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Sorry mate, not seen any pics of the new colours. There are some pics on here of the 182, but the are just press release type photoshop jobbies, not actual photos. Ummm, if you dont mind me asking, if you have a mk2 172, why are you going for a 182, and not having any of the cup bits?
I was told I can order it this week, am just waiting for them to decide on a resual value for the car on Selections. I had a 172 on order which arrives at the Dealer this week. They have let me cancel it and order the 182 as soon as it is possible. The Titanium colour is not like the current 172 which is Iceberg Silver, it is a colour found on the Espace I am lead to believe. The Black Gold is the one that interests me and I think I have found one example of it from the Frankfurt Motorshow.
http://www.pbase.com/image/21237799http://www.pbase.com/image/21237799
lagerlout1<---- more money than sense - oh well thats what the wife says, mine needs road tax and 4 tyres (and if i go for tyres might as well go for new alloys as well)
Rich-D <----- cup bits - dont know if its worth the extra £500
dave182 <--- black gold looks nice m8
dealer wanted my signature on the papers today - still some dealing needed with the bank manager - the wife
. They said delivery would be by the end of Jan, but more likely to be end of march - going on some of the delays u cup lads have had Fair play. IMHO the cup spoiler looks much better than the standard one. I think out of all the options, thats the one I would definitely have. Do you like the new exhaust?Quote: Originally posted by Saber on 23 November 2003
lagerlout1<---- more money than sense - oh well thats what the wife says, mine needs road tax and 4 tyres (and if i go for tyres might as well go for new alloys as well)
Rich-D <----- cup bits - dont know if its worth the extra £500
dave182 <--- black gold looks nice m8
dealer wanted my signature on the papers today - still some dealing needed with the bank manager - the wife
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Are you getting it from Henlys, Saber? Got my cup from there - good people.
I like the new exhaust but all the pics I have seen so far are crap and not very realistic (Photoshop) but the car in the advert (which I know has been altered) looks really nice!
I am ordering the cup spoilers (£150) and the Cup Suspension and Anthracite wheels!
What are everyones thoughts about the suspension? cant decide whether it will ruin the ride if you do a lot of motorway driving but really want the anthracite wheels and they come together, not seperately?
Having driven both, I didnt think that the Cups different suspension was noticeably different to the 172 (in terms of comfort/harshness, not cornering ability, before any of the cup owners rear up!!), albeit over a short distance. If you are doing lots of motorway driving and not blasting through some twisties/doing trackdays, why bother? Are you sure you cant get the wheels seperately? Are there any aftermarket anthracite wheels available? Just a thought....
The dark colour wheels have a different offset and only come in the Cup suspension package
Renault Laguna Coupe
The wheels are Mille Miglia HT3 - if you like them you can get them once you buy the car.
http://www.mike.easley.dsl.pipex.com/wheels.jpg
Renault Laguna Coupe
The ride is certainly firmer owing to the lower profile tyres - I quite like it though - makes the car feel taut. Cant say Ive noticed any difference in performance. The tyres (Falken) are different to the Contisports though - they seem to have more lateral grip but less traction. I have a trackday on Thursday this week so well see.
Renault Laguna Coupe
Rolling radius is increased by about 7mm with 205/40/17 tyres. I.E about the same as the difference between new tyres and old.
this seems to be the best link for pics
http://www.rs-team.org/Html/Actu/rs3.htmlhttp://www.rs-team.org/Html/Actu/rs3.html
I agree those wheels look pants!
You could definetly get better aftermarket alloys after you have bought the car and probably even save you money seeing as renault charge alot for alloy upgrades!!!!!
They wanted like 700 for 15" cup alloys or somet. I couldve got 17" OZ Super legs for that!
http://www.rs-team.org/Images/Actu/RS3/ulis5.jpg
Think I might get a set of them for my Cup...... lol not.
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I like the exhausts, but the wheels are absolutely horrible.
And has nobody else noticed the worst of the changes?????.......The grey background inside the headlights? WTF??
