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My friend brought his to Elvington on Sunday - brand new tyres @ £150 a piece - trashed the fronts in 3 sessions - very expensive. Especially when you see the 172 tyres are £40 ish a pop ! There is lots of wheel spin when you turn things off - they are quick on the road bit not too great...

It is apparently to do with lots of UK tyre dealers complaining to Toyo about the fact that they are so cheap ! Bummer !

The R is v quick - my mate has one but it does a lot of the work for you, bit boring IMO - the build quality is pretty sh1te but it is fing quick ... with a capital Q. It also looks ok in Red - i tried to covince him to get Black but the wait was too long - i like the red know - those horrible...

Be careful with what you get working through windscreen - my V1 doesnt work in the 172 Have a look at http://www.autostyle-solutions.comhttp://www.autostyle-solutions.com - Tigga is doing the Origin Blue i for £299 - bit of a bargain me thinks - go into solutions, then 3rd party Simon

172CUP Is it an original Sport 190 you have or mods to get to 190 ? Simon

You mention price - but you can pick up a s/h Elise for a similar price as a cup - but having a warranty can be nice at times too! The Elise is so much more of an involving drive though - much prefer it to the 172 Simon

There were a few that had VR6 engines put in them - remember seeing a pickup version at the Pod a few years back - it was quick to say the least! You cant polish a turd though ... but it is fun having a car everyone thinks is crap and kicking butt :-) Simon

4 psi is a big increase - id suggest going up in stages to see what you like Simon

Will try that myself - was gonna get them to have a look next week at the 12k service. My 4k vibration has disappeared though - so only a couple of minor things to moan about now! Simon

I was reading this months EVO today and the chap was saying that it is coming up for its first service .... his mileage is 19k odd. What are the service intervals on the cup - i assume its the same as the normal 172 ? 19k will be quite overdue ! Simon

Also bear in mind some companies do offer track day insurance for free. It also depends where you go - some tracks have more run off so not as important as less chance of hitting anything Tescos do give track cover with their policy - as long as you are not racing and its not timed. Simon

Circuit driver also do a circuit guide that you can buy from them - they do UK tracks and overseas tracks - well worth a look - very detailed - bought the UK one and heard good things about the overseas one Going there at the end of Feb hopefully :-) First visit - cant wait ! Simon

lol "Youre right about the stonechips thing, one owner i know covers the whole front with a protective film and gets it replaced every month but he used it as an everyday car which is frankly stupid." Sorry - this is sh*te :-) the paint is not the best due to the GRP body but if you get...

Metro 1L Metro 1.4gti Metro 1.8gti Elise & 172 (now)

Getting these put on next week - what pressures do people run ? Cheers Simon

I contacted bookatrack to try and get some B/stone 720s and apparently they have stopped making them in this size. Anone know if this is true or not ?

cheers - as in http://www.tyres2000.com/http://www.tyres2000.com/ ?

Got Brisgestones on my Elise. I think i will try them on the Clio - anyone know the best place to get them ?

I was chatting to Dave Andrews the other day - he is a k-series specialist mainly - he gave up his full time job to do his hobby of porting heads and engine building - He saw my 172 and was mentioning that hed done some work on quite a few of them - said easily to get over 200bhp. His website...

"simon the 190 of the new elise is out, might as well get that??" I dont like the shape of the S2 - i prefer my S1. Also, the prices have crashed so mine is prob worth £15k .. if im lucky - new 190 (if it has 190bhp) would be £30k plus - not worth the extra IMO. £5k will make mine much...

"simon the 190 of the new elise is out, might as well get that??" I dont like the shape of the S2 - i prefer my S1. Also, the prices have crashed so mine is prob worth £15k .. if im lucky - new 190 (if it has 190bhp) would be £30k plus - not worth the extra IMO. £5k will make mine much...

it depends - take for example brands hatch - the straight there is long enough to reach 110 in my std Elise - you can get a bit quicker if you have a quicker car - however, the speed depends upon the exit speed - if you power coming out of the bend - you can get more speed - stick to the right...

it depends - take for example brands hatch - the straight there is long enough to reach 110 in my std Elise - you can get a bit quicker if you have a quicker car - however, the speed depends upon the exit speed - if you power coming out of the bend - you can get more speed - stick to the right...

"Yeah, the 111s is noticeably more rapid than the normal Elise" Sorry - this is not true. My mate has a 111s - its was a little quicker than my std - but not a great deal. when he got a manifold, itg and trophy 160tb it was a lot quicker. thought the difference on the twisies is not a...

"Yeah, the 111s is noticeably more rapid than the normal Elise" Sorry - this is not true. My mate has a 111s - its was a little quicker than my std - but not a great deal. when he got a manifold, itg and trophy 160tb it was a lot quicker. thought the difference on the twisies is not a...

Yes - but the trouble is that the windscreen wipers block the full signal. I have been virtually on the trap when it has gone off - dont trust it at all

The valentine is not very good at all in the 172 - i doubt any windscreen detector will be - the windscreen stops it working The origin blue is supposed to be good Simon

Yes - but the trouble is that the windscreen wipers block the full signal. I have been virtually on the trap when it has gone off - dont trust it at all

The valentine is not very good at all in the 172 - i doubt any windscreen detector will be - the windscreen stops it working The origin blue is supposed to be good Simon

Apparently there are no reported problems with Renault - my local dealer isnt willing to spend the time trying to find it - this may cost them money !!!! So i feel a huge letter of complaint going to Renault soon - the chap said hed looked on this sight, said theyd found no notes of the...