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Im a fan of natural aspiration. Ive owned a bunch of turbos from 930s to the EVO VI TM and I still go for natrually aspirated for throttle response and simplicity. And no matter what the developers say, an aftermarket trubo conversion isnt up there with the highly engineered factory or WRC...

Big lads for a little car! Average weight almost 18 stone!

Welcome to the Willy world. My dogs dont get to ride in mine! Not that they would want to. Tell us more about it.

You are better off fitting 4 identical tyres when you do change. Putting an entirely differnet tyre on one axle is bound to screw things up at least until you get used to them. Even a well worn pair and a fully treaded pair of the same make would have different characteristics.

Get new ones.

If it isnt there they cant test it. I wouldnt remove it though. It does come in handy every now and again. I was racing once and tried to activate the rear wiper/washer. It didnt work. When I pitted and we changed drivers I asked my chief mechanic about it. Turns out he removed the motor...

I kerbed a pretty expensive alloy the other day. I picked up a brand new ( it had 71km on the clock) RS6 for a friend, and drove it from Leipzig to Luxembourg. 20 meters from my driveway I had to reverse to let a car coming the other way pass. Yep right into the kerb! Did I feel stupid? It...

New Ragnotti/Cup or used M3, Porsche 968 CS.

The Cup is definitely a Ragnotti on the continent. Same car though...got a brochure months ago. If somebody buys my Willy Ill get one.

I couldnt see any colour code on my springs, but there is precious little to look at without removing the wheel. The are black though.

Bad Boys... sort of says it all.

Do they tip up to allow access to the back seat? Colour looks good on that car. Ed

DanG wrote: "I would hate to see mothers of 2 doing the shopping in a car that was similar if not identical to mine...." The mother of my two kids does the shopping in a Willy. There are probably some grannies out there doing the same. Ed

Would you believe that I just went out the front door to have a look at maine and the car is gone? I forgot completely that I let the bird take it to work this morning! So I cant answer you...

I figure that my Willy is geared for about 20.98MPH/1000RPM in top gear. 6500RPM=220km/h

You wouldnt have to worry about preparing yours then would you?

Wouldnt it be nice though...

You got up before breakfast today...

Just got this link to the new S1600 Clio information. Sounds pretty good. 200+BHP, 9000RPM, 900kg, £18,500 on the road! For more information click this link: http://aprilfool.luhttp://aprilfool.lu

Keep the rims with the car. There may be a time where the Willy becomes a bit of a classic and it would be worth more intact.

Rob, you dont have to worry so much about the previous owner with a rally car as most of the competitors would know the history of the car. Where and when it went off the history of it and so on. You will be tearing the car apart anyway so youll know it inside out. You can be guaranteed that...

Do not start out by converting your own car. Buy a prepared rally car that somebody else has spent ridiculous money on. Dont worry about the cosmetics just make sure all the bits are there and in reasonable nick. The Peugeot 206 might be a good start. Look at some of the continental Clios if...

To do it right I would think that the full set of factory S1600 panels would be the way to go. I cant imagine doing it with a stick on kit and getting decent results.

You can buy the full kit from RenaultSport. They have to make them available as per class rules. Might be a bit costly though... They must have a supply of panels.

*W17_KEL* Getting old beats the sh*te out of the alternative! And both are inevitable... Ed

My Willy is approaching 180,000km and although showing the normal signs of wear and tear, seems to be holding up just fine. Considering the life it leads at the moment, I am impressed with its duarbility. Im sure that a Golf would hold up better, but I have no complaints.

Check out the ignition leads. The insulation wears out where they go under the plastic cover. Mine was misfiring and that was the cause...

No. Im 49 and in better shape than my Willy in that Im not leaking any vital fluids anyway... Seems weve done this age thing a bunch of times....

Arrived at Monte Carlo yesterday to pick up a car and what was the first "exotic" I saw? It was a Willy in the harbour carpark! In the Bentley showroom there was a lovely convertible for €322,000 and outside was a new shape RR. Lots of Ferraris and Maseratis driving about but no Porsches...

Get £5,000 in crisp notes and walk in to the dealer. Slap the wad down on his desk. You most likely will drive away with the Willy. Money talks, bullsh*t walks.