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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:01 pm |
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Joined: Mar 13, 2010 Posts: 317
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Swindon
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Im in 2 minds what to do on this one... I have been offered a 1999 1.1 206 3 door in silver for £800 with 70k on the clock, im not sure whether to sell mine (1.4 hdi 160k 5dr) for it? I love my car however i can tell its coming to the end of its life but ive never driven a 1.1, so to any owners are they any good and is this worth it? Cheers
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb 12, 2010 Posts: 4308
Trade Rating: +62
Location: Partying with the Info Shufflers
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i used to own a 1.1, very nippy cars,cheaper insurance, id go for it as its lower mileage matey
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:03 pm |
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Joined: Nov 10, 2010 Posts: 347
Trade Rating: 0
Location: S. Devon
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If it was me, if the interior and exterior are good and a FSH I would get it.
I thought that was quite a good price for one really. Mines a 2002 and today just done 61003 or somehting miles.
Like Razpulsedj said, they are very nippy.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:09 pm |
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Joined: Mar 13, 2010 Posts: 317
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Swindon
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Yeah thats what i was thinking as mine will only have more issues being such high mileage and as long as this one has been well looked after it shouldnt have any issues with it for a while, im not sure how much mine will be worth in standard form though, im thinking maybe £700 tops it has fsh and is in very good condition considering the mileage.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:37 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
Trade Rating: +12
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160K on a diesel is nothing at all.
if your car has nothing wrong than i wouldn't change it at all. bear in mind who usually drive 1.1, do they really care about maintance at all?
and if 1.1 206 is nippy, then apparently 90% of the car on the road is formula 1
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Last edited by Seabook on Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:10 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:23 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4455
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Essex
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Seabook wrote: |
and if 1.1 206 is nippy, then apparently 90% of the car on the road is formula 1 |
Stick to what you've got mate, don't think your gonna really gain anything from getting the slug, er sorry, I mean nippy 1.1 power house.
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:28 am |
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Joined: Feb 18, 2010 Posts: 4013
Trade Rating: +25
Location: Worcester
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Going from an HDI 1.4 (68bhp) to a 1.1 petrol (60bhp) - you will notice the difference in speed and economy.
You can remap the HDI to get 90/100bhp if you need a bit more poke.
Stay with the HDI imo.
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:56 am |
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Joined: Sep 12, 2010 Posts: 1912
Trade Rating: +4
Location: Manchester
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HDi all the way, from what i've heard from other people its a more reliable engine? Not had any problems with the engine on mine
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:33 am |
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Joined: Jul 24, 2010 Posts: 300
Trade Rating: +1
Location: north devon
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i have a 1.1 they are juicy compared to what i use to drive well for a 1.1 any way and the top speed isnt all that good
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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Seabook wrote: |
160K on a diesel is nothing at all.
if your car has nothing wrong than i would change it at all. bear in mind who usually drive 1.1, do they really care about maintance at all?
and if 1.1 206 is nippy, then apparently 90% of the car on the road is formula 1 |
This.
I had a 1.1 for a year, got that thing was slow.
It would have trouble getting up to 70mph and any faster than that the whole car would shake (tracking etc was all fine)
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:37 am |
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Joined: Jul 24, 2010 Posts: 300
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Location: north devon
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CD-vRS wrote: |
Seabook wrote: |
160K on a diesel is nothing at all.
if your car has nothing wrong than i would change it at all. bear in mind who usually drive 1.1, do they really care about maintance at all?
and if 1.1 206 is nippy, then apparently 90% of the car on the road is formula 1 |
This.
I had a 1.1 for a year, got that thing was slow.
It would have trouble getting up to 70mph and any faster than that the whole car would shake (tracking etc was all fine) |
mine hits 90 easily but then its a struggle
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:55 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 6055
Trade Rating: +53
Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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benb wrote: |
CD-vRS wrote: |
Seabook wrote: |
160K on a diesel is nothing at all.
if your car has nothing wrong than i would change it at all. bear in mind who usually drive 1.1, do they really care about maintance at all?
and if 1.1 206 is nippy, then apparently 90% of the car on the road is formula 1 |
This.
I had a 1.1 for a year, got that thing was slow.
It would have trouble getting up to 70mph and any faster than that the whole car would shake (tracking etc was all fine) |
mine hits 90 easily but then its a struggle |
I meant to write, "get up to 70 with 2 (average weight) passengers."
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:12 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 1031
Trade Rating: +7
Location: UK - North
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backward step, in my opinion.
the 1.4 hdi is going to be newer for a start, 160k on a diesel (if well maintained) isn't too bad. in comparison, 70k on a 1.1 petrol isn't that far from the end of its life either!
good points about the hdi...£30 a year road tax, 65mpg+, tuneable.
my mrs had a c2 1.1 which i believe had a slightly more evolved version of the engine you're looking at, and it was always sluggish even compared to my then non-remapped 206. at least the hdi had a little bit of oomph in the turbo band.
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:30 am |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2010 Posts: 1032
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Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden city
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I've been driving my 1.1 2001 for a couple of months now and I would love something with a bit more power, it is nippy in town but uses more fuel because of it. On the motorway it takes longer to get up to higher speeds which makes you wary of overtaking, I would stick with your diesel until something better comes along
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