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I've been lurking this forum for a long time and thought it about time i posted pictures of my toy.
Bought in May last year for £9,000 totally standard bar the Octane pack which includes dual zone climate, auto directional headlights, tinted rear windows etc.
This is how she looked standard:
A few very subtle and hopefully tasteful modifications later...
Nice pic of my wheels from French Car Show this year :-)
All i have added to date is:
Custom stainless down pipe with sports cat
Custom stainless cat back with twin AMG style pipes (the standard were foul)
Fully adjustable coilovers
15mm spacers on the front, 25mm on the rear
18" OZ Superturismo GT's
Private Number Plate
It has been a very evenful year to say the least, i have possibly experienced every fault you can imagine with this car and repairs to date stand at circa £5k. When it runs right it is a fantastic car and then for no reason whatsoever it throws a stinker.
I have maintained this car at all costs and hopefully it shows. Hope to get more pics up once the weather is clear.
Next comes my quest for power, all comments welcome... please be gentle lol
Please excuse the varying picture sizes!
Bought in May last year for £9,000 totally standard bar the Octane pack which includes dual zone climate, auto directional headlights, tinted rear windows etc.
This is how she looked standard:
A few very subtle and hopefully tasteful modifications later...
Nice pic of my wheels from French Car Show this year :-)
All i have added to date is:
Custom stainless down pipe with sports cat
Custom stainless cat back with twin AMG style pipes (the standard were foul)
Fully adjustable coilovers
15mm spacers on the front, 25mm on the rear
18" OZ Superturismo GT's
Private Number Plate
It has been a very evenful year to say the least, i have possibly experienced every fault you can imagine with this car and repairs to date stand at circa £5k. When it runs right it is a fantastic car and then for no reason whatsoever it throws a stinker.
I have maintained this car at all costs and hopefully it shows. Hope to get more pics up once the weather is clear.
Next comes my quest for power, all comments welcome... please be gentle lol
Please excuse the varying picture sizes!
Thanks for the comments.
I like to think the exterior is as modified as it will get without going OTT.
Mirror caps are stainless steel and came as part of the Octane pack, may go a different colour when i refurb the wheels.
Tints come in handy for my little girl, i quite like them, it's only the rears afterall.
Current list of repairs are:
Upgraded cylinder head due to inlet valves being drowned in carbon beyond repair
Both low and high pressure fuel pumps
VVT Unit & Cam soleniods etc
Master and slave cylinder
Catalytic converter collapsed
Lambda sensors
Boost control valve
Front shocks popped after hittng a pothole when on lowered springs
Thrust bearing went taking out the clutch
Turbo oil feed
I have just replaced the turbo in a pre-emptive measure as the actuator was rattling, turned out all was fine but i got one off a write off for £300 with 1k miles on it and recouped that money selling the one off mine on eBay.
Have got a list of spares as long as your arm for when other well known components fail lol.
It seems no matter how well you look after these things you just can't rely on them.
I like to think the exterior is as modified as it will get without going OTT.
Mirror caps are stainless steel and came as part of the Octane pack, may go a different colour when i refurb the wheels.
Tints come in handy for my little girl, i quite like them, it's only the rears afterall.
Current list of repairs are:
Upgraded cylinder head due to inlet valves being drowned in carbon beyond repair
Both low and high pressure fuel pumps
VVT Unit & Cam soleniods etc
Master and slave cylinder
Catalytic converter collapsed
Lambda sensors
Boost control valve
Front shocks popped after hittng a pothole when on lowered springs
Thrust bearing went taking out the clutch
Turbo oil feed
I have just replaced the turbo in a pre-emptive measure as the actuator was rattling, turned out all was fine but i got one off a write off for £300 with 1k miles on it and recouped that money selling the one off mine on eBay.
Have got a list of spares as long as your arm for when other well known components fail lol.
It seems no matter how well you look after these things you just can't rely on them.
I have known those seats go for £800 upwards!
They're so comfy!
Yeah i think alot of these highly tuned hot hatches are doomed to fail!
Can't help but think they rushed production!
You'd expect them to hold value being that rare but it seems the probems that plague them have a negative effect on value.
It has been and continues to be a hard relationship but as Steve knows with all the ladies that have been in my life - i'm a glutton for punishment.
They're so comfy!
Yeah i think alot of these highly tuned hot hatches are doomed to fail!
Can't help but think they rushed production!
You'd expect them to hold value being that rare but it seems the probems that plague them have a negative effect on value.
It has been and continues to be a hard relationship but as Steve knows with all the ladies that have been in my life - i'm a glutton for punishment.
Lol indeed!
http://www.ecosse-peugeot.co.uk/show_product.asp?i...
As good as it looks on a rally car, probably a tad much for a road car.
The spacers required to get the wheels to meet the arches would render it totally undrivable / dangerous.
I think the OZ's are coming off for winter, fancy some 17" steel wheels and snow tyres :-)
http://www.ecosse-peugeot.co.uk/show_product.asp?i...
As good as it looks on a rally car, probably a tad much for a road car.
The spacers required to get the wheels to meet the arches would render it totally undrivable / dangerous.
I think the OZ's are coming off for winter, fancy some 17" steel wheels and snow tyres :-)
Thanks mate.
I wasn't pulled over by the exit taping my mates number plate to his rear window by any chance? The police were parked at the junction in front and he forgot to put his plates back on lol
Our stand was fairly out of site at the show and the steward was being a whopper and wouldn't let us set the cars out how we wanted.
I wasn't pulled over by the exit taping my mates number plate to his rear window by any chance? The police were parked at the junction in front and he forgot to put his plates back on lol
Our stand was fairly out of site at the show and the steward was being a whopper and wouldn't let us set the cars out how we wanted.
Thanks, i've wanted OZ's since i can remember. It's only recently i've been able to afford a set!
I'm thinking of adding:
Seat sport intercooler
Water / Meth injection
Forge induction kit
Some Forge hard pipes and silicone hoses to tidy up the engine bay
Limited Slip Diff while i have the spare box in the garage, also have a longer 5th gear going into that box
Remap
That would probably be enough to keep me happy as it's pretty quick already.
I'm thinking of adding:
Seat sport intercooler
Water / Meth injection
Forge induction kit
Some Forge hard pipes and silicone hoses to tidy up the engine bay
Limited Slip Diff while i have the spare box in the garage, also have a longer 5th gear going into that box
Remap
That would probably be enough to keep me happy as it's pretty quick already.
Liking all of the positive comments the car is getting, thanks!
I've just covered 50k now and it is just over 4 years old. Full service history, plugs and oil changed every 10k.
Standard the car is 175bhp, i'd easilly expect a very reliable 230bhp after all of the modifications listed. It may only be around 50bhp more but it makes it a very competitive car from what i've seen of others.
With a larger turbo i could easilly see the other side of 270bhp.
Anything further than that would require new pistons and all sorts i'd imagine. From what i've seen 320bhp is acheivable with forged goodies.
I've just covered 50k now and it is just over 4 years old. Full service history, plugs and oil changed every 10k.
Standard the car is 175bhp, i'd easilly expect a very reliable 230bhp after all of the modifications listed. It may only be around 50bhp more but it makes it a very competitive car from what i've seen of others.
With a larger turbo i could easilly see the other side of 270bhp.
Anything further than that would require new pistons and all sorts i'd imagine. From what i've seen 320bhp is acheivable with forged goodies.
Edited by r4dcu on Thursday 20th October 15:51
I tested all the equivalents out when purchasing this, has miles more character and is fairly large compared to the Clio and corsa.
The 5 speed box is a pain yes but cruise control on the motorway makes it less of an issue and you can easilly pull out and give chase without having to drop it. I've got a longer 5th gear going in my new box which will increase fuel economy.
My opinion would be to keep the diesel mate you can have some cracking performance increases on those diesels. The GTI bits are easy enough to get hold of!
My next car is certainly going to be diesel, there's a nice BMW 120d Msport coupe with my name on it.
Are you on the 207oc? If not its well worth registering.
The 5 speed box is a pain yes but cruise control on the motorway makes it less of an issue and you can easilly pull out and give chase without having to drop it. I've got a longer 5th gear going in my new box which will increase fuel economy.
My opinion would be to keep the diesel mate you can have some cracking performance increases on those diesels. The GTI bits are easy enough to get hold of!
My next car is certainly going to be diesel, there's a nice BMW 120d Msport coupe with my name on it.
Are you on the 207oc? If not its well worth registering.
Lol it's ok, everyone's entitled to an opinion. I'd happily stick these wheels on anything, but that's just me.
I sold the original wheels a while back when I moved house, I was going to refurbish them but didn't have the time between work, training and the family. They are pretty expensive to get hold of even second hand.
My list of repairs to date is on the previous page, thats what has failed since last may. Lol it seems like every component on this car is incapable of lasting long than 40 - 50k, Peugeot have a clock in card for me now the car is there that often.
I sold the original wheels a while back when I moved house, I was going to refurbish them but didn't have the time between work, training and the family. They are pretty expensive to get hold of even second hand.
My list of repairs to date is on the previous page, thats what has failed since last may. Lol it seems like every component on this car is incapable of lasting long than 40 - 50k, Peugeot have a clock in card for me now the car is there that often.
Edited by r4dcu on Friday 21st October 07:19
They wouldn't have went over the front calipers, gotta get 17's ideally, maybe 16 at a push.
There's always a set knocking about somewhere it's just spotting them at the right price as they hold value really well. Hocks are probably a bit cheaper than the pitlanes I had and they arent too dissimilar.
Check out the owners club and you may get lucky.
There's always a set knocking about somewhere it's just spotting them at the right price as they hold value really well. Hocks are probably a bit cheaper than the pitlanes I had and they arent too dissimilar.
Check out the owners club and you may get lucky.
Epic update on the way over the next month, keep your eyes peeled :-)
Recent developments with the car... I drove to swansea to longlife for them to investigate the blow coming from my downpipe, after a long and very eventful journey my car made it to 12 miles outside Swansea with no problems until some cocky chat pulled alongside me in a 172 wanting to play, naturally I obliged and under acceleration my downpipe finally snapped leaving me having to travel 12 miles with a car that sounded hurrendous!!
Anyway, the guys there soon fixed it and created a brace to hold the downpipe in place as was being pulled about under load. Whilst I was there I had my whole exhaust system rebuilt and i must say they really know they're stuff! Not only does it sound 110 times better but the work is brilliant.
I'm getting lots of custom goodies made up for the engine including:
A front mount intercooler Set up, highly polished stainless boost pipes and highly polished stainless hard pipe to relocate induction kit away from the engine for increased cold airflow. There will also be plenty of silicone hoses to tidy it all up.
I may have got my hands on a damaged turbo so I'm tempted to have it turned into a hybrid to save the headaches of having to do lots of fabrication for a larger turbo.
I've also just received my longer 5th gear which will be going into the spare gearbox along with a Sachs performance clutch.
Lots of pictures on the way over the next month!
Recent developments with the car... I drove to swansea to longlife for them to investigate the blow coming from my downpipe, after a long and very eventful journey my car made it to 12 miles outside Swansea with no problems until some cocky chat pulled alongside me in a 172 wanting to play, naturally I obliged and under acceleration my downpipe finally snapped leaving me having to travel 12 miles with a car that sounded hurrendous!!
Anyway, the guys there soon fixed it and created a brace to hold the downpipe in place as was being pulled about under load. Whilst I was there I had my whole exhaust system rebuilt and i must say they really know they're stuff! Not only does it sound 110 times better but the work is brilliant.
I'm getting lots of custom goodies made up for the engine including:
A front mount intercooler Set up, highly polished stainless boost pipes and highly polished stainless hard pipe to relocate induction kit away from the engine for increased cold airflow. There will also be plenty of silicone hoses to tidy it all up.
I may have got my hands on a damaged turbo so I'm tempted to have it turned into a hybrid to save the headaches of having to do lots of fabrication for a larger turbo.
I've also just received my longer 5th gear which will be going into the spare gearbox along with a Sachs performance clutch.
Lots of pictures on the way over the next month!
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