Dum-Dums Bianca GTi6

[Dum-Dum]

Yes but they compete to win championships and are only road legal to comply with the regulations. Yours is a road car for...driving in.

What will your mates say when they ask for a lift and you haven't got any bloody seats?!

Your yet again failing to see the point i was making. They ARE road legal race cars and fast as f*ck to boot.




My mates are all have 2 things in common.


A working left leg




And




A working right leg









This means theyer perfectly capable of walking, getting a bus or driving their own car.

I cant remember the last time I had people in the back seats of my car, in fact the last time I had people on the back seats was 2 months ago and I had borrowed someone elses car anyway.

I can appreciate fully stripping, caging and prepping your interior if the car is a dedicated track toy (a'la Jonny S16, Ben306 Rallye)

What I can't understand is doing this to your daily driver. I just don't get it.

Just saying. Stripping a perfectly good GTi6 seems like you're removing a little bit of its' charm. The whole appeal of a hot-hatch is that it is both quick and practical. Now yours is still practical, but only in the same way as a Ford Transit Connect / Astravan. Only not economical. IMO, if you wanted a car with two seats, to be fast, to strip down to the bare essentials and use everyday, you should've got a Toyota MR2 or similar...Boosted MX5 maybe...

JonnyBs car is his daily driver, he takes it to work and back every day without issue and mine will be the same.

I do intend on using mine on track as much as I can. I managed to do track time at EVERY show I went to this summer.

Stripping adds to its charm, until youve owned a stripped one youll never know and everyone with a stripped 306 will agree. I love the way the car buzzes and tingles from the moment you turn the key, I love how when the exhaust pops it feels like its denting the boot floor, I love the noise of gravel spraying the underside of the car on a forrest track, I love the smell of petrol and hot oil and how quickly it fills with tyre smoke.

Got grpN engine mounts and PU exhaust mounts going on when I get a chance which will add to all this.


Also you say its not practice but I can throw anything i want straight in the boot without worrying about scratching anything or fluids damaging my boot carpet.

Because a stripped car drives total win compared to a stock car....And I only drive my car on the road as live miles from any tracks, why wouldnt I run it stripped?!

I couldnt care less about creature comforts, I purely own a peugeot to drive hard / abuse...not to cruise to the shops in "comfort" altho I do....

Ed, dont you have a daily car, and your 6? In which case, why make the 6 comftable / lovely, surely thats the entire point of having a daily..so you can go all out on the "rag" car?

^^^ Exactly!

You will never get it unless youve owned one.
I find buckets really comfortable as having a straight solid back rest is really good for my bad back.

Also Ed why do you have a "comfortable" daily and then a more comfortable "weekend toy"? seems a bit arse about face.

Becuase RaceCar

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Not quite; Because DumDum.

Cheers Mate. Know you understand the why.

Although i'm eating more than ever now i'm not smoking, don't think ill be allowed back in Chris' car.

Nah as long as your lighter than me youll be fine LOL. Your still welcome to be co driver for me on the track.

I am building my car for a purpose same as I know chris is, to go as fast as possible in a set situation, be that on the way to work or on track,

Yep thats exactly it. Its my car and Im building my own monster.

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No, just no. If i was going to spend that much money on something for driving pleasure, it would be entirely custom-made, because that's what i like. That's what i mean, it's pretty clear modifying just isn't your thing. I mean, LOL at your description of the teggy, i suppose as a standard car it is relatively spartan, but still way more than i require for sure. Plus it's not made to my exact specification, therefore not adequate.

Get what i mean yet?

Actually you say that and remind me the other reason for stripping and that is so that when I get buckets I can mount them low down and far back in a good driving position for me and this would mean no rear leg room anyway so no point having rear seats.