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What are your expectations in terms of reliability and ongoing costs? How many miles will you cover and how handy are you if things to break? Just wondering if you see this as a fit and forget upgrade, or are preparing for £1,000 a year costs to keep everything sweet.

Not at all mate, I've been following your thread with interest and love the direction you've taken yours - track Clios are everywhere but a track Trophy, now that's special! You'd have been more than welcome. Thanks for the kind words.

The sub went in and it's made such a difference. I've had big boxed subs before and I knew this was never going to compete with those levels of bass, but I couldn't be happier with what it does deliver, it just rounds everything off so nicely. I knew I had to have one when you demo'd yours...

October 2015 - 58,500 Some of you may know that I organised a trip to Wales a few weeks ago to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Clio Trophy. Unfortunately a few people who had planned to come couldn't make it, but there was a great turnout all the same. We met in Llangollen on Saturday...

The interior is pretty clean - it's approaching 60k and the only thing that lets it down is the grubby seat belts, it's the mechanicals that are most important to me - I want to make sure everything is spot-on so I can enjoy another 4 years worry-free ownership.

Nope, you're doomed! Probably best to give them a call directly, I'm sure you won't be the first, or the last. Phone calls are always best in this situation I find.

Exactly - where does it end?! Yep, completely agree. I guess I just want to make sure that I cover everything that it makes sense to do in one hit, rather than regretting not doing it when it makes sense to. I'm kind of ignoring the box at the moment, and while a diff is still a consideration...

What about PAS pump/fluid?

Any excuse really! To be fair, Scott, the rear bearings are starting to whine, so that's a simple decision. As for the fronts I've never been truly happy with the Brembo Max / DS2500s, and with my low mileage it could be another couple of years before they 'need' a change, so now feels like as...

Good shouts, thanks. What about the water pump? Marc would you also do leads?

It's coming up to 5 years since the Trophy last had its belts done so it'll be getting a full service in the not too distant future. Apart from everything listed below, what else would you get done? (182 Trophy, 10 years old, 60k). Cam & aux belts Dephaser Oil & filter change Pollen filter...

I think the points Oggy were making was that the RS2 was comprehensively tried and tested within the UK on a number of cars before being offered on the market. It was a proven product. While this may 'look' quality it's had zero exposure in the UK market so while you guys should be applauded...

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Tell us a little about your head unit...

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What's the long-term plan for this car now the R26 is back? Is it a keeper or are you going to get rid?

Lovely stuff mate, it's a shame but also a great opportunity to really get stuck in. Good luck with it all, and with the new job :)

In the last couple of weeks I've installed a Möbius dash cam. I picked it up from Joovuu and after a bit of tweaking with the settings I'm pretty happy with the output. It's such a small device and I've gone for a standard suction mount rather than try and conceal it, but it's not a daily anyway...

Welsh Weekender next year - everyone invited! CS does Wales. Tidy, boyo.

I imagine responses will depend on what your 90% road use consists of. Is that a commute of 100 motorway miles each day, or 5,000 miles a year mainly blasting along A and B roads?

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Good vid, enjoyed that. What a caaaant!

Who got time in the passenger seat?

I totally agree with what you and basket491 are saying, but not everyone buys a Trophy to keep it standard in order to protect its resale value and make it as easy to sell as possible. Sure, the man who supercharges a v6 is brave, but if he has a handful of other cars, is never going to sell...

Better? You mean slower, and the same as all other Trophys? I know what you're saying but shouldn't we praise people for doing something different? Maybe if the price was £5.5k you'd think differently? How come? At the end of the day it's just a cheap, French hot hatch. I know the Trophy is a...

Good effort, I half expected you to say 1,000 ;) It's such a fantastic combination of practicality and brutal performance. A great looking (and sounding), uncommon car. Kudos.

How many miles have you done in that year?

There's a chap near Bicester Village by Oxford, that's an RS specialist. There's also a chap in Newbury who I've heard good things about - another specialist.

This x1,000,000 It's hard to think of another car on the forum that has been mechanically modified to such a high standard with top quality parts, while retaining a near standard look. The perfect BG?

The gun on my Nilfisk E1*0 (G4 gun, I think) has just failed - water just shoots out from the trigger. Not used all that much in the last few years so I'm quite disappointed. Anyone else experienced similar? Is the solution new o-rings or just buy a new gun for £30?