Updates to my 106 GTI

[Christopher]

That's superb. Fancy a 182?

 

[alex-avfc]

It's a cracker this one. Best of luck with the sale.

What Renaultsport are you looking for? Hopefully a clio, and going off your taste in cars previously I'd say either ph1, Cup, Trophy.

That's superb. Fancy a 182?

Cheers guys, I'm flattered.

Pikey student budget dictates a PH1 as my next destination!

 

[welshname]

YAY! Love ph1's does this mean you'll get proper membership instead of pikey forum user? Lol.

 

[alex-avfc]

Most likely! It's gone up a bit since my days of owning a 1.2 Dynamique though lol.

Ghetto posting ftw. Pow!

 

[Brett]

Cheers guys, I'm flattered.

Pikey student budget dictates a PH1 as my next destination!

Good decision. So much car for the money.

 

[Gally]

That's superb. Fancy a 182?

Fancy an FRP?

 

[Christopher]

Yeah go on then. I'll do you a straight swap.

 

[JT182]

Lovely! As far as performance bargains go, the 106 GTi is tough to beat.

 

[Gally]

Yeah go on then. I'll do you a straight swap.

And a blowie?

 

[Hixle]

Sell it to me :dapprove:

 

[Christopher]

PM if you're SRS, either of you.

Now, back OT.

 

[alex-avfc]

I'd love to Luke...gotta be a man of my word though!

Never had this with selling a car before, usually took at least a week before I've heard anything.

Chris, you thinking of selling up?

 

[Jay.S]

So much want.

 

[alex-avfc]

Would love it to go to someone on here...

Deal at the weekend could yet fall through anyhow.

Typical to its French nature, the drivers door lock has just this week packed up meaning I'm currently getting in round the passenger side...Not so stylish. Gotta get that sorted before anything happens with it this weekend.

 

[Hixle]

I'll buy it with the dodgy door, I quite like the Daisy Duke look.

As per Facebook Alex, completely understand keeping your word mate. I'm just going to hope he doesn't go ahead with it/doesn't turn up/breaks down.

 

[alex-avfc]

If that happens I'll be in touch mate. If you want it with the dodgy door I'd knock £100 off lol.

 

[andywa]

That does look nice. Good luck with the sale and the impending new purchase.

 

[Mr Burns]

Don't think I ever saw you about in the 106, Alex. Hopefully I'll see you around Cannock in the new purchase.

 

[Hixle]

Don't suppose you'd want a Trophy p/x mate...

 

[alex-avfc]

I'd love your Trophy, I think I commented one of your photos on facebook saying sell it to me when I graduate!

Unfortunately my restricted budget means PH1 time for now.

 

[Budgie]

What's this little beaut up for sale at?

 

[alex-avfc]

£1750 mate its as good as sold though

Hope the PH1 will make up for it.

 

[MarcoB]

£1750?! Good price! Is it mega low miles or something?

 

[The_Pirate]

Have we found a Phase 1 yet babes?x

 

[alex-avfc]

Going to have a look at a few on the weekend sir!

Marco, its on 79k but I'm not getting into a debate on the price. There isn't another on the market thats had the amount of work done that this has for the money, simple as. I half think I should have priced it higher with the amount of people that have wanted to come and view it!

 

[MarcoB]

Well tbh Id say 79k is low miles for one of these, less than 7k a year! It should be a quick one as well because it will have a single plug ecu

 

[alex-avfc]

It definetely shifts mate! The four branch manifold coupled with the decat I've got on there has made quite a nice difference too.

Funny that a lot of people rubbish that point you make about the single plug thing. A mates VTS, also a single plug like mine ran 131.5bhp with just a decat and a cone filter on reputable rollers.

For comparison, another mate with a later twin plug GTI ran 135bhp on the same rollers with a full exhaust, 4-2-1 manifold, ecosse air filter kit like mine and the engine was only on ~50k.

Maybe there is some truth in it!

 

[ch!ppen]

£1750?! Good price! Is it mega low miles or something?

They fetch silly money compared to your equivalent VTS. I thought 1750 sounded a bit cheap compared to what some people ask.

 

[JoeyD]

£1750 is a superb price! Could have got more if you were willing to wait, but it sounds like you've hit the nail on the head having so much interest! Nicely done.

 

[alex-avfc]

What did yours go for, Joey, if you don't mind me asking? Similar to mine very tidy and had lots of history as I remember it!

 

[JoeyD]

I got £2k in the end, took forever to find a buyer though! I barely had any interest for a good few weeks, mainly because it was a '97 and had done 85k..
Condition-wise it was the best car I've ever owned, had a shed load of history too; shame the new owner seems to be ruining it with morettes & other such distasteful mods. Sigh! :dapprove:

 

[MarcoB]

It definetely shifts mate! The four branch manifold coupled with the decat I've got on there has made quite a nice difference too.

Funny that a lot of people rubbish that point you make about the single plug thing. A mates VTS, also a single plug like mine ran 131.5bhp with just a decat and a cone filter on reputable rollers.

For comparison, another mate with a later twin plug GTI ran 135bhp on the same rollers with a full exhaust, 4-2-1 manifold, ecosse air filter kit like mine and the engine was only on ~50k.

Maybe there is some truth in it!

Can you get yours to pop and bang? Ive got 2 different ecus and 1 of them can make shot gun noises on cue

 

[welshname]

Is it today or tomorrow that the blokes coming to view?

GLWS though.

 

[alex-avfc]

This went today guys, sorry to those who were interested. Looked and sounded mint as it drove off in the sun , got the asking price though. Will upload the final pics I took tomorrow.

On the plus side I now have a PH1 172

 

[JoeyD]

Not surprised one bit by that! Nice one

 

[welshname]

Nice alex, shame to see it go.

What colour ph1 you go for? And pics needed NOW!

 

[alex-avfc]

Here are the last pics of it I took before I sold up. It was really sunny and quite warm on Saturday when the lad picked it up, so it really looked mint as it drove off:

 

[alex-avfc]

Spec when I finished with it was:

-Ecosse enclosed induction kit with green cotton filter
-Raceland 421 manifold
-Magnex exhaust system with decat
-266mm caliper and disc setup from a 206 GTI
-Lowered 25mm all round on Bilstein B4 OEM replacement dampers and Eibach Pro-kit springs

 

[Jay.S]

Everytime I read this thread I feel like a right dick.

Why the f**k didn't I buy that. Where's the pics of the 172 though?

 

[Mr Burns]

Congrats on the new purchase mate, you'll love it! Fancy some night pics of it?