1994 Renault Clio Williams 2 from UK and Ireland - Comments

Gearbox broke at 110,000 miles.

Alarm fault traced to poor factory wiring for UK spec alarm.

Electrical fault rendered car unusable - traced to corroded electrical connector in relay box.

Rear tyres seem to wear unevenly without explanation.

Engine now rebuilt as pistons were worn out & valve seats - not bad for 245000 miles though!

I am lucky that I can do all the work myself otherwise this already expensive to maintain car would have cost a phenomenal amount.

Don't get me wrong though, it's a great car and has proved pretty reliable considering its high mileage.

Clutch is very heavy & would be tiring for some female drivers.

I've been looking through numerous sites about the Williams to find someone with the same problem as me- either my clutch or gearbox has gone after hitting the limiter and crunching it into 5th. Got no drive whatsoever in all gears and I've been told that the whole engine will have to be taken out to find out which of the two it is and then to replace it! Just wondering if I could get in touch with this guy to find out how expensive some of the quotes he got for it were? And also how difficult he found it doing the work himself?

Adam Skoyles

ASkoyles@hotmail.com.

The williams is a quick car I last week I beat a suburu easly. it beat me off the lights, but I cought it up and tuck it with pure speed. my name is christopher barnes from preston england.

Do you mean you beat a Subaru Justy? No way can a Clio Williams beat an Impreza Turbo, they only have about 150bhp.

I have tailed a Subaru before. I've never beat on though. Mine's is a 1.8, a 2.0 might do the job. I believe you son, my Sunny 2.0 ZX is faster than my Williams, but it looks like a shed on wheels, no matter what you do with it.