I've left them and gone back to them time and time again...
I've owned a certain black PH1 twice and a certain titanium PH1 twice..
After getting over the Clio 1st time round I'd bought a E46 330 which in hindsight I regret selling.. But I couldn't resists getting one of my old PH1's back..
After selling my sold silver PH1 again, I bought a EP3 Type R but simply couldn't gel with it and 13 days later found myself in an RB182 cup - which I loved.
I then sold this 182 for no particular reason other than I had a fantastic offer on the table for it.
I bought a cheap runaround and saved a packet until I then noticed my other old Ph1 (the black one) was on eBay..bought! After chucking plenty of cash on it, I then broke even by selling.
An Audi TT 225 come along, which I then sold after a couple of months as again..I didn't gel with a car.
After a brief ownership of An Astra VXR (litter) I found myself in the best car I've owned.. A 2004 facelift Mini Cooper S... It was perfect, drove like a Clio but had a more premium, grown up feel to it and had desirable optional extras.
That was sold after around 6 months of ownership due to an ex partner insisting I bought something bigger (a family car)... A 2004 Leon Cupra R... #Yawn.
The Leon made way for a brand new Citroen DS3 on lease. With money burning a hole in my pocket, another Clio appeared on the scene, a tidy Flame Red 172. A well looked after example with plenty of cash spent on it upon its arrival, I decided I couldn't be bothered with it..so sold it to a member in France.
Whilst still having the DS3, I decided to purchase a megane 225 aswell, this lasted a couple of months before I deemed it a silly purchase in terms of money wasting.. So sold that to Dan@SJM.
So now I'm in a new Fiesta ST3 which I will have for 2 years...but I'm on the lookout.. For a PH1 172