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Test drove a 197 today while my Trophy was in for its 12K service. Dealer allowed me to really 'test' the car, staying away from dual carrageways in favour of a few miles of twisting country roads. Plus points for me... Cant argue with the claims of better build quality - it felt like a...

I asked the guys who run the local cliosport 'meet' nearest to me for some advice, they told me to use the main Renault dealer in Durham (Reg Vardy). Cost was only £178 for the 12,000 mile service and included a 1 litre top-up carton of oil, funnel and wipes. There were no 'unforseen'...

Hi Nik First and foremost - thanks for providing a great site for us Trophy owners to dicuss all aspects of the car and offer friendly advice. I for one have learned more from other members over the past few months that I could ever have hoped to find out on my own. Other than additional...

Here is a link to the article about the power gains produced by Optimax and Ultimate for different types of car: http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp?lnk=601&featureid=143&pageid=272

Love the seats - I usually get back pain after sitting in most car seats for over an hour, but have had no problems after 5+ hours straight in the car - other than being knackered from the actual driving. how tall are you and what build are you ?

Great photo Lee ! ... might be a stupid question, but if we do 'the ring' next year, is this route on the way ?

great to hear you are back on the road db, did they match the paint nicely on the bumper ?

short throw gearstick rear spoiler that lets the boot open fully (sick of having to 'limbo' under it !) keyless access with no visible locks on door slightly smaller steering wheel (and a better turning circle would be nice) happy with performance and hadling and would hate the clio to...

Thanks for going to the effort of sorting these out Nik... just ordered mine are you thinking of adding more items ?

find out tonight on Channel 5 at 8pm ! Fifth Gear Channel Five: Monday, November 14 2005 (20:00 - 21:00) Series 8 - Episode 6 of 10 Vicki Butler-Henderson takes on a death-defying challenge to get into the record books. Her goal is to drive in a straight line at 150mph - while wearing a...

Often overlooked, but very important to the balance and handling of your car. If you haven’t checked your pressures in a couple of weeks, go out an do it today - if you have been driving your Trophy hard, they will usually have changed. Most people seem to use the following...

Often overlooked, but very important to the balance and handling of your car. If you havent checked your pressures in a couple of weeks, go out an do it today - if you have been driving your Trophy hard, they will usually have changed. Most people seem to use the following pressures...

The dealer told me that the engine is run-in on a bench in the factory, which is why is has synthetic oil in it from the very start, so just make sure you warm it up properly and then go and enjoy yourself with it - vary the revs as much as possible to get a nicely performing engine (some b-road...

You should contact Renault to see if the site can be included in any upcoming newsletters that get mailed out to their customers. I think renault sport have one ?

Looking forward to some track day action next year - would love to do Donnington. Was it the full course and what sort of lap times did you manage ?