anyone ever owned a 306 cabriolet?
anyone ever owned a 306 cabriolet?
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pies1981

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8,998 posts

217 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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As the title says really. Thinking of buying one. Yes i'm a hairdresser and yes i'm gay before the flaming starts......

dictys

914 posts

288 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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I had one back in 1995, from what i remember the front seat did not support your legs and for long distance driving it was painful. Also it leaked on the front roof seal and the first time i switched on the windscreen wiper it flew off. However, it wasn't all bad, girls liked it and with the roof down it was nice enough, but not enough to keep it more than 12 months.

Also don't look at the fifth gear roll over test.... frown


pies1981

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8,998 posts

217 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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dictys said:
I had one back in 1995, from what i remember the front seat did not support your legs and for long distance driving it was painful. Also it leaked on the front roof seal and the first time i switched on the windscreen wiper it flew off. However, it wasn't all bad, girls liked it and with the roof down it was nice enough, but not enough to keep it more than 12 months.

Also don't look at the fifth gear roll over test.... frown
That bad? i better not roll it then!!!!

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

228 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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pies1981 said:
As the title says really. Thinking of buying one. Yes i'm a hairdresser and yes i'm gay before the flaming starts......
Old Peugeot can equal big bills. I used to own a 405 Mi16, which ended up costing nearly as much in repairs than it did to buy.

If you get one, get it AA inspected first would be my advice.

Ecurie Ecosse

4,812 posts

248 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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I remember when these came out the cover of Autocar declared them to be "Sexier Than a Sack Full of E-Types".

I was fuming at the time as, whilst the 306 was a good looking car, the E-Type was/is a legend.

The 306 still looks good, but I think the E-Type has stood the test of time a bit better; )

toppstuff

13,698 posts

277 months

spdpug98

1,551 posts

252 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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We had one for about 2 years but sold it on about 4 years ago (Phase 2 round fog lights)

When we bought it had a major leak along the junction of the roof / windscreen, which is a common problem but we got the main window seal replaced on warranty (through Peugeot).

Apart from that we had no problems with it at all

EDLT

15,421 posts

236 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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MX5?

Platinum

2,101 posts

253 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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dictys said:
Also don't look at the fifth gear roll over test.... frown
Shudder.

shadowninja

80,108 posts

312 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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Do you normally get that high when you roll over?

Lord Snot

6,635 posts

244 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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I should not like hatch back cabriolet's,

But I do have a soft spot for the 306 and Golf MK1 cabriolet boxedin

shadowninja

80,108 posts

312 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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PS 306 cabriolets are lovely looking cars. Rented one in Tenerife. And yes, the girls do look.

shouldbworking

4,801 posts

242 months

Saturday 4th October 2008
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toppstuff said:
Thats the worst crash test anyone could hope to make. Surprise, unsecured people have bad things happen to them. As for the front seat, correctly secured passengers ... well, lets not actually have a proper look at what injuries they could have suffered and just say they would have died without even having turned the car back over to see the damage.

Anyway, more on topic. Family has one of the last (51 reg) 306 cabriolets. It had an electrical fault immediately when we got it (adjusted steering column rake, cue smoke from under dash), this was rectified and aside from a weeping rear main seal its not had any faults to date.


Lord Snot

6,635 posts

244 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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toppstuff said:
Oh well... I am pretty sure a Triumph Spitfire or any other classic would use it's driver as the crumple zone in a crash at anything over four miles per hour.

And it would not put me off getting one. Not even slightly.

pies1981

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8,998 posts

217 months

Sunday 5th October 2008
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EDLT said:
MX5?
2k max rules a nice one of those out......