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I don't like the colour of the Trophy Alloys or the trophy graphis down the side, but that can be changed.
Other than that I would love to get my hands on a Trophy.
On a side note, the other winter when the blizzard hit and cars were stuck for hours on roads all over the country, I saw many BMW's and other cars with high tech toys in ditchs and crashed at the side of the road, the whole "Cups dieing in winter" thing is getting pretty tired and old now, the fact the cars loaded with driver aids were crashed in the winter means one thing.
Its the person behind the wheel that plays a major factor, put an idiot behind the wheel of the most high tech car and you will be cutting him out of it.
Other than that I would love to get my hands on a Trophy.
On a side note, the other winter when the blizzard hit and cars were stuck for hours on roads all over the country, I saw many BMW's and other cars with high tech toys in ditchs and crashed at the side of the road, the whole "Cups dieing in winter" thing is getting pretty tired and old now, the fact the cars loaded with driver aids were crashed in the winter means one thing.
Its the person behind the wheel that plays a major factor, put an idiot behind the wheel of the most high tech car and you will be cutting him out of it.
Remapped derv Golf
Trophy. Purely because of the seats and ABS.
Liquid yellow R26 F1
Cup.. as it's a lot cheaper.. Simple as that.. you could get a nice cup for 7-8k.. or a
trophy for 13-14 (however much trhey are..) you can't tell me it's worth the extra 6k,,LOL.. (It's not THAT much better)
You could buy a cup and spend £500 on nice bits for it exhaust, etc..
Just my opinion.. But that's what i'd do..
trophy for 13-14 (however much trhey are..) you can't tell me it's worth the extra 6k,,LOL.. (It's not THAT much better)
You could buy a cup and spend £500 on nice bits for it exhaust, etc..
Just my opinion.. But that's what i'd do..
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The Jinx
Having never driven either (ergo being a huge authority on the issue) I say save your cash, buy the 172 Cup, and get the Rsport bits for the power and some good coilovers for the susp.
On paper (and I suspect reality) you'll piss all over the trophy.
On paper (and I suspect reality) you'll piss all over the trophy.
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think trophy coloured wheels would look good on a cup bit like Gaz`s cup but his are even darker and look even better.
trophies are really nice, but if im being brutal, i dont like the colour, there are many many red cars around with the same colour and red also fades and just like black only looks the nuts when clean where as the cup looks the nuts when flithy like a rally ****.
also dare i say it i dont like the recaro`s (runs and hides behind Cobra Bucket seats)
trophies are really nice, but if im being brutal, i dont like the colour, there are many many red cars around with the same colour and red also fades and just like black only looks the nuts when clean where as the cup looks the nuts when flithy like a rally ****.
also dare i say it i dont like the recaro`s (runs and hides behind Cobra Bucket seats)
you got the money???
fred's has had a few ££ thrown at it, but to say the least, it's possibly the best handling 1.2 out there at the minute, though sacrifices in body quality (roof creases) have to be put up with, as do the rock hard ride and speed humps are a massive no no, interior, what does that mean, then you have the engine that fred plans on dropping in, non vvt megane rs engine from a vel satis (i think) which will be quite well tuned
that is, of course, if he hasn't been smoking the crack pipe again and changed it all very dramatically again
fred's has had a few ££ thrown at it, but to say the least, it's possibly the best handling 1.2 out there at the minute, though sacrifices in body quality (roof creases) have to be put up with, as do the rock hard ride and speed humps are a massive no no, interior, what does that mean, then you have the engine that fred plans on dropping in, non vvt megane rs engine from a vel satis (i think) which will be quite well tuned
that is, of course, if he hasn't been smoking the crack pipe again and changed it all very dramatically again
clio_zak said:
Have never really thought about this, but after seeing the title of this thread it prompted me, and oddly enough I think I would keep my Cup.
I'm not disputing the Trophy's superb attributes in the slightest, but I love the raw edge of my Cup. Got to have been one of the last cars built without ABS and various other electronic aids (ignoring TVR etc), so no matter how advanced things get from here on in the Cup will always be one of (if not the) last car from a major manufacturer to be relentless in its pursuit of weight loss and driving experience.
If it was a case of "here's £14k, buy a Clio" though, I would get a mint 172 Cup for £8k or so and spend a few grand on it, coilovers, ITG Maxogen, Recaros, exhaust, 4 pots. Could have one hell of a car after that sort of work!
I'm not disputing the Trophy's superb attributes in the slightest, but I love the raw edge of my Cup. Got to have been one of the last cars built without ABS and various other electronic aids (ignoring TVR etc), so no matter how advanced things get from here on in the Cup will always be one of (if not the) last car from a major manufacturer to be relentless in its pursuit of weight loss and driving experience.
If it was a case of "here's £14k, buy a Clio" though, I would get a mint 172 Cup for £8k or so and spend a few grand on it, coilovers, ITG Maxogen, Recaros, exhaust, 4 pots. Could have one hell of a car after that sort of work!
If you do any miles of normal slow driving or late night/early morning I'd get the Trophy for the toys and the ABS etc which people can argue about all they want but all you neeed is tyo lock up for a second and thats it.
If you use the car for more fun driving or are willing to put up with the smaller warently(although you can have an extended warenty) get the Cup change the suspension for coilovers/ differetn dampers and springs and either spend the rest on track days or a bit of engine tunning.
The prices of the Cup vs trophy show there different cars although performance wise they many be very similar.
If you use the car for more fun driving or are willing to put up with the smaller warently(although you can have an extended warenty) get the Cup change the suspension for coilovers/ differetn dampers and springs and either spend the rest on track days or a bit of engine tunning.
The prices of the Cup vs trophy show there different cars although performance wise they many be very similar.
Remapped derv Golf
The Trophy is the limited edition the Cup should have been. Renault at last appear to have learned their lesson?
i would get a cup or 182 and put better shocks on it...
couple of choices there, Bilstein or Leda..... reviews on both out soon i suspect.
change the brakes to goodridge lines and some form of better pad....
(engine mods - lots of options there as for any of the RS range)
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couple of choices there, Bilstein or Leda..... reviews on both out soon i suspect.
change the brakes to goodridge lines and some form of better pad....
(engine mods - lots of options there as for any of the RS range)
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The Jinx
Adamf said:
How d'you work that one out? The Cup is the one that goes all out for driver thrills by stripping out all the cack, whereas the Trophy just comes with a couple of nice touches and a no.
