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Absolute blast. Very happy with the balance of mods I've done (thanks not least to the advice from members on this forum!!) and its plenty quick enough. I was mostly just glad to be able to spend some quality time getting more familiar with it. But the best part is the involvement. The ultimate speeds are not really that high so there's a lot less to worry about yet it's just so engaging at any speed. Bloody good fun and definitely holds its own on the tighter stuff - the wheel/tyre combo are transformative.

Long story short. A garage door wacked my sunroof off! Oh the irony of a French word like “garage” and the damage it caused to my car and my life.😭😭😭 My RS280 EDC Sport is finally back, back in black. I'm 46 years old and have cars in my dna 🧬 all my life I loved hot hatches, Suzuki GTi’s and all the rest of the Japanese hot hatch trends but only once they had been proven. Then came year 2000. I started to read about the Renault Clio 172 and it's amazing handling abilities. Nothing grabs me by the balls like a proper handling fwd car for me. So I bought a black Clio 172 and it lived up to all the hype!! How many times Lancers and similar cars had tried to follow my lead only to fall down a ditch or into the gutter? It was on rails and I loved it. Years past, WRX’s were owned and enjoyed for all of their all wheel prowess, yet, something was missing as the years went by. Then in 2017 a flame red Clio RS edc caught my eye and I remembered how the French sleighed handling on FWD hatches especially Rs models, even mini-me RS models. It's nissan 1.6T and French handling flair was a hoot and fuck me that car was reliable as all hell. Stuck to the road like a true hot hatch and I loved it. Eventually I had to sell for family reasons but in 2022 I was able to reach “my pinnicle” and that is the Black 2018 Renault Megane 280 RS EDC I own today. With michellin pilot sport 5’s all round this car is a fucking hoot to drive. Handling on rails and the back end steps out if you want to tug it around corners, feels like a rwd stepping out, so controllable. Then you have the looks, yes, looks are subjective and beauty is in the eye of the beholder but fuck me. My car is the sexyest, best looking, best sounding all-round package for less than 30k you can get. Every hot hatch owner drools like crazy when they see my ride. I can hear the sounds of necks snapping as I drive past and wrap the engine in race mode. Anyway, these cars are a fucking insane piece of kit for less than 30k second hand. WTF are all the sheep doing in their GTi’s and Golf R’s. They look so bland and boring in comparison the my exotic black RS. And I know a bit about design, I have been in graphic design for over 25 years and this car has curves in all the right places. If it was a girl I wouldn't marry her, but I would cum every night for the rest of my life. There you go I said it. “My car is car porn”. This isn't my car but it may as well be. I could watch this video all day. You sexy thing. Enjoy the car porn. Peace out. ✌️🏼 RSimon https://www.facebook.com/reel/1325233048115356?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=0NULKw

Hi all, I recently about 4 weeks ago picked up my new car a Mint condition 2012 Megane RS250. Corey

Hey guys. Ended up selling my Megane a few weeks ago. Very sad to see it go, but the car was 100% wasted on me. Now the proud owner of a 2019 JF3 Honda N-Box Custom. I'm still going to be active on the forum, so if you ever need anything or have any questions, either shoot me a DM or tag me in the post. Cheers!

Hey all. Just picked up a 197 in Sydney. Aiming to get on track next year. Will hopefully take the rest of this year to sure up anything the car needs and save some money for consumables. Any advice appreciated I believe the car has got the maf sensor mod to make sure it sticks and a better motor mount. Currently on nankang semi slicks that are atrociously loud lol. Other than that not to sure. I'm not the most mechanical minded but hoping to learn more with the car. Cheers!

My understanding was prices aren't bad in the UK for any Renault Sport vehicles. I'd just sell it there if you are 100% on selling it. Otherwise bring here and sell to me for cheap 😁...

This - one year later. Do we have one for 2024?

Just back from a week in Tassie. 4th time in as many years as it's truly the most epic roads in the world, but first time in the Clio. About 2000kms over 6 days, performed like a champion. Very happy with all the work I've put into it over the last 6 months.

Might also make it easier for noobs who perhaps don't know the difference between generations. Also, maybe we drop the 1,2,3,4 Maybe we could have for Megane. "That one with the big but" "The popular one" "The one your wife lets you drive on weekends" Or for Clio "The popular one" "The popular ones heavyset younger sister" "The one your wife said she would actually drive" In an effort to be PC, replace wife with Partner or whatever..

Hey guys, Short term lurker, first time poster! Picked up my 2011 Megane RS250 Cup Trophee this morning and will be saying goodbye to my 2011 VW Mk6 GTi this afternoon. So far I'm loving the car and look forward to learning all of the little intricacies that the car has and how it all works. The car has an intake and the resonator delete already done so I'm pretty chuffed about that, and I just need to get used to having 3 pedals again after getting around with the DSG for the last 3.5 years! Completely not a plug, but I'm the motorsport category manager at Brakes Direct so if anyone from the community needs any pads or rotors for your car, please feel free to reach out to me through the work channels or via here and I'll look after you guys as much as I can! I look forward to catching up with you guys at some point in the near future! I'm based in Brisbane at the moment so will be keeping an eye out for anything that's happening in the area. Ben

The time was right for me to move on. The reality was that I was using the car to commute for 20 min each way on the highway and I just didn't need a car like that for that application. It was completely wasted on me and I'm glad to see it go to an owner from within the community who will use it for what it was made for. Also, my twins are nudging 5 years old now and getting them in and out of the back was getting painful. The van won't be stock for long so I might create a build thread somewhere for it. It's not going to be heavily modified, but it is getting a few little customisations here and there.

Hello, I'm relocating to Australia and own a Clio V6 Mk1. I was going to sell it over in the UK but should I import it to Australia. If I import it to Australia I'll probably only keep it for 6 months so anyone interested in buying a Mk1 Clio V6

Great tale Simon, and a similar path of crumbs that many of us followed to find the one. Don't feel too bad about the garage incident, sometimes you just need to leave in a hurry. When I got my new Megane I was so in love, I remember seeing a post online saying the Autocar (NZ) magazine was out and "my angel was the centerfold" on the cover.. literally, I had purchased the press car and it was one of two in the country... anyway, I rushed out to the garage and reversed so fast I forgot to open the door.. I do wonder if that garage still has the shape of a Megane debossed in it.

Got a magnaflow 200c cat and the Scorpion RS192 system fitted. Really nice sound, very happy with this. Butt dyno says more peppy but I guess I need a tune to actually see any real gains. Recommend Stuart at Burwood Auto After

Just put the new wheels on, wow absolutely transformational. These were second-hand from Japan, and needed a lot of elbow grease to clean them up. I thought they were gold centres but it was just accumulated brake dust!! Iron remover and a few evenings of clay bar to clean them up, also needed a few paint touch ups Centre caps came up nicely with just plastic polish Went for AD09s On the car Alignment - these guys love their Renaults! Recommend!

G'day guys! My name is Mladen and I am a proud owner of a 2006 RS Megane 225 cup. I'm based in Melbourne Australia and I bloody love this car!! I have a few questions, I would like to hear more turbo spools and flutter.. from what I have gathered a K-tec induction kit will do the job, problem is it will cost an arm and a leg to import this in from the U.K. and I was wondering if I can achieve the same or similar results with a K&N setup? which will be half the cost (minus the heat shield plate). Also wouldn't mind hearing a few more crackles and pops as the cabin is completely soundproofed haha. Would love to upgrade the muffler but don't know how big or what type or even where to tell the exhaust shop to chop off. What suggestion would you all have to achieve these 2 things? My budget is $500aud which comes to just shy of £300 I have attached a photo of my RS and look forward to connecting with you all, much appreciated! Mladen