Boxing Day GTi

[Rich]

Managed to resist a beer at lunch and go out for a mid afternoon run in the 106. Nice run out, with some nice blue skies and quiet roads. Half a tank of VPower later it was home time !

A few snaps from the afternoon.

A few more here for anyone intrested - http://www.richtreen.co.uk/images/xmas_gti/

 

[Big Iain]

Is the car the same mechanicaly as it is body wise?

 

[Alan]

Stunner mate..

 

[Daniel]

I'd love to track that.

On mud.

In the wet.

 

[Rich]

Drives well Iain, made decent power on the rollers a few weeks, back skirms around a bit under heavy braking but hoping that will be improved once it is lowered and is running some better rubber.

 

[Big Iain]

Does look minty mint indeed! what plate is it?

 

[Rich]

I'd love to track that.

On mud.

In the wet.

Track next year Dan !

As for mud I s**t it ...

 

[Rich]

Drives well Iain, made decent power on the rollers a few weeks, back skirms around a bit under heavy braking but hoping that will be improved once it is lowered and is running some better rubber.

2000 - W Plate, 66K.

 

[.GAZ.]

minter!

 

[Turkish]

Will have to let me have a run it in at some point Baron. I'm yet to drive a 106gti properly. Last time was about 8 years ago moving a mates 500 yards up the road, lol.

 

[D4N13L]

Really nice example mate. I was considering one of these before the clio but struggled to find a low mileage minter

 

[Alexander]

Stunner.

Love 106's loads!

 

[Rich]

Cheers all

Will have to let me have a run it in at some point Baron. I'm yet to drive a 106gti properly. Last time was about 8 years ago moving a mates 500 yards up the road, lol.

lol - no probs. Shall I let valvebouncer have a drive ?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Tidy car!

 

[Brown.]

Looks better dirrrrty :O......tell ya what there are some classic rich shots there... tis what we photographers refer to as 'The Golden hour' when the sun sits low in the sky casting golden rays.....was that photoshoot planned or you just lucky?

 

[Rich]

Went out at 2ish with camera in the boot not knowing where I would end up, as the petrol light came on a I turned back home and got lucky with the light.

 

[Turkish]

Cheers all



lol - no probs. Shall I let valvebouncer have a drive ?

Not unless you fancy a top end rebuild lol

 

[Rich]

Good excuse for the cams !

 

[Fletcher]

Looking good, as always.

 

[rory182]

tidy, my 205's on less miles though lol

 

[Ali]

It's mint...But i don't see the attaction in 106's?!

 

[cat171]

Looking good Rich Nice too see an un-abused example

It's mint...But i don't see the attaction in 106's?!

You don't see the attraction in any car apart from a vee though lad

 

[Ali]

Looking good Rich Nice too see an un-abused example

You don't see the attraction in any car apart from a vee though lad

Very untrue! New toy isn't going to be french or another vee!

 

[Daniel]

It's mint...But i don't see the attaction in 106's?!

They are small, quick, and cheap. Whats not to see??

 

[Ali]

They are small, quick, and cheap. Whats not to see??

Bit like the Renaultsports then?

 

[cat171]

Very untrue! New toy isn't going to be french or another vee!

I'll believe it when I see it

 

[Daniel]

Bit like the Renaultsports then?

Yes.

 

[Ali]

I'll believe it when I see it

lol! No danger!

 

[Ali]

Yes.

Except the RS is beta?! :S

 

[Rich]

Only plus point the Clios have is more power out the box and more grip, 106 is more nimble and fun though.

 

[Daniel]

Except the RS is beta?! :S

Define better though. Whats better for me is not better for you.

 

[cat171]

Only plus point the Clios have is more power out the box and more grip, 106 is more nimble and fun though.

My mates old gti handled so well as standard (it was quite new when he got it) no clio i've ever been in or driven was as good as that.

 

[Ali]

Define better though. Whats better for me is not better for you.

That why you've had about 6RS's?

 

[Daniel]

That why you've had about 6RS's?

8 to be precise! 9 including the one I bought last week!

(about 16 including the ones I bought to sell on! lol)

 

[Rich]

My mates old gti handled so well as standard (it was quite new when he got it) no clio i've ever been in or driven was as good as that.

The 182 has bags more grip, but it will do 205 profile runner compared to 185 on the GTi. 106 turns so much better, feels more alive and so small and nimble - chuck it through some tight and twisty turns and it makes a Clio feel huge and cumbersome. Grip levels don't mean a car handles better though.

Overall I have mixed feelings - Mixed feelings. 106 is good to drive, but I am missing the extra go the 182 had. Plus sides it feels much more nimble though, not overly keen on the light steering and the rear end seems to be moving around alot under hard braking on crappy B road surfaces - not sure how much of this is down to the Avon's on it, in comparison to the 182 which felt alot more composed on the crappy B's round here.

Going to see how it feels with the 15's on it in the summer before I worry to much.

Todays drive started off with me loving it for the first 30 miles, then the final few before the fuel light came on and I called it a day, left me craving more power. Either way I have not got much money tied up in a bit of metal, plastic and rubber which is the reason the Clio went.

 

[kie1an]

mint .

 

[Ali]

Having not driven one i would "Imagine" it's similar to the Willy...
Lively!! - Quickest way to your coffin in 09!

 

[cat171]

Rich - Imo it's the tyres, I ran avons on my valver years ago, awful things tbh. God knows what my mate had on his gti, it really was ace though.

I assume yours is 100% standard ?

 

[Ali]

Rich - Imo it's the tyres, I ran avons on my valver years ago, awful things tbh. God knows what my mate had on his gti, it really was ace though.

I assume yours is 100% standard ?

Depends on the avon's! Avon make bloody good tyres imo! ZV3's are a bit dicey tho.

 

[cat171]

I had zv3's and zv1's.