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Just masked them off mate, up close you can tell that I have as the red's run through in places. I might buy a bit of yellow and silver paint and touch them up neatly...

Hardly scientific but it's interesting to know how something as small as having a passenger / spare wheel / full tank of fuel / a big sandwich can make a difference.

So... 1110+75=1185 170bhp / 1.185 = 143.46bhp/tonne for the mate. 1110-15+85+72=1252 180bhp / 1.252 = 143.8bhp/tonne for you. Ignoring petrol, it's a gnat's testical difference.

As above

What does a standard FF 172 weigh?

I think it has appreciation on here due to the rarity. If it wasn't a RS then it wouldn't be nearly as appealing!

Don't just put more and more over the top, it'll continue to crack in the same places. Sand it right back and try again, the surface may have been a bit greasy from the white spirit or you may have put too much on. Very lightly spray across the plastic, leave 20 minutes, lightly spray again...

I'd put the Turini's on, keep the black parts and leave the lights ph1 stylee... awesome. Another reason why I've so got to get back to standard!

This sums it up, the Cup is quicker and more fun than the 180. Not a car that'll get big gains from cheap mods though.

The injectors? Does the whirring come on briefly then stop, or just continue whilst in the 2nd position?

The service light means there's a fault somewhere, although it could just be a dodgy wire connection. The interior issues are nothing mate, they all wear. As for missing all service and V5, I'd be a bit concerned even if it was genuine...

Depends if it's sold as seen or with warranty really mate, give them a call.

But then your 1.2 insurance will come down significantly when you're 19...

Don't know about Mk1's...

Lol, cheers. I hadn't loosened the bolts that come down from above and rest on the guard, so it was stuck on those! I then proceeded to break one of the bolt heads off when tightening back up again, cheap French metal... Please do Neil, she needs a good clean! It admittedly looks a bit odd...

Fitted my polished fuel rail guard and started to colour code the engine cover. Am thinking that I'll spray the remaining grey part of the cover in anthracite and then have a go at polishing the parts of the plenum that are still visible. Certainly the 4 branches and probably just the RS...

Not going to take much off the paint, but it's pretty pointless doing it al the time, as not that much builds up. 4-6 monthly for me.

Haven't used them before but for servicing / work, I'd recommend Carlton Garage in Exmouth.

Cheers mate, I'll have a check when it's all cooled down again (takes so long after a good drive!) and see how I get on. Stay tuned.... Ads - Car Idiot.

No reason needed, it's contract law. You'll have to pay whatever their 'discretionary' admin charge is though.

Lol, liking the idea of 'slamming' the brakes on and forcing a tailgater to back right off!

Parked up just past the clocktower, by the prison. Looked like it had a sticker in the rear window but couldn't tell if it was CS or not...

I think it sounds pretty sensible mate, although depends how much time you spend in 5th as to whether it's worth spending the extra. The alternative is finding out much it would cost to buy and then insure the 1.6 for a year, keep the 1.2 and put the money saved into a '1*2' piggy bank!

Right, I've got the nut loosened, but had to do some errands so tightened it back up again! The next thing: does it just pull off, or does it need unclipping in some way? As the nut loosened, the actual guard didn't feel like it was getting looser itself...

I was waiting for someone to mention T-Cut!

Re: Complaint to Renault - update - Renault have lost me as a future customer Lol, there's plenty on here mate, and plenty of pictures too... Customer service as a whole isn't what it used to be.

Thanks mate, the guard's been sat in my car for the last week whilst I've been working but I've got a few day's off so time to change it over! I'm certain there's no nut in the left one, the extension goes in that little bit further, indicating it's been removed. I'll put some brute force and...

:( At least the harnesses did their job mate.

Probably get a bit more if you put it back to standard mate, in the region of £5k, maybe a bit more for rarity value.

Re: Complaint to Renault - update - Renault have lost me as a future customer That letter's almost insulting mate, 3 sentances, 'pp'd' signature means it's been typed and sent by some secretary, without customer services ever really getting involved. Blatently a standardised complaints...