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 Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:25 am |
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So im stuck in abit of a predicament, ive got about £2500/£3000 to spend in total to buy a 206 and make it into a project just modding it slighty.
I wanted to know what spec and engines did you all go for and why as im stuck on what to choose ?!
It's hard trying to find a 206 that has either had decent service history/low mileage or even had a cam belt change they all seem to be high mileage and a high price now a days!
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:28 am |
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mate for the money you have you could still get a low milage gti 180 or if you search all over maybe a clean gti 138 with low milage
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:30 am |
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Location: No Man's Land
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As Matt's said get yourself a GTi180 and than just do a few sutble mods, exhaust, filter and a few little things and bang.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:31 am |
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Location: England
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You've had one 206, buy something different. Live a little.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:31 am |
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For £3k you could have a big choice of 206's and have some money left over for a cambelt change too.
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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: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:31 am |
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| MattyP wrote: |
| mate for the money you have you could still get a low milage gti 180 or if you search all over maybe a clean gti 138 with low milage |
That's a shout really never thought of a GTI im 21 soon so my insuranc should go down a fair bit.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:35 am |
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At that age you should be fine, I had a saxo vts when I was 21 and a gti is in the same insurance group but with a bit more power and not so boy racer look to it, you could always go jap and get a clean s13 for that money or a golf/audi 1.8 turbo
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:37 am |
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| brad-morris wrote: |
| MattyP wrote: |
| mate for the money you have you could still get a low milage gti 180 or if you search all over maybe a clean gti 138 with low milage |
That's a shout really never thought of a GTI im 21 soon so my insuranc should go down a fair bit. |
Yeah right.
When I was 19 I was driving a 205 GTI (1.6) for £900 a year.
Now im 23 and it will cost me £895 to insure our new 1.6 205 GTI.
Four years older, four years more driving experience claim free... go figure..
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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: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:38 am |
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| MattyP wrote: |
| At that age you should be fine, I had a saxo vts when I was 21 and a gti is in the same insurance group but with a bit more power and not so boy racer look to it, you could always go jap and get a clean s13 for that money or a golf/audi 1.8 turbo |
I want to stay with a 206 as i like the looks and get a fair bit of car for the money really.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:43 am |
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Location: Margate, Kent
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What about a 307?
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:47 am |
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| Howey wrote: |
Yeah right.
When I was 19 I was driving a 205 GTI (1.6) for £900 a year.
Now im 23 and it will cost me £895 to insure our new 1.6 205 GTI.
Four years older, four years more driving experience claim free... go figure.. |
Ive jsut checked it on a GTI now at 21 with my no claims is 1,200 and with an extra 2 years no claims added on it drops by £20 its a joke really.
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:47 am |
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206 xsi? smaller engine and insurance but with sport styling
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:47 am |
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| sicskate wrote: |
| What about a 307? |
Im not to keen on them really, they look too much like a familly hatchback then a hot hatch
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:48 am |
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Location: Bromsgrove
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Why are 180's so cheap?!
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:49 am |
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| sicskate wrote: |
| What about a 307? |
....and all the problems that come with them 
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