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Except for an apology, I wouldnt expect much. Theres a fine line between whats reasonable to expect and whats not. Im not for a moment suggesting that your case is the latter, but since you cant place a physical value on what has happened to you it cant really be expected that anything but...

Ideally Id be after a 1.2 Dynamique thats about a year or two old. "I" because I usually guide my parents to their cars (but dont buy them obviously!). Most likely from a dealer or large trader as the warranty is important to the folks.

Theres no need to make a 16V into a Willy as thats a five-star car in itself - but if youre asking these questions then it says to me that your heart is set on a Williams mate. ;)

Whats the new-shape 1.2 16V like? In Dynamique trim preferably. My parents are looking to down-size their specd-up Volvo S40. This is important as I drive the S40 a lot because my dad works abroad and so my mum uses his car! Since my dad hardly needs a luxo-barge any more, that goes to my...

Maybe you could make a Valver grip as well as a Willy, but to make it handle as well youd need to basically fit Williams suspension (lot of bother) or be an expert in suspension set-ups to re-create the effect with off-the-shelf parts. As it is, I dont think you can get Willy handling by...

Hiya Dai Yeah, Ive got a weeny dink in the offside rear panel, just before the door. You must have eyes that can magnifiy as no-one has ever noticed the only bad bit about the car! (Oh, and theres a weeny bit of the inevitable 16V/Willy arch rust :cry:, so Ill have that panel done soon and...

Just do them in silver mate

Yup.

The Willy is quicker than the VTS from A to B, but not necessarily much if at all in a straight line at legal speeds. The book times for the two show similar 0-60, but with the Willy opening a bigger gap by the ton (about mid to low 7s 0-60 for both and 20 for the Willy, 23 for the VTS IIRC)...

Id leave it to the professionals mate. Should cost under £200 to do one arch with a quality job.

Chances are that was me (L-reg). Theres only my Willy1 in these parts AFAIK. Theres a Willy 3 and two Willy 2s though.

Rollocks! Will go and do that now! Thanks very much for the advice mate.:D Would be stuck without.

Cool. Youll have to come to a meet sometime in Cardiff/Bridgend. We got a tuned Mi16 down last time and it was epic! Hes itching to meet up with a 172 driver for comparison (its a 177bhp beast, but doesnt pull that much on my std. Willy). Im often up the Swansea valleys, Neath, Port Talbot...

Where do you live Dai? Saw a blue 172 Mk2 up the Rhondda the other day. Mind you, if it were you youd probably remember seeing my Williams coming the other way!

I looked into all of this a while ago when I had my old Valver. Briefly: - Head and cams in an average tune will give a genuine 150+bhp on the 16V (as my old one had). Not especially economical in one go - maybe £3k. - Throttle bodies. Best results when with other tuning. Probably get...

I considered a VR6 when looking at Valvers a few years ago. The main thing that put me off was the cost of petrol. Lets face it, you dont buy a Golf for short B-road blasts - especially not one that is famed for unbalanced handling from the heavy lump up front. So, maybe youd buy it to...

Aaaarrgghhh! ... oh, and cheers! I keep getting the four bars displayed and nothing happens when I try entering the numbers in the way helpfully described above. Seems to have frozen up. Never mind. Will try again in the morning :(

Cheers Jay Ive just tried it again, but this time theres no "Code" on the screen when I power on, just the four lines - does this mean Ive been locked out or something for trying too many times incorrectly?:confused: Thanks

How do I do it?:oops: Its a standard head unit from a Mk1 Clio. I turn the unit on and it just says "Code", then four lines appear. I try entering the code with the numbers and nothing happens! Cheers

I dont think I could ever get rid of my Willy! Just been out for a drive with my brothers in the car, in the sun. Kept getting waves and toots from random people! Even got some nice girlies tooting at us as they drove past :D If theres a better car with just the right balance of image...

I use Brasso. Worked a treat on my old Valvers stainless tailpipe, but my standard Williams tailpipe is rusting up very quickly :(

Just to quickly add my experience: My lowered 16V handled better on 15" wheels than the 16" ones I bought it with. By "handling" I mean that it was more friendly and covered A-B quicker. My totally standard Williams is even better than the lowered Valver - I think because it has more...

Ive had various Mk1 Clios since 1995 and can assure you that certainly the Mk1 will easily do over 100k and be in pristine condition if you look after it. Cant see a Mk2 being any different. Ive found that lots of wear relates to age rather than mileage: my 1993 Willy with 58k on the clock is...

Its quite usual to get a "quick" Valver - look at AaronCs one. So that might explain the pulling away by a cars length over other Valvers. Whether or not youre a fan of the "tractor engine" F7R 2.0, youve got to admit that it would pull away by a fair bit more than a car length by high...

Wont hurt to leave it a week really. Ive had them go on all three Clios that Ive had - including one that needs doing now! Should cost about £50-100.

I wouldnt have though a de-cat would give much more than 1-3bhp at peak on a 2.0, but might allow the power to peak a little earlier?

Itll never be settled! People like me will always be biased towards older hot hatches (Ive just started warming the Mk1 172 now ;)) and others will always see that the newest of the breed is the best! The Willy wasnt an update of the 16V as the Willy was a limited edition car (albeit a...

Exactly! Bring it on. :D For reference, I met up with a guy locally who has an Mi16 205 conversion that pumps out 177bhp at the fly! It did beat me, but youd be surprised at how close it was - about 3 car lengths to about 11* mph - and my Willy really did the 205 on cornering speeds. Do a...

I usually run a de-cat pipe as the cat is quite restrictive (more so than an original back box) and because if a catalyst fails its expensive to replace. I just have it fitted again at MoT time and have never had any problems - touch wood! ;) While people are right to say that you could...