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But is it better than a Cup we ask ourselves .....;)

*oi over here at the back* :oops: Id be most interested if someone could forward a copy to me please.

Makes my blood boil just reading about it. These arseholes that go around either damaging or taking other peoples property (not just cars either)deserve to be tortured to death IMHO. I hope that either you get it back in good shape (realistically not the likeliest scenario from past...

Classic (ie pre bug eyed..) Scoobs were a lot lighter and hence the 0-60 and 0-100 times reflect this. My old RB5 only had 217 bhp to play with but the 0-100 was in the region of 14.5 according to mags. You really need to get a PPP or otherwise tweaked bug eyed one to make rapid progress IMHO. I...

Cup - Nr Coatbridge

Good thread - and still quite polite which is nice to see. Some good stuff coming out. I have been in a CTR that crashed and I can not imagine how a Clio could have come out of the same accident in a much worse shape TBH. We clipped a handful of wooden fence posts and skimmed across a verge...

Personally I am glad I waited until I was less of a risk and hence quoted sensible premiums. I have never paid more than about £800 for any of my cars (that figure was for an RB5 Scoob). Whatever happened to working your way up the performance ladder eh .. how times have changed ;) [Edited...

Agreed, Rain X is absolutely f***ing quality stuff. You do seem to get some odd looks from other motorists though - presumably they think you must have a death wish for not using wipers while it is raining .. lol. I heard one person saying it smeared but I rather suspect that he had not taken...

Cheers fella. Ill check it out. There certainly had to be a better option than T-cut thats for sure ;)

Also consider an Alfa 147 GTA (apart from the tyre bills...lol) or maybe a Leon Cupra R. Out of your list though the RS is the only one to consider IMHO.

Thought I might as well ask in this thread as there is bound to be a better response than my previous thread received tucked away as it was. I am aware that there are a whole load of products out there aimed at removing swirls and similar from paintwork. Is there such a thing as a wax that can...

Snap ! I have to drive for my work so can not run the risk of losing my license. IMHO it means I can actually put all my effort into concentrating on what is happening all around me rather than being distracted by the ever present threat of being zapped.

LMFAO ... Picks up car keys and heads outside to remove head unit and speakers (plus all associated wiring of course..). Thats gotta be worth a few thousandths on the traffic light sprint ;)

How true that is about the amount of space in the drivers footwell compared to the 106 GTi - glad to hear others voicing the same thing that went through my mind when Clarkson said what he did. Its also worth remembering that Clarkson (along with Tim Harvey iirc) rated the humble 106 Gti as...

Quality. I bet its taken a few unsuspecting scalps looking the perfect Q car as it does - respect !

I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of induction noise my Cup made - for a stock car at least. Certainly a plus point as a lot of modern cars are just too damn quiet and refined IMHO.

Couldnt agree more mate, I had an RB5 before my Cup and whilst it was certainly quick it was all a bit too easy. The Cup is wonderfully involving and I feel at one with the car. Sure the Scoob could be fun but you really had to be pushing it hard and these days there are ever fewer opportunities...

I think we are mostly agreed that the best way to run in a new engine is to gradually buld up the revs you use as the mileage rises, that and avoid holding the car at constant revs for long periods of time. Running in the engine hard might well release a few more ponies but is sure to take its...

Anyone else had a problem with the lock going tarnished in appearance ? I had to get the Autosol on mine the other day as it was getting quite manky.

Lol - thatll be what LAD claim for adding an induction kit and grinding out most of the metal from the head ;)

TBH I would be amazed if a LAD car produced any more power than standard on any rolling road (other than maybe LADs own with its rubber needle). I went for one of their infamous conversions on my old 106 and even in conjunction with a Pug Sport IK (race proven and around 8 bhp on its own), and...

I went from an RB5 Scoob to a Cup and honestly would not swap back - unless I was given a lot of cash to mod the Scoob with..............maybe :devilish: The Cup is so similar in spirit to my old 106 GTI that I owned for 5 years and was sad to see go (to be replaced by the RB5) and all the...

Cheers for the responses. Ill even weigh them once I have removed them so I can see how much the power to weight ratio has improved by lol ;) And I will be putting them in a safe place in case I ever sell the Cup and need to put back to standard.

Thats got me thinking maybe my Diskloks theft deterrent factor is outweighted by ........err its weight ... hmmm :confused: Might have to find a lighter steering wheel lock... lol !

I reckon an induction kit might just be my first mod, itd be handy to know a few peoples power gains from simple bolt on mods such as an IK, IK + Zorst + Remap/ECU etc etc. You can never have too much power after all and a little induction roar never hurt anyone. ;)

Yeah the Hillpower scoop (2 of) is an option to consider. I just wondered if it would be possible to get hold of a couple of the scoops that the racers use. Hmm...

Does anyone know where I might be able to get some scoops to fit in where the front fogs normally live? Might seem an odd idea to some but the way I see it i wont hardly need to use the front fogs and it would make sense to either replace them with driving lights or better still (not to...