Bye Bye Fabia vRS

[paulk22]

Well guys im no longer a fellow skoda owner (still got mrs fabia vRS, so there is still a skoda on the drive) sold my silver vRS as i've had it nearly 3 years & it was time for a change.

I've just got a Megane 225 Trophy (only 500 made) with a few mods on it which is awesome:) apart from the fuel consumption:O I was said to see it go after 3 years of fun and pretty cheap running costs.

Paul.

Here a few pics of my new car, took them with my phone so the quality isnt great.

Mods on it so far Miltec exhaust, Forge front mounted intercooler, Forge dump valve and a itg panel filter.

[ap0gee1978]

Your Dragon box still lives on in the Brisky community!

Take it easy, and don't feel like you can't come on here anymore!

[paulk22]

Cheers, hows the box going?

[ap0gee1978]

Yeah, good! May move it down a pin or two if fuel gets much more expensive, though... :(

[clidgevrs]

good luck mate the megane 225 is an awesome car and imao better than the st focus, vxr astra and golf gti...i would love the yellow one they did it was in clarksons tope 50 cars of all time. its the one in the adverts yummy!!!

[stuno1]

nice choice, swapped mine for a mps aero 4 months ago. Loved my VRS but petrol power is awsome!

[Orta]

Have either of you noticed a sudden hole in your wallets after changing to Petrol models?

[stuno1]

hole, dont you mean crator!!! Worth the extra fun mate, the power in all gears is amazing, a real buzz!

[Orta]

I've never owned a petrol. I've only been driving 4 years and the cost scared me back then when it was 85p per litre so I'm no way gonna switch to petrol now. My dad refuses to get diesel tho despite being impressed with all of mine, so I've driven petrols... including a few rather quick ones I've taken on test drive and I'd say they're a luxury, a rather expensive 1 tho!!

[paulk22]

Yeah i most admit it does like a drink but the sound of the dump valve and milltec exhaust make up for it!

[stuno1]

only do about 7k a year so find reasons to drive it. One day mate you will get a beast and then you wont look bavk...

[skudmissile]

Yes but we all know all these fast petrol turbos are a bad idea.

Why not just make the fabia quicker

Mine will eat most stuff on the road, if you dont believe me then you can join the many who have eaten my smoke

AND will still do 50+mpg on a long run and my average this week has been 43mpg and i havent been hanging around.

HTH

JOHn

[paulk22]

My Fabia had a few mods on it & to be honest it wouldnt touch my megane, the handling is unbelievable for a front wheel drive car.

[Orta]

I do 16k + a year, which I about to go up because I'm changing jobs, which'll see an extra 100 miles a week ontop of what I'm already doing.

But when I finally get a job that's right next to my house I'm going petrol. But probably the Escort Cosworth kind. hehe

[paulk22]

Thats the main reason i have decided to go back to petrol as my work is only 3 miles away and diesel is 10p a litre more expensive plus the service intervals on the 225 are nearly twice as long as the fabia.

So it shoudn't cost me to much more run:rolleyes:

[clidgevrs]

its silly i got my vrs for better fuel comsumption etc etc and i hardly do any miles to fully get the benefit looking back i wish i had gone for the new octavia vrs more room and quite economical anyway good luck with everythin pal

[micmason123]

Nooooooooooooo not a french car.

My renault fell to pieces at 70,000 miles.

They cant build good, well tuned engynes which last time or miles.

Fabia would have been a safe bet to stick with, or Octavia VRS if you needed a bigger car.

[Wardy]

Which Renault did you have? You might find the RenaultSport varients are a breath of fresh air in reliability and build quality. I know I've been very impressed with my friend's 225 Cup.

It's a superb bit of kit. Spent a bit of time in it last weekend and it really does grow on you. The ultimate level of grip is properly astounding. He's got a Milltek fitted too, along with a few Forge bits. Sounds great and has the performance to back it up.

Have a look on meganesport.net forums - Powered by vBulletin if you haven't already Paul. Not as good as here mind

Enjoy! :drivesaf:

Steve

[poobah]

Ahh thanks Wardy!

Great choice to go for the Trophy. Imo much more exclusive than the F1 or R26. Top marks. I've been very impressed with mine so far after 1.5 years of ownership. The best upgrade is definitely the Milltek though

[Wardy]

Any time. Credit where it's due

[poobah]

I'm not sure if you're aware but the service intervals for the 225 used to be 18,000 miles however they swapped to 12,000 mile intervals in 2005. I'd be tempted to have it done every 12,000 with an intermediate oil/filter change every 6,000 miles.

Cheers

Chris

[paulk22]

Cheers guys for your comments:thumbup:, already been on the renault forums and to be honest you dont get that many people on there:confused:

The main reason i went for the trophy is because i wonted a 225 with the anthracite alloys and uprated suspension, heard the normal 225 dont handle that good. Plus you get a load of other guddies in it aswel:D

[paulk22]

I'm not sure if you're aware but the service intervals for the 225 used to be 18,000 miles however they swapped to 12,000 mile intervals in 2005. I'd be tempted to have it done every 12,000 with an intermediate oil/filter change every 6,000 miles.

Cheers

Chris

No i didnt no, just going of wont the trip computer says:confused: How come they changed it to 12k intervals?

Paul.

[poobah]

Not sure, may have been the switch over from the Euro 3 to Euro 4 engines? Mines every 12k and l always get it done early.

The cup suspension pack is definately worth having as you said. I wouldn't consider a 225 without it.

[stuno1]

Similar thing with the MPS, standard 3 MPS is not that great handling, bit soft and too much body role. Where as the MPS aero is lowered on eibach suspension and makes a massive difference when cornering and reduces body role a fair bit as well. I never seem to see other cars i want to play around with when i hit the motorways and roads in general, only thing to try so fas is a poo looking 306!