Although I own a Skoda Fabia 2017 Monte Carlo when it comes to older cars, the Peugeot 306 is a definite favourite, such a nice looking car and without a doubt the best model Peugeot ever produced. It's 20+ years now since they stopped making them on 51/02 registration but there's still plenty alive and kicking on the road or on SORN despite, the fact they sold so well helped. The 307 is virtually obsolete but I do often still see 306's regularly. 

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, wilson-uk-85 said:

the Peugeot 306 is a definite favourite, such a nice looking car and without a doubt the best model Peugeot ever produced.

Which engine/trim level 306?

 

And did you really just say it's a better classic IYO than a 205 GTi!? 

@wilson-uk-85  Drive ones right after your Fabia DSG and if they excite you then you will know if worth spending quite a lot of money on a car that will cost quite a lot and never get you back what you spend on it, but maybe loads of smiles per mile.

 

If you have a nice one then stopping other stealing it or trying to will be something you need to do because it will be more of a toerag magnet than a Fabia Mk3.

 

Research on the Enthusiasts forums and checking prices on cars and parts and rubbish people want rid of is most important.

Crazy paying too much for a problem one if you need others to do work on them as you can not do it yourself. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 4 September, 20223 yr by roottoot

@KenONeill A hatchback version of any trim but a GTI or XSI 3 door would be nice, Petrol or Diesel don't mind. If an estate of a good example came along I may consider that but not a cabriolet. The 205 GTI is another all time Peugeot classic but their so rare now and demand massive prices.

Low mileage and owners you might make an investment on it. like this crazy price on a saxo VTS the other week

For just using as a daily, easy to pick up a cheap bargain. Though I've not known anyone who has had a 306 without some bad eletrical issues.
Picked myself up a toyota corolla recently as a stop-gap. 1998 3-door hatch 1.3GS, 3 owners from new, 95k on the clock..... £450. So the bargains are out there!

1 hour ago, robt100 said:

I've not known anyone who has had a 306 without some bad eletrical issues.

Well, I'd no electrical issues with my Citroen ZX.

Or my dads ones, or my my mums Saxo automatic which we owned from new for 16 years and got passed about the family,

never raced or rallied, only did a few autotests...

Edited 10 September, 20223 yr by roottoot

On 04/09/2022 at 01:16, wilson-uk-85 said:

Although I own a Skoda Fabia 2017 Monte Carlo when it comes to older cars, the Peugeot 306 is a definite favourite, such a nice looking car and without a doubt the best model Peugeot ever produced. It's 20+ years now since they stopped making them on 51/02 registration but there's still plenty alive and kicking on the road or on SORN despite, the fact they sold so well helped. The 307 is virtually obsolete but I do often still see 306's regularly.

As an investment, I'm not convinced any used car is a safe bet as an investment unless the buyer really knows what they're doing.

The examples that raise high prices tend to be immaculate low-mileage examples.

So that means buying it, keeping it very carefully, fixing/restoring as required, and not using it.

Then you're subject to the vagaries of life and the market. I'm old enough to remember when the market took a nosedive and a lot of people lost big money on their investment cars.

Of course, if you buy one because you really want one, then could you bear to not use it and eventually sell it?

If you want one, just buy one, but I personally wouldn't view it as a reliable investment.

4 hours ago, EnterName said:

The examples that raise high prices tend to be immaculate low-mileage examples.

... or barn finds in original unrestored condition.

Anything will be a classic if you wait long enough. But for some more common cars you might have to wait a very long time before it becomes an investment.
Better to buy something you will love to run as your classic, if it increases in value then that is a bonus.

 

We've a car (JCW Mini coupe) which we've bought with a view to it being a future classic, but that is secondary to it being something the Mrs has always wanted to own (again).

Talking of classics, anyone want a Capri with a 24v cosworth V6 in it? Recently restored, yours for 10k as I need it for buying a house

I think the obvious sporty versions of the 306 will soar in price. I think the XUDs will become more valuable for their ability to run on almost anything. Which leaves the later HDi models often in Meridian spec or the 1.4/1.6 petrol engines.

seventeen and a half grand for a saxo?????

 

you can tell im shocked by writing that in word form.

i learned to drive (officially ) in a 2000 reg 1litre saxo. i wasnt experienced to care about it being under powered, but everything else about it was awful. i had 3 pairs of shoes i couldnt wear while driving it because they were too wide - id either clip the accelerator or my left foot on clutch while braking. the gear box was nasty in so many ways and the clutch bite.

all the plastics felt weird (as in cheaper than even a seat of the same era)

 

even allowing for it being vts and mint i dont get how a car so (imo) hateful can get such a high price!

 

 

I had a 1litre Saxo as a site car for a few months...   at weekends I used to have max it out on the M18 after late shifts doing live water mains connections so I could get to the pub before last orders.  The speedo would just break 100 downhill with a run-up (so maybe 90 in reality) but it was massively better than the Fiesta diesel that preceded it!

Little old woman next door to me used to have a 2002 Saxo VTS with a noisy exhaust on it... Still makes me chuckle even now.