Peugeot 306 Estate, with the 1.9 XUD Turbo Diesel engine. 189k miles. MOT until November. Spares or repairs.
I'll be very sad to see this practical and handsome French workhorse go, but I haven't got the space or time to do the neccessary fixes and so have bought a newer and much more boring replacement.
I got this car in January and have put just just over 5k miles on it since then. Its comfy, reliable, reasonably economical (around 45 MPG day to day) and just about qualifies as retro in my eyes. Not long after I bought it I replaced a track rod end, both droplinks, the thermostat and changed the oil and filter.
Mechanically its in pretty good condition and generally drives really nicely. It pulls well through all gears, steers and stops well and there are no nasty knocks or bangs from the suspension. Its got plenty of power, shifts great through the gears and is really quite a fun car to chuck around. Everything works, though the electric window switches occassionally need a bit of fiddling, and the windscreen washer jets are currently all clogged up.
Now for the bad points. The brakes, though they work really well, seem to be sticking ever so slighty, just enough to cause a very annoying squealing sound. The discs and pads all look good and they function really well, but something in there isn't quite right.
The drivers seat is stuck in a relatively forward poisiton and not bolted down properly. Whoever fitted the interior missed out a plastic spacer, which has caused the rail to bend slightly, and the floor of the car has a very small crack in it. While invistigating this, the adjustment handle broke off in my hand. Easily sorted with a new seat base, plastic spacer and a dab of weld on the floorpan.
The paint is either dreadful, or patinated depending on your taste, there is some rust bubbles on the roof, the sunroof is sealed with sealant, the roof bars are very rickety and the doorcard fabric is loosely hanging from the doors.
The car is located in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire. It will come with a different reg number, as I have retained the one seen in the photos.
I'll be very sad to see this practical and handsome French workhorse go, but I haven't got the space or time to do the neccessary fixes and so have bought a newer and much more boring replacement.
I got this car in January and have put just just over 5k miles on it since then. Its comfy, reliable, reasonably economical (around 45 MPG day to day) and just about qualifies as retro in my eyes. Not long after I bought it I replaced a track rod end, both droplinks, the thermostat and changed the oil and filter.
Mechanically its in pretty good condition and generally drives really nicely. It pulls well through all gears, steers and stops well and there are no nasty knocks or bangs from the suspension. Its got plenty of power, shifts great through the gears and is really quite a fun car to chuck around. Everything works, though the electric window switches occassionally need a bit of fiddling, and the windscreen washer jets are currently all clogged up.
Now for the bad points. The brakes, though they work really well, seem to be sticking ever so slighty, just enough to cause a very annoying squealing sound. The discs and pads all look good and they function really well, but something in there isn't quite right.
The drivers seat is stuck in a relatively forward poisiton and not bolted down properly. Whoever fitted the interior missed out a plastic spacer, which has caused the rail to bend slightly, and the floor of the car has a very small crack in it. While invistigating this, the adjustment handle broke off in my hand. Easily sorted with a new seat base, plastic spacer and a dab of weld on the floorpan.
The paint is either dreadful, or patinated depending on your taste, there is some rust bubbles on the roof, the sunroof is sealed with sealant, the roof bars are very rickety and the doorcard fabric is loosely hanging from the doors.
The car is located in Swadlincote, South Derbyshire. It will come with a different reg number, as I have retained the one seen in the photos.
