I am really pleased with the meg R26 and the 250/265/275 are starting to look more interesting...the style is growing on me.i use the car mainly as a track car. What benefits would I get if any going to a 275? Mine is reasonably sorted and if I got a 275 it would need to be sorted as well. Mine is as follows 2007 R26 Mapped to 275 Larger intercooler Bucket seats and harnesses Bc coilovers poss 89 Short shift Induction kit Milltec Decat Semi slicks seats and rear belts fogs rear washer etc etc removed R26r lights and decals Swmotorsport cage hopefully Small racing steering wheel soon 3 x sets of wheels New clutch and end 1.11 brakes New brembo calipers all round Huge receipts history What jobs can I do to mine to get more fun out of it or what's the view of this vs a 275 Any feedback welcome
Right. The first thing you will notice is the size of the car from behind the wheel. Feels a bigger and less "placeable" car. Parts are much harder to come by and a lot of stuff like driveshafts etc. Are dealer only. The car is much more stable out of the box particularly in long higher speed corners, with a better diff giving improved slow corner exit traction. The engine is obviously a fair bit stronger and better refined than the version in the r26. Well specced r26 rivalling power is a simple remap away. The bigger brakes are less prone to fade from my experience, but give less initial bite. Feels a heavier car particularly in this area. I personally wouldn't go from a meg2 to a meg3 as a track car. I use a meg3 as a track car and have a friend with an r26 who I regularly go to track days with.... The meg3 is just a collection of small improvements over a meg2... Together they make a great car in singularity, but when compared to its predecessor it is just natural progression. Not something to spend £15k about. My next step after a Megane would be the cliche m3... You are going to get more from that than you will a meg3 in terms of involvement and enjoyment. It also won't lose any money. Sent from my FRD-L09 using Tapatalk
Dale, many thanks for taking the time to reply. I was interested in your views. I doubt I will go to an m3 as a track car as I dismissed that when I initially looked at trackcar options as I have bmws as my daily drivers. My next change away from RS will be to caterham but trying to hold off that at the moment. The clios have a huge amount of aftermarket kit and the megs have less but still decent. And half reasonably priced. What you say makes a lot of sense and gives me food for thought. Thanks Chris
Makes sense, I like the idea of a "7" style kit car. But it's rare you encounter one on track with actual genuine pace..... A S1 Elise is another car of that kind, although apparently notoriously twitchy. I've thought about downsizing to a Clio 200 a few times if I'm honest. Theyre as capable as a front driver needs to be in my opinion. Sent from my FRD-L09 using Tapatalk
If you have a daily and it's a track/weekend only toy then a Caterham or similar is the only way to go imo
Trouble is when it rains you get wet....is the only thing putting me off. Mrs says just get one. I will get some more use out of the meg first and revisit next year.
There were a few Elise's and an exige at Anglesey on Friday. They just don't seem to have any real world pace on circuit. There were various clios from 172 through to 200s keeping them honest all day. Sent from my FRD-L09 using Tapatalk
