DCi 80 DieselSport
Here we go again.....
Last weekend I drove the 300 mile round trip to St Ives to sway my MUCH loved 172 Cup for Tom (Wests Renault) and Zoe's equally loved DCi 80. As you may or may not know, over the course of 2 years Tom has built this car up to be a flawless Sport rep. Everything about this car is RenaultSport APART from the engine.As soon as I saw it I loved it. It was a lovely place to be inside and I was very impressed with the drive considering the come-down in power. I was worried the ride would be crashy with the VMAXX coilovers but I wouldn't say it was that much different to the Cup suspension day-to-day so that was another nice surprise. I was also worried about the practicalities of it being low....BUT the stance is PERFECT and it doesn't catch/bottom out/rub/NOTHING.
Both Tom and I then went out in the Cup and it's safe to say he was impressed too
We did the deal and I drove it the 150 miles back to Harrogate with a big smile on my face. There's nothing like that first 'big drive' in a new car.....oh and the 80mpg I got
To see the full history of the car up to this point check out Tom's old thread here....
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?511044-Wests-Widetracked-Flame-Red-DCI-80-Sport-Rep&highlight=flame+red+rep
And here's my old (Toms new) 172 Cup....
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?542028-My-172-Cup&highlight=adamsmith
The ONLY bad points about the car (and they are VERY minor) concern the bodywork. I've always been hot on my bodywork having owned a couple of show-and-shine winning cars back in the Saxo days so I was keen to get it all sorted asap.On Tuesday I had a company called "Ace Dentura" come out and within 45 minutes they'd removed EVERY tiny dent in the doors and rear quarters (there were 6 in total). FYI they're a great service and do an immaculate job.
The only thing left is for me to spray the Diamonds Gloss Black to match the grill and wheels (they're currently wrapped in Carbon and look a bit faded) and get both bumpers resprayed (both have some cracking....again it's all very minor!).
I gave it its first proper clean today. I'll be detailing next weekend with a friend of mine but here's some finished shots after today's efforts....
After these pics were taken I removed the "DCi INSIDE" sticker on the rear screen and replaced the gash (sorry Tom) Wests Renault Tax Disc holder with a trusty Magnatax.
Short term plans are....
- New Foglight Bulb
- Detail
- Black Diamonds/De-carbon outside bits
Long term plans are....
- Respray Bumpers/Seat Splitter
..................................................THATS IT!
The idea was to get this, run it for pennies, and enjoy it
Cheers.
Adam:lolup:
Last weekend I drove the 300 mile round trip to St Ives to sway my MUCH loved 172 Cup for Tom (Wests Renault) and Zoe's equally loved DCi 80. As you may or may not know, over the course of 2 years Tom has built this car up to be a flawless Sport rep. Everything about this car is RenaultSport APART from the engine.As soon as I saw it I loved it. It was a lovely place to be inside and I was very impressed with the drive considering the come-down in power. I was worried the ride would be crashy with the VMAXX coilovers but I wouldn't say it was that much different to the Cup suspension day-to-day so that was another nice surprise. I was also worried about the practicalities of it being low....BUT the stance is PERFECT and it doesn't catch/bottom out/rub/NOTHING.
Both Tom and I then went out in the Cup and it's safe to say he was impressed too
We did the deal and I drove it the 150 miles back to Harrogate with a big smile on my face. There's nothing like that first 'big drive' in a new car.....oh and the 80mpg I got
To see the full history of the car up to this point check out Tom's old thread here....
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?511044-Wests-Widetracked-Flame-Red-DCI-80-Sport-Rep&highlight=flame+red+rep
And here's my old (Toms new) 172 Cup....
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?542028-My-172-Cup&highlight=adamsmith
The ONLY bad points about the car (and they are VERY minor) concern the bodywork. I've always been hot on my bodywork having owned a couple of show-and-shine winning cars back in the Saxo days so I was keen to get it all sorted asap.On Tuesday I had a company called "Ace Dentura" come out and within 45 minutes they'd removed EVERY tiny dent in the doors and rear quarters (there were 6 in total). FYI they're a great service and do an immaculate job.
The only thing left is for me to spray the Diamonds Gloss Black to match the grill and wheels (they're currently wrapped in Carbon and look a bit faded) and get both bumpers resprayed (both have some cracking....again it's all very minor!).
I gave it its first proper clean today. I'll be detailing next weekend with a friend of mine but here's some finished shots after today's efforts....
After these pics were taken I removed the "DCi INSIDE" sticker on the rear screen and replaced the gash (sorry Tom) Wests Renault Tax Disc holder with a trusty Magnatax.
Short term plans are....
- New Foglight Bulb
- Detail
- Black Diamonds/De-carbon outside bits
Long term plans are....
- Respray Bumpers/Seat Splitter
..................................................THATS IT!
The idea was to get this, run it for pennies, and enjoy it
Cheers.
Adam:lolup:
