Show Us Your Motors!

PardonTheWait · 23 Apr 2013 at 20:40

GT3 said:
Make it mint and hold on to it.

Those will be worth a good amount of money again in a few years. Think there's only about 1500 left on the road now, considering there was still 4000 left on the road 5 years ago out of 5500 made originally this shows how rapidly they are in decline.

Main things that kill 106's off is boot floor, front crossmember and inner wing rot. Everything else can be fixed relatively cheaply.

I've considered it, but people thought the same thing about 205 GTIs as well, and they're not worth a lot of money are they?

Westyfield2 · 23 Apr 2013 at 20:55

Skillmister said:
I think i hate myself for liking that Astra.

Same, I know it's a Vauxhall but I quite like it! And it's got the go to match the show :cool:

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GT3 · 23 Apr 2013 at 21:04

PardonTheWait said:
I've considered it, but people thought the same thing about 205 GTIs as well, and they're not worth a lot of money are they?

Well my 24 year old Pug 205 GTi-6 cost me 3 grand and standard original minters range from sort of £3-4k to £10k!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-2...EQUIRED-/121041829600?clk_rvr_id=471510784879

GT3 · 23 Apr 2013 at 21:07

Worth noting also that there are still after 20 odd years 2000 205 GTI's on the road also. So 106 gti's are far rarer.

Brookert · 23 Apr 2013 at 21:38

SKooby3D said:
Insurance was exactly the same as the Fiesta too, 4 years no claims, at 23 I can't go too excessive on engine size but feels lovely compared to what I've been used too!

It's all down to postcode. I'm 23 and insure a 225bhp 1.8 turbo TT for near enough the same as a fiesta 1.25!

TheBeardedYeti · 23 Apr 2013 at 21:41

Brookert said:
It's all down to postcode. I'm 23 and insure a 225bhp 1.8 turbo TT for near enough the same as a fiesta 1.25!

My bad.. though I can't say my postcode will aid me in anyway either..

rare · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:14

Wing removed, and a whole day of polishing.

-westy- · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:15

PardonTheWait said:
I've considered it, but people thought the same thing about 205 GTIs as well, and they're not worth a lot of money are they?

Lol.

[TW]Fox · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:31

SKooby3D said:
4 years no claims, at 23 I can't go too excessive on engine size

You are 23 with 4 years NCB, not 18 :confused:

PardonTheWait · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:31

-westy- said:
Lol.

Lol what? They're not worth a lot. You might get the odd one put up at £10k but it's not like you can't get a cheap one.

What I mean is as much as I'd like to make my 106 lovely and new, it's not like it's going to make me my money back.

If I keep it for another few years I might though.

PardonTheWait · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:37

GT3 said:
Worth noting also that there are still after 20 odd years 2000 205 GTI's on the road also. So 106 gti's are far rarer.

Really? I didn't expect that at all. Interesting stuff, makes me want to keep it more too. That and having just spend £500 having the head pretty much rebuilt!

GT3 · 23 Apr 2013 at 22:50

PardonTheWait said:
Really? I didn't expect that at all. Interesting stuff, makes me want to keep it more too. That and having just spend £500 having the head pretty much rebuilt!

Yes 106 GTI's are only 10 years out of production and there are only 1500 left. When the 205 GTI was 10 years out of production, there was still 19,000 on the road. The 2000 odd 205 GTI's are mainly likely to be cherished or barely used examples so can't see that figure in decline much and they are still fetching strong values. The 1500 odd 106 GTI's are more likely to be used and abused and in a couple of years as values drop and cars get scrapped due to bein uneconomical to repair then values will rise and there will likely only be a few hundred on the road.

Look after it, they are great cars!

rare · 23 Apr 2013 at 23:05

I love 106 GTI's, I tried to find a decent one a few years ago. I looked at plenty, they were all dogs. Shame. A really clean one now is worth keeping and looking after for sure. A future classic! In fact, and this might sound crazy, but a very very clean low mileage Saxo VTS would be worth keeping hold of.

I think in years to come they will start to appreciate, its a simple, small, fun car. I think one day we will see totally standard ones going for good money.

Logsi · 23 Apr 2013 at 23:08

Always had a soft spot for 106 GTI. Hated the Spaxo VTS though...

Like above, tried to find a good one at one point but they were all poor examples. Worth giving it a mint up in my opinion.

GT3 · 23 Apr 2013 at 23:08

I had an as new 20k mile Saxo VTS in 2007, sadly I modified the hell out of it and when I came to sell up couldn't be arsed to put it all back together and broke the whole car for spares as it was worth more that way.

Stupid me!

Stormster · 24 Apr 2013 at 00:21

The Mini looks so much better minus the rear wing, good move

Minstadave · 24 Apr 2013 at 01:11

Stormster said:
The Mini looks so much better minus the rear wing, good move

110% yes!

-westy- · 24 Apr 2013 at 01:50

PardonTheWait said:
Lol what? They're not worth a lot. You might get the odd one put up at £10k but it's not like you can't get a cheap one.

What I mean is as much as I'd like to make my 106 lovely and new, it's not like it's going to make me my money back.

If I keep it for another few years I might though.

Compared to 5-6 years ago, 205 GTI values have significantly risen (the ones I owned were all sub-£1200) - yes you can get cheap ones, but they're all knackered. My point is, to find a 205 GTI in a comparative condition to one you'd find 6 years ago for sub-£2k, you'd need to spend plenty more money.

"andy" · 24 Apr 2013 at 08:00

GT3 said:
Worth noting also that there are still after 20 odd years 2000 205 GTI's on the road also. So 106 gti's are far rarer.

rare doesnt mean anything if no one wants one though

the 205gti is a classic hothatch that people are willing to spend over the odds to repair/restore. the 106 in comparison is 'just' another hothatch

not that they are bad cars

mrk · 24 Apr 2013 at 08:22

And the other side:

Silver is the best colour