Williams

[Antz182]

Having sold my 182 in april 07 to help pay for my flat, it has been sadly missed. I drive around in a 90bhp diesel 307, which is fine for work.

Now i have a little bit of free cash available should i buy a good example Williams for the dry weekends or save for a 197 or 225 as my everyday car? I have a garage for the car, so it could be kept mint.

Opinions please.

 

[kully]

if you can afford to run 2 cars , a weekend car sounds great , personally , i'd rather spend the money on one good one to enjoy all the time .

 

[Kneel]

I have a daily driver and a weekend car, maintaining the weekend car when running a daily driver can be difficult and because of the weekend car I'm starting to get bored of the daily driver, with this in mind I'd say pay for the 197/225 and if you still feel you want/need a project car get a track only project.

 

[lewisniven]

buy mine

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1994-RENAULT-...oryZ9861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

hehe, u know u want to!

 

[Jamie]

I think saving up could take some time as there is a hefty price difference between a williams and the others.

How long would it take to get the cash?

I would prob get a 2nd car regardless.

 

[White16valver]

Williams/valvers like to be run regularly though - mine hates being left standing! lol

 

[Jamie]

Yeh fair point, minimum two day a week drive imo.

If i had a 2nd car would use it for work once a week and at weekends.

 

[2 live]

best to have 1 for general nobbin about, and 1 to cart the family about in imo. thankfully the mrs has just got rid of her dci n is now runnin round in a valver.....so thats a williams for thrashin, a williams for general, and the valver for the mrs to trash. seems to work quite well tbh, when summats up with 1, u can use the other, so no real rush to get owt done. but then i have the works van as well lol.

 

[Antz182]

I would use it probably more than just the weekend, i'm just so bored of driving the 307, I used to love driving the 182. I want that fun factor, but not with the everyday running costs

 

[Ali]

Save your cash for flat purchases! Money pits are mk1's!

 

[2 live]

if u get a bad un yeah. get a decent 1 and it will repay the little bit extra purchase cost 10 fold

 

[Jamie]

Nothing has touch wood ever gone wrong with mine.

 

[White16valver]

As long as you get one that's either low mileage or higher mileage with all the major bits that go done already, you should be fine

But they do require a fair bit of cash to keep tip-top!

 

[2 live]

mine stands me at about 8-9K all up, in the last 6 years ...including the purchase price.


the other one stands me at about £1500 in 2 years, again this includes purchase price.

 

[edde]

I'd get a good condition williams. There IMO the best drivers cars of the RS range cars particulay if its a second car.

 

[Kula197]

Surely a REALLY good Williams will cost a shed load now though for a 12-14 year old weekend car? I thought about getting one as a weekend car, but far too many unloved examples out there for me...

 

[edde]

Surely a REALLY good Williams will cost a shed load now though for a 12-14 year old weekend car? I thought about getting one as a weekend car, but far too many unloved examples out there for me...

Depends there a load of poorly maintaned cars which drag all there prices and reputation down.

 

[2 live]

mine stands me at about 8-9K all up, in the last 6 years ...including the purchase price.


the other one stands me at about £1500 in 2 years, again this includes purchase price.

shud say £1200


probably not even that tbh. but who cares wen you can have this much fun for such a small outlay lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWiV5zFTbys

 

[Jamie]

Surely a REALLY good Williams will cost a shed load now though for a 12-14 year old weekend car? I thought about getting one as a weekend car, but far too many unloved examples out there for me...

You should see my 'shed'