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I bought Elf oil over the counter in the parts department at the Renault dealer where I get mine serviced... From the parts department its less than £15 incl. VAT for 5 litres If the service guys supply it when they change the oil... its about £35 + VAT on the service invoice!!! Try the...

The A539s are pants in the wet, but in the dry, whilst not offering as much grip as the others, they are very progressive. For me thats a good sacrifice as... Id willingly sacrifice the dry grip - if youre looning about in the wet youre a bit of a prick. I prefer progressiveness over...

Hope you get it sorted Andy... gutted for you... Id be really pi**ed off if I was in your position...

So you finally went for a Cup eh? Good lad :devilish: Let me know when youre at Brands next... could do with another outing. Any thoughts on when youll go?

Ive had my Cup since 28 November 2003. Ive since covered almost 23,000 miles and problems to date have been; Squeaky ventilation fan (replaced) Creaking drivers seat (stripped and greased) Creaking OSF suspension (ATKIS modification) Failed engine mounts (replaced) All the above...

Ill 2nd, 3rd, and 4th that... absolutely terrible. Being smooth helps though... Ive found snatching the wheel round junctions gives instant understeer with only the slightest bit of damp, but be smoother with your inputs, and they do hang on quite well.

Never experienced this in my Cup either, but I have also had an R-Sport ECU from (almost) new.

I changed from a Mondeo 2.5 Zetec S to the Cup... would I go back? Never!!! The Mondeo was a great car, well put together, stacks of space, very tidy handling for a car that weighs 1,450 kgs. Downsides for me... No real "fun"... they have huge grip, thanks to the 225/40/18 tyres, but you...

I thought the reason behind the 182 Cup not being as focused/stripped/light as the 172 Cup was down to the fact that when they started offering Aircon on the original 172 Cup... almost all sales from then on were with aircon fitted... hence renault deduced that theres no real market again for a...

I got my Cup from them, placed the order July 03, car delivered 28 Nov 03. They werent to good on providing info on what was happening, but would respond to phone calls and e-mails well enough. You just have to accept that you need to chase on a regular basis. The plus point on my deal was...

Better gearshift is an absolute must. A reach adjustable steering wheel so I can get it 2 inches closer. No ABS or ESP would be a bonus :D

Enjoy...they just keep getting better and better...:D

LMFAO @ "hero" :confused: Go and have a lie down fella...

Leaning and body roll in a corner doesnt mean it has crap handling...its called feedback, engineered into its set-up, and means the limit is a plateau that you can play on rather than a knife adge thatll bite you before you know it.

LOL @ Jon... With ESP and ABS, 3 rear seat belts, adjustable head rests, itll never be a true Cup. ***runs away to hide***

Yeah but think how much extra it would weigh if they were laquered?

On my way in this morning... 19,997 19,998 19,999 20,000 (sniff) Its not a teenager anymore...should I start treating it with some respect?!

I think theyre perfect...no spoilers, no visible big-bore exhaust, subtle tweaks to the bodywork etc. I like the fact that only those "in the know" know about them and what theyre capable of...but the lack of road presence is a right pain in the a** on the motorway when no-one moves over :@

:confused: Why not? Ive got 20k miles on mine in 9 months, and its never missed a beat. It may be a bit coarse at times...but thats exactly why I bought it :D

Learn to drive within yours and the cars limits then...;)

Hes talking out of his a**e! I got the air filter knocked off my bill on the 12k service (ITG panel already in), and also, bought 5 litres of Elf Semi Synth oil over the service counter at about £15.00, gave it to them to use, and they had to take off the £35.00 they would have charged me...

I know its not the same problem but I had "sticking" gears when new, it needed a good yank to get it out of gear. Thankfully, 9 months and 20k miles have freed it up nicely, so yours may well get better with age.

Too many people act as though theyre the only people on this planet. You see it when driving, shopping, holidaying etc. They just couldnt care about anyone else or their property. Gutted for you mate. Id be proper pi**ed if someone did that to mine :@

Aye, but its damn good fun :D

They rock and roll, but are just as quick as anything else round a bend...its called "feedback" ;)

I always just try to keep hands at 9+3. During the course of normal driving, I find its rare that I need to move them at all...on my route each day 1/4 turn of lock each way seems enough for all the roundabouts/junctions. Parking or going slow I feed the wheel. Would never cross...

Why shouldnt it weigh less? Does 1 litre of oil weigh the same as 1 litre of water? If not, then fuels of a differing composition can have different densities and thus weights cant they?

Oh yeah...

If anyones considering binning their standard 172 stereo PM me...Im after upgrading my 22W HU in the Cup.

I actually see it as a technique Rob, perhaps not one best used for the road, but definitely a driving "technique" nonetheless. On track, I like the ability to carry a higher turn-in speed at entry, knowing that a slight lift combined with some corrective lock, and balance on the throttle will...