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Yes 449 Sports Blue. Or Bleu Sport as some paint books have it. Sometimes known as Williams Blue, even though it changed to Monaco Blue on the phase 3 16v/Williams. You can tell which is which by putting an early and late valver or Willy next to each other. The Sports Blue looks a bit dull in comparison to the brighter Monaco Blue.
Whoa! Posts from Nick Read and Wongy! Blast from the past!
The 449 Sports Blue is funny as it looks dull in the shade, but really purpley in the light. This is my car from two angles in the same location at the same time! Ones in the sun, the others not!
Light:
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/10/web/286000-286999/286766_55_full.jpg
Dark:
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/10/web/286000-286999/286766_57_full.jpg
lol
hehe still remember me then, hows aaron the fastest std valver in clio sport and BEN H the clio willy/16 v expert u two been ok yeah
ben H im itching to know if the transition from valver to willy is all its made out to be
im still around rolling around in a punto HGT but soon to be INTEGRA TYPE R hehe ill come to one of the summer meets in it just to catch up if thats allowed and pod is def on the cards too but if u want me coming in that ill bring the 172 hehe
ExigeV6|Q5|DS3|Fiat
yeah im good thanks mate, just finishing off uni this week, mk1V6 or S3 is on the cards in the next 6 months all going well, valver is still flying though quicker than its ever been to be honest.
Integra sounds very nice, might be going to the pod on 22 feb weather depending. U up for it?
ben H monaco is even nicer in the light hehe wat u think http://www.cliosport.net/gallery/clio16v/1008-2.jpgarron
aaron of the two i would def go for the S3 but thats me hehe i dont rate mk1 but mk2 is a different story lol
congrats on finishing uni hehe
22nd yeah if my bros car is finished and i can pursuade him to go then ill catch up with u there hehe hewants to race a few valvers and i want one to kick his ass
Hiya Wongy
I sold the 16V because I started a job (finally!) after my Masters and was able to get something "special" because Ive now got the use of another car and commute by bike and train a lot too. I almost did the 2.0 conversion on the Valver and had even booked it to be fitted - but at the last moment the scrappy turned around and said theyd lost the bottom end! After that, I still had a couple of grand and thought Id sink it into a car that would retain the value a bit better.
I was thinking of all sorts of cars, but when it came down to running costs, insurance and the "Ive always wanted one since I was a boy" appeal, the Willy won. I looked hard for ages and finally found my car - I got really good vibes when I found out it was No. 123! Ive got a funny thing about numbers (Im an accountant you see and keep seeing "172" in all my work - maybe its a message??).
At first, it was really difficult to tell the two cars apart. On the first motorway drive home, it was a lot quieter because of no mods but felt a lot more solid. The suspension is rock hard on the Willy - even more than the lowered 16V I had.
It took a few weeks to appreciate whether the Willy was quicker. In a straight line it doesnt feel like much, although it does paste all the 16Vs Ive met up with time and time again (like 10 car lenghts from 50-100). But you really notice it on the back roads. Really notice it. Its a lot quicker from A to B, mainly IMO due to the suspension being a lot more controllable when its in the middle of its travel. The Willy soaks up all the bumps where the Valver would skip and can get out of slow corners better due to the massive push at about 2500rpm (like the 4500rpm kick in the Valver).
I really miss my old 16V though - especially the leather and the noise. Wish I could have both really.
Id definitely buy a Willy over a Valver, but not unless you can appreciate the extra it gives you. Around town, its about 5% extra. On quiet Welsh B-roads its more like 50%. Just as well I live in Wales!
lol
my old old car still in the area i live in and it makes me smile everytime i see it and it bloody looks even better when u see it driven by someone else
haiz ben easy answer is buy it back miss my old valver tooand would love to watch u race aaron lol
aaron ill try and see what i can do. is it a cliosport meet or u going with mates. ill see if i can persuade my bro to go. hell be itching to race 172 in his hopefully properely set up 106 gti its rapid now but hes getting a manifold and dastek which should see him with 145 bhp + at fly lol
