Must.. stop.. don't .. buy..

[MovingShadow]

I'd have to say, this is really tempting me for the past week.

The price is good, it's unique (especially on this forum), I can recycle my parts from the Wind..

https://www.autozone.be/renault-twingo-1.6i-red-bull-racing-rb7-te-koop/auto-6439462

But then something tells me to wait and hang for another year and see what Renault comes up with the Twin'Run..

 

[Chicken]

Don't do it!!!! Keep the wind it's much nicer than that

 

[Dubz]

I agree with chicken! Don't do it!

 

[singlespeed]

But then something tells me to wait and hang for another year and see what Renault comes up with the Twin'Run..

By the looks of recent comments from Renault, 5 door non RS shopping trolley

 

[maggi200]

I love the wind. If you do, is it possible for me to ban you? :lol:

You had the only Wind at fcs, and that exclusivity isn't guaranteed with an RS (although its still rare to see a facelift and rarer still to see an RB7, especially where they've not sold locally to us)

 

[LCplParks]

If you do get it, I can haz wind?

 

[maggi200]

Buy it for Jo... She'll love it

 

[MovingShadow]

I don't know what to do actually..

- Either keep the Wind like this but then I need to go through the hassle of Belgian MOT which I will need to do a first time the end of next year.

- Get a 133 by the time I got to go to MOT next year and don't worry about it because then I can get the official papers for the coilovers but then I'd go for cams, etc..

- Go all out with the Wind (and probaly keep it for as long as it lasts). Import & register it in the UK at my brothers house (even my girlfriend said I should do this)and have the freedom to do almost anything to my car.. Megane 225 engine anyone?

- Wait and see what Renault does with the new RS's/Gordini & Caterham cooperation.

 

[LCplParks]

Maggi - I'd be seriously tempted!

Shadow - register it in the UK! You know you want to, then you don't have to deal with the nasty Belgian MOT man

 

[singlespeed]

Seeing how often you had the roof down, I think you would miss the Wind

Can't believe that I'm saying don't get the RB7

 

[GhostZ]

you do know that the Wind is going to be a rare thing in the europe my dad read it somewhere

 

[Araf]

Crack on with the Wind for now. The Twingo would be far too similar.

...and 'rare' doesn't necessarily make it good, nor necessarily make it desirable in the future.

 

[MovingShadow]

You're right, I would miss it

But it feels like it should need a (small) power upgrade. Hybrid turbo is an option?

Still thinking about that decat too.

 

[DrDrew]

I'd say keep the wind personally.

RUK have said there are no current plans for a RS version of the next twingo.

 

[Jarre]

I have been looking at this car too
Just buy it, you are tired of your underpoweres wind you said earlier

Think it's just a matter of time for the wind...

 

[LCplParks]

Your wind is pretty much putting out what a Twingo RS does though isn't it?

 

[waitey]

Big turbo conversion?

 

[Dubz]

Big turbo conversion?

This^^^^

All you need is a new manifold from protooxide and buy a 170 bhp rated turbo + remap (probably fuel pump too) I think that's all Westy did

 

[waitey]

Big turbo conversion?

This^^^^

All you need is a new manifold from protooxide and buy a 170 bhp rated turbo + remap (probably fuel pump too) I think that's all Westy did

You definitely need a larger fuel pump 100%.

And maybe megane 225 injectors could be suitable and an uprated clutch and larger intercooler are the main things.

 

[user 980]

Wait another 12months or so until some of the facelift twingo rs cars are handed back from finance/lease etc. Buy a black one a lot cheaper than the red bull version, spend 300quid on getting the parts painted yellow and probably £40 quid for street-race.org to make you some red bull stickers. I really don't like it as much as I don't like the megane red bull racing car