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Nope, got to have it now, it's a legal requirement or something. So have Renault finally admitted to this? Or is it just PH "speculating"?

I find double de-clutching helps with gear selection as the blip in neutral with the clutch engaged before each gear selection helps get all the shafts spinning at the same speeds.

Nice cars, looks like a good day. You were leaning on yours nicely too :)

...not often spotted (only 90 made I think), so when I saw this one in its natural habitat I just had to give chase... Click me

I thought Willys were 850-875 kgs or thereabouts?

The Cup is faster in a straight line above 60-70 definitely, very little in if before then. Around corners it's simple physics, 150kgs more to haul round in a Cup than a Willy...which is why I got a good kicking at Haynes...it's all turns, 1st and 2nd gear, no straights.

Nope. Me against Tucks in his Willy up the Airfield strip several times over the last few years...I'd get maybe 1 or two lengths over 1/3 mile. On track, around the Haynes Sprint track, I got my arse tanned by Mk 1's (not just Willys). Around Brands with one decent straight thrown in, what...

Relax Roy. You know if you get all excited and order one once the spec's finally out, that 18 months down the line you'll be pi**ed at Renault when the proper one's released.

Yep, my bad, I thought the first pic didn't have rubber included.

Nice Paul...they weigh only 40% of the old ones :approve:

Mine was 7.99 + VAT from Makro, and it's never let me down.

If that's so wouldn't I hear something before leaning on and heating up the brakes? I really would never know of/hear it unless I was pressing on...can/do wheel bearings partially fail so as not to rumble when taking things steady?

Day to day I have no problem, car stops fine, no noise or vibration, nothing untoward. When making progress though, after one or two heavy brake applications, I get a noise relative to road speed, a knocking that's only present when on the brakes and it gets louder the longer/harder I'm on...

Ah ha, there's your problem...you should have your foot down way before the apex ;)

Don't worry about what speed you are doing. As Greg says above you need to focus on being smooth, planning ahead, and avoiding the need to brake. Picture in your mind a valve in the fuel tank linked to the brake pedal which opens and lets some fuel out every time you brake. This is...

They are only about £40 a side from just about any Renault dealer...

Good point.

Ha ha ha, that's not what I've experienced. The performance is so close as to be almost inseperable in my opinion.

I love my mods (lots on brakes, a little on breathing and a few quid on some extra revs). Would I go back? Never. Ali, you are now officially a wuss.

That's the one. Great road it was. You West Country lot are spoiled for choice!

That's what I'm like, why I'm finding it so hard. Every single day I go to work earlier than I have to and come home later too just so the roads are quiter and I can have a nice progressive drive. On days when I have no need to drive it anywhere, I just go out for an hour for the pure hell...

The last time I drove my Clio was Friday night :( I'm now "stuck" in the arse end of Cornwall on holiday with only our Focus at my disposal. Good though the Focus is, the B3072 is crying out for a Cup attack. I actually dreamt about my Cup last night, I'm really properly missing it, the...

Here until Saturday...got a wedding on Friday, lots of beer and nothing until then :D

We're staying in a house in Bush, just north of Stratton. We were off to Morrisons to stock up on Beer when past you came. I made my wife pull out sharpish so I could get behind you as I was sure I saw the sticker! We were in our grotty grubby 51 plate Focus. Yellow badges looked good...

Just pulled out behind you from our holiday house in a burgundy Focus. You had a sticker on the back window too.

Only one I've seen had some yoof with his arm draped down the drivers door, music thumping, so obviously desperate to be noticed as he "cruised" down Chichester High Street at 3mph. I'm on board with the styling now, they look stunning from certain angles.

LMAO - "competition mesh inserts" W***

www.newcardiscount.com - £10,700 Got a trade in price on my Mondeo V6 which was a good price at the time I ordered it. I knew from this forum that waiting times over the summer shutdown were long (mine took 5 months) so I called them up and made them agree to hold/honour the trade in price...

Nice, very nice.

I don't think it comes across too well in the pictures. Up close and personal though I think it looks stunning, makes me want to stroke it. Drives nicely and sounds great too.