RS Grant

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I've been offered one of these which has had a little bump on the front, but it's unregistered and only requires a headlight and some paint on the wing/bonnet. I'm quite tempted to buy it, fix it and strip it out to use for a track car, but another option is to break it. I'm going to take a look at it sometime in the next couple of days...

What areas are worth checking on these cars when buying??

What sort of cash do the GTi-6 parts fetch if I was to end up breaking it??


Cheers,
Grant

s2chris

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for price there not worth alot,but there loads of fun,handle well.. be a good track car mate,my mate has a vr6 with few mods and a mates standard gti-6 sat us from stand still to around 150. as for spares,i wouldnt no what the parts are worth.keep it and track it

JonnyBravo

They are good cars, a friend of mine has one that we now use a backup track car and it is a lot of fun.

You may read about a "tapping" noise that they suffer from, I believe its down to incorrect cam timing at some point in their life, some are worse then others, the one we have does it but has been perfectly fine on track.

Resale wise I don't think their worth a lot but certainly a lot of fun for the money

This is my mates, he fitted the cage himself, cheap coilovers, uprated pads, 7 x 15" alloys with full slicks, it was a CAT D when he got it so sounds similar to yours, was a very easy fix.

CrOwSoN15

150 in a standard gti-6?
Now now, don't be telling porkies

RS Grant

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Thanks for the info JB, your friends sounds very similar to mine... and has turned out almost exactly how I imagined this one would if it becomes a track car.

Is there an owners club for these where I could do a little research on them??

This one is slightly lowered, induction kit, exhaust system and the owner said it has been cammed... it's a little lumpy on idle and is meant to fly in the upper rev range. However I'll take that with a pinch of salt unless there are receipts to back that up.


Cheers,
Grant

Oranoco

Couldn't get my brothers over 135 on the clocks and it took a while to get there.

My brothers old one.

Maxwell

yeah Grant. http://www.306gti6.com/forum/

good cars! and half decent ones are around Ł800- Ł1500

and they seem to be big saxos. prone from axle play and they seem to be prone for coil packs

Ad4m RST

+1 on axle play, majority of the people who use them properly run solid rear mounts, does away with a couple problems apparently.

Big problem with the 6's are electrics from what I've seen... mainly interior switches go. And if the air cons working it's a miracle lol. If you're tracking it not really big issues though

Fiddy

Millsy's got one Granty, it's his second, give him a shout

Csm

Heres my one granty 97 p reg phase 2




This has done 122k and doesnt use a drop of oil or water, its bog standard though, no lowered suspension or exhausts. I did read somewhere they reckon they loose torque if you fit induction kits, mine seems to have a very healthy induction noise as standard with a standard filter so can only imagine an inductuction kit must be really really loud.


They are a hoot to drive, pull like fuck, light as a feather yes you know there cheap and small and if you crash your gonna die lol but seriously they do upset a lot of fast cars out there. Clutch pedals are heavy as per all 306s mines needing a new clutch cable as it feels stretched.

They aint worth much, make sure the cambelts been changed and even for peace of mind do it again as they are very very common for snapping way before they are due for renewal times as per book.

Spiky

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Great cars break for more than they are complete

Problems

Air con
Heavy clutch
Rear axle
Remote control central locking fobs
Cambelt snap
Water pump failure
Drop links

They are great cars, and I rate them higher than the clip 172 ( I've had both)

01dwilkinson

Cracking little cars.

RS Grant

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Thanks mate, I'll take a look over there in a minute.

I'll look into the solid rear mounts, if it's a cheap upgrade then it'd be worth doing.

Haha yeah, if things break, then they'd be removed. Until I'm just left with the bare minimum.

As if by magic.......

I'd more than likely bin the induction kit off, not a huge supporter of open cone stuff anyway if I'm honest.. shouldn't be hard to find a standard airbox and get an uprated panel filter for a few quid.

What sort of cost will your average mechanic take to do a cambelt service on one of these mate?? ...since I've read a wee bit about them and would be shit scared of the one on the car letting go on me at some point.

Thanks for the info and problem areas mate.

How come you rate them higher than the 172 then Spiky?? ...from what I've read, most people seem to really rate the 172 Clios so keen to see what you prefer about the 306.


Cheers,
Grant

gjh

Good little cars, nippy, handle well and I reckon really cheap for the car your getting

Maxwell

ohh and i was a passenger in my friend old 306 gti-6. it was just lowered and had a BMC CDA induction kit, and it was marginally faster than a 5dr Focus st170 that had literally just got a de cat pipe and a k&n induction kit. So basically more bang for your buck, vs a focus st170

Spiky

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the car feels more planted in the 306, a bit more raw, it's a a bit more modern than the 306 and people prefer it

the 306 doesnt need to have it's neck rung to go quick where as the 172 does

i'm not entiley sure why i feel the 306 is nicer than the 172, as i love the look of the 172, it's great MPG, just never felt the love for it.

maybe i should have another to see...lol

or driven it on track?

but then it's going to feel slow compared to my 205

Spiky

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i'd expect the 306 to be more than a little quicker, as the 306 is a lighter car

mobb-black

Mine just had electrics giving up at times. Couldn't fault it mechanically, didn't feel as fast as my brothers 172 though. The running gear fetches good money if you get on the peugeot forums. People are always putting them in 205's and 106's etc. Even if its a nail you'd money.

Csm

Focus is a great car but the 306 gti kicks its arse with performance

150mph ........ Where did it read that from the clocks only go to 140mph

Never been in a clio sport though to compare, is it just a modern feel car as the 306 is and do feel old

Matt Evans

Awesome cars, but then I am biased LOL!

ROB7656

i bought one last week as my s2 is just too much daily and always fancied one, w plate phase 3 china blue i gave Ł850 with half a tank of fuel. replaced the arb droplinks and rear pads so owes me about Ł900.

so far so good,turns in really well and the standard brakes seem up to the job,
cracking daily for the money

every thing works even the notorious air con lol.
good luck on the 6 forum im still waiting for a password from the admin

Korda

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I had the s16 306 when the came out had the mi16 engine and 5 speed box went well

Csm

One thing Granty ...... Turning circle is shocking and worse than a cossie imo lol

Fordmad!

Mates got one and they are quick! He has had the cambelt go on it though and a few other problems! For the money though they are great fun, kept up with my mates s2 220bhp easily!

Put turbo diesel badges on and see peoples faces when you boot it past