Anyone tell me the differences between a cup and a 172 ? apart from the 2000+ and extras !
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CUP AND 172 difference
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Anyone tell me the differences between a cup and a 172 ? apart from the 2000+ and extras !
any performance differences ? whats the liklihood of me gettin insured on a cup ? 18 wiv 1 years NCB
small chance of me gettin insured ? or small differences in performance ?
any more likely @ 19 as its me birthday soon !!
Try an online quote from http://www.directline.comwww.directline.com or http://www.tesco.com/financewww.tesco.com/finance - they give pretty good online quotes and are always 2 of the cheapest for me. Itll give you a final idea of how much youd be looking at. I didnt know insurance companies would even let you go TPF&T on a car like that. In the past Ive been told that you have to go fully comp if the car is worth over £5k (perhaps that was just one company)
Youll get insured for sure.......just at what cost is the question. Personally I wouldnt even bother going for a new & fast car at your age. You may as well buy a car for a third of the price of a Cup that is just as quick/not far off and then at least youll have money to insure it with
Rich-D
ClioSport Club Member
E90 LCI 330d
Cup has got:
Mondial Blue paintwork (now also in silver)
Lighter 16" Speedline Turinis
Larger rear spoiler
Front splitter
Revised supension
Revised steering setup
Revised brakes
Wider Track
Lighter by 89kg
Can now have Climate (air-con) as an option
Cup has not got:
Leather/alcantara seats
HID headlights
ABS
Rain sensing wipers
Auto lights
Spare wheel
Traction/ESP system
Audi TT Stronic
Cup has not got:
* Leather/alcantara seats
* HID headlights
* ABS brakes
* Rain sensing wipers
* Auto lights
* Spare wheel
* Traction/ESP system
* Normal thickness glass
* Heat Reflective/Sound deadning windscreen
* Soundproofing undercarpet
* Engine Cover
* Drivers Lumbar adjustment
* Rear Headrests
* 3/4 Split folding rear seats
* Climate control with air-con AS STANDARD !
* 4 airbags
Sorry Rich, looks like you missed some small things, oh and
revised suspension ? you mean 3mm lower ?
revised brakes ? you mean they took out the abs ?
wider track ? you mean higher offset alloys ?
get a second hand mk1 (in blue,best colour) take the drivers manual out of the glove box to get similar weight to the cup and the weight/performance diff is virtually zero,+ save yourself £1000s,if you have a puncture you can actually fit another wheel!!!,if any one needs a lift in the back theres a seat not a vinly plank,you can put 6 cds in at once,if its wet in an emergency you can steer and brake,err on the motorway you wont go deaf from no sound insulation,better head lights,.........
if you want a car that looks the dogs nadgers(which it does),out corners/handles far more expensive cars,still does 35mpg etc,,,,
get a cup!!!!! if only i didnt do 20000 motorway miles,and have a moaning wife! id have one over my mk1 in a flash,,
Quote: Originally posted by _KDF on 30 July 2003
Cup has not got:
* Leather/alcantara seats
* HID headlights
* ABS brakes
* Rain sensing wipers
* Auto lights
* Spare wheel
* Traction/ESP system
* Normal thickness glass
* Heat Reflective/Sound deadning windscreen
* Soundproofing undercarpet
* Engine Cover
* Drivers Lumbar adjustment
* Rear Headrests
* 3/4 Split folding rear seats
* Climate control with air-con AS STANDARD !
* 4 airbags
Sorry Rich, looks like you missed some small things, oh and
revised suspension ? you mean 3mm lower ?
revised brakes ? you mean they took out the abs ?
wider track ? you mean higher offset alloys ?
KDF_ if you ever want to meet up ill show you the difference the "3mm" lower suspension makes!!!!!
197
Yes, every millimetre counts you know, or at least thats what I keep telling the mrs. And the camber angle is different on the cup, hence all the problems us cup owners have which you 172 owners dont.
S2000
Quote: Originally posted by _KDF on 30 July 2003
Cup has not got:
* Leather/alcantara seats
* HID headlights
* ABS brakes dont need them
* Rain sensing wipers dont need them
* Auto lights dont need them
* Spare wheel dont need it
* Traction/ESP system dont need it
* Normal thickness glass whats normal?
* Heat Reflective/Sound deadning windscreen dont need it
* Soundproofing undercarpet dont need it
* Engine Cover dont need it
* Drivers Lumbar adjustment
* Rear Headrests dont need them
* 3/4 Split folding rear seats dont need them
* Climate control with air-con AS STANDARD ! dont need it
* 4 airbags dont need them
Sorry Rich, looks like you missed some small things, oh and
revised suspension ? you mean 3mm lower ? not only
revised brakes ? you mean they took out the abs ?
wider track ? you mean higher offset alloys ? not only
S2000
hardly (we have both, i know)Quote: Originally posted by cerbera4.5 on 30 July 2003
get a second hand mk1 (in blue,best colour) take the drivers manual out of the glove box to get similar weight to the cup and the weight/performance diff is virtually zero,+ save yourself £1000s,if you have a puncture you can actually fit another wheel!!!,if any one needs a lift in the back theres a seat not a vinly plank,you can put 6 cds in at once,if its wet in an emergency you can steer and brake,err on the motorway you wont go deaf from no sound insulation,better head lights,.........
if you want a car that looks the dogs nadgers(which it does),out corners/handles far more expensive cars,still does 35mpg etc,,,,
get a cup!!!!! if only i didnt do 20000 motorway miles,and have a moaning wife! id have one over my mk1 in a flash,,
only thing id be wary of is spare wheel. Are those "spray-in gloop" things safe to do 100+ when its in the tyre? ive had a few flat tyres (for some reason on this car! gol dang it) and had to change the wheel loads at the side of the road. Maybe i should stop driving through nail farms....
so cup only comes in blue ? is lighter, faster but wivout all the mod cons ! dont like the sound of no ABS ! will the insurance be the same for both ?
Renault Laguna Coupe
Insurance is the same and you can have a Cup in silver if you prefer it.
Its the same spring/strut.
The change in CASTOR, which is why all the cup owners rave about increased response and turn in, what has moved the car 3mm down, and 3mm.......its really doesnt make a diff.........sheesh.
camber is virtually non existent on both anyway.
As for all this dont need it stuff..........if your a dont need it sorta guy get a 1.6 caterham, faster, better MPG and just more fun. Dont need windscreen, back seats, boot, radio, winscreen, PAS, indicators that turn themselves off, assisted brakes, footwell only big enough for size 9 feet, composite seats, bumps and noisy as hell, you cup owners.............all girls.
hehehe, nah, both good cars, but you wouldnt see any diff on the rd really.........but im sure cup owners will disagree...........aint that right?
Rich-D
ClioSport Club Member
E90 LCI 330d
Just quoting the crap from the brochure mate...Quote: Originally posted by _KDF on 30 July 2003
Cup has not got:
* Normal thickness glass
* Heat Reflective/Sound deadning windscreen
* Soundproofing undercarpet
* Engine Cover
* Drivers Lumbar adjustment
* Rear Headrests
* 3/4 Split folding rear seats
* Climate control with air-con AS STANDARD !
* 4 airbags
Sorry Rich, looks like you missed some small things, oh and
revised suspension ? you mean 3mm lower ?
revised brakes ? you mean they took out the abs ?
wider track ? you mean higher offset alloys ?
