306 xsi opinions

[Leedunn86]

Ive seen a phase 3 2litre xsi for sale locally im really looking for a diesel but out of curiosity what are xsi's like to live with ? Ive owned mercedes 190's 2.0 petrols in the past which werent that bad on the mpg side and the 306 is newer so cant be that bad, can it lol?

[Midnightclub]

It's about the same on fuel as a GTi, give or take 25-30 mpg'ish average.. but has like 40hp less.

They go about as well as a stage 1 DT/HDi

[Leedunn86]

Not that great then better off going for a gti6 if i went down the petrol route, or keep looking for a decent diesel for sale

[Midnightclub]

Exactly, everything is pretty similar just a bit worse than a '6.. and GTi's aren't exactly expensive nowadays so it would make sense to get a GTi first.

[kentiiboii]

Get a gti6, or go for a 1.8 with gti6 manifold on that's better than a xsi.

[RetroPug]

There are loads for sale for next to nothing for a reason I'd imagine.

[7057sam]

Owned a xsi not very quick considering to amount of petrol it used.would rather have a hdi as cheaper running cost and insurance and more available mods

[Matt]

Get a gti6, or go for a 1.8 with gti6 manifold on that's better than a xsi.

How? Nearly all the 1.8s I've seen with the manifolds do not like it. And they have less power than the xsi. And the 1.8 has about the same fuel consumption as a '6.
When I had my xsi, it was quicker than the 1.8. Albeit not by much, but was still quicker

[Eeyore]

Yes get a gti6 or a 1.8. I have been running the gti6 inlet manifold on the 1.8 for almost 3 years now and its been no problem at all. It makes 125hp and does about 390 miles on a tank.

On a diesel though you can make 125hp easily with a stage 1 dturbo or hdi and youll get around 500 miles on a tank. It wont have the bwarp though but itll be a lot cheaper.