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Id not make any spur of the moment decisions. Is your car paid for by credit? If so, work out if you can afford the repayments while you have no job or stay put for the minute if its all paid for. Theres no way to predict how long youll be out of a job, but the typical period is 3 months...

It all depends on what you want. For BenR, engine intellectual and handling guru par extrodinaire, a Ph1 V6 is not on the list. For the average "sporting" driver, interested in the sheer craziness of a RWD 3.0 V6 small car and lulled by the ownership prospect, it will probably appeal. ...

This is even better...

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The steering column can also be a source of "squidge". I have to turn my wheel about 1 or 2 degrees before anything happens, which is probably due to some worn rubbers in the column. An ex-forum user called King Stromba recommended welding a section of the column that had a rubber part in...

I was in a similar situation to you. I sold my 16V last autumn and mulled over my car choices for a good month or two while cycling and taking the train to work. At the time, I had decided that I needed something to rack up all my commuting to work (40 miles a day) and all the extra trips...

The Cup was about more than losing weight - there were the minor suspension mods too. A lot of the "weight saving" was about cutting costs too - thinner glass etc would have probably come from lesser models.

The hiss from the power steering pump is common, although later it might fail and can be quite expensive to replace. Some people have had luck in reducing the noise by adding a lubricant additive to the power steering fluid. Pulling to the left or right is usually tracking, wheel balance or...

My pressure gauge never goes above 1bar, even when the engine is stone cold! It rapidly drops to the bottom of the dial and doesnt really move as the revs change. Im putting it down to a faulty sender, as if I relied on the gauge surely the engine would have died ages ago?! :confused...

The thing is that Renault bearings need to be fitted with the correct Renault tool. I actually had the fronts done at about 84k, but they werent done properly and were on their way out by the time I had them done properly at about 95k(?). Unless theres a problem with the bearings themselves...

If your car feels fresh after a service then I reckon its probably due to cleaned/replaced ignition components more than the oil. Renault recommend 10/40 and 15/40 semi-synthetics for the Williams. Im not one to argue with that and the Renault specialist I use always fills the engine with...

I reckon the number of Cups for sale probably reflects the sort of punter who buys a brand new hot hatch. Theyre probably less likely to keep a car for a very long time and like to have a new car. My grandad would only ever buy a new car, right until his last. He had about 30 in all...

All the Renault gearboxes Ive used have been very hard to use when cold, but very keen when warmed up and always (touch wood) reliable. When reversing, slot the lever into 1st gear before selecting reverse. Avoids crunching for some reason.

Riplash: as you know I had a lot of stuff done to Holly when it was mine and the wheel bearings were last done at about 94k miles IIRC. Have a look in the bills folder - Ben did give it to you didnt he? Theres a ton of bills for that car. I wouldnt have thought it was the wheel bearings. Id...

Youd easily get £3k for that car. What the dealer will pay and what the private punter will pay are totally different things.

Never had a Clio break down or fail on me. But theyve not been cheap to run!

Ive had to replace two wheel bearings and have the rear callipers serviced since I got mine. Ive also had the wheels refurbished. Thats pretty much the best you could hope for on a 10 year old hot hatch though IMO! My old 16V had about £5,000 of work over the two years I owned it - mostly...

There are some very freaky 106 GTi/Saxo VTS cars out there. I think there was a period when they came with 130bhp AFAIK and even then it was a pretty conservative figure. I had a serious look at about half a dozen 106 GTis when I sold my old 16V, but first of all the ones I looked at were...

If your heart is set on a modified Clio 16V, then Id sell the one you have and buy a cheaper one with tatty bodywork. Simple engine mods and lowering can be rectified later, but altering the bodywork is pretty permanent. In my humble opinion, I think theres no need to mod the body of a car...

Im paying £170 for one arch to be done in a few weeks time (drivers side of course!). Its being blended in down the front door as theres a little ding and a scratch on the end of the rear panel. The sticker will be on top of that price. Its not bad - in fact it doesnt look like rust at...

P.S. A yellow 182 will cost another grand or so as its one of the "i.D." special paint options. A nice used bargain in years to come methink!

I spent a lot of time researching and then driving about half a dozen 106 GTis when Id sold my old Clio 16V and wanted something newer. In the end, it wasnt for me - but Id say if you like the GTi then youd love a 182. My flatmate last year bought a CTR, but kept his Clio 16V because of the...

If you look at Autotrader now, its like it was when I was looking last year. £4k seems to get you an average example, with the low milers and best condition examples being advertised £5k and beyond. Its not unusual to see one going for £10k with extemely low mileage or occasionally someone...

All Williams wheels fitted by Renault have silver rims. AFAIK, Speedline made the same wheels for ages after in gold, but without the silver rim.

AFAIK, Pithers 1.2 is dead, so selling and buying another car is not an option.

£80 average to replace a front wheel bearing - the noise will get better/worse as you steer towards/away from the offending bearing. BTW - make sure you get the bearing pressed in with the right Renault tool. Ive had replacements fail within 10,000 miles when not done like this.

My 1.2 did it, my Valver did it and now my Williams does it. Sometimes its worse than others, but its nothing to worry about if my experience (and tens of thousands of miles) is anything to go by.

172 made, Scarab Green metallic, full leather, BBS alloys and a couple of little bits and bobs. Basically a special edition of the Phase1 172. Lovely.

Id be careful with moding an Exclusive externally - especially the wheels. People like me would want an Exclusive because its a special car and I think you might find trouble selling one that has mods to its exterior or interior. But engine mods all the way!

There were 400 RHD Williams 1s. The reason their numbers go over 400 is because there were a few LHD press cars numbered in the region of about 10-150. There were of course a lot more when you count the LHD cars.