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Budget £10k. What the hell shall I get? This is purely a car for fun. 1000 miles a year. Couple of track days a year, that's it. - Clio 200 Cup and loads of money in the bank. - Megane R26, money in the bank - Megane 250 Cup, no money in the bank. What do you reckon?

Hi Chaps. I'm looking for yet another new car. I was thinking about a Mini R53 GP, Puma Racing or Focus RS. I then got thinking about other limited run cars and thought of the Clio Trophy, forgive my ignorance but what made them so special?

What on earth has happened to 172 Cup prices, i bought a Cup about 8 years ago. 70k on the clock and in good condition for £2k. Just looked in the classified, same sort of car will sort of car seems to be about £4k, what on earth has happened. I didn't expect these to become appreciating...

I'm about to put my e46 m3 up for sale as i do about a 1000 miles a year and it seems a waste and a bit of overkill for a fun car and i loved my old 172 Cup. Looking specifically at the Clio 200 Cup with Recaro's, it got me thinking though, in this modifying world of ours am i better off saving...

Looking to get back in the fold. Had a long line of fast motors but always had a soft spot for the slowest of them all, my 172 Cup, admittedly it had AST2 suspension, r888's etc. I bought an e46 m3 in December and don't use it, i have 1yo and 3yo kids which limits free time. I'm going to sell...

Something tells me the Clio is surplus to requirements. Anyone else done less than that with a MoT'd car?

Hi sorry for this ignorant question, I'm adding the resistors to the connectors under the seats and behind the steering wheel so I can get the car through an MoT The black and red connector under the seats, I'm trying to seperate two parts, I take thats right? I can't get the b'stards apart...

Hello chaps.... TBH I'm not fussed about the latest and greatest, at the moment I'm watching tele on an old 37" jobbie. I have sky HD but apart from with the footie really don't appreciate the difference, I don't want to spend thousands, more like hundreds but would like a big TV, any...

I've decided to keep my car, at the end of the day it's worth a lot to me, I spent a fair bit of money having it built and it's not worth a lot in second hand terms. I'm going to have a bit of work done on the engine, for a track car do you think that ITB's, Supercharger or Turbo is the way to...

I was watching a Top Gear and they were saying the new Golf GTI has a trick front differential like the Focus RS. Can you get these after market, I was thinking that torque steer must be quite a problem on these high powered turbocharged Clio's. Just musing really, might be a daft thought......

I have no need for my mobile to be the latest and greatest Apple Galaxy S12, I just want to call people, text, use the sat nav, FB, LinkedIn, Strava etc. Whats a good Android phone with decent battery life that isn't going to cost me £35 a month. Thanks!

I was talking to the place that usually MoT's my cars and they reckon they won't be able to pass it as the lights on the dash are permanently on It's track prepped and has a non standard steering wheel, I'm sure a few of you have had the same issue, how have you got round the problem? Thanks

Do you think it could be engine mounts, its coming from the front right....is it somethingi can change myself, can I have some tips please?

As above really, normal driving no clunking and then dependant on how quickly i press down the load pedal the severity of the clunk clunk (two clunks). It's a stripped out car so everything is magnified, sounds like it's coming from the drivers side suspension. Any idea's, i'm supposed to be...

Morning technical gurus! I need an app built for work, basically I want to be able to take a detailed picture, annotate it (text and pre defined symbols that reference a word) and attach it to a static form that we complete and then save and email. That doesnt sound that hard, is there any app...

...just wondering if these two were a worthwhile upgrade on a 172 cup. I was thinking of looking on ebay etc to cut the costs as I don't want to spend a huge amount on upgrades as the car isn't worth a great deal. Anything else worth picking up to improve the experience, I've got brembo disks...

I gave the car (172 Cup)to a motorsport firm to strip it out. The car came back to me, it was the summer and i had no need to put the blower on to clear the windows. Later on in the year i turned the blower on and nothing happened. I subsequently went away for a year, forgot about it and then on...

Haven't seen the Clio 172 prepared by Mark Fish for 18 months, got to say very excited as I'm going to get it back at last. Got that new car feeling. Reasons being went traveling for a year and a race company had it for rather a long time as they owed me money, got some ideas to run by you guys...

My car has just failed its MoT because apparently a new rule where the airbag light has to light up with the ignition then go off when started. I haven't got an driver airbag and the service and airbag light are on permanently. Any idea how to get this working? The garage don't know. Thanks

A bit of history about the problem, about 18 months ago a race company removed my interior and relocated the electric window switches to the center of the car, immediately the left switch stopped working, then a month or so later the the heater stopped working, wouldn't blow any air or do...

I've got a couple of dings, can anyone recommend a body shop in Essex?

A while back I had a Lotus Elise with a JDM Integra Type R engine and gearbox, I did all the other adviseable mods like AP Racing brakes, 2 way Ohlins (changed to Nitrons as they failed), buckets harnesses etc. In that spec it was 220hp and the best car I've ever had, loved the thing on road and...

Anyone know where I get them from, looked on eBay and can't see any. Renault the only option?

I saw my 172 Cup for the first time in 13 months and it's got me all rather excited and eager to get it back on the road. It's been round my Mums while I was travelling, it's always been a 3rd car that while looked after and lots of money spent on it was always in the back of my mind. Well times...

As above, removed battery and put it on charge (well step father did) and one of the indicators is permanently on now it's been put back in, any idea's?

Sky Insurance renewal £580 Green Light, low £200's.........actually made the difference between selling the car and keeping it.

As title please Thanks

Is it just me or does everyone pay through the nose for insurance. I'm traveling for a year so the car is SORN sitting on my mums driveway. I just called Sky insurance who offered me a quote through Chaucer. Who else is worth trying? 36 years old Full NCB Fire and Theft cover only required...

I have a problem, as you may have read I'm buggering off for a minimum of 1 year and I'm selling all my cars/bikes etc, problem is a year a go I had a track Clio built for me which I was very pleased with, the problem is it cost a lot of money and this is leading to disparity on what I want and...

Are they okay on track? I'm doing a day at woodbridge on Saturday and have heard it's quite an abrasive surface. I use the r1r's as road tyres and was thinking of leaving them on rather than changing to the wheels with r888's