Who here owns a Renaultsport?

Archibald0 said:
what decat did you use?
milltek or yozza?
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Not sure if that's aimed at Alex or me. If it's me, it's not decatted. It's the standard cat, which has been modified to have a 2.5" exit straight through to the back boxes.

Lakeland said:
Mega lols when I thought a randomer was about to run over your camera and realised it was you looping back round :P
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haha, it was my iPhone 4 as well, I would have been gutted if someone had stopped and stolen it :p
 
My spare set of dash inserts arrived today, gonna cover them in carbon fibre. Trying to get hold of another hazard surround & steering wheel insert, but they go for silly money so will probably just use the ones in my car at the moment.

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ScarySquirrel said:
Not sure if that's aimed at Alex or me.
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And if it was aimed at me, im using the scorpion SRNC019 decat :D
 
Went out tonight to get some photos, but forgot my tripod :o All of them were coming out super noisy or blurry so gave up. Got a mate to drive my car so i could hear what it sounded like from the outside, because someone told me it was loud (doesn't sound that loud inside), and sweet jesus, it is, haha. Mate snapped this of myself and my car while i was parking it up, so if you wondered, you now have a face to the name :D

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RSClio said:
can you get a picture? :D!!
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Squirrel, thats exactly the same mod id like to do to mine.

Don't want to decat it due to the noise but do want to get rid of the silence after the decat which has a fault that has caused the weld to break (see pic below), about a 4-5 cm split which i think is tig welded back up will only happen again.

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If you don't mind me asking how much did that new pipe section and welding cost, its 65miles from me so not too much factoring in travelling costs against a quality job being done.

Had an absolute mare yesterday, a pot hole round a corner caused my near side front tire to rip off the alloy, needing a new tyre. Call up AA at 1.50pm only to realise the membership is still registered to my old car, £50 later its transferred to new car (or wait 48hours to do it for free - no good)

Ask them to send someone who can replace the tyre as its split , they take the tyre size and say they'll send a tyre specialist out to replace the tire. They send an AA van out who was no help to me as he didnt want to take the tyre(wheel) off due to a "dangerous location" and take to a repair place(evn though i requested a specialist to repair tyre there an then - which they confirmed).

So he leaves time is now 3.45pm and says a new job will be created and to call up in 15 minutes to chase them and see whats happening. Get a call at 4.30 saying a tyre specialist will be with you at 5pm, get another call at 5pm saying they will be between an hour/90 mintues so 6.15pm at the latest.

North London Tires eventually turn up at 6.45pm and it takes another hour to work out (+ with the use of my jack) to get the car up due to being half off the road on a muddy side verge(single track road). Finally finish and leave the scene at 7.45pm!

So only 5hrs 55minutes to fix a broken tyre with a £50 cherry on the top to let AA do a wonderful job (when i could have just called a local tyre place to replace the tyre only hitting me with the callout charge , calling up AA later on and getting the car swapped over on the policy for free.

Would you think I have a pretty good case with the AA of getting that £50 back? The chap who came out first from the AA was very helpful, and said he cant advise me (wink wink) but that I should complain to them saying that they sent the wrong person out to do the job and didnt ask the correct questions when reporting the breakdown to them(single track road, dangerous location etc...)



Also i'd like to be cheeky and use a mahooosive pothole on a junction outside my workplace (you wouldnt beleive the size will post a pic later today or tomorrow) and claim this is where the tyre was ripped off and use the callout paperwork from the tyre company and picture evidence to try and get them to pay for the tyre replacement. Do people generally have a good case against the council with tyres and potholes if there are about 50cmx1m by about 3/4 inches deep?

Long post but was also off work yesterday due to being ill and having to sit 6 hours in my car and not get paid that day + pay £118.60 to get tyre fixed did not make it a pleasent day whatsoever!
 
Hi,

I am possibly looking at buying a 182 or 182 cup to replace the mx5. How do people find the running costs for them, ie servicing etc? If I get around a 2004 how important is it to get Renault to service it?
 
saitrix said:
Hi,

I am possibly looking at buying a 182 or 182 cup to replace the mx5. How do people find the running costs for them, ie servicing etc? If I get around a 2004 how important is it to get Renault to service it?
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A month ago I would have said fine. I even managed to get 36mpg average on my commute every day.

However, this month I have been stung bad. Service and brake pads/fluid refresh planned. But then a couple of punctures meant 4 new tyres, and having the wheels off discovered fubared rear discs and a leaking rear shock!

Once I've paid the labour for the service and brakes my 172 will have cost me over £1000 this month, and I havent even driven it this month as I take the train to work now!

But, this is more a case of everything breaking at once, so not likely to happen.

In terms of usual running costs, the major ones are cambelts, which can be well over £500, the shocks on 182 Trophys (which wont affect you if you get a FF or Cup), and the insurance cost, which is still very high on them for no decent reason. Other than that most things are comparable to any other small hatchback. Who does your service depends on how long you plan on keeping it. I dont plan to sell mine so I buy the parts myself and get a local mechanic friend to fit them.

Just look for one thats been well looked after and has had the belts changed recently. Mines done over 100k and its starting to show.
 
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saitrix said:
Hi,

I am possibly looking at buying a 182 or 182 cup to replace the mx5. How do people find the running costs for them, ie servicing etc? If I get around a 2004 how important is it to get Renault to service it?
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You won’t be disappointed!! Excellent move :D

I would get a normal 182 but get the both cup packs, (Suspension, wheels and spoiler! Much better normal drive IMO. More toys and the like. Should be cheaper too.

Must make sure the belts have been done, if not knock £500 off the asking price. Just makes sure if it does state they have been done, get a receipt/invoice etc; too many sellers can tell fibs! I would personally only buy one if the belts have been done by a Renault specialists but it may not be important to you. MPG wise there good compared to other highly-strung 2.0N/A can get mid 30s and high on a good run. Give it some beans and it will drop to low 30s highs 20s. Depends if it has been decatted too. Servicing and all round parts are cheap tbf, My main service was £250 this included everything and a good looking over, pads – spark plugs – oil – filters etc…. Tyres can be £100 per corner max for a decent set of rubber. Mine like to drink oil not at a stupid rate but I believe these engines do, so don’t be scared if you need to top up every half year.

Check any lights are not on, service light, engine management etc. Mine are on but only due to a decat. Performance wise, well nothing really can come close to the fun factor, such an amazing machine around the fun twisty stuff; will genuinely give you a smile every time you drive it :)
For reliability, some on here have had problems and big problems at that. Touch wood mine has been sound, buy a car from an enthusiast and one well looked after, you shall pay more but the peace of mind you have bought one from a seller that has looked after one is worth its weight in gold!! Too many young folk dare I say chavs, generalising much but it’s from my own personal experience many folk out there, boy races etc. buy said car and can’t afford to run it so it goes neglected and interns not looked after so more issues do arise when the car changes hand.

Hope the above helps it’s no way gospel but I am giving my own experiences from owing a ‘good’ one for a long time.

Any questions please shout :)
 
Thanks that's exactly what blind needed to know. Filling up with oil twice a year is nothing, I've had to do it weekly before! Now to get a test drive in one to see if I like it.
 
saitrix said:
Thanks that's exactly what blind needed to know. Filling up with oil twice a year is nothing, I've had to do it weekly before! Now to get a test drive in one to see if I like it.
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It has no gauge on the dash/light to say it is low. Just empty or seriously low! I guess your into cars and the like so check it every month or so with the dipstick, normal practices really as well as checking the fluids. I do it once a month, never know what’s low or maybe has a leak!
Get as many test-drives as poss!! So many out there will drive differently, just normal practices really :)

Don’t get a regular 182, you can pick up FF (Both cup packs) one for the same price and finishes the car off having these.
If you want the more focused 182 I would get the Trophy but this has fancy sachs dampers and can cost a bit if they go wrong! :)
 
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daelo said:
Squirrel, thats exactly the same mod id like to do to mine.

Don't want to decat it due to the noise but do want to get rid of the silence after the decat which has a fault that has caused the weld to break (see pic below), about a 4-5 cm split which i think is tig welded back up will only happen again.

If you don't mind me asking how much did that new pipe section and welding cost, its 65miles from me so not too much factoring in travelling costs against a quality job being done.
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Hi mate, the work cost me about £150 in total, which was over the odds I think, and they messed me around a bit. However the quality of the work is very good. There is a place in Peterborough that can do it for sub £100, and they've done it a few times before so they should be able to do it quickly/to a good quality.

It's definitely worth doing. It's so nice to not have a whistling/blowing noise from the joins, and obviously the added noise whilst still being legal is nice :) Should pass MOT fine.
 
Good to know an MOT tester!! :D Booooo but I don't want to have the hassle putting the cat on MOT time. I have been stopped a few times due to the nature of the car attracts to passing Traffic police when going for a drive with friends. Not one has said anything about the db of the exhaust.

Saying that don't folk, forgot who they are called can do random roadside emmisions tests?
 
Guys

Exhaust on my trophy is really rusty and is blowing, anyone got a 182 exhaust for sale ?

Standard is fine

cheers
 
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