28-05-2013, 06:34 AM
Morning all, currently own two 306s, an n/a XUD hatchback and a DW8 engine estate.
Got the hatch off eBay about 16 months ago with a fair bit of MOT and a few weeks tax for £205. Quite happy with that because not only has it got 205GTi 1.9 alloys which were wearing near brand new tyres, but it also has a Bosch pump, and we all know what that means, don't we?
It looks horrible and has myriad piddly faults but I love it and have been all over the place in it!
The other is an estate with a DW8 lump, also runs on veg but doesn't seem as happy on it as the XUD. Bargain buy from someone on another forum (£100 with a fair bit of MOT) but being a Peugeot it's done Peugeot things such as tried to eat the central locking and electric front window wiring (now sorted by my son after I found the car had 'done a BX' where the wiring goes through the driver's door) and we have had to replace the clutch which shat itself about 1/2 mile from my house one day!
Also (as Peugeots) do it doesn't want all the doors to open with the central locking but can live with that for now.
The estate I got because it was cheap and because I collect (and sometimes sell) old cycles so it's handy because I can get three on the roof, three on the rear rack and two or three inside the car. I'm toying with getting a Berlingo van though (it'll have to have an XUD engine) though so it'll probably be sold at some point.
Anyhow that's enough from me rattling on, off to have a look round this forum now, it seems great!
Got the hatch off eBay about 16 months ago with a fair bit of MOT and a few weeks tax for £205. Quite happy with that because not only has it got 205GTi 1.9 alloys which were wearing near brand new tyres, but it also has a Bosch pump, and we all know what that means, don't we?
It looks horrible and has myriad piddly faults but I love it and have been all over the place in it!
The other is an estate with a DW8 lump, also runs on veg but doesn't seem as happy on it as the XUD. Bargain buy from someone on another forum (£100 with a fair bit of MOT) but being a Peugeot it's done Peugeot things such as tried to eat the central locking and electric front window wiring (now sorted by my son after I found the car had 'done a BX' where the wiring goes through the driver's door) and we have had to replace the clutch which shat itself about 1/2 mile from my house one day!
Also (as Peugeots) do it doesn't want all the doors to open with the central locking but can live with that for now.
The estate I got because it was cheap and because I collect (and sometimes sell) old cycles so it's handy because I can get three on the roof, three on the rear rack and two or three inside the car. I'm toying with getting a Berlingo van though (it'll have to have an XUD engine) though so it'll probably be sold at some point.
Anyhow that's enough from me rattling on, off to have a look round this forum now, it seems great!