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Cheers Its a bit crap really as the Willy gearbox is meant to be tougher than the 16V one, yet my 16V one was fine when I sold it at 105k miles. The Willy has 57k miles! If it costs more than £600 to fix the box alone (ex-labour), then I hear Renault can supply a brand new Willy box for...

Cheers - is that expensive? Can I use the car for another 1000 miles or so? Or is that suicidal? :confused: Just dug out the Haynes manual and it would definitely be an engine out job if this is the case!!

Ive got a kind of whining coming from the nearside front of the car, which goes when I dip the clutch (into neutral). Its not a wheel bearing - I need a new one of those anyway and that makes another noise! It comes from about 30mph on, but it doesnt matter which gear Im in (so unlikely to be...

Im going to be getting a full set of tyres soon and am pretty keen on getting good quality ones to replace the 185/55/15 Michelin Pilot HX tyres I have all round at the moment. They dont look very exciting, but these Pilots seem to be the best set of tyres Ive had (Yoko, Goodyear etc in the...

Stay standard. If you have to, Id go for some Speedline Williams copies (in silver?) or some Compomotive TH2 wheels, like the ones that were standard on the Delta Integrale Evo.

Inevitable, but has to be said: why not just buy a 16V for £2k?

The actual diameter of the stainless system on my Williams was exactly the same as the standard system I changed it for. I had braced myself for a slight loss of power by returning to standard, but thats not been the case. I conclude that the de-cat is the only real impediment on a 16V or...

I had a non-silenced de-cat on my old 16V, which when added to the full stainless exhaust made a really loud rumble on idle. I kid you not, a de-cat on a 16V with an IK and stainless system will be VERY loud! The best bits are the flames and puffs of smoke; the worst bit is the Nova-esque...

I dont think that 0-60 tells you much about cars really. The 0-60 of a Williams, for example, is unreflective because youve got to change to 3rd just before 60. The Cup seems to be about 1/2 a second quicker over the 1/4 mile than a 172. Not really that much to be honest between them and...

A mint original edition Williams... erm, but dont I already have one? ;) Would also love a Tungsten Grey GT Turbo and Pearlescent Black Clio 16V.

Unlike the old 16V/Williams series that often make a fair bit more power than standard, there are some tales of 172s making below the quoted 170(2?) bhp.

Get one from a 1.4 RT.

The Willy 1 with sunroof would have had it added later (not uncommon to have it done to cars in the late 80s/early 90s), unless its a 16V shell conversion with all the correct bits from a Willy 1 including dash plaque.

Williams: The original homologation special, 400 RHD cars, numbered individually and made in late 1993. Basically, Renaultsport took advantage of FIA Rallying rules that allowed engine capacity of up to 2.0 litres when a car was homologated (at the time, they were using the 1764cc Clio 16V as...

Very interested.

On the plus side, youd get about 100mpg!

4 months with the Williams 2 years with the 16V 4 years with the 1.2

£600 FC, clean licence, 23, 3 years NCB, mum as a named driver (took £150 off!).

I disagree. The Megane RS is intended to take on the next class size up CTR and Focus RS - although the Clio inevitably ends up being compared to these cars. The real competitors for the 172/182/16V/Williams/GT Turbo in terms of price and size have always been the smaller VTS, 106 GTi, 106...

Im no expert, but from a laymans point of view its best to have the back slightly higher than the front to keep the handling characteristics of the car. I lowered the back of my old 1.2 to the floor and regretted it as it messed the handling up big time (not to be confused with grip). It...

This happened to my old 16V (thankfully in the hands of a previous owner). I remember thinking "ouch" when I saw that particular bill - the exhaust valves alone were about £20 plus VAT... times 16 of course. I think the bill was about £1300 before the headwork (at a Renault specialist). Mmmm...

BB Tuning will fit a new one for £377 + VAT as a guideline.

Try Admiral. I pay £600 for FC cover on my Williams, 23 years old, 3 years NCB and my mother as a named driver. I decided on the strength of that quote to ditch my existing insurers, who had charged £800 for the 16V I had at the time and wouldnt insure me on a Williams (which is just daft as...

I had a black 16V with leather and I can assure you that the leather is well worth having - it was actually wearing much better at 105k miles than my Volvos leather is now at 90k miles. My old Valver went for £2700 in the end. Granted it did have more miles than the above car, but literally...

Techinically speaking, the production runs of the Williams 2 and 3 werent needed to enable Renaultsport to rally the 2.0 Clio as it had already been homologated in the original edition Williams. I dont think Renault would have made any money on any of the Williams because the production...

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Williams: The original homologation special, 400 RHD cars, numbered individually and made in late 1993. Basically, Renaultsport took advantage of FIA Rallying rules that allowed engine capacity of up to 2.0 litres when a car was homologated (at the time, they were using the 1764cc Clio 16V as...

Who says that? OK, so its true (gulp!) but it applies to loads of cars, including the 106, Saxo, Corsa etc etc.

Glad youre OK - remember, Diana wasnt wearing a seatbelt and look what happened to her :cry:

I sold my old 16V and had an open mind at the time about a new car. I tried about five 106 GTis and I dont care what anyone says, they werent a patch on my old Valver! I went to them with a totally open mind and the fact I tried that many 106 GTis goes to show that I really wanted one at the...