07-01-2019, 09:06 AM
First part: Pre-project
As mentioned, this 306 was my very first own car. I was looking for a 106 (as I owned one together with my brother and sister) and I really enjoyed that car (1.4 8v 5 door). My eye fell on a 1.4 XS phase 1 white... but I was to late
As I had to go to LA for 4 months, my search was put on hold. In the meantime, my dad was looking for a 106 and found one. After my return back home I tried to search it, but I only found this 306!
In the back of my mind, I told myself: "just drive the 106 for two years, then buy a 306 phase 1 XSi." (GTI was financially out of scope)
The 306 was (near) perfect: right colour, right set of wheels, not to expensive... Went for a test drive and bought it afterwards. Issues: clutch was at its end, exhaust was not 100%. Everything else was working, even the aircon.
Drove this car for nearly 4 years like looking this:
![[Image: 360.jpg]](https://myalbum.com/photo/xEhhHcUVGfmR/360.jpg)
Only thing changed: phase 3 leather/alcantara interior fitted. Only major issue: rust! Which was repaired (expensive!).
Then in year 4 the cambelt plus all ancillary items needed to be changed. Went to a brandless garage which fitted a new cambelt including a waterpump... but a faulty one. Within 3k km, the car broke down. First it started running on 3 cylinders and when I parked it the gaskets were blown already. Car was taken back home and a few days later stalled at my girlfriends grandmother her home (as she had space, and we did not at the time):
At the night the XSi broke down, a GTi was put on for sale. At a price I could afford! Two weeks later it was mine:
![[Image: 360.jpg]](https://myalbum.com/photo/ODl3qDB0JQ3A/360.jpg)
![[Image: 360.jpg]](https://myalbum.com/photo/BeShI4B7qEWE/360.jpg)
Approx. a year later we bought a house with a small garage. So the XSi was transported to his new shelter... (and those pictures I have to recover from imageshack )
As mentioned, this 306 was my very first own car. I was looking for a 106 (as I owned one together with my brother and sister) and I really enjoyed that car (1.4 8v 5 door). My eye fell on a 1.4 XS phase 1 white... but I was to late
As I had to go to LA for 4 months, my search was put on hold. In the meantime, my dad was looking for a 106 and found one. After my return back home I tried to search it, but I only found this 306!In the back of my mind, I told myself: "just drive the 106 for two years, then buy a 306 phase 1 XSi." (GTI was financially out of scope)
The 306 was (near) perfect: right colour, right set of wheels, not to expensive... Went for a test drive and bought it afterwards. Issues: clutch was at its end, exhaust was not 100%. Everything else was working, even the aircon.
Drove this car for nearly 4 years like looking this:
Only thing changed: phase 3 leather/alcantara interior fitted. Only major issue: rust! Which was repaired (expensive!).
Then in year 4 the cambelt plus all ancillary items needed to be changed. Went to a brandless garage which fitted a new cambelt including a waterpump... but a faulty one. Within 3k km, the car broke down. First it started running on 3 cylinders and when I parked it the gaskets were blown already. Car was taken back home and a few days later stalled at my girlfriends grandmother her home (as she had space, and we did not at the time):
At the night the XSi broke down, a GTi was put on for sale. At a price I could afford! Two weeks later it was mine:
Approx. a year later we bought a house with a small garage. So the XSi was transported to his new shelter... (and those pictures I have to recover from imageshack
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