Wobba
06-10-2007, 09:55
Having imported a fair few cars in my time from various places, I thought I would have a shifty at some of our EU cousins and see what the various websites have on offer, in terms of the Williams Clio.
I have spoken to a few of my French friends recently, and even the ones who are not into cars seemed to know the Williams Clio. Seems they are quite proud of it.
I checked out the French Ebay site to start with and can see they have a MUCH higher pricing of Willies. Many of them seem to be immaculate as well. I find it quite interesting. Ok, so they are LHD, but almost every professional driver will state a preference for LHD motorcars...it's easy to get used to as well.
Have a look HERE (http://automobile-voiture.search.ebay.fr/clio-williams_Automobiles_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ 3QQsacatZ9801QQsatitleZclioQ2bwilliamsQQsbrsrtZl) for example. Currently some very nice cars listed. I think they have kept theirs in pretty good nik! I imagine parts from Renault are cheaper there.
It's interesting to see the difference in designation, i.e. they have a different way of distinguishing Williams 1, 2 and 3's. It's because of the difference in marketing the car when they were released, depending on the country they were registered in etc (I imagine). Would it be true to say the ones with limited edition plaques are Willy 1's?
I have spoken to a few of my French friends recently, and even the ones who are not into cars seemed to know the Williams Clio. Seems they are quite proud of it.
I checked out the French Ebay site to start with and can see they have a MUCH higher pricing of Willies. Many of them seem to be immaculate as well. I find it quite interesting. Ok, so they are LHD, but almost every professional driver will state a preference for LHD motorcars...it's easy to get used to as well.
Have a look HERE (http://automobile-voiture.search.ebay.fr/clio-williams_Automobiles_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ 3QQsacatZ9801QQsatitleZclioQ2bwilliamsQQsbrsrtZl) for example. Currently some very nice cars listed. I think they have kept theirs in pretty good nik! I imagine parts from Renault are cheaper there.
It's interesting to see the difference in designation, i.e. they have a different way of distinguishing Williams 1, 2 and 3's. It's because of the difference in marketing the car when they were released, depending on the country they were registered in etc (I imagine). Would it be true to say the ones with limited edition plaques are Willy 1's?