Re: SOTW: Peugeot 106 Rallye
Discussion
I had a '94 106 Roland Garros, which I loved and still remember with affection. I had it for 7 or 8 years and covered about 80,000 miles in it, during which it never put a foot wrong. The lack of PAS gave the steering purity and feedback that you simply don't get nowadays on mainstream cars.
Great driving car. One of the last proper lightweight hot hatches, i prefer it to the 205 gti even.
800's cheap. But the engines on these are very strong, its just everything else around it.. still worth buying to use as a track car or fix it up.
Here's one of mine, running 130hp/700kg
800's cheap. But the engines on these are very strong, its just everything else around it.. still worth buying to use as a track car or fix it up.
Here's one of mine, running 130hp/700kg
doogz said:
hora said:
doogz said:
Possible. It's a couple of hours and £30 or so though, not a big deal.
I know but if it snapped you'd hardly walk to the bonnet and have a word with the engine and say 'look, apperently you had the work done so I was told using secondhand information so be a good one and pop your belt and valves back on smartish' 
Itsallicanafford said:
TypeRTom said:
Anyone know what one of these would be like for someone 6' 4" with size 11 feet?
...My advice, buy one with a sunroof...
good SOTWNot my cup of tea these days, but can also see the appeal.
I'd probably spend the 30 quid to change the timing belt as a precaution, get a replacement seat from a breaker, and run it as is. Looks as if it could be a good economical runabout shed. I'd leave the tatty paint etc - sort of like a "rat" shed if you know where I'm coming from. Could also thrash it to death as a track day car :-)
I'd probably spend the 30 quid to change the timing belt as a precaution, get a replacement seat from a breaker, and run it as is. Looks as if it could be a good economical runabout shed. I'd leave the tatty paint etc - sort of like a "rat" shed if you know where I'm coming from. Could also thrash it to death as a track day car :-)
Oh, I am liking this it would be fun, mainly within speed limits.
Was looking at the GTR thread the other day, 500 plus bhp, 0-60 in 3 seconds, 200 plus mph, will hurt your neck in corners versus this, ok the GTR is better in every possible way but would your grin be bigger, would you have five times the fun ?
I got an indicated 115 out of a 1.1 once on the downhill stretch of a popular Autobahn in Cheshire, now that one wasnt much fun but this, though I have never driven one has always intruiged me.
Was looking at the GTR thread the other day, 500 plus bhp, 0-60 in 3 seconds, 200 plus mph, will hurt your neck in corners versus this, ok the GTR is better in every possible way but would your grin be bigger, would you have five times the fun ?
I got an indicated 115 out of a 1.1 once on the downhill stretch of a popular Autobahn in Cheshire, now that one wasnt much fun but this, though I have never driven one has always intruiged me.
Itsallicanafford said:
TypeRTom said:
Anyone know what one of these would be like for someone 6' 4" with size 11 feet?
...My advice, buy one with a sunroof...Tbh I only noticed how bad they were after having a go in my mates VTS a few months after selling mine.
Great to see some familiar names on this thread :-D
Hope you're all doing well these days, I've rarely any time to get back onto the Register to get involved but my S2 is still in tip top condition and the next plan for it (once I get a min to breathe at J P Morgan) is to ge the engine and gearbox out and do the same kind of job as Gus did on his.
For the record the S1 willl his 60mph sub 8 secs all day long. As I recall the only laser timed run I did in a 120bhp 1.6 was a 7.4 and I lit the tyres up something rotten... And a stripped out S1 can just about keep up with a fully clothed S2 round a track so the actual real world difference is minimal when you account for the gear ratios. I like the more relaxed style of the S2 though, 5th gear is still shorter than the GTi (shorter final drive ratio) and the mid range lets you make brisk progress from 30-70 in 5th. My S2 weighs about 860kg btw :-) My 350z 1540kg and I prefer the Rallye (as long as I'm not doing serious high speed motorway mileage, I'd go deaf)..
My car's not standard as some of you know but it is an 8v and you'd have to look fairly close to see the differences thoguh I expect the spherical bearing top mounts, yellow beam bushes and rose jointed TCAs might give the game away....
I don't think this should be looked at as a shed, more a chance to own something which is guarnateed to become a classic and something which can teach you a whole load about driving properly (much as they used to say about the old Morris Minors etc back when no power + crap tyres + wet roundabout = fun).
Hope you're all doing well these days, I've rarely any time to get back onto the Register to get involved but my S2 is still in tip top condition and the next plan for it (once I get a min to breathe at J P Morgan) is to ge the engine and gearbox out and do the same kind of job as Gus did on his.
For the record the S1 willl his 60mph sub 8 secs all day long. As I recall the only laser timed run I did in a 120bhp 1.6 was a 7.4 and I lit the tyres up something rotten... And a stripped out S1 can just about keep up with a fully clothed S2 round a track so the actual real world difference is minimal when you account for the gear ratios. I like the more relaxed style of the S2 though, 5th gear is still shorter than the GTi (shorter final drive ratio) and the mid range lets you make brisk progress from 30-70 in 5th. My S2 weighs about 860kg btw :-) My 350z 1540kg and I prefer the Rallye (as long as I'm not doing serious high speed motorway mileage, I'd go deaf)..
My car's not standard as some of you know but it is an 8v and you'd have to look fairly close to see the differences thoguh I expect the spherical bearing top mounts, yellow beam bushes and rose jointed TCAs might give the game away....
I don't think this should be looked at as a shed, more a chance to own something which is guarnateed to become a classic and something which can teach you a whole load about driving properly (much as they used to say about the old Morris Minors etc back when no power + crap tyres + wet roundabout = fun).
D-Speed said:
You gotta love the 106 rallye, possibly the last lightweight warm hatch offered by a manufacturer before all the heavy safety equipment appeared on cars.
My 106 rallye hillclimb car, 692kg and just under 200bhp.
Would you be DaveP that used to post on the PGAC all those years ago by any chance?My 106 rallye hillclimb car, 692kg and just under 200bhp.
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