm and slipping the clutch slightly...

That cover will just pop off, they are fake bolts. Locking nuts should be standard too...