BigRez
Post #1
Hi allToo much to retype so I'll paste in my ebay advert.
Here for sale is my late 1999 beloved and now very rare Peugeot 306 GTI 6. These are regarded as one of the best hot hatches made and without doubt in my eyes the best Peugeot hatch ever. They produce a very healthy 167HP from the XU10J4RS engine and were one of the first mass produced cars to feature a manual 6 speed gearbox.
My vehicle is a rare Phase 3 vehicle in the stunning Diablo Red metallic. It has spent most of it's life in the hands of a mid 50's lady solicitor who used the car to go to and fro the tennis club from her multi million pound Edwardian house.
It's only covered 80000 miles from new which is very, very low for this age of car.
I'll talk about the body and interior shortly but firstly I'd like to mention the service history. Put simply, you will never, ever find another 16 year old French hot hatch with service history like this. I'll highlight the key details of the history below as I do not wish for it to be lost in a sentence;
- Every MOT certificate since the first issue at 3 years old (2002)
- Most MOT emissions print outs
- Every single service receipt (apart from the very first) from new back to its first set of rubber over mats when purchased (incidentally still in the vehicle)
- Every tyre receipt from new (Bridgestones to Yokohamas)
- Every exhaust receipt from new
- Every additional maintenance receipt from new (alarm, suspension work, cylinder head etc)
- Original Phase 3 sales brochures
- Both sets of keys (functional)
- Owners wallet with owners books
- Service history booklet with 14 service stamps (4 Peugeot, 9 Peugeot specialist and 1 Independent garage)
- Lots of previous tax discs (a nice thing to have!)
I can almost guarantee you that you will never find another with documentation like it. Typically with a car of this age and vintage you will receive 1 working key, 10 owners, an MOT and that's it. The history on my car is quite remarkable and will sell the car on it's own. If you want a car to store with some provenance then this is the one for you.
The service intervals can be expressed as follows;
02/05/00 Warwick Wright Peugeot No mileage listed
09/11/01 Warwick Wright Peugeot 12578
10/10/02 Warwick Wright Peugeot 19536
15/10/03 Warwick Wright Peugeot 26994
11/10/04 PSA specialist 34608
26/10/05 PSA specialist 41946
11/12/06 PSA specialist 48631
05/03/08 PSA specialist 55039
06/03/09 PSA specialist 58560
22/10/10 PSA specialist 65270
09/12/11 PSA specialist 70556
19/06/13 PSA specialist 74574
06/10/14 PSA specialist 77751
23/07/15 Power Developments Independent 80036
Again, all of the above bar the very first are receipted for and the service book is of course fully up to date.
Recent major additional work in it's history have included;
- Cylinder head overhaul with 16 new valves due to crank pulley slippage in 2010 (invoice for £1478.11 includes head gasket kit and additional work)
- Front suspension rebuild in 2011 consisting of new front dampers, springs, top mounts, lower arms and drop links (invoice for £726.58)
- Valeo replacement OEM radiator, coolant and bottom hose (£394.75 in 2014)
I purchased the car and embarked on a mini restoration to ensure the vehicle met my high standards. Within the last 3 weeks I have completed the following major work (again, all invoiced for with times/dates/mileages etc listed);
- Major service including Fram oil filter, Fram air filter, Fram fuel filter, Total Quartz 7000 10W40 semi-synthetic oil, NGK BKR6EK spark plugs and Pagid DOT4 full brake fluid change
- Pagid front and rear brake discs, pads and disc retaining screws (discs have lovely anti-corrosion coating on them and everything has been correctly stripped down, greased and rebuilt)
- Genuine Peugeot clutch cable
- Replacement number plates (originals perished as per current MOT's only advisory)
- Major cambelt change service including;
Dayco 136T OEM cambelt kit with metal tensioner and idler bearing
Dayco 6PK1610 auxilliary drive belt
KWP metal impeller water-pump with genuine Peugeot gasket and new bolts
Genuine Peugeot thermostat, seal and housing
Genuine Peugeot pre-mixed coolant flush and change
Total BV 75W80 gearbox oil change
The vehicle now starts, drives and handles like new! With all the major work completed it will need nothing within the near future apart from it's scheduled oil service next year. Note that the vehicle also supports Goodridge braided brake lines which are a nice long term solution to perishable rubber brake pipes. The engine runs super smooth; the oil is so clear from being over serviced it's whole life you almost can't see it on the stick. The transmission is also lovely and slick with no crunching or bad habits.
The body work is also in immaculate condition without hardly a mark or scuff. It really is remarkable for 16 years and is a credit to it's ownership and having lived most of it's life sat in a heated garage! There is a small scuff on the front corner of the bumper but I will be touching this in to make it look almost perfect. Bar the scuff, I know you won't find one like this again. It really is that good. There are literally no stone chips on the car.
The car is completely rust free throughout. I have added some Dinitrol Metallic brown wax onto key areas of the vehicle for some protection. The spare wheel has never been removed from the car and even the area above it (common restoration point for 306 GTI's) is remarkably clean and clear (vehicle has not been used during winters).
The interior is also in immaculate condition having seen no rear seat passengers for 13 years. The carpets are all clean and unmarked having had rubber mats fitted from new. The drivers seat has some bobbling which is to be expected but is far better than any other out there for sale.
All tyres are Yokohama C Drive in the correct 195/55/15. At the recent major service it was listed that the fronts have around 5mm with the rears around 7mm, so plenty of life left in them for now. The vehicle has always run Bridgestone Potenzas but unfortunately these are now out of production.
As with any aged vehicle there are some negatives which I will highlight below.
1 - The cyclone alloys although clean and straight could do with re-painting to make them absolutely perfect
2 - The A/C does not work and has not done for 7 years (common 306 issue where A/C fails early on and is not worth repairing)
3 - A very light ticking sound has been evident since the cylinder head rebuild in 2010. I have had this diagnosed and its not the typical GTI tapping from valve contact with valve seat. I think an 'italian tune-up' will most likely cure this as the vehicle has remained completing local tennis club drives for over a decade without the engine being really exercised. The ticking could however be the traditional 306 GTI injector tick which is just the sound of the injectors working. Note that you cannot hear this ticking when driving but only when standing with your head in the engine bay and the bonnet up!
Even with the above common 306 issues I know this is the straightest and most genuine 306 out there now. With the prices of 205's, R5 GTT's and Williams Clio's rocketing its only a small amount of time before these start to rocket in value. Get one whilst you can, there are literally none left. A solid future investment and one that could win Pugfest without too much work.
Many thanks
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Finally got a GTI!
Posted 17th Aug 2015 at 21:01
