Just me and my dog.

[Morgan84]

I had an estate one a few years back, was the Turbo Diesel and it was a grand thing. Boot's not massive for an estate, but still useful. I did several work trips down to Southern France in it, which it excelled at. IIRC mine was a special edition so got half leather amongst other goodies. Although the alloys had managed to weld themselves to the rear brakes, which was fun when I got a puncture.

Sounds like a Meridian model

[Micrashed]

Sounds like you have a steel wheel spare designed to be used with alloy wheel wheel bolts. Did yours have alloys once upon a time?

 

Didn't the 16V BX have the same arrangment? I'm damned sure I had a couple of those wheels previously.

Quite a few did, though I got round it by carrying a set of 4 standard bolts to use if I had to luz the spare on as I had a standard steelie with "cough, cough" after fitted alloys.

[willswitchengage]

The D turbo was kind of marketed as a diesel hot hatch- it has firmer suspension, sports seats, alloys etc. I'd have bought one years ago if I'd known how good they were.

 

Isn't is basically a ZX Volcane or did that have a yet more powerful engine?

 

 

The XUD9 was the venerable old 1905cc lump used in every PSA in the 80s/90s, the DW8 was a heavy modification to meet stricter emission standards but carry on the low-cost general engine architecture into Berlingos and 206s etc. Finally the DW10 "HDI" appeared in late models replacing the defunct XUD-turbos - introducing common rail and direct injection at the same time. These appeared (I think) in the third phase, the ones to avoid!

[Micrashed]

Finally the DW10 "HDI" appeared in late models replacing the defunct XUD-turbos - introducing common rail and direct injection at the same time. These appeared (I think) in the third phase, the ones to avoid!

Despite the added electrical gubbins added to the DW10 (and DW8) I would rather have the DW10 donkey any day.

In 90 BHP form its an incredibly unstressed and reliable and strong bit of kit, every bit as good as the XU9D (which it shares the bottom end with anyway) - its the "upgraded" versions that suffer with reliability issues trying to squeeze extra power out of the engine puts additional strain on things.

I took one HDi 90 from 70K to 150K and its still going strong (its up to 170K now) and all I luzzed on was a clutch and timing belt in my time with it.

Its PSA's electricals which are shoe laces covered in tin-foil that let the side down.

[Lacquer Peel]

The D turbo was kind of marketed as a diesel hot hatch- it has firmer suspension, sports seats, alloys etc. I'd have bought one years ago if I'd known how good they were.

 

Isn't is basically a ZX Volcane or did that have a yet more powerful engine?

 

The XUD9 was the venerable old 1905cc lump used in every PSA in the 80s/90s, the DW8 was a heavy modification to meet stricter emission standards but carry on the low-cost general engine architecture into Berlingos and 206s etc. Finally the DW10 "HDI" appeared in late models replacing the defunct XUD-turbos - introducing common rail and direct injection at the same time. These appeared (I think) in the third phase, the ones to avoid!

 

No, all 1.9TDs are the same 'tune' - about 90bhp and 145lb/ft of torque.

 

There's nothing wrong with HDis as much as I want to hate them, they seem reliable, DW8s too.

[Guest]

Christ Len, that's two posts now without you accusing anyone of posting drivel or calling them a grunting mong. Has the medication kicked in, or is Car Scatology as dead as it appears?

[Cavcraft]

The D turbo was kind of marketed as a diesel hot hatch- it has firmer suspension, sports seats, alloys etc. I'd have bought one years ago if I'd known how good they were.

 

Isn't is basically a ZX Volcane or did that have a yet more powerful engine?

 

 

 

Snap

[Volksy]

Sounds like a Meridian model

 

Yep, you're right, I'd certainly have another, although they still go for pretty strong money considering!

 

For example, this one is the absolute spit of my old one.

 

[Cavcraft]

Excelsior news on the 306 front today: I reckon since I've had it ice spent £6 or so on a rocker cover gasket, £20 to my neighbour to mend the handbrake (no parts needed) and about £25.00 on glow plugs.

It's been pretty much totally abused, runs on WVO, SVO and diesel and gets thrashed pretty much everyday. Today my £205 car passed the MOT first time with no real effort to check it over first. Only had two (minor) advisories too.

Verdict; get right fucking in there!

[Largactil]

Old Peugeots just run & run...

[Shep Shepherd]

Old Peugeots just run & run...

 

Judging by the number of 205s I see daily in my neck of the woods, this statement is 100% correct

[trigger]

Instead of paying your neighbour couldn't you have just removed the coin from the handbrake?

[Cavcraft]

Trust me there's no loose money in that car. I'm so tight I wake myself at 3.00am every day to make sure I haven't lost any sleep.