Me too, but I don't think they are practical enough to have as your main/only car.
i laugh when i read this from mark 2 owners, its like think they are from the stone age and all they do is break down, i know quite a few mark 1's that are far more reliable than 172's / 182's etc, they have the same amount of seats, same size boot roughly so it makes no sense what you said above really
I agree, in theory they are just as practical, they are both Clios. Im not sure about reliability, im sure if they are well maintained they are just as reliable as a mk2.
What more concerns me is that they are rare and almost a £4k supercar, if I had one I wouldn't want to park it on the road, in supermarket car parks, let my mum or girlfriend drive it etc
I would want to garage it. With my mk2 it doesn't stand out, its not rare, if I wrote it off I could get another one quite easily. With a Williams its more of a weekend car, and I reckon I would appreciate it more if I didnt drive it everyday.