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 Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:23 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2011
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Location: Derby
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I have had my 206 GTI (138 version) for 6 months now and LOVE it but i cant help but notice, on every other forum i read, people avoid them like the plague and this makes me wonder wether i should be enjoying mine so much or not, anyone else love there GTI?
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:26 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: The car in front
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Surely if you love it, it doesn't matter what other people think.
At the end of the day, the 206 is a budget car that's shoddily built, but we love them. If you love yours, pay them no attention 
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2010
Posts: 17
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Location: Stoke On Trent
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I enjoy mine too!!.
It has its qurks and little niggles but never the less makes me smile more than it makes me sad!!.
Mines the 180 flavor but its from the GTI stable just the same.
Got some Morettes ready for her and other bits and bobs, so when the weather picks up a bit she will be having a bit of TLC !!.
Carry on enjoying yours and sod what other people say or think!!!
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:35 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2011
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Location: Derby
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Its true, i shouldn't care what others think, i do love the GTI, does anyone know how the 3.5 inch scorpion back box will sound on the GTI or any suggestions of other decent back boxes that aren't 'chavvy'
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| 206 GTI, Ram air filter, lowered 35mm front, 50mm rear, Scorpion 3.5" Back box, phase 2 boot strip, m3 rear lights.. Not much more i want to do, just sorting the paint work out! | |
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:38 pm |
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Joined: Jan 05, 2011
Posts: 2985
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Location: North Manchester
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Who care's what other people think. Your the one driving it not them.
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:44 pm |
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I love mine too. But i've noticed what you mean. I mentioned to someone i had one and they went "Uuurgh a 206"
A long time ago i remember seeing the phrase "It's a Peugeot thing, you wouldn't understand" and that summed it up well for me.
Doesn't matter what other people think, it's not their car. And i bet most of the people who avoid them like the plague havent ever driven one.
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:49 pm |
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Generally it's:
"what car do you drive?"
"a 206"
"....oh"
then a mate will go
"yeah, but you haven't seen his, reserve your judgement".
People hear 206 and think of some crappy 12 year old shed, but when they actually see a nice one, their opinion changes.
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:55 pm |
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Location: Taking a gearbox off somewhere
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That's exactly what happens to me Dabamash
The first one i rode in was about 4 years ago when i made a friend in college who owned a 51 plate lx in black. Immediately fell in love with it and HAD to buy one.
Owned 4 since then (liked my first but sold it, 2nd too slow, 3rd was the same as the first but older and too slow after owning a Golf GTI so then decided to buy my 4th (a 206 GTi) and love it to bits. 
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: Hertfordshire
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yep, love mine so much i gave up my 307 project to have it
even now i've got a fully paid for company motor, i still have the GTi! 
I still believe they are underrated by lots purely because its a French motor.
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:01 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 5574
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Location: UK
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| Dabamash wrote: |
Generally it's:
"what car do you drive?"
"a 206"
"....oh"
then a mate will go
"yeah, but you haven't seen his, reserve your judgement".
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So true!
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:12 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Essex
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Ive had a 1.9 205 Gti & a 180 206 Gti & loved them both. Keep enjoying yours & ignore the sheep that slag them off.
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:05 am |
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Location: In the garage
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| MutilateTheDead wrote: |
| on every other forum i read, people avoid them like the plague |
Simply because it wasn't as exciting as the 25 / 106 / 306. That doesn't mean it was a bad car though. They were good cars still but people over look that fact.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:20 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 5348
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Location: Kings Lynn
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| Dabamash wrote: |
Generally it's:
"what car do you drive?"
"a 206"
"....oh"
then a mate will go
"yeah, but you haven't seen his, reserve your judgement".
People hear 206 and think of some crappy 12 year old shed, but when they actually see a nice one, their opinion changes. |
This.
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| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:27 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 819
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Location: Southampton
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| Dabamash wrote: |
Generally it's:
"what car do you drive?"
"a 206"
"....oh"
then a mate will go
"yeah, but you haven't seen his, reserve your judgement".
People hear 206 and think of some crappy 12 year old shed, but when they actually see a nice one, their opinion changes. |
I have a mate who hated 206s, until he saw mine
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:28 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 7093
Trade Rating: +11
Location: Suffolk
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| Howey wrote: |
| Dabamash wrote: |
Generally it's:
"what car do you drive?"
"a 206"
"....oh"
then a mate will go
"yeah, but you haven't seen his, reserve your judgement".
People hear 206 and think of some crappy 12 year old shed, but when they actually see a nice one, their opinion changes. |
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Im not going to brag or anything but mine has actually changed the opinions of 206's in my area, people like them now
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