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^ LOL - I have a family and a mortgage now, so I have to buy sh*te. BTW, I love the ST and the Cup

FLOL! But they are sh*te. Just like Renault. :rasp:

Personally, I'm not a Vauxhall fan (Owned a rotten stinker of a Corsa GSi and a lovely VX220T) but I detest all Astras, prior to the Mk5. The only problems IMO with the latest iteration top-end Astras are the shockingly designed interior, precipitous depreciation and the woeful Vx network...

Are you matey with Ken Livingstone? People will still take it in the a$$, whatever it costs - so to all the whiners ===> Bend over... :)

Hardcore... The screaming got on my tits TBF.

My understanding is that you can buy a second-hand key, swap out the 'used' key blade for a new one and re-code it to your car's ECU quite simply. Even with only one 'master' key. I'm currently investigating this route, and will feedback in due course... ...Sod paying £120 for one!!

Nice. :dead:

Mine's pulling like a train at 80k!

OIL - Fully Synth 5W/40 PLUGS - NGK FILTER - Genuine Renault I'd buy from an auto factors and your friendly local dealer parts desk! :)

Now that's a different (read: better) all-round proposition! :cool::D

^ Nee Nar Nee Nar :)

Trophy. Handling AND power. Future classic too, IMO (It seems that Metcalfe bloke from EVO thinks so too, and he's supposed to know his onions!). Personally, I'd struggle with the Mk4/5 Fiesta-basted interior (excepting the Recaros!) of the FRP - that and the lack of outright powaaah. Get...

:o :)

Focus is a better bet than a Vectra, thing is you won't find a decent one for £750. Mondeo maybe, Focus? Probably not. Have you considered a Mk3 Golf? Solid and pretty good given the budget? 5-doors is a major boon with a nipper (obvious really!).

Contrary to the threads title, this thread distills down into the same old, same old... The answer is simples ==> 0.3s is a teeny-weeny difference. It's nothing to do with a Honda mis-quote and more to do with quoting cars with *very* similar straight line performance. *sigh*

Cup's don't. Which is why I'm surprised that Henry factored it into his stats above?! :)

One of the main reasons I take RR results with a pinch of salt is that, in isolation, they mean mean f*ck all. * The only option you have is to try a few 182's and make your own mind up with your own experiences, don't base your decision on potentially biased equipment or a forum concensus...

Paint fail.

33, 172 Cup

Get a mint, low-mileage 172 Cup, and whack on some ASTs and fit some Recaro Sportster-CS's. Then spend the remaining ££££ on other fun stuff? OR Buy a TROPHY

^ Were it not for the gash-attention-to-detail on the white side stripe, I'd have been none the wiser! Top Job!

Since fitting my uprated dogbone, my rattle-free Cup now has a rattly glovebox at idle. *sigh* Have to ram more CD boxes in there...

Just as I suspected. Cheers Brad! :)

The MOT testing station I was at mentioned that there is play in my top mounts, but I've not noticed any play/ adverse handling characteristics?!? Also, the mounts look like they'rwe in good shape? Should I wait for them to start knocking, or is that too late? Should I just buck up and change...

Never! If you do, I heard that somewhere, a baby seal dies?

Track rod ends?

To my eyes, they look $hite on anything. Sorry to the R26/27 owners, good car - $hitty vinyl garb.

Shame on the 200, get it back to them and stick to your guns! My 172 with coilies and uprated engine mounts doesn't rattle much, just a glovebox door that makes a sound like a cricket at idle!

Pointless thread resurrection FTW?

I found a few bamboo canes jubilee-clipped together worked wonders!! Waaaaaay better than carbon or aluminium $hite made by people with years of experience with large R&D budgets...