My new GTI-6 P1

[JoeyD]

Spotted this for sale a few weeks ago on 306gti6.com for not a lot of money and thought it'd be worth a look, being about 5 miles away from my parents house.
Turned out to be a bit of a bargain; it's been in the owners club for about 5 years and it's in pretty great condition for its age, obviously has a couple of tears in the seats but I think I'll be fitting at least a different, lower drivers seat anyway.
Fixed the boot lock last night, as the boot wouldn't even shut, let alone lock! And I fitted a second hand Alpine IDA-X100 which is pretty cool, if a bit chavvy.. Has yellow and black 'Lockwood' dials which I'm not too sure about either, but we'll see...
Externally I quite like the way it is tbh, perhaps some OEM yellow fogs, but that's about it! It has a Magnex catback, and a PiperX induction kit AFAIK, so I doubt I'll be touching the engine. The rear drivers side brake feels like it's stuck on slightly, but that might be because it's been sat still since August... we'll see.
Photo's (it's cold and miserable outside, so they're pretty crap!):


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr


306 by j0eyD, on Flickr

Just got to sort out some tax and give it a proper drive now!

C&Cwelcome!

[ekaJ]

Looks awesome tbh.

[.Stevo.C.]

Truly awesome. I loved my diesel 306 and I would love to own a GTI-6 yours looks in really good condition it would look better with silver wheels though.

[welshname]

I remember my mum having a 306 XSI in that colour. Loved it, 2litre NA and my mum loved driving it. I also think the keypad immobilizer is cool as fcuk too.

[JoeyD]

Yeah, my dad used to have a P1 DTurbo in this exact colour, so it's a bit weird!

This is how it looked back in 2008...



Think I prefer anthra wheels tbh!

[mr bognor]

Loved my 306 GTI-6 Ph 2 great cars .

Only bad points i heard was sucking up water if using an Indiction kit and tappy heads after a rebuild .

[welshname]

AGREED! What engine is in these then? (sorry not a clue about these cars)

[JoeyD]

2.0 16v 167bhp claimed, 6 gears..
I'm a bit weary about the PiperX tbh! facing downward, quite low in the engine bay... Asking for trouble! I haven't got the original airbox though, so not much I can do.

[TomSx]

I prefer these to the facelift. Like it.

[ian 182]

2.0 and thats a lovely example,looks nice and standard.Rip in the drivers seat gives you a good excuse to buy some new chairs...

[JoeyD]

My thoughts exactly... thinking over what to buy atm, want to keep it mostly standard - but driving position isn't the best with standard seats!

[welshname]

I recognize the location of that last picture I think...

[Beef-Mc]

Looks in good nick for its age.

[Ollie82.]

Looks tidy! Question. Did it have a standard headunit in it before you swapped it? If so, how did you get the bugger out?! Mine literally froze over the weekend so I need to get it out but its one of those flush with the rest of the fascia jobbies and im stumped!

[phillyh]

Awesome Joey! Got a soft spot for these.
Get an aqua shield for the PiperX?

[JoeyD]

Looks tidy! Question. Did it have a standard headunit in it before you swapped it? If so, how did you get the bugger out?! Mine literally froze over the weekend so I need to get it out but its one of those flush with the rest of the fascia jobbies and im stumped!

Not a clue! Mine came with a big hole where the radio should have been lol

this looks helpful though? http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=137933

Awesome Joey! Got a soft spot for these.
Get an aqua shield for the PiperX?

Ohh what's one of those?

[zedx19]

I've had a p1.5 GTI-6 for about 8 year now, maybe more, love it! Been ultra reliable, gets thrapped at trackdays, been to Ring 3 times in it, so much fun!

Info, pics, vids here -> www.gti-6.co.uk

Quick vid as people think there a bit slow, this was before I de-catted mine and stripped it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJVt7Skqe0

[JoeyD]

I've watched that video many times! haha, it looks plenty fast enough for me tbh.

[zedx19]

Lol glad you liked it! Dare says yours should be a tad quicker, tad lighter the phase 1, as light as a Rallye

[TomSx]

Looks quick. I would have thought they've got to be 1*2 quick..