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    197 Test Drive

    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...
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    Addtional permissions

    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...
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    Optimax is a RIP-OFF ?

    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...
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    Tyre Pressure Guide

    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...
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    Tyre Pressure Guide

    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...
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    182's.... just like busses !

    Just an observation that I wanted to share, just in case anyone else had had the same experience since buying a 182... Had mine for two weeks now and before I owned it I can only remember seing a couple of 182's on the road in months. Since starting to drive one it seems like everyone has...
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    Trophy Pic - walking on water !

    Finally the sun came out today, so we took that car out for a spin in Northumberland and came across this river crossing. Seemed a shame to miss a photo opportunity like this, so here you are...
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    Why did you buy a Trophy ?

    Hey guys... Let's here your reasons why you chose the Trophy as your car of choice ? Was it the reviews ? Was it the test drive ? Did someone you know own one ? Did you buy one without test driving it - purely based on reputation ? What were you looking for out of the car ? How happy...
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    did you know.... seats

    Did you guys know that the end of the Recaro seats pulls right out to accomodate drivers with longer legs ? If this makes no sense... While you are sitting in the seat, the end of the bit of seat your bum is on that is closest to inside of your knee-caps pulls out by quite a way Not sure...
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    Less than 50 Trophies left...

    I am sure most of you have seen this, but the Renaultsport website keeps a constantly updating count of how many Trophies that have not yet been sold: http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/roadcars/ Just checked an there is only 45 left now !
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    New Trophy Delivery Checklist

    Hi guys, seems like a few of us are picking up Trophies this weekend, so how about some advise on what to look out for at the Dealership when checking the car over - just before we accept them ? Can you think of more than this ? 1: CHECK FOR PAINT SCRATCHES/IMPERFECTIONS/STONE CHIPS 2...
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    PM pop up !

    Any chance of getting a message box popping up on the screen when I log in and there is a new PM message waiting to be read ? The forum automatically logs me in when I come to the site (which is great) but its easy to miss them at the moment as the text in the top navigation area is quite...
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    Engine Oil

    I have been looking around the 'net for a few hours trying to get a feel for the best types of oil to put in my Trophy when it arrives. Here are a few of the best links I found that discuss the subject...
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    4CAR website - Trophy long term review

    Nice review at the channel 4 car website. They have been given the Trophy for 2 months to do a complete test on the car. web link: http://www.channel4.com/4car/road-tests/4Car-fleet/renault-clio-trophy/report01.html
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