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Phil,
I have an ‘88 E phase 1.5 1.9 GTI and absolutely love it... spent waaaaaay too much doing her up to mint state, even had the engine out, re sprayed the engine bay, removed all the original stickers that took and eternity to remove intact, then replaced them and clear lacquered them back in place so they will be here for ever now. Also the classic 80’s light grey/dark grey with the red stipe diving they greys seat fabric, I have just got new cloth that someone in Spain found in the back of a cupboard. All original and in the original packaging. I am having the seats done this year even though the current fabric is good, just that it’s 29 years and 78k Miles old.
The Williams Clio is the best hot hatch drive out of the lot. 100%. Even better than the Trophy with its custom Sachs dampers. However the lure of the hair trigger 1.9 just defines the era for me. R5 honestly not a patch on the others, just the cachet of sitting it beside its nemesis of the 1.9.
And yes, a Blue QP indeed beckons if I can move the Clio Willams... I’ve wanted one since 2007 and the desire has not gone away.
Any help gratefully received !!
Stu
I agree about the handling but we all know it doesn't always make the car better. I've kept the mk1 GTI which we me is the better car over the 205 GTI despite the latter handling better. It's about what stirs emotions and even if the steering is a little wooly we forgive those shortcoming for the extra special feel it gives us. Out of all of your cars the 22B has to be one of the rarest out there and prices have gone ballistic recently as have the TM Evo prices.