306 gti-6

[Matt@CodeRedMotorsports]

Are they any good?? Anyone know the ins and outs of things that can go wrong, or what to look for??
Any advice is much appreciated.
Ta Matt5

[HULK]

They are awesome little cars, at one point they were the hottest hatch money could buy, until renault lauched the phase 1 cliosport 172 which blew it out the water :cooter:

[markey b]

make sure the aircon works, as the climate control can be a nightmare and cause engine fan problems as they share the bitron unit

rear axle bearings, same as a 106, they can wear out

gear linkages can fail prematurely, make sure the gears change nicely

can't think of anything else

oh, and they go better with a std airbox, the fastest one around my way was the standard one!

[djinuk]

the engines went through a phase of tensioners failing casuing the belts to go and bent valves, other than that not much with the engines, some are a bit tappey apparantly, ermm, rear beam rebuilds arnt to cheap, check for that. , cant really think of much else.

[BluntyR5GTT]

my bro used to own one of these about 5-6 yrs ago and it was a awesome car never give him any troubles and it has a great engine just ripe for tuning :)

[James_Surridge G1 5 GTT]

My mate ownes a rare Rallye version.

Nice cars, insurace is high...group 14+ if memory serves.

Have an owners club like us.:agree:

[atecautos]

Had one a couple years back
check timing belt and water pump have bee changed- could be costly if not
check top engine mount
check rear axle bearings
to be honest not that quick and did get blown away by a clio 182
try a prelude 2.2 import , have raced my cousins s3 265bhp model and it cant get away until past 120 mph

[5alldaway]

keep hearing people say good and bad things about these but from what i hear they are a very capable car, i have a gti6 going into my 205 so exciting times ahead

go test drive one and find out, one of my daily cars is a 306 hdi which looks identical to the late gti6, it has a the sport pack on it so i presume its got some better than boggo stuff on it and it handles really really well :)

[dangerous dave]

a spares or repair has just come up near me, say in the ad he wants less than the 850 buy it now, i'd go in for £5-600 and fix the knacked engine or just track down a cheap 2nd hand one.. for the time, cost of engine, and what your left with in the end, its not a bad deal.. shame i've got enough problems at the mo:disagree:

looks tidy in the pics, i think its worth a punt.. closer inspection needed tho:)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peugeot-306-gti-6-diablo-red-57k-SPARES-OR-REPAIR_W0QQitemZ300371761429QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAut omobiles_UK?hash=item45ef8d5915

[atecautos]

The engine in a 205 is a different story, It would then be in a different league, had a 106 rallye s1 with gti engine on 1.3 gearbox, this car would out accelerate a civic type r but maxed out at 118 mph lol, would defo do another rallye conversion.

[5alldaway]

The engine in a 205 is a different story, It would then be in a different league, had a 106 rallye s1 with gti engine on 1.3 gearbox, this car would out accelerate a civic type r but maxed out at 118 mph lol, would defo do another rallye conversion.

im thinking with the gti6 engine in it would make the nose heavy but i will be finding out soon enough, i would of thought with a gti6 engine in a 205 it would be close to clio 172 performance

[atecautos]

205 would be quicker than a clio 172, all about the weight and only 5 bhp difference

[atecautos]

defo with 1.6 gearbox lol

[5alldaway]

i have a 1.6 box on my 205:)

[atecautos]

:agree::agree::agree:

[Matt@CodeRedMotorsports]

Cheers Gents, I bought one.
It was a trade-in at work, so got it for £400 in the end.
Popped it in for an MoT which it passed with flying colours.... Cool.