RE: Shed of the Week: Peugeot 306 GTI-6

[n3il123]

Quite fancy this,but is it just me or is it not obvious where in the country the car is located?

[PTF]

n3il123 said:

Quite fancy this,but is it just me or is it not obvious where in the country the car is located?

Says Herefordshire

[LewisR]

I don't generally do hot hatches and don't really hold them in very high regard but I do like these.

[PoopahScoopah]

PTF said:

Interesting fact. There are 4x more 205 GTIs left than there are 306 GTI-6s. It's much rarer with only 466 left on the road and 686 SORN'd:

Possibly in part due to the number of them that were sent to the grave by 205 and 309 owners robbing their engines.

I sold my 205 at the start of the year and I don't see myself ever having another now that values are rapidly escalating. If I were looking to scratch that itch again I'd be going for something like this (or a 172/182), but GTI-6s have been creeping up in value I'm sure, and I doubt there will many, if any, at shed value within the next 2-3 years.

[anonymous-user]

J4CKO said:

Drive Blind said:

I always loved the 3dr 306 shape. It's looks just so 'right'

Indeed, perfectly proportioned and nicely detailed, the convertible was a real looker as well, saw one yesterday and still looked great, very dainty compared to more modern stuff.

Remember a chap in the office getting a black "D Turbo" in about 1994 (was it that long ago, god its almost 25 years since the 306 arrived !) and how I coveted that car, it felt pretty rapid back then and looked so cool in black with little red badges.

A well regarded old school hot hatch that seems in good order for that money will seem like a steal in years to come, I think this and the Clio 172 were where the old school peaked and we started getting into bigger cars with loads of power, lost all semblance of lightness, I am not over keen on nostalgia but these handled really well and teamed with that engine had plenty of power, we are addled now with 300, 400 bhp and really you dont need it, take this over a country road at speed and it will be plenty fast enough.

Look how 205 GTi's have gone price wise, these were better to my mind, but they are in limbo, still a bit too new and nobody has cottoned on, no buzz trotting the prices up yet,these are the cars to spot and grab for those on a budget, not saying it will go silly but you wont lose, there arent many out there, certainly not decent ones, the Rallye has already started going up.

You took the words right out of my mouth. The 306 is still a great looking car, there isn't a duff angle on it and the cabrio is perfectly executed as well.

A friend had the GTI-D (I think that's right) around 98/99 - that was great fun.

Great shed.

[PixelpeepS3]

Never had one of these and suspect most of these died a death thanks to 205 owners needing the 16v engine for the conversion.

Top shedding - dare i say a future classic if the current 205 prices are anything to go by.

[PoopahScoopah]

culpz said:

but i can't help think that they just look a bit too plain, both inside and out.

I can see what you mean, but I prefer to think of the styling as elegant rather than plain. It's certainly subdued if you judge it by today's standards, but IMO it's not plain in a bad way. In fact it's the sort of car that would firmly slip under the radar on the roads today. Slap a Lynx supercharger on one, keep the wheels etc standard, and it would certainly tick the 'sleeper' box.

[Richard-390a0]

Hurrah finally an interesting shed after the recent few months of frankly average dross!

[PTF]

DrSteveBrule said:

You took the words right out of my mouth. The 306 is still a great looking car, there isn't a duff angle on it and the cabrio is perfectly executed as well.

A friend had the GTI-D (I think that's right) around 98/99 - that was great fun.

Great shed.

They did a DTurbo that had some of the GTI-6 body coloured bumpers and side skirts.

Our family had a 1.9 XND (non-turbo base model) as a hack. No power steering either. Had lots of fun in that using every last one of its 60 bhp!

[S100HP]

don't forget the criminally underrated and almost identical Xsara VTS.

[stuckmojo]

That's good VFM, actually.

These used to be fairly big cars - compared to the 205/309 - in my head, really - but now they are small and nimble with a zingy engine. Why not.

[PTF]

S100HP said:

don't forget the criminally underrated and almost identical Xsara VTS.

Almost identical apart from being less pretty and not having a 6 speed gearbox?

[S100HP]

PTF said:

S100HP said:

don't forget the criminally underrated and almost identical Xsara VTS.

Identical apart from being less pretty and not having a 6 speed gearbox?

Thats why it says "almost"

[kellyt]

I really, really like that. If I didn't have too many cars as it is, I'd seriously like that.

Nice car.

[Spingo]

Great shed - I had a 2.0 XSi until Feb this year and that was good too! Very torquey engine. Sold it within 1 hour of putting it on Gumtree - guy that had it took it over to the 'Ring this summer and had fun :-)

[Krikkit]

Fabulous shed, and I suspect you're right on the 0-60 measures shed. My old 106 Rallye was a book time of over 10 seconds, but I personally managed it in a standard car in a shade under 8...

[Gribs]

ExPat2B said:

The only caveat I would make is that it has been somewhat eclipsed by the Civic Type R, which is faster, better built and dare I say it more practical.

It's nowhere near as good looking and has awful suspension though.

[Snowdrop_]

Used to love these when they came out, good cars!

[shalmaneser]

S100HP said:

PTF said:

S100HP said:

don't forget the criminally underrated and almost identical Xsara VTS.

Identical apart from being less pretty and not having a 6 speed gearbox?

Thats why it says "almost"

But it did have a faster steering rack and stiffer rear antiroll bar; hence generally agreed to actually hand better.

Looked horrible though.

Had this engine in my 205 GTI. Sounded magnificent with a decat and cheapo induction kit!

[Mike1990]

It's aged pretty well. Good shed.