R26guy Posted 20, September 2010 Report Share Posted 20, September 2010 Hi all, I only just discovered this website. I bought my R26 (#2599) new in June '08. I live in Canberra and my Megane is the one with the roof racks people have seen around town. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted 20, September 2010 Report Share Posted 20, September 2010 Welcome aboard, Michae, l hope you find the forum an informative and friendly place. Oh and the boys can get upset, if you dont post up some photos of the R.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsr Posted 20, September 2010 Report Share Posted 20, September 2010 Hey welcome. yeah ive seen you around and about. a fair few friends of mine wave to you thinking its me too ha ha. ive got a yellow one on nsw plates (changing those shortly) Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 20, September 2010 Report Share Posted 20, September 2010 Welcome Michael! Glad you're enjoying the beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob 240 Posted 20, September 2010 Report Share Posted 20, September 2010 welcome michael , hope to see you at the next nats . the uplifting presence of the R26 is always good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 20, September 2010 Report Share Posted 20, September 2010 Canberra seems to be 'blooming' with RS's at the moment. Welcome to ozRS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R26guy Posted 21, September 2010 Author Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Thanks for the welcome. Can anyone tell me how to paste photos of my car here? I get the message "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached" which would seem to indicate I can't do it! With all these RS cars in Canberra it should be pretty easy to set up a drive out in the Brindies sometime soon. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Can anyone tell me how to paste photos of my car here? I get the message "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached" which would seem to indicate I can't do it! You need to make account on photobucket or similar site, then copy IMG code and away you go. http://photobucket.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acooper Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Hi Michael, I am also new to the forum. Let me know how you go getting your photo's up as I am abit of an IT novice. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Photobucket and Imageshack (google them for the address, or follow blue182s link) are good because they provide "forum" code which can be copied and pasted into a reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooki Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Welcome, look forward to seeing the pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strife Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Welcome mate - as noted above, you'll find out alot about your beast from this place. And we're all friendly enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R26guy Posted 21, September 2010 Author Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 OK, let me try this: Looks like it works! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Nice one buddy. Welcome and enjoy your ride. Look after those decals bTW, they cost a pretty penny to replace. Cheers, WOLF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apex Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 Welcome. They looks fantastic with the sticker package, especially in LY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R26DAVE Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 OK, let me try this: Looks like it works! Cheers, Thats an LYR26 all right.....fine choice I must say !! Welcome to the Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 21, September 2010 Report Share Posted 21, September 2010 And we're all friendly enough Well, apart from strife. And maybe Dish. That's a nice looking vehicle you've got yourself there. Enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 22, September 2010 Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 And we're all friendly enough Well, apart from strife. And maybe Dish. Not true. I'm only mean to you Griff (cos you like that kinda thing). Hang on - am I not meant to be speaking to you at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 22, September 2010 Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 Hang on - am I not meant to be speaking to you at the moment? Not sure, I did put up pictures of the abomination in question. However, Boydy is also coming up to Winton on Saturday to race with me, so I'll get to see the 200 in full flight again. On balance, the answer is probably yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 22, September 2010 Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 Talk to the hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R26guy Posted 22, September 2010 Author Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 Hey, I know this isn't an RS car, but it shares the same outgoing traits and Gaulic flare of the RSs. I love the orange wheels! (And it has chequers on the roof-it has to be good...) Anyone know if these things are coming to Australia? How many? How much? Is there a place on this forum for discussions about non-Renaults? (If there is, it isn't obvious.) Ciao, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 22, September 2010 Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 What??? You mean there are cars out there that are not Renaults? Who'd have thunk it? viewforum.php?f=23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R26guy Posted 22, September 2010 Author Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 OK - since someone asked; a bit about me and my R26. I am a Canuck. Lived in Canberra since 1992 though. Vehicle history: Highlights: Porsche 911, 5-litre Mustang racing car, AE86 Corolla rally car, mk2 GTI Lowlight: Volvo 244 2 wheels with motor: Yamaha XS400, Kawasaki GPZ750, Kawasaki KDX200 2 wheels without motor: Corima Puma, Felt DA, Cannondale Tandem, Cannondale Super V (x3), Cannondale Cyclocross, Trek Fuel EX 9.0, Titus Fireline 29er, Gary Fisher Rig, Norco Java and at least a dozen more (check out my website for more on the pushie side of things http://www.michaelhanslip.com). Came to Canberra to do a PhD at ANU and stuck around. The easiest car to sell was the Corolla - my co-driver snapped it up before I had to tell anyone else it was for sale. The hardest was the Mustang - it was so fast and razor-edged that it scared every person who test drove it. How did I pick an RS R26? Elimination really. WRX - nope. MPS3 - couldn't supply. Swift Sport - too small. XR5 - no cruise. Astra VXR - dealer wasn't interested in selling me one. Ralliart Colt - too cheap, too manic. So I drove the RS 225 3-door in the rain and when I got it sliding through the roundabout (terrifying the salesman in the process) I was sold (he said "I didn't know it would go that fast ... in the dry"). But the 3-doors didn't have the cup chassis or the LSD or the yellow paint. Current job is not related to wheels - boring (but pays the bills). Funnest job was working in a shop that mod'd mostly Mustangs and GTIs in Canadia. Engines, suspensions, sound systems. Would love to hook up with some RS drivers for a spin through the hills around ACT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 22, September 2010 Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 Shame you missed out on our National Meet held only a few weekends ago in the Goulburn area. BTW, I LOL'd at your reference to "Canadia". We have another Megane owning Canuck here - NFG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted 22, September 2010 Report Share Posted 22, September 2010 Canuck eh? When i was 2yrs of age, Plan B was to come to OZ. Hope different my life would have been strating off in Maple leaf country. Something about those tundras calls out to me. Cheers, WOLF...inevitably with Plan A or B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acooper Posted 29, September 2010 Report Share Posted 29, September 2010 Hi Guys, I created a potobucket account but not sure what to do from here. I copied the link so not sure if this is the way to do it. As I said I am abit of an IT novice. Micheal love the decals and nice looking machine http://s889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/me94ne/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 29, September 2010 Report Share Posted 29, September 2010 Look for the " IMG " code. Copy then paste it into your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acooper Posted 29, September 2010 Report Share Posted 29, September 2010 Hi Thanks for the tip See if this works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opposite_Lock Posted 30, September 2010 Report Share Posted 30, September 2010 How did I pick an RS R26? Elimination really. WRX - nope. MPS3 - couldn't supply. Swift Sport - too small. XR5 - no cruise. Astra VXR - dealer wasn't interested in selling me one. Ralliart Colt - too cheap, too manic. So I drove the RS 225 3-door in the rain and when I got it sliding through the roundabout (terrifying the salesman in the process) I was sold (he said "I didn't know it would go that fast ... in the dry"). But the 3-doors didn't have the cup chassis or the LSD or the yellow paint. Quite an illustrious car resume you've got, especially interesting with the rally car as I'm think of getting into rally myself at grassroots level. Random question though, what made u decide against the wrx? I seem to commonly see this pattern, wrx drivers going to rsms or deciding for a rsm over a wrx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R26guy Posted 30, September 2010 Author Report Share Posted 30, September 2010 Random question though, what made u decide against the wrx? I seem to commonly see this pattern, wrx drivers going to rsms or deciding for a rsm over a wrx The new body WRX was (is) ugly. The seats were designed for fat Americans. People on this forum complain a bit about the quality of the OEM radio system in the RS cars, but in comparison to the one in the WRX the Renault has a live symphony orchestra on board. And it rolled like a barge in high seas. So if I bought one I would have had to modify the suspension (sway bars, spring, shocks, bushings, end links - at least), change the seats (2 Recaros or similar) and completely replace the sound system. It would still be butt ugly. With the R26 - even though I still feel "done" by the fact that Australian ones don't have Recaro seats but the rest of the world did get them - I got comfortable seats, OK sound, and handling that didn't need any modification to keep me happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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