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Meh, williams lump is over rated :rasp: can pick up an F7P dirt cheap and rebuild it for the same price or near enough as buying an old & tired F7R and it'll be better ;)
I'd say raise the front & get the rear lowered to match, pretty easy to do & will improve the handling a lot, you adjust the torsion bar to lower the back.
Next, you want to go out & buy a valver engine, rebuild it & fit it, then you'll have a permanent 137 bhp on tap without pissing about with...
No more or no less reliable than any other french car tbh, you'll be fine with that one. Mine has been my daily driver for nearly 3 years now (ok it's a valver but they're pretty much the same) only times it's ever let me down on 2 occasions with snapped clutch cables :mad: so don't worry about...
There's a guy on williamsclio who took his williams out there, fasterthanjesus is his username, he might have some helpful information for you. Not sure if he's on here though
It also got damaged on the way over too
You'll be amazed at just how much car related stuff you can fit into the back of a clio & equally baffled by some of the things you can't fit in them, I managed to squeeze 2 double mattresses in the back of mine :cool:
Here's a few pics from someone I know on a volvo forum that done a day at Snetterton, couple of ph1's, a black vee & a couple of cup racers by the looks of it
anyone off here? http://s830.photobucket.com/albums/zz222/blackbeast14/Snetterton%2014th%20Oct%202010/?albumview=slideshow
Come to think of it, when did Renault finally admit there was a problem with the bonnet catches? I'm thinking that might have something to do with it being written off, if the damage & resulting claim happened before Renault admitted the problem existed & done the recall, it was easier for them...
I'm guessing it was just a case of laziness on the insurance companies part perhaps? Quicker & easier to sort by writing it off instead of getting it fixed by them?
Have you had it on track yet Dave?
I started to feel the same about mine last year, thought about getting a trophy, had a meggy 225 for a bit, then went straight back to my valver & since I had it on track for the 1st time I'm so glad I stuck with it.
You need to learn to drive it properly on a...
Surely saving up to get it fixed will be a shitload cheaper than saving up to buy a completely different car?
Get your hands dirty & learn to sort it yourself, it will make you appreciate the car a hell of a lot more too ;) It's in situations like this where it really pays off to be part of a...
Project title fail! :o Well overdue an update
Now since all those fun & games, I added a few more goodies in preparation for my 1st ever track day at Castle Combe :cool:
I fitted some bucket seats, 3 point harnesses, 13 row oil cooler & some used R888's
Now the latest with the...
Ragging it from cold will increase the wear on the engine as the oil isn't able to do it's job properly until it gets to a certain temperature.
I don't rag mine until I can see that the oil has got into it's optimum temperature range, oil gauges as standard on a Mk1 ftw ;)
Plenty about for sale, where are you from & what's your budget?
Might be a better idea to look on www.clio16valver.co.uk for more relevant info & what's for sale than on here ;)
Clio fuel gauges are just c**k teasing c-units :mad:
I can get just over 300 miles to a full tank, but I'll do about 120 miles & the gauge says I've only used 1/4 of a tank :rolleyes:
You've got that quote a bit out of context there m8 :rolleyes: also didn't take any note of my reply to that comment either :rolleyes:
How anyone can call a valver tame is beyond me :rolleyes:
It's a marketing thing, the valvers were built at the RS factory in dieppe so they are RS clios, just don't need to advertise it with a badge ;)
The voice in my head that wants to go faster is saying get the hell away from pokey french hatches & go for some volvo powered lunacy
No, a mk1 1995 1.8 16v clio to be precise ;)
Don't get me wrong, they're good cars, I like them but would I actually pay, with real money I've worked for to buy 1? Not a chance, not worth the extra money in my humble opinion