What's happening to the GTi's?

[procta]

Cant say as I disagree Procta......cars will become rarer and rarer, forums get quieter as they do. The GTi6/rallye forum is a far quieter place than it used to be. Body panels are already thin on.the ground which is why im starting to buy spares incase the unthinkable happens.

body panel wise i think with hardian panels?  going bust a few years ago hasn't helped matters at all, but yeah parts will be come less easier now, i think with the car been european might help, with more of them been produced for other countries. Chances are that peugeot dealer will be the only place to get odds and sods.  Rovers now are getting tricky for parts, things are hit and miss now on all models. If you had a maestro or a montego you are in trouble. What hasn't helped the rover network, is the lost of the main dealer. This caused a lot of good motors to be binned off well early before their time, so now 10 years later the ones that are left are going to struggle, for second hand parts. due to not been the cars been about, more on the road than been broken. This is how silly it has become for the metro side of things, I use the later MPI system for the vvc, can you hell get a MPI throttle cable new now! Or even some of the MPI hoses! The mpi R100 was binned off back in 1998, Laugh is you can get the earlier stuff ( just) Also Exhausts now are getting tricky too. Performance ones are hard to get hold now, and i think even the ZR is the same now. But again that's down to what one of the lads mentioned, how popular and in demand.

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Right now we are in a dip in 306 popularity. I imagine the club will change soon to less modifications and more restorations. We are already seeing this in the case of Ben's rallye and many other owners.

Obviously I've stripped my rallye, caged it and fitted bodies... All making it non standard, but I have kept the parts so it can always go back. Right now for me it's about enjoying the car. Modified or not as long as it's looked after its great. The fact it exists is good enough for me to think I'm doing the right thing.

That's fare enough, i have seen a few lads do this with the metros, and still enjoying the car. Those still have them now, they got the car back in 2001 etc.

Yeah this is all true im even stuggling for some parts now! Never had that issue before. I think most the 306s that are iconic dturbo, xsi, gti and raylle will all fetch good money in the not to distant futre which is sad as i like buggering about with these things.

As for where do i see the club. Hopefully the die hard 306 fans stick around. Their cars becoming more of a second car and dum dum atill drinking 20 beers at a meet a yelling at the "youngsters" you dont know what it was like in my day


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You never know bash, not many people really bad mouth the 306 at all, after all it was one of Peugeots last decent hatches.  The die hard fans will stay mind and those will be the ones that will maintain and restore. Youngsters will not know what a 306 is lol. Some dont even know what a vaux hall nova is or an XR3!

Hmmmmm I've taken a low mileage, 1 owner standard 6 and modified it and continue to do so.

I'm guessing I should really be keeping it stock and restore the paint and punt it. But I never bought it as an investment. I bought it to take to Knockhill as it cost less than a set of tyres used to cost for the fat Datsun.

up to you on that one, you got to ask will you get your hands on another one like that?
I have toyed with the idea of changing cars, i have been with the 306 for 11 years ( 1st one was a Phase 1) and i have the HDI for nearly 10 years now. She is still not remapped, i did toy with the idea of going Defender but this car hasnt been any trouble at all. I may just decide to keep it as a second car, and give it a overhaul and maybe a few tweaks here and there. Like some of the classic owners do, After all we do have a good data base and how to guides.  Got to say this for 306 community the info isnt full of shite, like some of the other forums i have been a member of in the past.