My first Peugeot since 2001! 106 Rallye S1

[996GT3_Matt]

My French journey ended a few decades back, experiencing an AX GT (1998), 205 GTI (1999) and finally a 106 GTI in 2001. I've been looking for a solid 205 or 106 for some time when this car finally popped up. I have a few questions for the French Connection;

Is anyone able to recommend a good (and still active) forum for discussing Peugeot Rallye's and GTI's? The 106 Rallyeforum is great source of knowledge but there is little activity in the current from what I can see.

And what tyres are people running on these smaller French cars, the 205, 106 etc? I'll be sticking with the stock fitment of 175/60/14 which yields limited choice, so I am leaning towards some Yokohama A539's. I run Michelins on my other cars, so a little out touch with other brands.

cheers,
Matt

[996GT3_Matt]

Thanks for the Pug love everyone.

@105.4 Regardless of the other cars I own, I think it's hard to beat a good hatch for b-road thrills, or day-to-day engagement without breaking the speed limit. I bought a new Fiesta ST a few years back (which I also thoroughly enjoyed) so the hot hatch love is still burning bright for me! It's also cool to own something older and a little rarer - I get plenty of thumbs up from fellow 40-something's. Dynamically speaking, suspension, chassis and tyre tech has obviously come a long way since the mid 1990's, but there's fun to be had from adopting a more patient and considered approach to the modern grippy genre. It kind of reminds me of my old S1 Elise in that regard - you can thread it along just fine, but it needs respect.

Thanks @ Krikkit I'll get myself registered. I totalled 'get you' when it comes to slippy-sliding fun! It would defeat the purpose of the Rallye to turn it into a grip-fest.

@ Patch1875 I've paid ludicrous money for my Rally.. but hey the itch was getting itchier so it had to be scratched! This car has 14,000 miles from new having been passed from collector to collector, so it's good as the photo suggests.

Cheers

[996GT3_Matt]

105.4 said:

996GT3_Matt said:

Thanks for the Pug love everyone.

This car has 14,000 miles from new having been passed from collector to collector, so it's good as the photo suggests.

Cheers

Bloody hell, it’s essentially a brand new car.

Indeed, she is super tidy including the underside, but the tyres are 18 years old and I'm sure some of the balljoints rod ends etc are due an update. She'll be rude health soon enough and tearing up the Essex twisties. I'm currently using it to take my son to nursery - it looks hilarious in a carpark full of BMW X's and Volvo Xc's

[996GT3_Matt]

danzman1991 said:

Welcome to the club!

Mines booked in on Saturday for 4x Toyo CF2’s after tyres being advisories on the MOT for basically being old!

I usually do 200-300 miles a year in mine these days.

Snap! She looks very tidy