Quote: Originally posted by RAY 187 on 15 July 2003
Guys i need your advice please.
What do you expect when driving the cup e.g handling, steering etc. I have had my cup now since last october. I did not know what to expect when driving this car. Dont get me wrong i am very very happy with the car, but sometimes the steering can feel very light and the tyres follow the traction of the road surface which causes the car to pull either side is this normal.
Hi Ray, in my experience with my Cup, yes at times it does feel very light - possibly due to the very quick steering and softness of its city-car heritage.
With the wheels following the road yes very much so, I get this ALOT. If you really boot if coming off a nice roundabout you can feel the wheels tram line up the road, choosing their own direction - maybe this is the torque?? - which can be annoying. And on heavily used roads I find the Cup gets its wheels pulled all over the place. The M25 is a prime example of this in certain places, and also on the road that leads back from Bluewater up near the dartford crossing. Ive tried different tyre pressures in the past 5 months, but it hasnt made much difference.
I have done the tracking recently and the car feels much more solid. The cup is a very powerful but sensitive car when it comes to steering. Sometimes i struggle to keep the car in a straight line, people must think that i am either pissed or stoned.
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After my accident Ive had my Cup re-aligned 5 times because its so difficult to gauge. It is very hard to keep in a striaght line and I was thinking its the tracking but eventually came to the decision that the Cup pulls left-right and centre! Every tiny little pot hole and divet in the road will throw the Cup around as it weighs practically nothing.
When i took the car to the local Renault garage they said if you think the cup has sensitive steering try driving the standard 172 the steerings all over the place. Do you 172 and cup owners tend to find your cars sensitive on some road surfaces or is it me being paranoid.
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Good old Renault eh?! I find my handling incredibly sensitive.
Any kind of advice or feedback would put my mind to rest. I know that the cup once floored in 1st and second gear with huge amounts of torque would be all over the place and i expect that, what i really need to know is what feedback you guys are getting from your cars and how satisfied you are with your cars and steering. Does it mean the faster you go the lighter the steering becomes.
As per my comments above mate. Indeed, floor it in 1st and 2nd and mines like trying to control a raging wild animal.
I use alot of different road surfaces, motorways, citys a-roads and B-roads. On an almost daily basis so hopefully my comments will prove helpful.
Feedback through the steering is very good, and it feels very smooth and very firm. The wheels feel good and theres plenty of all-round grip. Although get it on the patchy stuff and you can struggle with understeer. I find the car basically runs on rails. Soooo much grip its out of this world. Guess thats what it makes it so good.
On a dual carriageway recently, very late @ night, I touched twice the legal limit (+ a bit) in my Cup. I can honestly say..
1. Its very very very fast
2. Its terrifyingly scary
3. Feels light as hell being battered by the wind!
I honestly wouldnt recommend it @ that kind of speed.
Hope that was some help!!! Simon
