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Where abouts is the top photo taken? Is it near Sheffield? Looks familiar. Need to have a Sheffield meeting soon... Your car is looking good, BTW!

Get yourself another 16v or a Willy. Im sure it wont make you sad once youre behind the wheel! I was a bit pissed off about not having my 172 anymore at first, but now Ive got the Willy Im happy again. Rhys

Feck. Sorry to hear about that Adi. Thats sh*t. Rhys

Good on you for having the guts to admit it! Ive been embarrased in the past by an XR2 and a bloody Ford Galaxy. Some people really pick the strangest cars to spend money on! Rhys

Ben H - see my comments in my previous post about the awful noise Im getting from the unsilenced decat. Ive just bought some silicone gasket stuff from Halfords and am going to re-fit it tomorrow to see if the silicone between the metal will help deaden the noise. The buzzing I get is...

Got a straight through de-cat that buzzes and vibrates and a back box that has been badly fitted about 4 times by the same garage and smacks against the rear axle or something when turning right. I was thinking of just taking it to a sane, sensible garage and getting them to rip it all out and...

How much would I be looking to pay for an exhaust system for the Willy from including a silenced de-cat and back. Also, would it be possible to use the original backbox (its just had a new one.....might as well use it)? Rhys

Its nearly £50. I really wouldnt bother unless you want a nasty rasping noise coming from under your bonnet. I bought one and had it on a 1.4 16v Clio and it was a waste of money, IMO. Rhys

Yup, total and utter sh*te!

Or, Bob, have you ever been short of money and had to use your car even though its low on fuel? If not, youre a luckier man than I. :( I dont think you should recommend that Renault remove this handy function!

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Cupsize - Ive just changed my 185/55/15 tyres on my Williams to 195/50/15 and the feel of the handling just isnt as good anymore. Im definitely putting the original size tyres on next time. By all means try it, but its not guaranteed to make a positive difference. Rhys

E-mailed my pic, but I feel all left out now, so for the record.... Rhys Turner Williams 3 Sheffield

Wasnt that pmitchells Willy 1 site? Rhys

Triumph Acclaim 1.3 (excellent) Metro 1.0 (pants) Corsa 1.2 (pants with holes in them) Clio 1.4 16v (cool) Clio 172 (cooler) Pug 206 GTi (biggest heap of sh*t ever) Pug 205 1.9 GTi (dunno, never bloody works!) Clio Williams (as cool as a 172!)

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Dont want to fork out for a silenced de-cat if I can get away with the straight through. Where would I be best getting the gaskets and sealant from?

30mm all round worked very nicely on my MK2 172. Steering became very sharp.....nice! Rhys

Its the Avantime thats bitten the dust.

Ive got a straight through de-cat pipe to fit to the Willy. When I had it on before it buzzed like a b*****d bumble bee which sounded sh*te and was generally annoying. Is there any way I can re-fit the pipe without it buzzing? Is there some sort of gasket I can put on it? Special Anti-Buzz...

Thanks Ben - out of interest, does it damage performance in any way?

Ive just had a new cat fitted by the gimps who sold me the car and Ive just been told by an independednt garage that there are no washers on the bolts and no gasket so the friggin thing is blowing. Until I can face getting it sorted out, is it okay to keep running the car? What does a blowing...

Simon - youve hit the nail on the head. Shinyness is why Ferraris are so fast. Do you ever see a dull Ferrari? No! Do you ever see a slow Ferrari? No! Make your car Ferrari fast by polishing it. I might go and give my willy a rub now :o

Im not a fan of large wheels on small cars, but those Team Dynamic gold alloys of yours really suits the car. Are you putting them back on? Sort of gves the Willy effect without looking like youre trying to make the car look like a Williams. Rhys

Nice one :) Check the meeting section - Ive resurrected the Sheffield meet thread.....fancy bringing it along? Rhys

So is having a bigger engine than the next person. And ABS And so on.....!

lol :p Oops....another post for me. Hooray.

For fecks sake. Its no wonder you two have nearly 7000 posts between you

Well, a £90 launch control is the best I can afford......