RS-225 Posted 23, April 2010 Report Share Posted 23, April 2010 Greetings OzRS members, Some of you may be familiar with my thread from late last year when I was contemplating a change to a Megane or GTI (see here for a few pics of the WRX: http://www.ozrenaultsport.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=12998) Well my circumstances changed in a big way about a month ago when my WRX was written off due to the hail storm in Melbourne (thanks to natural causes I now have my first ever claim which is of course "at-fault"!) This consequently put me into car hunt mode! After being uninspired with the couple of Mk V GTI's I test drove: the body roll, overall soft feel, and lack of value for money with most not having options fitted (the DSG is however a nice bit of kit and the exhaust note is fantastic)...I drove a few Megane's which had the euro feel with the power of the WRX (maybe not the traction though at times ) After hunting around for a few weeks, driving an 05 Ph1 Cup, 08 Ph2 Cup, 07 Ph2 3dr Sport, I came across my new wheels...a 2006 Ph1 RenaultSport Megane 225 Cup in Blood Orange. With only the one 50 y.o. owner from new, just under 26k on the clock, full service history at City Automobiles, I picked it up a couple of weeks ago! On the few short bursts I've had it seems it really comes alive when you link it up through some corners, and is surprisingly fast coming from a WRX with 145kw atw. I'm amazed at how drive-able it is at low revs, picking up in higher gears quite effortlessly. Definitely hanging for a good drive through Yarra Glen up to Mt Buller soon... No major mods planned, which is a large part of the reason i went for the Cup, it already has most of the kit I'd want to upgrade (suspension, brakes, wheels). But I will require a bit more noise and a few minor tweaks in the audio department in the near future. Will post up some proper photo's very soon! Hope to catch up with you all at a few cruises and events. Anthony EDIT; went down to the Docklands last night with a mate who took some awesome shots...got the window's tinted on the weekend too, so here's a few until i get the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian-Bstar Posted 23, April 2010 Report Share Posted 23, April 2010 Nice one! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob 240 Posted 23, April 2010 Report Share Posted 23, April 2010 congrats . you sum up the car perfectly . our little secret . the gti boys [ sorry ] girls will never ever know what theyre missing out on . and the cops wont harrass like they do rice burners [ am not game to take the evo out on a double demerit weekend ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamR Posted 23, April 2010 Report Share Posted 23, April 2010 Congrats on the purchase! Good colour, and wow only 26K km! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleg14 Posted 24, April 2010 Report Share Posted 24, April 2010 Hey Anthony, Car looks great , looks like you found a good buy! Hope to meet you soon! Oleg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 24, April 2010 Report Share Posted 24, April 2010 Howdy (again) She's a nice looker. Was good to see you at the FCF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 24, April 2010 Report Share Posted 24, April 2010 Very nice pick up... so much value for money for buyers these days. Welcome...enjoy... and keep us posted on your up coming mods etc. Cheers, WOLF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 25, April 2010 Report Share Posted 25, April 2010 Great to meet you today Anthony, and to see your new machine in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS-225 Posted 25, April 2010 Author Report Share Posted 25, April 2010 Nice to meet you too dish, had an awesome time today getting to know the car and it's handling, traction and stability capabilites, which are very different to what I've had previously. That being said it certainly surprised me today on the cruise with how well it corners for a 'standard' car.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted 26, April 2010 Report Share Posted 26, April 2010 Well done mate. Nice looking Cup ... hopefully lots of enjoyable motoring ahead congrats .and the cops wont harrass like they do rice burners [ am not game to take the evo out on a double demerit weekend ] Don't bet on that one ... grrrrrrrr, although maybe I will know more in about 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jeffster Posted 3, May 2010 Report Share Posted 3, May 2010 Hi mate welcome to the forum I always like these "I came from XXX and now I love my RS" I would see if you can get a hold of an RS Tuner as that's the one mod that is a no brainer for the meggy. You can get them here: http://www.fastchip.nl/Programming-Equi ... flyer.html And here is a short video of how to upload the .cal file: tIac2nZafcA As far as extra noise goes a few people are rocking the blue flame exhaust (nice tips) but a quick and inexpensive way yo get more noise is to remove the "back box" or rear silencer. Here is a couple of videos of the resultant sonorous note CqHE5sWm-uM 7Sj0QHZgnB8 Anyway welcome to the fold mate enjoy your car on the twisites, as you will soon find the only way to test it's limits is to get it on the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS-225 Posted 4, May 2010 Author Report Share Posted 4, May 2010 Thanks Jeffster. At this stage not really interested in the RS Tuner (but that could change!). There is something already in the works for the noise department, will post up when this is done... Winton Fun Day coming up might be a go to see what it's like in that department Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted 4, May 2010 Report Share Posted 4, May 2010 Love the photo's, especially the last couple with the time lapse or double exposure very pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 5, May 2010 Report Share Posted 5, May 2010 Welcome and great pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian-Bstar Posted 5, May 2010 Report Share Posted 5, May 2010 Great pics. BO always looks sweet! Have you thought about loosing the Megane badge? IMHO your a*** will look even better without it. Simple job too (even easier if Chris is about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS-225 Posted 6, May 2010 Author Report Share Posted 6, May 2010 Thanks guys, I have thought about removing the megane badge, but my only worry is there being a prominent/visible outline of what was there. Is this generally not a prob with Renaults? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enhancer Posted 27, May 2010 Report Share Posted 27, May 2010 Nice car, and nice colour. I really like the photos, especially the warp speed pic and the porthole view of the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empis Posted 7, June 2010 Report Share Posted 7, June 2010 last photo is amazing, great car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benst Posted 13, June 2010 Report Share Posted 13, June 2010 Welcome to the forum mate, from a fellow BO RSMC owner. Your car looks MINT! BTW, on which side of town do you reside or commute? Be prepared for toots and flashes and waves from RS drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS-225 Posted 13, June 2010 Author Report Share Posted 13, June 2010 Cheers, daily travel routine is between donvale and tullamarine...so far i tend to see Toby in his Blue F1 here an there, but not many others! Just had a little photo shoot last night with a mate of mine trying out a few things including rig shots...will post them up soon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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