Since buying the car ive seen ONE 225 once......... Honk if you see me! ... and let me know thru the forum if you live around...

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Inferno 5 door 225 - With Cosworth wing and blue neons (J/K)

I live in Barnsley but work in Huddersfield so am in that area every day.

Owning a 225 is a great experience because in 18 months of owning it I have only ever seen two others on the road and both were black. I therefore have no idea what a blue, silver or indeed Inferno looks like when being driven!- A very exclusive car!

I live in wakefield, theres 2 or 3 in my area but I've only ever seen about 4 or 5 on the road when I've been in my 225, I've seen a fair few over the last year or so but I'm always in my van maybe see 1 every couple of weeks

Maybe we could have an informal Northern mini 225 Gathering Let me know your thoughts...

Me and Jon normally meat just about every saturday morning down at the garage :wink:

Paul

Me and Jon normally meat just about every saturday morning down at the garage :wink:

Paul

Which garage? Can this newbie join?

I think theres more up north than down south

I also live in barnsley, often see dentys car and a black 5 door who always tries to race me as im coming out work when the car is cold. gonna have him one of these days. Think we should arrange a mini meet

I'm near Rothwell, just North of Wakefield, and there is another one about a mile up the road from me... common as muck round our way.... :o

Glad I didn't go for a CTR, there are two black ones in opposite houses on my road, mine would have been the third...

Glad I didn't go for a CTR, there are two black ones in opposite houses on my road, mine would have been the third...

Thank god you didnt go for a CTR.... Great engine but the car as a whole has been sadly "commonized"...

i was looking at CTR when i bought 225, that is the only reason i didnt go for it with it been common as muck and also my mate had just bought one. looked at a supercharged ctr but no one would insure me

I agree about the CTR, now the Honda S2000 they got very right!!!!

:o

i agree the s2000 is very sexual, group 20 for a 2.0litre na engine is a bit much though

i agree the s2000 is very sexual, group 20 for a 2.0litre na engine is a bit much though

Did you know its cheaper to insure an NSX than an S2000?

only problem with the s2000 is its not fat ******* friendly!

only problem with the s2000 is its not fat ******* friendly!.... And its rear-end's insatiable appetite for guard rails...

i agree, im of the large variety and my head was over the windscreen and i couldnt move my legs at all.

I live in Huddersfield. Never seen one in these parts either which is bloody surprising!

hey guys first post!

i also live in rothwell near wakefield, got an inferno 225 had it about 4 months now. loving it!!!

I'm just near Rothwell mate, and there's another just up the road, but don't know who that is.... Both black full fats...

ive seen a black one parked at the shop near me quite a few times aint many around the leeds area though

That's probably me mate.. Which shop?

one stop shop by the halfway house pub!!

That'd probably be me or the missus mate, though the other one seems to live just down that road...

aint it a small world!! is yours a cup/trophy model?

lol.... This was something I was just thinking about, but didn't want to ask on here :oops:


I've got mixed up as to which is which now... I bought mine when as far as I knew they was only one model.. Ordered it in Dec 2004, got it in march 05 and is an 05 plate... No extras... :cry: ... Now they brought one out shortly after which had stiffened up suspension etc.. but not as many toys.. is that right????

lol yeah thats the cup/trophy model with the multi spoke alloys and suspension.

i only have the standard one (they wouldnt insure me on the higher model) but desperately want the upgrade alloys!

lol yeah thats the cup/trophy model with the multi spoke alloys and suspension.

i only have the standard one (they wouldnt insure me on the higher model) but desperately want the upgrade alloys!

Yep, that's what I thought, Mines a full fat, think the other is too... Do like the cup alloys.. Gonna need some soon as the missus will of worn mine out on Kebs..

my turn to ask the embarassing question but whats "full fat"??

Pretty sure it's just the original Megane came with lots of gadgets and toys... then they brought out the cup/trophy as tightened up and stripped down a little.... To be honest I didn;t want to let myself look at it too hard having had mine about 3 weeks before being told about it...

Anyone else want to put us out our misery and just define the variants...

one of the black full fats is probably mine m8 I live at the top end of Altofts just near Stanley, I'm around rothwell a bit too as my Grandad lives in Great Preston (swillington) you cant miss mine with the "RENNO" plate, theres another black one C**AGY that I see in normanton all the time but not seen him stationary to talkt to/flyer yet

I can feel a local meet coming on!

hi mate, definately seen yours with the plate on, well mines inferno on an 04 plate ending in waj if you see me around give us a beep haha

sounds like a yorkshire meet could well be a possibility!!

we need a mini meet ,defo. got mine june 05 not seen any about till last week, where my wife has her horse the garden center guy said he liked mine so much he bought one when he got it he said why dose yours look different wife said its a cup pack :lol: :lol: :lol:

for a 21 year old im just happy to be insured on one at all so my standard 225 will do just fine for now haha :D

my turn to ask the embarassing question but whats "full fat"??

I dont know if they have answered your Q already but anyway...

Full fat is a way of refering to the (225) Non-Cup version or without the Cup Pack...

You have basically 3 + 1 variations with the 225.

a. 225 (Full fat)
b. 225 (full fat) w/ Cup Pack
c. 225 Cup
d. 225 Trophy (limited edition - not available anymore)

First they launched the 225 (in full fat mode) then they discovered that the car did not perform as expected, so they launched a Trophy version as a limited edition that had all the suspension/chasis/brake tweaks.

After the Trophy edition ran off, they made those tweaks a "pack" and called it the Cup pack, and it could be had as an option on the regular full fat 225 (ie all the toys + CUP pack).

After that, they launched an almost 'bare bones' version, called 225 CUP (not to be confused with the 225 'with' the Cup pack). The Cup is cheaper (msrp £18,600) has fewer toys (eg, air con instead of climate control, cloth instead of leather, etc) but has the benefit of performance enhancements

Confusing?

thanks for clearing that up alonso! seems to me that renault cocked up by launching the standard 225 too quickly!
but hey i love mine just the way it is :D :D :D

There is actually another varient.

There was the original 225 cup which was red. Only 40 of these in the UK

The new 225 cup is blue

just to confuse things a little more lol

anybody on here have one of the origionals??