Finally pics of my cup!

[ColinG]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/ColVTR/ScannedPicture2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/ColVTR/clio4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/ColVTR/clio3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/ColVTR/clio1.jpg

i am in love with it! its in factory condition and goes like a rocket! just ordered a rocker cover cause it didnt come with one and need to order the cup splitter but other than that..wow..amazing


[Edited by jon_r on 18 April 2005 at 11:37pm]

 

[Gaz_]

nice mate ,

cups dont come with an engine cover, so bin it, and garb a splitter off ebay, seen a few this week. and.................silver visions, they make a hell of a difference


[Edited by gt_gaz on 18 April 2005 at 7:57pm]

 

[Chris1.4RT]

You want to add weight to a Cup?!

Lol, hope you enjoy it.

 

[ColinG]

how heavy can an engine cover be?! they look so much better when they are fitted and colourcoded to the bodycolour...



does anyone know the price of a splitter from renault?

 

[Gaz_]

yeah over 100 notes, i got mine through them, seriosly there is some genuine ones on ebay, save yourself some cash.

now slam it like mine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/172gaz/000_0006.jpg

 

[Gaz_]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/ColVTR/clio1.jpgthey look alot better with a splitter,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/172gaz/08.jpg

 

[Brum Man]

am I the only one around here that doesnt like the cars lowered, and actually prefers them sitting high on the springs?

Im just talking about the 172/182s here....

 

[TriO`]

slammed all the way !!

looks nice mate! needs splitter, and definitely needs slamming

 

[Brum Man]

Just me then

 

[Tom_16v]

lovely!

 

[rasp]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..!!...

yep thats a cup and its blue, well done!

 

[niksmith]

yup correct mate and its well nice
one day i will soon own a blue cup

 

[Dansta]

Quote: Originally posted by Brum Man on 18 April 2005

am I the only one around here that doesnt like the cars lowered, and actually prefers them sitting high on the springs?

Im just talking about the 172/182s here....

Blasphemy!

 

[Iain C]

Quote: Originally posted by Brum Man on 18 April 2005





am I the only one around here that doesnt like the cars lowered, and actually prefers them sitting high on the springs?





Yep the only 1! your quite wrong!

 

[MarkCup]

Quote: Originally posted by Brum Man on 18 April 2005

am I the only one around here that doesnt like the cars lowered, and actually prefers them sitting high on the springs?

Im just talking about the 172/182s here....

Nope...high is best.

Weight transfer is good, and roll helps with that.

Who cares what it looks like...its how it drives that counts!

 

[ColinG]

i have no plans to lower it in the near future it handles too damn good...and renault must have made it sit that height for a reason

 

[Dansta]

Quote: Originally posted by MarkCup on 19 April 2005

Quote: Originally posted by Brum Man on 18 April 2005

am I the only one around here that doesnt like the cars lowered, and actually prefers them sitting high on the springs?

Im just talking about the 172/182s here....

Nope...high is best.

Weight transfer is good, and roll helps with that.

Who cares what it looks like...its how it drives that counts!

Id bet some good money a low coilovered one goes around the corner a fair bit quicker/stable than yours....

 

[Dansta]

Quote: Originally posted by ColinG on 19 April 2005

and renault must have made it sit that height for a reason

yeah.... cos they couldnt afford to put coilovers on it and sell it at the price it was being sold for.....

and because most of the ones lowered (properly lol) wouldnt get off the forecourt without scrapige....pmsl

 

[MarkCup]

Quote: Originally posted by Dansta on 19 April 2005

Quote: Originally posted by MarkCup on 19 April 2005

Quote: Originally posted by Brum Man on 18 April 2005

am I the only one around here that doesnt like the cars lowered, and actually prefers them sitting high on the springs?

Im just talking about the 172/182s here....

Nope...high is best.

Weight transfer is good, and roll helps with that.

Who cares what it looks like...its how it drives that counts!

Id bet some good money a low coilovered one goes around the corner a fair bit quicker/stable than yours....

Dont doubt that for a second...but how would they affect its behaviour at or beyond its limit?

Standard height on standard shocks makes for a forgiving, progressive car at the limit...and thats what makes them fun!

 

[Dansta]

the limits have been extended so far that i dont think i coudl drive it hard enough on public roads to warrant worrying about it. On track itd be a diff matter, but spinning off wouldnt have as harsh consequences.

 

[RobFenn]

Well if you hit a wall that still has the same consequences Mr Gatt.

 

[Dansta]

shut it u schlaaag.

id rather spin out on a track than on my local dual carriage way/public road...

u know what i mean b**ch... lol

 

[JoelDee]

Lookin really smart mate!!

 

[Jonaldinho]

Stunning matey! You on a farm? I see sheds and bales in the background

 

[ColinG]

well...the way i look at it is...i love my cup to bits...i plan to keep it either 2 or 3 years by then ill be 22ish, the less i spend on it the more money i have when its evo 7/8 or clio V6 time



yeah mate im a farmer lol..20 to 5 in the mornings for me hehe

 

[Big Iain]

where u from I notice the scottish plate

 

[ColinG]

im from dumfriesshire, the car was registered at arnold clark in glasgow february 04 and i bought it last week from a dealer in wigan, yorkshire..lol..so now its back halfway in the middle

 

[Jonaldinho]

Im on a farm too bud lol, Was in Dumfries the other day at the Crichton Campus putting PCs in. Saw a Vee and 182 in the town as well.

 

[ColinG]

by any chance was the V6 blue with a private plate? its the only one i can think of round this way, if so its the boss from arnold clark renault in dumfries and its his own car not company owned..he has 3 renault alpines too

not technically from dumfries..about 15 miles away near gretna

 

[Jonaldinho]

Yeah it was a private plate. I should have mentioned that the first time doh!

 

[James Bushell]

Quote: Originally posted by MarkCup on 19 April 2005

Quote: Originally posted by Brum Man on 18 April 2005

am I the only one around here that doesnt like the cars lowered, and actually prefers them sitting high on the springs?

Im just talking about the 172/182s here....

Nope...high is best.

Weight transfer is good, and roll helps with that.

Who cares what it looks like...its how it drives that counts!

Here Here......!!! Id hate to try and trow a lowered car down a fast bumpy B road... as the car need to be supple to absorb the bump therefore able to carry much more speed, rather than bouncing into a field.. But if its for track work, then thats a different matter..


[Edited by James Bushell on 20 April 2005 at 2:59pm]