Friday 30th September 2011

SOTW: Peugeot 106 Rallye

How to make 1.3 litres, dodgy decals and painted steel wheels cool

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There aren't many potential SOTWs out there where having the 1.3 version marks you out as the true connoisseur, but today's offering is one of them.

After all, who needs displacement when you've got 100bhp of screaming 7200rpm fun from your 1294cc four-pot. Okay, so you'll take 10.6secs to reach 60mph from rest, but you should have a heck of a lot of fun on the way. More so, as conventional wisdom has it, than in the 1.6-litre 'series 2' car.

Don't expect a lot of kit, mind you. This is definitely one of those cars that's more about what you don't get than what you do. What you don't get is power steering, electric windows, alloy wheels or ABS (though this last was one of two optional extras).

What you do get are body stickers of dubious quality, white-painted steelies, and the chance to pretend you're a budding tarmac rally driver looking for your big 4WD break as you chuck your 810kg supermini around with gay abandon. And what's not brilliant about that?

Okay, so this particular example looks (how to put this politely?) moderately foxed, but then a clean example of a Mk1 Rallye could easily set you back a good couple of grand, and it does at least seem as if the issues with it are cosmetic. And it would be churlish to expect an 800-quid car to be in concours condition.

The way we see it, you could go two ways with this car: buy, drive it and have a hoot in it, and don't worry too much if it breaks, or buy it, pamper it and, with a spot of judicious fettling, take it on track and have a hoot in it. Either way, we reckon you could have a ball...

Advert is reproduced below

s1 106 rallye (1995)
10,010 miles £800

106 rallye s1 black 7 months m.o.t 4 months tax sunroof keypad Immobiliser good engine 101k miles cam belt head gasket and clutch done by last owner no proof of work . wax oiled new battery alternator belt spark plugs and leads two sensors and hand break cable done receipts to prove. one tyre will need replacing soonish drivers seat in bad condition but still works. roof has been sanded down ready for primer some little dents in the door chip in the window-screen m.o.t certificates from 2001

 

 

[Accumul8]

Good, fun SOTW. I like!

[EDLT]

Secret shed thread!

[Matt Cyclone]

One of the best cars I've ever owned... Lift off oversteer is a joy in one of these when you want it. Somewhat tinny but no frills motoring at its best...

[johnpeat]

2 words which will bring horror to former Peugeot owners...

"Keypad Immobiliser"

Interesting car - not really a 'shed' in the sense of the word but interesting.

I'd like it more if I could fit into the fker...

[Rollcage]

So good, we're keeping it secret?

[attym3]

johnpeat said:

2 words which will bring horror to former Peugeot owners...

"Keypad Immobiliser"

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Start car, remove plug out of the back of the keypad....no more problems

Cool shed, a mate in college had a nicely modded one many moons ago. Proper pocket rocket.

[The Nur]

Not joking about the shed this time though eh?

[collateral]

Always wanted a go in one to see how they compare to a 205 GTI

[Pat H]

Always liked these simple stripped out hatches.

Especially the steel wheels.

Dunno about this example, but a really nice one would be a great little car.

[louiebaby]

I remember my Dad getting one as a courtesy car one Saturday whilst his 405 was in for a service. It was like a go-kart, it really shifted. (It was probably the fastest car I had been in at the time, mind.)

Good shedding fellas!

[wackojacko]

Nice, decent value for money.... I'd be more inclined to spend a little more and go for the later S2.

[Jerry Can]

i had one of these when new in 1994. Ace car, fast and fun to drive. A little bit short geared though for motorway use = 70 mph in 5th = 4000rpm.

took mine on track a couple of times and sold it for the s2 rallye in 1998 which i still have - it's now a race car.

i saw my old s1 rallye up at special tuning in the early noughties where it was being stripped for parts to make a rally car. It had a hard life.

[Itsallicanafford]

...IMO this is what fun motoring is all about, low weight, low power, great handling....would love to 'rope-a-dope' a 200+BHP hot hatch trying to keep up with me through a few corners in one of these...

[HereBeMonsters]

Great SOTW!

One day I will own a white one. I will. Maybe soon. Winter tyres...?

[Sidewindow]

I had a black s1 Rallye ten years ago. Fantastic induction noise from the alloy inlet plenum and very chuckable. Unfortunately i sold it for a 306 XSI which was a bit of a let down.

[rallycross]

These are great fun little things, a screaming 1300 8v just loves to rev, great handling these will out corner far quicker cars on a circuit, with just a few mod's will make a great track car.

Sub £1k really is shed territory for these as good ones are worth that bit more now as so rare these days.

[DLovett]

Fun car, but I found the ride, noise as well as lack of creature comforts to be very tiring.

[legalknievel]

Great shed. With a 1.3 litre engine, is this also in first car territory?

Obviously it would be cheating. Everyone knows your first car has to be s&@!...

[m444ttb]

I bought one of these in July 2000 (also in black) as my first car. Mine was so basic it didn't even have a keypad immobiliser! Despite the group 7 insurance it was a LOT more expensive to insure than the 1.6 XSi I sold it for 6 months later. Some crazy person had replaced the stereo in mine with a wood-look CD player! Something I'd have HAD to sort had I kept it longer.

I think I'd really love one of these again. In black and totally standard.

[jamcam23]

21yrs of age and i bought a 106. Be it a 1.1 'Independence' with dodgy Aztec interior

It handled really well and was pretty nippy too, it was also one of the first cars to have removable interior, you just pulled the piece you wanted to change with your hand and it would come away...great stuff. Great cars.