J o n
09-11-2006, 15:52
well, I've had the car a few months now and by this period of ownership on the Williams it was at the start of an episode of being off the road for almost 6 months trying to get it through it's MOT... and having other bits fixed at the same time, like a new gear box... that came to a few thousand pounds damage. So far the 17poo has cost me £350 for a new PAS line due to a leak, which £215's of I got back as I didn't need it, instead it had to be a custom bit making up, which is done but needs to be braized.
So reliability it's been okay, nothing major at all, just unfortunate that it was a custom bit, but not expensive to replace.
As for driving it still feels quite raw, steering is well weighted and you get good feedback, still not quite on a level with the Williams though.
Handling is subjective, but even after getting used to the lowness it's simply not even in the same league... could be these coilovers, but after much thought on it they will be one of the last things to get changed and it will be staying as low as snakes bollocks because they look like you driving around with the jack fully extended otherwise...
performance isn't really something that's fair to compare, but suffice to say it's in a different league, just a shame it weighs as much as it does...
all in all I'm happy with it, would recommend one if you fancy something a bit newer that's cheap as hell to buy.
So reliability it's been okay, nothing major at all, just unfortunate that it was a custom bit, but not expensive to replace.
As for driving it still feels quite raw, steering is well weighted and you get good feedback, still not quite on a level with the Williams though.
Handling is subjective, but even after getting used to the lowness it's simply not even in the same league... could be these coilovers, but after much thought on it they will be one of the last things to get changed and it will be staying as low as snakes bollocks because they look like you driving around with the jack fully extended otherwise...
performance isn't really something that's fair to compare, but suffice to say it's in a different league, just a shame it weighs as much as it does...
all in all I'm happy with it, would recommend one if you fancy something a bit newer that's cheap as hell to buy.