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nyk
18-11-2006, 00:32
Personally I had always wanted a valver, and have been a williams lover for years, so it is my first car and chosse it after looking at about 20.

How did you end up with your valver/williams? Was it something you had always wanted or did you just fall into clio ownership?

LOL
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FATBOY
18-11-2006, 00:37
back in 1996 a bloke who i worked with at a supermarket had a valver and one weekend a lod of us went to ford fair in oxford from essex in the valver and it was such a smooth ride(i was in the back all the way there and back) and fell in love with the clio! but he always wanted a williams back then but obviously the prices were still high and he couldnt afford one! so i thought i would always like to own one,one day! and then last year i bumped into him in the williams, his valver had gone years ago. always wanted to know what happened to his valver tho????

Andyvalver
18-11-2006, 00:49
I always wanted a clio as my first car. Wanted a valver but bought an rt for insurance reasons. Bought my valver, had it over 3 years and wouldnt change it for any other type of car :D

kj16v
18-11-2006, 00:49
My R5 GTT ****ed me off so I sold it and got a 16V cuz it was much better quality, cheap and fast.

Joel
18-11-2006, 00:53
Me mums mate was selling a ph3, 1.2 really liked mk1s as they were cheap heard she was selling it so i bought it for £££ regretably wish id have gon for ph2 now!! :cry:

nyk
18-11-2006, 01:04
thought it was u who said only last week that Mk 2's are ghey Joel??!!

Make you bluddy mind up. LOL

J o n
18-11-2006, 01:07
think he means Mk1 Ph2, not the bug eye Ph3 Nyk

nyk
18-11-2006, 01:09
ah right, didnt think there was any difference apart from the lights, bit off topic now but can't you just change em for a set of Ph1/2 lights Joel??

Joel
18-11-2006, 01:13
thought it was u who said only last week that Mk 2's are ghey Joel??!!

Make you bluddy mind up. LOL

mk1 ph2!!!!


mines a mk1 ph3

Joel
18-11-2006, 01:14
ah right, didnt think there was any difference apart from the lights, bit off topic now but can't you just change em for a set of Ph1/2 lights Joel??


Lights, Bonnet, 16v wings, 16v bumper id go for if i wanted to 16v rep it

merlin
18-11-2006, 02:26
Bought my hybrid 7 weeks ago to use for road rallies,have driven it 3 times and hate it so it has to go,anyone want to buy an N reg williams powered hybrid or trade for a mk2 escort. Merlin

Purple
18-11-2006, 03:56
trade for a mk2 escort.
Good choice. But why not keep both? Both different cars, in terms of throttle driving, but isn't that half the fun.

seanofnp
18-11-2006, 05:49
My mate had a williams when i had my 206... saw it fell in love, sold my 02 plate 28k mile 206 for a 95 valver as i couldnt afford williams insurance and valver insurance was nearly 3 grand as it is :P

Laine_16v
18-11-2006, 07:38
My mate had one and i loved it, i NEEDED to get one :lol:

gtbloke
18-11-2006, 09:15
I always fancied a valver myself.... but now im bored of it so its going :lol:

mozzawily
18-11-2006, 10:18
Strange circumstances me buying a williams, basically i had a 200 sx but after8 months of ownership i discovered the engine was ****ed... it was loosing compression on 1 cylinder so i cut my losses and sold the thing very reluctanly.... spendt 3 months trying to buy an impreza, really wanted an evo but evo4's still were good money back then.....

Anyway every wrx i saw had been trashed and i desperatley needed a car so saw my williams advertised and thought if i bought it it wouldnt loose as much money then i could get my evo so i bought it.....

A year on im still evo-less but am buying a house so i have to wait for my dream :-(

Tommyturbo
18-11-2006, 11:05
i had a 5 turbo for a few years and was offered valver for penny at a garage i work at i drove it around for a few days and i loved it untill the piston rings went on it i swore that day i would own another one so the natural progression was to the williams love them cars !!!

dan-hipgrave
18-11-2006, 11:34
I had a couple of Novas, and after them both failing MOTs and me scrapping them i wanted something different and a lot quicker - was looking at escort gti's and such when a mate suggested the valver...looked them up on the net and had to have one :D

bluenose
18-11-2006, 13:07
It never really crossed my mind that i could actually afford to own a williams tbh, then i saw a few advertised cheaply and thought it might become affordable if i can get a reasonable insurance quote so i phoned round a few companies and all being well, i'll be picking up the willy on tuesday! It'll be my 3rd clio after going from a 1.2 to a 1.4rt. Was going to look for a valver but if the price is right, why not go one better?! :D

wavy
18-11-2006, 15:27
years ago i remember seeing a dimma williams turn on to my street
it looked awsome with the blue and gold and i knew i wanted to own 1
so having lost my job i thought with the payout money i would buy 1 while i had the dosh :)
best car iv owned so far :)

FATBOY
18-11-2006, 15:47
Bought my hybrid 7 weeks ago to use for road rallies,have driven it 3 times and hate it so it has to go,anyone want to buy an N reg williams powered hybrid or trade for a mk2 escort. Merlin

what mark 2 are you looking for mate??? 1.6 mexico? or a 2.0 rs 2000 ???

merlin
18-11-2006, 20:30
I dont mind wot kind of escort it is even a four door will do as it is only going to be used for road rallies,i would like if possible a 1.6 plus but even this does not matter as i will fit a 2lt pinto.why do you ask by the way do you have an escort, Merlin

Allan
18-11-2006, 20:35
Hmm wanted a williams for ages and well got one simple as that :D

Also want a Noble m400, but still working on that one ;D

FincH
18-11-2006, 22:21
Well basicaly I was on my way to market with some cattle when an old man blocked my path. He asked if I wanted to trade my cattle for a magic car, so I said ok.

I gave him my cows and he showed me to the car. It looked fairly normal, it was blue and a bit rusty. The second I got in all the money from wallet dissapeared... I thought wow this really is magic, so I started the thing up and went to drive it home.

By the time I got home the bayliffs were just leaving and Mr Bank Manager was showing a form that said 'Bankrupt' on it. Then the car imploded.

Martin
18-11-2006, 22:47
I'm addicted! :P

richy
18-11-2006, 22:53
i had a saxo vtr at the time and could finally insure something with power! always liked the williams, my sister bought a valver so 2 week later i got a williams 3!!

:D

also found the bug eye at work for cheap so snapped it up! had it 3 month ish

Smokey McPot
19-11-2006, 04:13
Stole it.

Zollo
20-11-2006, 10:04
Read about Mr Stromba's Williams in Evo magazine, thought I'd try one myself :)

Justin..
20-11-2006, 10:36
wanted a williams for years, didnt even now the valver existed untill i met someone who had one! saw my valver on ebay and just had to have it :D

pat_986
20-11-2006, 13:51
Just had a 1.4 Mk1 as the first car, quite liked it, then started reading up on the 16v/williams, fell i love with the styling, and was impressed on how highly you guys spoke of them.........So when I was 18 went oult and brought a valver! (couldn't afford a Williams :( )

BigBoreBri
20-11-2006, 20:40
I spent about 6 months hunting for the perfect williams before giving up and buying a MK1 172... It spent 6 weeks out of 18 at the dealership getting various faults fixed before i wrote it off "in" style, lol. :gun:

4 Days later i found my williams 4 sale on 18k in sheffield... job dun!! :D