So, after buying musclebeach's P1 GTI6 a few weeks ago, I've finally been able to give it a few proper drives to see what the 306 is all about. Initial impressions are that it feels kinda like a slightly bigger and heavier 106 GTi but with more grunt. As I've driven it more though, I've realised it's a lot more than that - it's a properly sorted car. Starting with the engine, (which is an absolute peach!) it's very torquey low down, while maintaining all the high end power - and it sounds absolutely ballistic with the Magnex cat-back and PiperX! The brakes are very good, perhaps initial feel could be better; nothing happens in the first centimetre of travel - but once you give them a kick, they really bite! The chassis is what I'm most impressed with, though, it manages to be about as chuckable as the 106, while feeling way more planted and stable at speed and also being a comfortable cruiser when needed. It's brilliant!

Anyway, I've been driving it for a couple of weeks, pretty much non-stop and it's not been cleaned since my first Hello thread (http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=143963) so excuse the dirt!


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Drivers side door pin literally just dropped out, which is a massive ball ache! New one ordered for about £4 though, not so bad...


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Also fell victim to the ridiculous right hand turning circle, which I had only just started to notice recently


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Oh well, they were due a refurb anyway!

Last thing wrong is this clip under the bonnet, which has snapped. So some sort of wire is being used atm. Considering whether Aero Catches would be worthwhile too as the bonnet latch is a bit rubbish and difficult to operate...


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So that's pretty much it!

Looking forward to running it as a daily come March as it's very comfortable, quite quick and handles superbly!


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Cheeky video too. (sound quality is kinda crap though, unfortunately.)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/j0eyd/6621498145/in/set-72157628336969175/

C&C Welcome

Joe

Road grime FTW!

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)
2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...)
2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow

Pavements are for padestrians, not parking spaces!

Otherwise good stuff

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I Live for the 306

TEAM CHERRY PINK RALLYE
2008 BMW ///M 320d

Don't worry, I never go anywhere near the limiter when driving it and never take it above 3,000rpm until it's completely warm anyway!
I've found the peak power to be around 6,500ish? So yeah, there's no point going beyond that.
The 106 was way too good for me; nothing to mess with or fix! lol

Re the pavement: That's certainly true, but there are so many cars parked around there, it's impossible to leave it on the road without blocking it up. Not ideal.

Thanks

LOL bit like that in my street going to be worse when the 'yellows' get painted. It's already like the old Le Mans 24hr start.. "On your marks.."

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I Live for the 306

TEAM CHERRY PINK RALLYE
2008 BMW ///M 320d

some nice bumpy/twisty/empty roads around Driffield, perfect for the 6. The driff, north frod, brands bypass, wawne road to Hull used to be a good one. Sure you will enjoy!

There's also a lot of police around the Hull way, i only know from other people who have got done! Still no points!

Watch out for an Octavia VRS in black with black tints, my friend got caught doing 60 over the bridge from that sleeper!

Also Range rover lurks about as well as the volvo's......the road upto Hornsea from Beverley is supposed to be very well policed, probably because it's only a few miles out from the station and they can get a few tickets out before they're fish and chips are ready in Beverley!

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Good to see you've joined here as well as posting on Cliosport! Looks ace!

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Zed your GTI6 video was the one that made me get a GTI ! The 0-100mph video made me grin like a cheshire cat!

Saw the thread too, yeah i was getting about 32mpg, didn't fly around everywhere in it though, just the odd squirt for shits and giggles. Driving to Hull everyday it's impossible to get on with all the traffic, hence why i probably got better mpg haha!

At least you're enjoying it, oh and the bootlock......it did it for me a few times a bit ago usually when it'd got really dirty, it was behaving when i came to sell it though, bloody Peugeot's glad you got it sorted.
Oh and with the driving position, have you grabbed the lever on the right side of the seat and lowered it to lowest position? Does make a difference but you're right, my P2 was a totally different seat position - i got used to it after a few weeks though and forgot about it

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Erm as far as i know its a P1 boot lid because my P2.5 had a later style lock on it, i say 2.5 cos it had some P2 and some P3 bits-on the forum we call it a parts bin special

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That's weird! Might have to look at getting another lid as I don't want it rotting It'll be fine for now though

Also, Chris, do you still have the locking wheel nut adaptor thing? I don't think I have it! Can't get the wheels off lol



They're thirsty buggers. I posted this on Cliosport.net and they were all shocked at how a 2.0 can drink so much! But it's not a modern engine, so I didn't exactly expect it to be economical. Besides, that's not why I bought the thing

Oh, it'll get looked after! I'm not one to mistreat cars - Especially my own. Just having some trouble deciding where to go with it ATM. It's a toss up between having a fast-road/track car, or completely returning it to standard due to how rare they're getting now! At the moment, I'm favouring fast-road/track car as it's already got some nice upgrades; suspension, exhaust etc... But we'll see!
I'd love to supercharge it, but I can't bear spending 4 times what the car is worth on just the engine (which is already on 111k, so might not last long!)

Oh Joey........check the rear centre pull out drawer......think it's in there. Sorry forgot to mention about that haha!

And OI trust me, that engine's a belter! Had the cambelt and all ancillaries changed by Carl @ Mechanical Repairs.......you give it regular oil and filter changes and it will do as many miles as you want it to as far as i can see!

It is a fantastic engine and i've never ever ever had a problem with it once regarding tapping, or not starting due to an actual engine fault!

Knocked the engine knock switch once which was fun but that was user error, Miles does have a very high mileage one that just keeps on going, as DM said - who knows....in a few years i might buy it back

Psjunkie had it, then Pugpete and it really was looked after by him, then i bought it from Pete and it was my pride and joy, now it's your turn......

As a cheap check you could always change the few engine sensors the car has, which would definitely mean that the engine's o2 readings etc were absolutely right and it wasn't overfuelling etc.... worn sensors can make a difference as some other members on here have found.

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