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Just to update this for anyone who is interested... I just spoke to the DVSA and explained. They looked up the failure record and also the found the exemption for the Cup and agreed that it shouldn't have failed. The retest is booked for Friday afternoon, so we shall see.

Ah yes. His looks like this one: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/honda/integra/honda-integra-2-0-type-r-dc5-face-lift-model/5710230 Not as nice in my view. The bumpers look a bit weedy somehow.

Bet that goes well in what is a pretty light car by modern standard, especially with that gearing. Just needs the bumper sorting and it's spot on!

Someone I work with has just bought one of these, but the bumpers on his look very different to yours. Are there different versions of the DC5 Type-R?

I wasn't ever really into 200s but this, and the one that @NorthloopCup now has have really made me like them!

I did a bit of that over the weekend, but it felt like I was going to break it rather than free it off lol.

Yeah I can understand that. Mine is fine for brake pressure (no advisories anyway), so the hydraulic element in mine is still working correctly. He just says that the arm needs to move, which I would contest, seeing as it isn't supposed to move from the factory!

I'm so glad I don't care about this sort of thing lol.

I did wonder that but, given how crusty it looks, I find it hard to believe that it would have been free last year, so that makes me think that they didn't test it.

Yes, that topic again. Before I go back to the test station with the printed notice in hand, I just wanted to check-in on this issue to ensure that I am talking sense. My car failed the MOT on the following: "003 Brake load sensing valve linkage seized rear (3.6.E.3)" Before I took the car...

Dedication to get some camber there! I test drove a 275 yesterday but found the seat a bit high which surprised me. Not heard anyone comment on it being an issue before.

Love everything apart from the grill. These do look so nice in red and I'm not normally into red cars.

136k on my Cup now, was on about 112k when I bought in October 2014, but it's only done about 1000 miles in the last year.

Such an awesome looking car that. Looks perfect with the red wheels.

Very nice, not enough rally Clios on here

Massive improvement.

Vauxhall owners are pretty into it, for obvious reasons.

Each to their own lol. Drove a 740 to Italy through the Alps and a 940 turbo across a few great roads through Wales and Scotland. I would not want to repeat the experience lol.

Could be interesting this. WorldRX is dragging in manufacturers like nobody's business. WRC could learn a thing or two.

The joys of the MSA at work. Most dash dodgers don't strictly follow the MSA guidelines regarding following the A-pillar, but it is a real grey area. The problem is, if SD decided not to have the cage FIA homologated, this was always a risk.

Sell the other two, keep the 850. It's the best looking, has the best engine and is an appreciating classic in the making. The other two are just boxes that should be left in the 80s where they belong lol.

I used @markfishy to MOT my car last year. Was definitely worthwhile as he noticed a couple of things that I wouldn't have done. I wouldn't trust many people with my car, but Mark really knows his onions.

An RA like that is my perfect Impreza. The pick of the bunch in my view. Do quite like the WRC too though lol.

No, the MSA definitely don't help. It would seem to me, however, that it would have been in SD's interest to properly homologate the cage from the off. They've sold plenty of them, so surely the cost could have been offset. But, I guess they get another pile of money with people now replacing them!

Ditch the recirc valve. This had been done to my old 850 and it chattered like a good 'un!

I'll try and grab a picture of the sticker on mine at the weekend if I remember. As I say, SD told me mine was ok but said the Clio one was never homologated.

Interesting. I contacted SD and they said mine was ok, though mine appears to suffer the same issue as the Clio one.

Yeah you'd have to assume that any dash dodger could be effected, unless it has FIA/MSA homologation. The cage in my Escort is ok because it is homologated.

I contacted the MSA about this because I was a bit worried about the cage in my Escort, but thankfully mine is homologated so not effected. It surprised me that the Clio cage had not been homologated. I guess the new one will be though, as otherwise this could easily happen again.

They look s**t, snap them in half and throw them in the bin so our eyes don't have to be sullied by them ever again lol. I've never seen a car where they have suited it, they just look like 90s car accessory shop tat. I can't say I ever feel the need to have the window open when it's raining...