Vegfriendly Peugeot 106 Disesel SOLD!

[philibusmo]

Roll up, roll up for a once in a life time opportunity to join the ranks of the Autoshite veg oil MASSIVE for a bargain price with this Peugeot 106 1.5 Diesel. JUST £170!
 
To kick off this pussy magnet has almost 3 month tax and MOT for over a month! The gearbox changes cleanly and easily between all gears and the engine pulls like a train (Stephenson’s Rocket) on whatever fuel you throw in it, and it will run on anything vaguely oil based, with the Bosch pump taking it happily. In this weather I would run a 60% veg and 40% diesel mix. It has done about 171,000 miles but still has plenty of life left in it. I did briefly consider taking it out the car and turning it into a diesel generator to really piss off the neighbours.
 
The bodywork is somewhat characterful. It was originally in a luscious red with some areas where the lacquer has peeled and the paint underneath has nicely pogweaseled.  There is a ‘retro’ black tide line up each side, I suspect where it has had new sills at some point. The wing mirrors are duct taped on. The most interesting feature in the bodywork is the amount of newspaper that is stuck to it. I slapped this on as a bit of a laugh, not expecting it to last, and then it did. I’ve made a half arsed attempt to make it naked again but various small bits have not peeled off, I’m sure with minimal effort they will come off but that is more effort than I am willing to put into it.
 
It has been lowered 60mm (lowering spring up front not cut springs) but is still remarkably comfortable, if a bit bouncy and this can cause the mudflaps to hit the ground occasionally. The mudflaps are covered in mahogany effect vinyl. It will come on steel wheels, 3 of which I believe to be original; the fourth might be from Saxo. There is one Michelin of indeterminate age, one Powergrip and two Mohawks. All the tyres literally have an amount of tread but there is no spare wheel as it was buckled, flat and bald so I lobbed it.
 
The interior is rather unpleasant, but functional. I cleaned it out in May to a standard where I was reasonably happy to be in it, but have not cleaned it out since and there has been one attempt to give the interior a touch of class by covering part of the dash board in more mahogany effect vinyl. Almost everything works to some extent, except the drivers interior door handle which does nothing but lock the door so exiting involves winding the window down and using the exterior handle. The remote adjustment for the mirrors also does not function, for obvious reasons. There is a radio, but no speakers so it is unknown if this actually does work. Due to a blow in front part of the exhaust when it hit a rock, turning on the interior fan fills the car with a faintly oily smog. The heater however works a treat, as does all the lights, the hand brake, the seat adjusters and belts. There are no nasty warning lights and I assume the airbag does work but it is untested.
 
For its next MOT the exhaust blow will need to be fixed and it needs at least one patch in the passenger side rear arch, I think the interior door handle will also need fixing. These should not be difficult for someone with a sparkle stick and then you can run this incredibly economical car for another year. On average it costs me about £30 to do 300 miles.
 
So what are you waiting for, come running down to sunny Devon with £170 and drive away in your very own veg guzzling Peugeot. But don’t just take my word for it, what does television personality Jeremy Beadle have to say about it?
 
“That sounds greatâ€Â

Jeremy Beadle
 
Now for some pictures which now show the car as it sits today. They do make the paintwork look better than it is in terms of lacuer peel, but it does give you an iea of just how little of the newspaper is still clinging on.
 









 
I will be needing this gone ASAP, if it has not gone before I get bored looking at it then I am going to send it to the crusher with a boot full of kittens and a nun on the back seat, so get your arse down here with £170 today!

[UmBongo]

Nice interior...

[londonm]

Fuck me that's a heap, how can anyone check the rot on it now?

 

Good luck mate, but I think you'll be weighing it in.

[Faker]

That is bitchin! Love the capri rims.

[phil_lihp]

The newspaper shouldn't work, it shouldn't look good but you know, somehow it does.  Almost a shame it's gone! I learnt to drive in one of these, they're one of the best superminis of this era IMHO.  Despite this and its proximity to me I am already 1 car over my 1 car limit so I will pass.  Good luck, someone'll bite your hand off at that price.

[Cavcraft]

I wouldn't normally like a car in that 'style' but I think it works pretty well to be fair.

[Station]

Where are you?

[londonm]

Would that be an automatic MOT fail on account of covering up rot, etc? Discuss.

[philibusmo]

I'm in Tiverton, Devon. Just off the M5 junction 27 and not too far away from the train station. I should be able to spend some more time today removing the newspaper, light tints and such so should have some more pictures which give an accurate representation of its current form by the end of the day.

[castros_bro]

I'd be interested if the decor was a tad more unobtrusive. I need a to drive to Portugal via France with a load of tools and fix a derelict roof - spending minimal cash - before the end of October, the 1.5 Diesel/Veg frog fits the bill perfectly and will blend with the local tat apart from the newspaper covering.

[philibusmo]

First post has now been edited to show how it looks.

[cort16]

You can't really argue with that for £170. Is it sticky?

[Faker]

Excellent winter hack. For nothing too. Didn't expect the paper to have been removed though.

[Cavcraft]

OW MUCH WIV DA PPR ONIT M8? 

[Jim Bell]

That looks pretty cool now. Omgpatina

[Station]

Further comments from Jeremy Beadle:

 

 

"On one hand, it's quite a diminutive, compact, car. But on the other hand it's an absolutely massive behemoth of a vehicle!"

[UmBongo]

Further comments from Jeremy Beadle:

 

 

"On one hand, it's quite a diminutive, compact, car. But on the other hand it's an absolutely massive behemoth of a vehicle!"

 

Jeremy Beadle playstation controller...

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Much sadness at newspaper removal here :(

[dollywobbler]

Much sadness at newspaper removal here :(

 

Glad I'm not the only one. A lot of killjoys on this thread! It's only a sodding 106. Wasn't keen on the wheels or headlamps, but hey, it was different and I admired it for that.

[Pillock]

Yeah I thought it nicely done too. Oh well, I'm sure the world will continue to turn.

[barefoot]

^^^ plus eleventy

[philibusmo]

I am also somewhat sad that the newspaper is no more, although in all honesty it was rather past its best. It had been on there since March, and while yacht varnish is excellent at keeping it together and on the car, it is not so good at keeping the water out. Keep a piece of news paper wet for most of 8 months with only short periods of dryness then it does begin to look a little worse for wear.

 

Still, I had fun doing it and it bought joy to the world as plenty of people smiled as it drove past. Also a Wat disapproval rating of over 95% makes it 'just like a Golf'.

[mouseflakes]

Don't care how it looks - my Saxobular Diesel is teh bolx, so I can only imagine a veg-friendly version is even more testicular. Good traction in OMGSNOKAOS conditions too. A big thumbs up from me - must be useful to someone.

[Split_Pin]

Gotta agree with WAT_ here, looks perfectly presentable for sale now. I reckon that would sell ok in EBay.

[FredTransit]

I'd be interested if the decor was a tad more unobtrusive. I need a to drive to Portugal via France with a load of tools and fix a derelict roof - spending minimal cash - before the end of October, the 1.5 Diesel/Veg frog fits the bill perfectly and will blend with the local tat apart from the newspaper covering.

you would need to drive quickly through France on veg. Its use as a road fuel is illegal in frogland....

[Cavcraft]

Would that not only apply to French reg'd vehicles, though? I sometimes get ideas beyond my means and fancy visiting France, but only on a tank full of veg. 

[Junkman]

A crime is a crime where you commit it. You don't have to be a French citizen to be done for murder in France.

However, Diesel costs about 3p a ton in .fr, so bringing British veg oil is pretty pointless.

[castros_bro]

you would need to drive quickly through France on veg. Its use as a road fuel is illegal in frogland....

 

I was HGVing there for about 15 years and didn't see any tank dipping Gandarmerie going on, anyway it'll not be 100% veg and there won't be boot full of old Mazola bottles also now it's back to looking like a used frogmobile no one will notice it. Still if anyone is nearby and wants to lend a hand roof fixing please drop by.

 

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[Mr Livered]

Surely the chances of discovery are pretty negligible? I can imagine being a bit nervous if, for example, you're driving slowly through a town, past flics on foot, whiffing like a chip shop, but what are the chances of being dipped?

 

Hardly anyone in England seems to get dipped on suspicion of running on red diesel either. Mainly pikeys as far as I gather.

[philibusmo]

SOLD SOLED SOILED!