Just come back from a 1,000 mile epic around Ireland with the lady (who hates cars and only begrudgingly acknowledges anything good about my gold-wheeled toy!).
For those of you who arent familar with the south and west of Ireland, Id say its like the roads of the UK 40 years ago - much less traffic than even my part of Wales, beautiful scenery and roads made for serious action. We never got near a dual carriageway and spent most of the time on really remote little roads (the main roads are only single carriageway, even cutting cross-country).
Well, what a car is that Williams. Its the first time Ive run up any serious mileage in the beast and I dont think I could think do justice to it in a word. Let alone what it can do when you open it up, this handsome fellow is a real companion for those gentler miles too.
At 25% of its abilities, it covers minor roads with such ease - keep it at 2-3000 rpm (85+% torque) and youll make all the speed youd want to, while the suspension keeps you glued to the road despite the worst roads Ireland can throw at it. The old boy sipped fuel at a rate of about 35mpg and about half a litre of oil over the duration. The Irish kids loved it too!
The Willy blew a rear speaker and needs a good clean, but is otherwise 100%.
It would no doubt be a different matter if I had kids or any more luggage, but as it is, this really is a perfect car!
