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Not always the case. My Cup's been beasted for pretty much all of its 107k, and the only major failures have been my own fault when going off track. How a car is driven is far more important than how hard a car is driven, both for major components and consumables.

It'll sail through with your handywork. Booked any days yet?

I declared mine and said it was either £400 for a replacement Renault one that would crumble into dust after 18 months, or £300 for a stainless one that would last forever. I also said it was the only one I could find with a hidden tail pipe. No charge.

Mine is bare metal inside apart from the two front seats and on standard springs/dampers at the back it's sits like this

No offence, but the low light ones seem really drab...and even the few in sunshine lack your usual crisp intimate detailed clarity. Other than that spot on as usual.

At 107,500 miles only few components have failed on my Cup. Starter motor, 1 wheel bearing, steering rack, gearbox. That's what's 'failed' on mine. Steering rack and gearbox were my fault though so don't really count :o

Very impressive.

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Here's how it happened... RKXMk2FFOS0 BIG cone x 2 straight under the middle of me at speed. I thought all that had happened is knocking out the alignment of the gear linkage, but as Mike said above, even when the 'box actuating arm is manually put into the neutral position 2nd gear is still...

My run in with the cone at Goodwood was a little more severe than I thought. Spent this morning at Rentech with a new gear linkage and a lot of determination. Ended up with a working 2nd or a locked 5th, that was it. So a new 'box is required :( I'm just after sympathy really. It'd...

LOL, I've still got pad residue on the leading edge of my rear spoiler. Ran out of Power Spray so it'll just have to stay.

Really? Next rolling road day my 1.6 is going on the rollers then. Does feel quite pokey above 4.5k tbh, not sure if it's down to 110bhp+ or just me wringing its neck though.

Woop. I wish mine went as well as yours does.

Around 22kgs including the mounting frame for a 172 Cup one.

Just about run in and now starting to loosen up nicely then. Looks very nice for that mileage. Mine doesn't even shine.

Or get a set of 15s...there's so much more choice when it comes to 15 inch track tyres.

Get it on track!

Good choice! Ideal for what you're looking for. 100k commuting + leisure in its first four years for mine, and the drive to and from work was the highlight of every day. Only 7k since in the last two, but the weekends are something to really look forward to now :approve:

It certainly is. Holes are also good for drainage when you break out the hosepipe after a scary moment on track ;)

I can understand the tidy thing. Plus it does look incredibly cool.

Looks very nice. Why not just leave it bare though?

Bias valve? I so need your expertise.

Not difficult at all. I took the old one off and had the new one fitted and running in less than 10 minutes. 4x 10mm bolts is all you have to undo.

It could be the throttle body. Mine kept dropping into limp mode and a new one has fixed it.

107k in mine. Apart from crap wiring a few times, it's been alright. It's running better than ever right now.

I'm LMFAO.

What I've removed from my non-aircon 172 Cup weighed in at a total of 117kgs putting me at 904kgs from the 1,021 starting point. You must have so much more to come...everything you take out should be bigger and heavier on yours for a start ;) As to 172bhp/ton...keep up!

LMAO - there's no cardboard in my 172 Cup. Who said Renault build quality was improving?

Technically you alter the balance of grip because you have different widths front and rear. With more grip on the front and less on the rear, you're more likely to oversteer...but that's only really a factor if you drive like a loon on the road. I regularly run different profiles depending...

I run CLs but can't say if they're RC5 or not...no idea. A full day at Goodwood recently and my wheels were still bright yellow with only a light powdering of brake dust...so I'd guess I'm running a different compound.