Megane 225 cup or not?

[DuncsGTi]

Hi all

I've just been to see a megane with a view to buying it but I'm not sure if its a cup or not?

What are the exterior differences? It is not advertised as a cup and has no decals, however, it has the anthracite wheels and wing mirrors, and has brembos.

While looking through the history folder, on some invoices it is referred to as a cup but on others it is not.
It has full leather and air con but IIRC these were available on the cup as options?

What other ways are there of checking?

Cheers

Duncs

[shaun442k]

What year car is it? Do you have a link to it? Or any pics?

The post facelift cups had red calipers with drilled discs as standard.
The cup also came without climate which was standard on all the other cars I think. They just have air con. The traction control stays off above 30mph as well- i'm sure the normal 225s turned back on above this speed.
I'm sure there's lots more.

My Cup said "Cup" in the V5 too if you saw this, but not in the online insurance check.

[DuncsGTi]

Link to the ad

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

[HJMS123]

Hard to say from those pictures but I'd say no that is not a cup as it has climate control like my R26 which I didn't think was availanble on cup models. The anthracite mirrors are not standard either as these were only available on the R26. Only way to check is the V5. Get the owner to send a photo of it to you.

[shaun442k]

HJMS123 said:

Hard to say from those pictures but I'd say no that is not a cup as it has climate control like my R26 which I didn't think was availanble on cup models. The anthracite mirrors are not standard either as these were only available on the R26. Only way to check is the V5. Get the owner to send a photo of it to you.

I'd agree with this except the mirrors- the Cup cars DID come with grey mirrors.

So it's not a Cup(as I said, all post facelift Cups come with red Brembos as standard). I don't think you could option Climate, though I think you could add the Lux pack.
The Autotrader ad would automatically say Cup when you put the reg plate in too.

Does it have Xenons?

[DuncsGTi]

yup, it has xenons

The brake calipers are silver brembos

[BlackCup]

This is my old 225 cup, it had black mirrors. It also has the silver calipers and drilled discs as per the ltd etd 'trophy' of 2005 which was gun mental grey colour. Mine was a December 2005 model.

[shaun442k]

And here is the link to the 2006 Cup that PH had(note the silver calipers, but no climate):

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=1333...

Best way to make sure is see if the traction control comes back on above 30mph.

[DuncsGTi]

Well, I bought it anyway, nothing on the V5 about it being a cup, however the DVLA aren't exactly the be all and end all of accuracy so it might still be.

I'll have a blast with the TC off tomorrow and see what happens.

Oh, did I mention, I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

[DuncsGTi]

So, I tried turning of tc, went over 30 and it stayed off, does this mean it IS a cup despite the v5 having no record of it?

[shaun442k]

Hmmm. Not sure. I wonder if the climate was part of an option pack. Either that, or its a normal 225 with the Cup pack.

You'd be best getting yourself over to meganesport.net- a few more knowledgeable people over there will probably give a better answer than me.

[GrumpyTwig]

Someone who works at a dealers (there's a few on various forums) can take the reg off you and provide history and specs afaik.

[CarlT]

Show us a pic

[Qwert1e]

GrumpyTwig said:

Someone who works at a dealers (there's a few on various forums) can take the reg off you and provide history and specs afaik.

Good point.

[DuncsGTi]

Pic as requested

[DuncsGTi]

So, I've done a bit of digging, it is not a cup, however it has cup wheels, wing mirrors. The TC stays off over 30 same as the cup and it has drilled discs and Eibach springs as per cup spec.

Ive been in touch with Renault UK who are going to send me the original spec sheet for the car, but what they believe is that its a normal RS 225 with the Cup chassis option and the other cup goodies fitted as standard

All in all, i think I've got the best of both worlds, the cup chassis but with the added creature comforts like full leather and climate.

[BlackCup]

Yep that's perfect! Good news then, that's how I spec'd my 250, best of both worlds...
Now enjoy!

Matt

[GrumpyTwig]

BlackCup said:

Yep that's perfect! Good news then, that's how I spec'd my 250, best of both worlds...
Now enjoy!

Matt

Some people like to go really fast around corners while enjoying heater leather seats, it's not a typical combination but I like it too

[Krikkit]

DuncsGTi said:

So, I've done a bit of digging, it is not a cup, however it has cup wheels, wing mirrors. The TC stays off over 30 same as the cup and it has drilled discs and Eibach springs as per cup spec.

Ive been in touch with Renault UK who are going to send me the original spec sheet for the car, but what they believe is that its a normal RS 225 with the Cup chassis option and the other cup goodies fitted as standard

All in all, i think I've got the best of both worlds, the cup chassis but with the added creature comforts like full leather and climate.

That sounds like a bloody awesome combination.

I'm ruminating on a Cup as my next car, can I ask a favour? I know it's boring, but what kind of economy do you get from the instant readout on a 50-60mph cruise? I've about a 60 mile/day commute, most of which is gentle A-roads.

[DuncsGTi]

Tbh I've no idea, I've just done 330 miles at an indicated 82 leptons on the motorway and the computer tells me an average of 31 mpg if that helps?