What is it about 306s?

[THE_Liam]

I went from a 210bhp Octavia with leather, cruise and climate to a '93 XRDT in green with a beige interior and didn't regret it. I must be mental...

I've come from an e39 523 with full leather, climate, sat nav, cruise etc etc

The 306 has half leathers, and that's where the similarities end for me.

Oh I wouldn't say there were similarities. The Octavia had all the luxuries, acres of space and more power than you could ever need, and great build quality, but it just bored me. It was too big and quick to really hammer down a country lane, you needed space. Yes it could cruise at 100+ comfortably but I don't want to, it requires too much effort to watch for people changing lanes at far slower speeds, police and cameras, so I just sit at 70-75. It did 20mpg average, cost 150 a month to insure, broke constantly because it had so much unnecessary crap, and was a twat to work on.

The 306 has cheap insurance, great handling and feel, limits you can find at legal speeds and enough power to be fun without needing a track to fully open it up. Who needs climate, sat nav or cruise? I can adjust the heater myself if I'm cold, I have a sense of direction and a right foot.

To be honest that's a rant at modern cars. I hate how much unnecessary shite they have weighing them down