Tbh, people will often think their first/early cars were quick... I still remember my 1.8 as being quick....but if I got in one now I'm pretty sure it'd feel stupidly slow, but then I also don't remember quite how clunky/rattly/bumpy 306s are until getting back in one...
That said, it's also surprising how 'slow' sportier cars were in the early 90's....was watching a programme the other day where they were talking about an old 2.5 petrol Porsche with a top speed of.....140mph.....my diesel Golf passed that figure with ease 10 years later!!
As for selling more 6's, I'm also kinda surprised they didn't as well....tax was the same as any car over 1.5l (most of them!) at the time, and fuel wasn't exactly expensive....
And after reading the 2000 sales brochure up there, I'm amazed anyone bought DTurbo HDi's.....was cheaper to buy a Meridian estate with more space and better spec!!
However their sales patter is pretty good, I was almost considering buying a 306 by the end of it...but not an 'L' which they made a point of showing to be shit with asterixs everywhere pointing out that nothing was available on it.
Unfortunately, as Niall said though, people just don't care about cars these days... I was having a lengthy chat with a 'nearly new' car dealer the other day (only wanted a quiet look round the forcourt!
) and he was saying they don't take any petrols over 1.8 at that garage now as they simply don't sell....everyone wants things that are cheap to tax, cheap to insure and cheap to fuel - and don't forget small petrols will do 50mpg+ now with £20 a year tax... However that means the majority of new cars being sold now are slower, much slower...he was talking about 80bhp 1.4s as if they were supercars. 
That said, it's also surprising how 'slow' sportier cars were in the early 90's....was watching a programme the other day where they were talking about an old 2.5 petrol Porsche with a top speed of.....140mph.....my diesel Golf passed that figure with ease 10 years later!!
As for selling more 6's, I'm also kinda surprised they didn't as well....tax was the same as any car over 1.5l (most of them!) at the time, and fuel wasn't exactly expensive....
And after reading the 2000 sales brochure up there, I'm amazed anyone bought DTurbo HDi's.....was cheaper to buy a Meridian estate with more space and better spec!!
However their sales patter is pretty good, I was almost considering buying a 306 by the end of it...but not an 'L' which they made a point of showing to be shit with asterixs everywhere pointing out that nothing was available on it. Unfortunately, as Niall said though, people just don't care about cars these days... I was having a lengthy chat with a 'nearly new' car dealer the other day (only wanted a quiet look round the forcourt!
) and he was saying they don't take any petrols over 1.8 at that garage now as they simply don't sell....everyone wants things that are cheap to tax, cheap to insure and cheap to fuel - and don't forget small petrols will do 50mpg+ now with £20 a year tax... However that means the majority of new cars being sold now are slower, much slower...he was talking about 80bhp 1.4s as if they were supercars.