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Thanks Rich. Do you know if the Group N (in the catalogue classified as 'Access') would fit? From what I can see the top mounts are adjustable and use the same as the Ohlins Maxi ones. So I'm guessing not. That Madeno Racing kit looks awesome. Solid top mount fitting from what I can see in the...

Does anyone know anything about the springs and dampers fitted to the 197/200 R3? From what I can see in the catalogue the Maxi has a remote reservoir damper, but standard car a pretty normal looking damper. Both are pictured with trick looking solid top mounts on pages 66 and 67. Does anyone...

From what I've experienced so far I completely agree with you about mid corner bumps. It's mighty on marble smooth roads, but otherwise just frustrating. I've not driven it in the wet yet, but would expect it to perform as you state. There is only so much great tyres can do. Thanks for the...

My 106 Rallye ran standard suspension, not Bilsteins or Eibachs, and was so much more compliant. It couldn't go as fast, overall and around corners as the 200, but when it was wrung out it was wonderful. You've also summed it up, in that it seems to want to batter the road into submission. Which...

Sadly I'm not joking. I'm bouncing out of my seat at speed. Hitting a road imperfection mid corner unsettles it compared to other great cars I've driven. 2012 on 4,200 miles. The dampers are as new. But I'll double check again to see if there are tell tale signs of oil leaking, but when the...

Hi All, as per the post title. Has anyone come up with a solution to tame the awful damping of the Cup set up, on a 200? I'm now 1500 miles into my ownership, the last 300 miles being on the usual poor quality tarmac and undulating roller coaster of British B roads. I cannot fault the 200 in...

Exactly. Therefore probably better to just reseal over the existing or fill any hole(s) in. I don't yet know what Renault would propose to do in order to remedy it. Although adding sealant to what's there now could look pretty poor though. If I was a future buyer I'd be wanting to know why the...

That solution probably sounds a better way to remedy the perishing issue when in warranty too. Far less (no) invasive surgery to the car required; depending on how Renault actually propose to remedy the issue.

A few gaps doesn't sound too great. I hope they're not complete holes and just patches where it's not a fully filled seam. Complete gaps may act in the same way a crack would regarding water ingress. Although you suggest having it repaired, given Renault Orpington couldn't cure your sealant...

Having spent 30 mins at Renault today the workshop manager instantly approved any required remedial work for the perished sealant. It will take a few days for the paper work to rumble through the system and they'll be in touch when it can be booked in. Naturally it has to go to a Renault...

That's how they roll. Couldn't organise a *iss up in a brewery. Some cars a great, granted. But ownership completely let down by most sales and after-sales services.

Correct. Renault UK kicked off and told them to edit it. It was factually incorrect. Having read the original version it sounded like TG didn't actually drive it and the piece was simply an incorrect re-hash of a press release. Some wag suggested that TG journalists need training on how to use...

Given we've similar low mileages, do let me know if it has the same crack developing once you've taken a look under the bonnet. It's easier to see the sealant on the O/S than the N/S. It's going to Renault tomorrow morning. Will post what the outcome is. I intend to sit with the car and be...

Thanks Ben. It seems pretty clear that the suspension set up and spring rates are a little too hard for a shell that isn't sufficiently rigid to cope. All a balance of compliant handling or having your teeth shaken out, and the shell folding up well on impact to absorb energy. I may take it to...

R-Sport in Wimbledon? The old Radbourne Racing? They prep (or used to) Clio Cup cars.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of cracking of the sealant? It runs the entire way across the chassis top mount where it meets a plate, under the wiper scuttle. The N/S is fine, or I can't see any crack of any sort. It's a 2012 car on three and a bit thousand miles. So hardly had a...

I wouldn't say a 'bad tyre' as such, but the R&D budgets at Michelin, Continental and Pirelli are larger than that of Dunlop. Dunlop are owned by Goodyear and positioned as a motorsport orientated brand as far as I'm aware. Hence sponsoring and being the control tyre for the BTCC. Yet they are...

I'd stick with OEM, but I know you've said they're very hard to come by. Presumably you can't wait any longer? Based on the other brands you previously mentioned I'd go for Michelin Pilot SuperSports, Continental Sport 5, Pirelli Zero Nero and Dunlop Sport 01 in that order.

Yep. As it should be.

That's incorrect. RON varies across products. I agree many refineries manufacture fuel for multiple brands, but it's only the same stuff based on the fact that it's hydro-cracked crude oil. V-Power Nitro+ is 99 RON. BP Ultimate is 97 RON. Texaco High Octane is 97 RON. The sticker inside the...