Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[hairnet]

9 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I bet some French farmer has fitting a grass cutter to a 2CV!

easy bonnet off speak to council and attch mower to fan :D

 

[Mrs6C]

19 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

He says* it’s fine. Looked fine yesterday. So assuming it is fine price could be a couple of hours grass cutting.

Hang on a mo'; I'd prefer the Calvados!

[richardmorris]

14 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Hang on a mo'; I'd prefer the Calvados!

Sorry to miss you yesterday BTW. 

[wuvvum]

I'm assuming that a series of drag races will be held over the course of the weekend between the tractor and the dumper?

[dollywobbler]

On Model 70 comfort, I'll say this. I get far less backache driving the Invacar than my Vectra. I guess that's progress?

[Six-cylinder]

In 2011 I signed up to do an amazing day out with Club Peugeot, meet at RAF Benson to look around the helicopter facility, on to Millbrook where Club Peugeot had exclusive use of the banked oval and finishing the day at a Shuttleworth Flying display. I belonged to the Club Peugeot because I had a Peugeot under restoration and thought with some effort I would have it ready. As we got to six weeks before the date I realised that would not happen so decided the event seemed so great I would buy a running Peugeot to take part.

There are several Peugeots I like but armed with a budget of sub £500 two came to the top of the list, 306 Cabriolet and 406 Coupe. With six weeks to go I felt I had time to be picky and started looking for a Roland Garros 306 Cab and a 406 V6 only. As weeks went by I widened my search to all 306 Cabriolets and all petrol 406 coupes but still nothing I wanted to take out on a Club Peugeot day. Then I saw a 306 Cabriolet 2.0i in dark blue with tan leather, lowish mileage beautiful condition advertised for £1000, push the boat out for once buy the best. What a disappointment a neglected heap of poo was presented to me and I walked away. I did the day out in my Citroen DS and nobody seemed to mind.

I have never forgotten those two Peugeot models I wanted in 2011 and have looked and dreamed occasionally of owning them. Then in December when selling my Citroen AX 11TZX I was contacted by the doctor who asked if I would swap it for his 306 Cabriolet 1.8, what a great chance to live my dream and I am not disappointed.

Today chatting to a friend I recounted the tale of wanting a Peugeot 306 Cabriolet or 406 coupe and saying I now had the 306 Cab.  After he left I looked on Autoshite “For Sale” and there was a running 406 Coupe up for grabs. I seized the moment before it was gone and in not much over an hour later it was on my drive!

[egg]

How many 'in' this year is that Chris!?

(Can't knock a 406 coupe, however).

[Six-cylinder]

Just now, egg said:

How many 'in' this year is that Chris!?

(Can't knock a 406 coupe, however).

Just 2, because due to lockdown I had to sell the Rover 216 SLi back to HMC. The unmentionable one doesn't count and the 306 was 29 Dec last decade! 

[richardmorris]

I do like those, not sure about the wheels though. What engine is it?

 

ps disappointed it’s not the news about the other Peugeot!

[Six-cylinder]

42 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

What engine is it?

2.2 HDi diesel

[LightBulbFun]

58 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The unmentionable one doesn't count

well that was July last year anyways LOL 

unless im missing something? LOL

[hairnet]

unfuck the wheels

please

@Frogchod dont v6 xm v6 this

 

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

well that was July last year anyways LOL 

unless im missing something? LOL

Yes, Jan 2020 is the true unmentionable on here.

[LightBulbFun]

6 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yes, Jan 2020 is the true unmentionable on here.

ohh yes of course

it seems I had successfully forgotten about repressed that until now!

[Six-cylinder]

19 minutes ago, hairnet said:

unfuck the wheels

please

What are the wheels, they seem to have a strange darker center cap that covers some of the spokes. Peugeot or after market?

[Braddon81]

19 minutes ago, hairnet said:

unfuck the wheels

please

@Frogchod

 

It's what's known as a Silver edition - basically in UK market terms a run out spec , you could get them in metallic Black too. I agree the wheels are an acquired taste- but they are what was supplied as standard  from new with the car - even down to the charcoal painted centres. 

[hairnet]

[Christine]

Well i shoe horses for  a living, for 42 years,  and i have a shot back too... Funnily enough all the time i used a 2a , a series 3  and a lightweight , with foam on plywood seats , for work , l had very little backache !!   My T4 i bought new  ,crippled me straight away  , so i put in a  Recaro ,that didn't help much really but i put up with it . When it wore through , after 10 years ,  i took it out and fitted the  vw seat back in ,  leaving the recaro mess in the porch...After going to work and being crippled by the seat , i got home thinking id refit the shagged recaro..only some bastard has nicked it ! As it happened i had bought 2 recaros originally ,but only got round to fitting the driver seat, and they aren't handed ..so i put  the "old new one " in ... 

[Braddon81]

The Bbs Starfish wheels as pictured in Hairnets picture were deleted in 2001.  The wheels on yours were standard on the Silver and Black edition cars. The only other wheel offered on later post 2001  406 coupes were the equally uninspiring Hoggars.  

[Andyrew]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124292416899

This old cabbage has done the rounds on here I think already. Looks terminal but may be good for parts.  Ends soon 

[Six-cylinder]

16 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124292416899

This old cabbage has done the rounds on here I think already. Looks terminal but may be good for parts.  Ends soon 

Unfortunately I think you are right and this car would need an awful amount of welding to save it.

At the moment you are being charged quite a lot to remove scrap  cars so maybe it will linger a little longer.

 

[hairnet]

chris - if only ripspeed were still going :D

 

 

[Christine]

You want to keep your eye on that dumper fuel tank , chris , if LBF is about !

[Six-cylinder]

18 minutes ago, Christine said:

You want to keep your eye on that dumper fuel tank , chris , if LBF is about !

I bought Mrs6C a boat tank which looks like it will work well, but no gauge.

[Christine]

Fit a sight tube

[plasticvandan]

I think a mini fuel tank might work under there,I know bond 875 owners used to fit them after the very invacar like originals rotted out.

[DSdriver]

I think those coupes are beautiful and have always hankered after a V6 petrol... but was advised to give it the swerve back in the day as my friend's son had one that was a money pit.

Maybe now is the time to invest before they all disappear, but the piggybank is empty after having the DS sorted.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

..... the piggybank is empty after having the DS sorted.

Y e e e s s s . . . I think I know that feeling....

[LightBulbFun]

4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I bought Mrs6C a boat tank which looks like it will work well, but no gauge.

that does seem to fit pretty well  wonder how hard it would be to securely strap it in place, if nothing else should work well for moving them around the FoD as needed

is that blue thing with a short bit of pipe coming out the end, the breather? I assume theres a small stub/pick up point on the bottom of the tank for the fuel to go to via suitable pipe to the fuel pump etc?

[somewhatfoolish]

The blue thing is the supply, the breather is the little knob thing on the cap. A baggage strap would hold it in but I suspect the MoT man might take a dim view, what say any of our tame MoT testers? A steel strap wouldn't be taxing to knock up.