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Looks nice and shiny :approve: Does getting it properly setup/aligned really make that much difference to on-road feel? Or should I wait until I go for full suspension replacement before I do it and get it setup for track by someone who knows what they're doing?

That would have been a 182.

I reckon he loses his back bumper as he pulls it hard back to the left and smears it against the tyres as he spins.

Definitely under 30kgs if they're from a Clio.

Whatever floats your boat. The FF 172 is a very fast comfortable well equipped car. The 172 Cup is a slightly quicker, slightly less comfortable, slightly less well equipped car.

I practised LFB in the beginning every time I saw I'd be coming to a complete stop...like off a motorway on the slip road. I knew I'd be going nowhere at the end (traffic/lights etc.) so shifted into neutral, and then just focussed on bringing the car to as smooth a stop as possible with my...

True. The harder I try, the slower I go - took me a few late night sessions of watching back videos to understand why...it's all in the balance and power application. If I just chill out and sit back and focus on being smooth, I'm so much quicker.

When you do it mid-corner, you're not using the brakes to slow down, but to control the 'attitude' of the car - i.e. where its weight sits. The slightest brush of the brake pedal with your left foot will transfer a little weight forward which can control understeer, but you're still on the...

Thank f*** Renault didn't put this on RS clios.

It was bike riding that made me appreciate the value of doing it, clutchless down changes made smooth and easy with a slight blip. As soon as my Cup arrived I started practicing heel and toe downshifts - don't even think about that now, comes naturally. Learning left-foot braking - now...

He needs help. Professional help.

You're talking about double de-clutching aren't you, not heel and toeing? Double de-clutching helps the gears engage by bringing input/output shaft rotation to the same speed so gears engage without a crunch. Modern cars do not need this technique as they're got a syncromesh. Heel and Toe...

I'd try another dealer. I've bought a new set from Renault before - £38 + VAT so not cheap! You could also check out the for sale threads here as they come up fairly regularly.

Ah ha...but by left foot braking you do not need to come off the power to correct understeer. You can just shift a little weight forward mid corner while still keeping the momentum/speed building. Which therefore makes it quicker.

I'm confused. How do straight cut gears (or lack of) render H&T changes redundant? Can someone say if my 172 Cup has straight cut gears?

Pah! Mine went in 4th the other day (Toyo T1-S, wet greasy road, bump).

Didn't you have a pic of you on the exit, and the Scoob way off on the grass?

Left-foot braking has many uses, not just on LSD equipped FWD cars either. If gaining traction out of tight corners in low gears is your aim/debate, then the video above explains how it helps. Unless I'm changing gear and need the clutch, I brake with my left foot. It can help to settle...

I bump my excess up. As above, savings over the years have more than paid for the risk of it being at the current higher level.

Oi! :nono:

You're welcome. Get it on track.

Wheels are gash. Spoiler's an embarrassment.

How many miles have you done? I personally wouldn't worry about the scoring unless it's really severe/deep...the back brakes do nothing on the 172 Cup anyway, and new rear discs are unlikely to improve any aspect of your braking at all. The only thing you'd gain is new rear bearings which you...

Ha ha - I bet that Lexus was a challenge!

A man after my own heart. How much weight have you lost? What did you take out? Where did the extra 30 bhp come from (they're 180 standard aren't they?)?

Very nice Steve.

He he.

I'll get a pic of mine tomorrow Day.

So true. I always laugh my ass off at "What a rip off. He's got them on the forecourt for £9.0k but only offered me £7.5k for mine!" type posts. The only way to protect yourself from or minimise the effects of depreciation, is to keep your car for a very long time. To most on here though...

I've gone through 2 MOTs with Pagid Blues on with no problems. They may not technically be road legal, but do they remove and scrutinise pads during the MOT? DO NOT forget to upgrade your brake lines...I'd do this before and over and above everything else. No matter how much money you spend...