306 GTI-6

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never_thought_id_buy said:

I only had an XSi - poor man's GTI-6. The handling was 'different'. It really did take some getting used to. At first it felt very wallowy - there's was a lot of vertical movement and the rear was very mobile. Tied down it wasn't.

But once used to it, it was highly exploitable. Once the suspension was loaded up, you could just put your foot down and it would go around corners at ridiculous speeds, the passive rear steer making it very neutral. But it would understeer if you weren't on it - higher speed corners were ok but lower speed required trail braking and some steering input to keep the front tyres gripping and then get the rear moving to get the neutrality or oversteer.

Yours does look a bit high for a lowered car. Mine was only ever on factory suspension and I never really felt the need to change it.

Rear axle is only 15mm lowered vs stock, and fronts are 30mm lowered. I think it was 60mm lowered when I bought it. I guess it's good to have some ground clearance to avoid bottoming out on B-roads.

Took the 6 for a drive the other day and it seems to be handling really well now, not sure if the new tyres and dampers needed some time to settle in. Was really good fun hooning it around the Vale of Belvoir. However, on returning I noticed a pretty severe coolant leak, so it's now being treated to a new NRF radiator.

I realised I could do with a daily driver for longer distances, and had been looking for a 3-litre diesel of some sort.

I initially looked into an XJ 3.0d, as I love the look of them, but wasn't sure about tuning potential, and reliability.



This 87k E61 535d LCI popped up and I bought it yesterday. They're 282 bhp 428 lb-ft stock, and with some mods it should be good for around 370 bhp and 590 lb-ft.