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stubbsy05

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12th Jul 04 at 07:58

Went out last night for a spin in his Clio 1.8 RSI 8V. Has a magnex on it and thats all.
Was great fun compared to my Corsa 1.4 16V Sport. I was finding any excuse to overtake!!

I'm curious about the 1.8 16V now, as I've heard these are a lot quicker.

What are people views on the the 1.8 16V and Clio Williams??

0-62 in 7.7 book time.

[Edited on 12-07-2004 by Alex.S]

stubbsy05

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12th Jul 04 at 11:07

Insurance on the 1.8 16V is only £1300 fully comp for me

Ditch

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12th Jul 04 at 11:14

quick little cars, but not the most reliable thing to come out of france

TNM

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12th Jul 04 at 11:15

willy has a 2.0 in it. I know some one that sold a wiliams for a deposit on his house. regrets doing it now.

Avey

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12th Jul 04 at 11:19

1.8 16v & Williams are both great little cars, was considering a Williams when I got rid of the Corsa

Just try & find a minter

wayne hiscock

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12th Jul 04 at 11:51

my m8s got a feature clio 16v

and hes on his 3rd gearbox waiting for his 4th gear box.

he only owned it bout a yr too

Captain_Rosco

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12th Jul 04 at 12:45

The Clio Williams are nice cars !
Renault did made copies Williams 2 and 3, which don't hold their value as well and don't have as high tuning.

But the Original Williams dose.....

For Sale

stubbsy05

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12th Jul 04 at 12:59

Think it's the 1.8 16V for me. Can sell my car and all the bits and pick a good one up 4 the same amount.

Would like a set of 15s or 16s, lower then spend the rest on performance I reckon.

Darren

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12th Jul 04 at 13:08

My mates 1.8 16v is well rapid, not worth paying the extra for a Williams

Captain_Rosco

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12th Jul 04 at 13:48

Yeah but with only 400 made, and half of them have been written off, that makes the Williams rare, and truly worth owning one.

Plus they are lot faster than the 1.8s

[Edited on 12-07-2004 by Captain_Rosco]

Ditch

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12th Jul 04 at 14:02

not alot faster at all, only 0-100mph will you see a difference between the two

Kris TD

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12th Jul 04 at 16:24

16v, good quick little cars, mates one is always going wrong, its on rear brakes setup no. 3 cos the calipers kept binding, which in turn fucked the discs which inturn required new bearings as the bearings are pressed into the discs.
forget most diy on the 16v engine as there is sod all room to work.
nice car though

Cole

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12th Jul 04 at 20:57

oh and hope ya got a nice endless wallet if ya are seriously thinking of buying one as when things go wrong they aint cheap to fix eg clutch £600+

bazgooch

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12th Jul 04 at 20:59

quote:
Originally posted by Alex.S
Insurance on the 1.8 16V is only £1300 fully comp for me

Only...

big eck

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12th Jul 04 at 21:00

1.8 16v are ok but i'd prefer the 2ltr, i've raced a couple of 1.8's in the corsa and beaten them although there quick off the line and upto about 60 - 70 there wasnt much in it.

22B

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6th Oct 04 at 11:25

the 1.8 16V is about 130bhp the williams is a 2.0 16V with 163 bhp i think so not much difference but as most people say they aint the most reliable cars to come from france, but if theyve been looked after you should be alrite

SetH

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6th Oct 04 at 11:31

quote:
Originally posted by Captain_Rosco

The Clio Williams are nice cars !
Renault did made copies Williams 2 and 3, which don't hold their value as well and don't have as high tuning.

But the Original Williams dose.....

For Sale

it is the same engine in all 3 variants thus the tuning is the same, i have a copy of EVO somewhere with a feature on the cilo williams, Alex ill see if i can dig it out for you m8.

Also it has 150bhp not 163bhp, However the 2.0 is blessed with more torque and pulls a lot lower in the rev range. you really have to thrash the 1.8 to get it to go.

They are all at least 10 years old now if you find one owned by an enthusiast who has maintained the vehicle using genuine/performance parts then you are laughing.

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