went to drive a 172 cup yesterday..

[ColinG]

52 reg, 18000 miles and mint inside and out, my local dealer had it in for 7995



wow...ive read they were fast, but i was grinning from ear to ear the whole time, i went back later on and drove it again! the noise when it comes on cam is unreal!! and the little gear shift light is class, ride was very jiggly around town but really responsive on the Bs!

want it, not sold mine yet but he says i can secure the car for 3 weeks with a deposit, and going to get my saxo valued for a trade in tomorrow

leather n air con? pah you can keep em

 

[aaronc]

Fun arnt they!

 

[182_blue]

Quote: Originally posted by ColinG on 27 March 2005


52 reg, 18000 miles and mint inside and out, my local dealer had it in for 7995



wow...ive read they were fast, but i was grinning from ear to ear the whole time, i went back later on and drove it again! the noise when it comes on cam is unreal!! and the little gear shift light is class, ride was very jiggly around town but really responsive on the Bs!

want it, not sold mine yet but he says i can secure the car for 3 weeks with a deposit, and going to get my saxo valued for a trade in tomorrow

leather n air con? pah you can keep em





i thought that, but soon got bored, so got an even faster 182

 

[ColinG]

i drove the demo 182 with both cup packs on it, i must admit it was a nicer drive, didnt really notice any power difference but it had very low miles on it so would still be tight..

has anyone fitted a 182 backbox to a 172? and do the athracite 182 wheels fit stright on too? id imagine they would, and the dealer said they could change the exhaust/bumper for me too, but i didnt ask a price lol

 

[MarkCup]

Cups rock!

 

[Mondial172]

You cant fit a 182 backbox (as you put it) to a 172. The 182 doesnt have a spare wheel well in order to fit the twin boxes. Thats why the can of foam are in the boot.

The manifold I think you mean. GDI will do so I believe. The wheels are a straight swap no problem! Always a set of ebay (unlike the Cups Turinis which are quite sort after!)

I went from a VTR to a Cup to. Always think I should have bought the 172 though.......

Theres is nothing in any of the RS Clios in the real world. Although from outside the Cup looks by far the best of all the mk2 2.0 Clios

 

[ColinG]

hmm...i didnt think the 172 cup had a spare wheel...it has a can too, to save weight?!

so someone would be willing to swap/px my wheels for theirs?

im going to go for it...finance here we go!!

 

[182_blue]

Quote: Originally posted by ColinG on 27 March 2005


hmm...i didnt think the 172 cup had a spare wheel...it has a can too, to save weight?!

so someone would be willing to swap/px my wheels for theirs?

im going to go for it...finance here we go!!

it doesnt have a spare wheel, but it does have a wheel well in the boot

 

[pigme1000000]

if you get bored of the power the cups kicking out,there are plenty of mods out there to keep any clio owner happy!!

 

[Brazo]

You can have my 03 model with half the mileage for that! and 11 months remaining warranty!

 

[D-CUP]

Yeah, theres some good private deals to be had mate. Look around first, you can even get cheap finance from Tesco nowadays.

 

[miketheman2k]

Quote: Originally posted by ColinG on 27 March 2005

and the little gear shift light is class,

Never seen the point of this apart from a bit of a gimmick? It would make more sense if there were a build-up to it - but isnt that what the tacho is for?

 

[Max172cup]

Quote: Originally posted by miketheman2k on 28 March 2005
Quote: Originally posted by ColinG on 27 March 2005and the little gear shift light is class, [/QUOTE]Never seen the point of this apart from a bit of a gimmick? It would make more sense if there were a build-up to it - but isnt that what the tacho is for?

I always used to think the light was the "Prepare to hit the limiter" light. It comes on just before the limiter, and i always thought the Cup could do with about 500-1000rpm more.
Its not as if its really in your field of view, tucked away in the corner, would have been better situated in the middle of the dash and as you said, maybe have a amber light before to warn that its impending.

 

[Aust1n]

Woohoo.. Welcome To My World.

 

[MAC30L]

Quote: Originally posted by brazo on 27 March 2005

You can have my 03 model with half the mileage for that! and 11 months remaining warranty!

^^^^this is a mega clean Cup. I would go with this one rather than from a dealer.

 

[Mondial172]

Brazos Cup is in concouse conduction imo.

 

[Brazo]