#1: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:00 am ---- Been an age since I even looked at this forum and I've just been having a ganders.
It seems alot of the old members are still running their 206s, some very clean examples too. Good to see projects still going too, turbo 1.4.
206s seem to have gone the other way, I used to see them everywhere but they don't seem as common as they used to be and when they are they're just standard trim ones. No modified ones in Gloucester that I've seen, rare to see a 180 kicking around.
I haven't owned a 206 for a good couple of years now I'd say, owned 3 in my time, favourite being the 2.0 hdi lump which was mapped, lowered with GT bumpers. Don't get me wrong I found them fun cars to drive at the time, but what's keeping you amused?
#2: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:52 am ---- It's cheap to run, very rarely goes wrong & you can leave it anywhere & not worry about it.
#3: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: TomRobbo94, Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:04 am ---- ^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
#4: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Abyzmal, Location: EssexPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:07 am ---- The fact I can't buy anything else.
I'm utterly bored with my 180
#5: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Hawkers, Location: Norwich, United KingdomPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:13 am ---- They're surprisingly nippy as well if you use the gears right.
#6: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:17 am ---- The fact they are so cheap and this site!
#7: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: hayes_ctfc, Location: CheltenhamPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:19 am ---- Lack of funds to buy something else, a strange love for them that I can't let go of and they're fun and keep going and going. Mine ticked over to 160,000 miles yesterday and he's still chugging away
#8: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: magistar, Location: new zealandPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:03 am ---- It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz. Keeping mine purely cause it looks a little different from other hatchbacks
#9: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:29 am ----
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
#10: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: hush1275, Location: newburyPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:46 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
#11: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:47 am ----
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
I blame a lack of decent Saxo's available for them to ruin
#12: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:59 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
I blame a lack of decent Saxo's available for them to ruin
After saying I haven't seen any for a while, I just had a black 206 behind me with the huge decals on the side with 206 written down the side.
Yeah I see what you mean though, mine never went wrong, 1.4, 1.6 or 2.0 hdi, never had a problem and even if it did go the sheer amount of parts available are easy.
#13: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:00 am ----
TomRobbo94 wrote:
^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
That's probably more due to area than the car, if anyone sees an ipod in any car and they want it they're gonna get it. 206s aren't the hardest to break into iirc.
#14: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Big_Rich180, Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:12 am ----
2Oh!6 wrote:
TomRobbo94 wrote:
^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
That's probably more due to area than the car, if anyone sees an ipod in any car and they want it they're gonna get it. 206s aren't the hardest to break into iirc.
No normal road car is....brick meet window...job done.
#15: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:19 am ----
Big_Rich180 wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
TomRobbo94 wrote:
^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
That's probably more due to area than the car, if anyone sees an ipod in any car and they want it they're gonna get it. 206s aren't the hardest to break into iirc.
No normal road car is....brick meet window...job done.
Brick makes far to much noise, there are far more silent ways of breaking a toughened car window
#16: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: VorTechS, Location: Gloucestershire, UKPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:22 am ---- Pshhh. I'm still about and floating around Gloucester. You're just not looking hard enough!
Mine is also clean now.
#17: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:24 am ----
VorTechS wrote:
Pshhh. I'm still about and floating around Gloucester. You're just not looking hard enough!
Mine is also clean now.
I don't think I've ever seen your car!
#18: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: VorTechS, Location: Gloucestershire, UKPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:26 am ----
2Oh!6 wrote:
VorTechS wrote:
Pshhh. I'm still about and floating around Gloucester. You're just not looking hard enough!
Mine is also clean now.
I don't think I've ever seen your car!
Lies! You came to pick up a Parcel shelf once....
#19: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:26 am ----
VorTechS wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
VorTechS wrote:
Pshhh. I'm still about and floating around Gloucester. You're just not looking hard enough!
Mine is also clean now.
I don't think I've ever seen your car!
Lies! You came to pick up a Parcel shelf once....
That was my Mum and Dad, haha.
#20: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: VorTechS, Location: Gloucestershire, UKPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:30 am ----
2Oh!6 wrote:
VorTechS wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
VorTechS wrote:
Pshhh. I'm still about and floating around Gloucester. You're just not looking hard enough!
Mine is also clean now.
I don't think I've ever seen your car!
Lies! You came to pick up a Parcel shelf once....
That was my Mum and Dad, haha.
Oh, were you not there then! Lol! Soooo long ago!
#21: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:32 am ----
VorTechS wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
VorTechS wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
VorTechS wrote:
Pshhh. I'm still about and floating around Gloucester. You're just not looking hard enough!
Mine is also clean now.
I don't think I've ever seen your car!
Lies! You came to pick up a Parcel shelf once....
That was my Mum and Dad, haha.
Oh, were you not there then! Lol! Soooo long ago!
I don't think so, although I do remember a parcel shelf purchase but I think I just gave them the money. It's probably about 3 years lol.
#22: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Big_Rich180, Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:40 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Big_Rich180 wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
TomRobbo94 wrote:
^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
That's probably more due to area than the car, if anyone sees an ipod in any car and they want it they're gonna get it. 206s aren't the hardest to break into iirc.
No normal road car is....brick meet window...job done.
Brick makes far to much noise, there are far more silent ways of breaking a toughened car window
Like a little tap in the corner?
#23: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:43 am ----
Big_Rich180 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
Big_Rich180 wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
TomRobbo94 wrote:
^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
That's probably more due to area than the car, if anyone sees an ipod in any car and they want it they're gonna get it. 206s aren't the hardest to break into iirc.
No normal road car is....brick meet window...job done.
Brick makes far to much noise, there are far more silent ways of breaking a toughened car window
Like a little tap in the corner?
PM heading your way
#24: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:18 am ---- Just get a key cut to match the barrel, that's easy enough these days if you look in the right places.
#25: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: hush1275, Location: newburyPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:39 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
I blame a lack of decent Saxo's available for them to ruin
Haha u should see mcdonalds car park round here then lol
#26: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:41 pm ----
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
I blame a lack of decent Saxo's available for them to ruin
Haha u should see mcdonalds car park round here then lol
McDonalds in my area are normally full of bastardised 206's.
#27: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: TomRobbo94, Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:44 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
Big_Rich180 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
Big_Rich180 wrote:
2Oh!6 wrote:
TomRobbo94 wrote:
^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
That's probably more due to area than the car, if anyone sees an ipod in any car and they want it they're gonna get it. 206s aren't the hardest to break into iirc.
No normal road car is....brick meet window...job done.
Brick makes far to much noise, there are far more silent ways of breaking a toughened car window
Like a little tap in the corner?
PM heading your way
I live in one of the roughest areas in southend there's so many stabbings and just generalncrime im happy if my cars still got its wheels when I come back to it lol
#28: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: hush1275, Location: newburyPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:59 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
I blame a lack of decent Saxo's available for them to ruin
Haha u should see mcdonalds car park round here then lol
McDonalds in my area are normally full of bastardised 206's.
This makes me sad :-(. I did see a awful 206 the other day with a horrendously done body kit and go faster stripes
#29: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:32 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
I blame a lack of decent Saxo's available for them to ruin
I have to agree with you here, me and a friend have been looking for a cheap 106 GTi/Saxo VTs to abuse as a track car and it's like trying to find rocking horse s**t almost. Where the hell have they all gone to? It wasn't so long ago it was 3 to a person.
#30: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:21 pm ---- I've kept mine as i have put too much into it and still like it as but it needs a bit of tlc which is why it's now a track toy
And it's never broken down if it wasn't for money and size I would have it in the road still
#31: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: kippo2012, Location: DevonPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:56 am ---- The only reason I have a 206 still is because I've spent so much money fixing the bleddy thing that I can't afford to buy a new car yet!
#32: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: lukepug19, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:08 am ---- the reason I still have mine is that I rarely see any other modified 206 round by me and I still really like the way they look
#33: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MattyP, Location: PlymouthPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:10 pm ---- when you wake up each morning with this outside you'd be stupid not to keep it
#34: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:46 am ---- Mines only done 14 miles since the MOT in September 2012...so I'm never going to wear it out at this rate. It will last forever.
#35: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Dan7712, Location: HerefordPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:24 am ----
2Oh!6 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
hush1275 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
magistar wrote:
It's difficult to find clean examples of 206 gti's here in nz.
In the UK it's difficult to find clean examples of any 206 as around 80% of them have now been bastardised
I blame halfords personaly lol
I blame a lack of decent Saxo's available for them to ruin
After saying I haven't seen any for a while, I just had a black 206 behind me with the huge decals on the side with 206 written down the side.
Yeah I see what you mean though, mine never went wrong, 1.4, 1.6 or 2.0 hdi, never had a problem and even if it did go the sheer amount of parts available are easy.
That one I believe lives around Hereford. I see it frequently!
To keep on topic I don't have one anymore.. Mine *broke* many years ago! Now got a BMW and a RX8. Not quite the same... Both cost a fortune to run!
#36: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:15 pm ----
MattyP wrote:
when you wake up each morning with this outside you'd be stupid not to keep it
You think too highly of 206s.
I see you finally got a 180 though, I think it was you that wanted one for ages, nice one.
#37: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: crocdino, Location: LeedsPosted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 3:41 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
It's cheap to run, very rarely goes wrong & you can leave it anywhere & not worry about it.
This 100%
Since changing the the thermostat on mine it's back to it's old ways mpg wise.. Last tank was a calculated 38 mpg, computer showing 39.2 mpg.
Although it's had a starter motor and new top mounts in the last couple of weeks it's the most I've spent on it in years.
#38: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:24 pm ----
TomRobbo94 wrote:
^What he said, last three nights in a row ive accidently left my car unlocked with my ipod on show.......still there
And what properties does a 206 have that stops burglars, that every other car doesn't? Do you not think this may be a coincidence, not the fact its a 206..? LOL
#39: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: MattyP, Location: PlymouthPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:42 pm ----
2Oh!6 wrote:
MattyP wrote:
when you wake up each morning with this outside you'd be stupid not to keep it
You think too highly of 206s.
I see you finally got a 180 though, I think it was you that wanted one for ages, nice one.
I certainly do mate and yeah it was me lol well it was that time of the month
#40: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:54 pm ---- I would of still had mine as I absolutely loved it, it's only due to the fact that the engine went tits up that I got rid
#41: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: DSWR, Location: SolihullPosted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:19 pm ---- £15 worth of petrol got me 200 miles in my 1.1! Why would anyone not keep it!? haha
#42: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 2Oh!6, Location: GloucesterPosted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:24 pm ----
DSWR wrote:
£15 worth of petrol got me 200 miles in my 1.1! Why would anyone not keep it!? haha
My last full tank (50l) got me 190 miles.
#43: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: tommyhon23, Location: EssexPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:30 pm ---- I think theyre awesome looking cars for the price
#44: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Paddy1795, Location: CarlislePosted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:43 am ----
DSWR wrote:
£15 worth of petrol got me 200 miles in my 1.1! Why would anyone not keep it!? haha
Was it on a trailer?
My 1.1 would get maybe 50 miles on £15!
#45: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Barking, Location: sarcasm-in-shedloadsPosted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:35 am ----
DSWR wrote:
£15 worth of petrol got me 200 miles in my 1.1! Why would anyone not keep it!? haha
£15 = 11 litres (2.42 gallons).
200 miles on 2.42 gallons = 82.65 mpg
#46: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Paddy1795, Location: CarlislePosted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:01 am ----
Barking wrote:
DSWR wrote:
£15 worth of petrol got me 200 miles in my 1.1! Why would anyone not keep it!? haha
£15 = 11 litres (2.42 gallons).
200 miles on 2.42 gallons = 82.65 mpg
Hahaha, my 1.1 is topping 29MPG driving about town, I call BS.
#47: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Thedevonian, Location: Devon UKPosted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 3:34 pm ---- Here's my case for keeping a 206!
Mines a 2008 model 1.4 with 36k on the clock. It looks and drives like new, I use it daily for the trip to work and back. Filled it up tonight, £57 and that gets me about 375 miles which works out around 42 mpg which I'm not complaining about. I have a tow-bar on it and use it weekends to take rubbish to the local tip in my trailer or take the bikes out etc. The only time I take it to a garage is for it's MOT, I do all the servicing of it myself. On top of all this, it still looks better than many other small cars on the road and I love it so why would I want anything else?
#48: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: gazza82, Location: South BucksPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:10 am ---- Cheap to run (1.4hdi), cheap to insure with named 19 year old and fairly easy to maintain (note I didn't say cheap!)
#49: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 3:36 am ---- Because I love her.
#50: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: NayNay1991x, Location: LeicesterPosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 3:49 am ---- very good looking cars if im honest :), although being still my first car for almost 2 years and i would love a different peugeot, Ive put to much money into it to even sell for a stupid price, so ill probs have to keep this and run another.
#51: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: dan1995206, Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 5:16 am ---- The fact that mine had a fight with a land rover and she won
#52: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: 206HdiGti, Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:33 am ---- Everyone warned me about it before I purchased it and not out of disrespect I purchased it, but because it was the most economical and I have only had to spend £400 having the DPF removed and since covered 32k.
You can rag it and it still gives you 60MPG
#53: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: America, Location: Catania, ItalyPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 1:17 pm ---- It is the only car I own... Besides it is worth owning. Never let me down in the 20 months I've had it.
#54: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Targa180, Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:53 pm ---- Wiping the smile off aVtec civic or Mivec lancer drivers face off the lights and still being up rear of that lotus after all those corners...
#55: Re: What makes you still have a 206? Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:11 am ----
Paddy1795 wrote:
Barking wrote:
DSWR wrote:
£15 worth of petrol got me 200 miles in my 1.1! Why would anyone not keep it!? haha
£15 = 11 litres (2.42 gallons).
200 miles on 2.42 gallons = 82.65 mpg
Hahaha, my 1.1 is topping 29MPG driving about town, I call BS.
I managed 29.54mpg in my turbo 1.4 to bristol! I am definitely proud of that fiqure if thats all 1.1s are getting!
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