My erstwhile shedder of distinction , the Rank Taxi Octavia
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...th-32079.html. has gone to meet it's maker.
To whit, I needed a new car pronto.
Up early this morning, on the trail of my quarry!
We piled into my Dad's e60 520i and set off for the southlands.
The roads were clear, if wet, and we made good progress. As I sat in the passenger seat it occurred to me that the M74 can be quite picturesque..
All too soon, we reached sunny Chester, where we were greeted by this little beauty!
Its a 1998 Peugeot 306 1.9 Dt, fitted with the legendary XUD lump!
All mechanical and simple to fettle, the only real issue is the Lucas fuel pump. I may swap it out for a Bosch one to enable the XUD to run on 90% WVO, much like the Octavia did.
Once my eyes had recovered from the interior:
(thankfully they are much easier on the erse than they are on the eye!)
I took it for a test drive.
I'd forgotten how good these things were! Despite 155k on the clocks, the suspension as taught yet compliant, the engine willing and the road holding excellent.
It does most things very well, and succeeds at being a Jack of all trades, blending the best bits of other fleet members thusly:
1/2 Clio 172 power + 2/3 CX comfort + 3/4 E30 handling = 306
We got it fuelled up and had an uneventful trip back up the road. SWMBO approves - this may last longer than the Octavia!
Home. 240 odd miles in an 18yr old French car, without incident.
No doubt another update will be along soon enough - wish me luck
[footnote]Edited by 320touring on Monday 4th January 00:30[/footnote]