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My Williams cost me nothing other than servicing in the 2 years I owned it. Better handling than the MK1 & 2 172s but I have never driven the Cup so cannot comment on it. Mine was quicker than the stats suggest - I have owned many cars that are around 20secs to 100 - Fiesta Turbos x 3 -...

Me and my mate were talking about this recently - im now 30 with a family on the way:oops: and no chance of every having a Escort Cossie. I had my chance and bought something newer at the time. My mate bought a new MY00 Scoob as it was supposedly better etc etc... 5 years down the line...

Was driving a 306 last weekend - didnt feel overly fast but the owner thinks the cat may be blocked. It felt better screwed together than a Clio and more solid. He picked it up off ebay - a later spec one with 60k on the clock for £2700 IIRC. Really nice car.

A few years back up here the poor old Saxos where Chavved up. In now seen as many Chaved Clios (mostly standard not CS versions). The most chavved up machines up here now are mainly Jap machines - older Civics and Scoobs. Thanks goodness for fast and the furious I say!!

On a track the FRST would be fine with a Valver but out on some bumpy back roads not a chance of staying with one - or any decent french cars if there are bumps as it just doesnt absorb them well. The Valver is as standard the best of its time IMO. In 1991 The Valver was pretty much the...

I think maybe the title of the thread should be "182=didnt like it" Is there such a thing as a properly rubbish car? To an extent they could all be called rubbish for various reasons. All cars are pretty much different and suit different peoples different tastes that doesnt make them...

If your doing 150miles per week are you not better off with a diesel? A high milage RT in not A1 condition has a good chance of costing you a fortune in running costs. Its worth checking the car out and offering only what you can afford if it is a good one. If it isnt then walk away. The...

Nice thread :D I cannot see why you would take the ST150 at that price over a 182. Also I would like to add that reviews of new cars build quality are pointless - most French cars are passable when new when it comes to build - its once the years start to pile on the bits fall off. One of...

You need to chill a bit LMAO I never at any point said that the Williams in question was worth £5,500 Paranoid - you should maybe look the word up as your reaction certainly smells closer to it than my post. I never had a go at the 172 I was using it as a comparason as I guess I could...

I sold my Williams with 39,000 on the clock for £5,500 earlier this year - sold within 2 hours of being advertised. Really should have been looking for £6+ but I live in the Highlands so less people usually= less value. I think a Williams is a better hot hatch than a 172 IMO anyway - and a...

I agree on the fun to drive but niggles bit - or I wouldnt be driving a 13 year old Fiesta LOL

Every car maker has problems with build quality. Its just a pity the French have more than most. I am a member of a lot of forums and there are complaints on every forum. I would never buy a new car anyway but if I did French would be bottom of the list below Fiat. Our Golf at work has been...

My Williams was making 27mpg town only driving and 45mpg on a long journey - My current Turbo makes about 20mpg around town and 35mpg on a long journey. The difference is quite amazing.

Yes im no expert but Renault felt the need to restrict it to a pathetically low 6,500rpm for a reason. I agree with Bri on it.

7,500 RPM on a Williams? Yours must be quite modded is it as that seems way too high? Im not sure whos fault it is to be honest, my RS nearly had the same fate on saturday but I was lucky.

Alrighty Highlander - I have delt with Ness Motors - they wanted to charge me £40 to fit a fog lamp - took me under 2 minuites as we timed it LOL Anyway what were you thinking buy a new Renault - get a nearly new one and hope the first poor owner has fixed all the problems;) As for Ness...

I thought it was due to car "ringers". ie they steal a car maybe a Clio 172 and need to give it a new identity. So they log on here and look at the cars and use someones reg that hasnt been stolen. They get the info and copy it over - Its easy for them to get a new or fake V5 and they sell...

Not often I agree with Rob but I do on this occasion. The V6 looks like a car with a Airfix kit on it to me. Its nice enough but I never stopped to look at one as its only another car to me. Im sure the V6 owners love them and thats why they bought them - poor old craig wanted something...

My favourite rather than the best and only from what ive driven: 1. Williams 2 2. Golf GTi 16v MK2 3. Fiesta RST (stage 1 id put it in 1st place) 4. Saxo VTS 5. Fiesta XR2 MK1

The new Focus is ugly on the outside and fine on the inside - the opposite of the old one. One day they will get both right - more likely it will be ugly on the inside and the outside LOL

Dont want to have to point out the obvious BUT Ford could have put it out with 330bhp but how many decent reviews would a front wheel drive Focus get with 330bhp? None! It has restricted boost in 1st and 2nd as it is! Its nothing to do with the capabilities of the engine and everything to...

I know someone that on the same day bragged he had never been done for speeding went on to get done at 64 in a 60 and 74 in a 70. 6 points in one afternoons drive.

Rob137 can surley not even be old enough to drive judging him be his comments. The fact even has even put sat-nav in his car description made me laugh. Final_Maxim some rough times off the top of my head: 0-100 mph RWD Saff Cossie :15.5secs 4WD Saff Cossie : 17secs 4WD Escort Cossie...

Id never mod a NA car - your basically just thowing money away IMO as you never get it back and it costs 1000% more per BHP. Thats why I bought my Williams - so I wouldnt mod - and I didnt. Martin. are more appropriate sum would be the mechanical costs you "needed". Old cars and new cars...

A nice untuned Escort Cossie will run fine with no more problems than most other cars - unfortunatly it isnt any faster than a 172. Mild tuning is the way to go - A Stage 1 Fiesta RST is no more unreliable than a standard one (not sure whether thats a good or bad argument LOL) I know someone...

Ford 4wd system is heavy and saps BHP in comparason to the Jap stuff. I would take the Cossie but as much for the Looks as anything else. German built too. Clio V6s dont really float my boat that much. Evos are the new Cossie IMO - I like Subarus but they arent as reliable as they should...

FFS Loony - nearly at the big 10k mark:o Couldnt think of a better thread to get it on!

Toblerone is swiss is it not ?"insert rolleyes" LOL

LOL - Class thread - why you would post up that you are getting a new car but not tell anyone what it is god only knows! As said its a Renault so that narrows it down to pretty much something weve already seen/driven. Suppose he is from Sweden which would probably make him blonde and explain...

Sell it - I have kept cars that have had problems and decided to sell - once the problems sorted I change my mind - only for another problem to appear within weeks! Doh. The Girlfriends VTS has only had 4 weeks out of the 51 she has owned it without a problem! Shes tried selling it for peanuts...