Newer Diesels...

[Toms306]

I got a bad case of PMA (positive mental attitude) around February...led to lots of plans, which started with good intentions and were quickly ruined by situation changing out of my control here, as usual...

I meant when you first got one, when you passed your test & set out looking for your first car.. what made you think a 306 was the right car?

Just interested thats all

Oh I see. Actually bought it before I passed my test. May 19th 2009.

My neighbour had one lol, and I learnt to drive in a Peugeot (albeit a 206 1.4 HDi eco though, put me off diesels lol). They were the cheap and plentiful at the time, and 1.4 was cheaper to insure than a fiesta 1.25 or 106 1.1.

There was a really nice china Meridian locally....missed out on it, ended up compromising and going for a pov spec ph2 diablo instead, the only car I viewed, didn't even test drive it... When I got my 18th b'day money, bought a Meridian asap lol, but still diablo, headgasket failed and popped the rad hose 2 weeks later, right outside college and caused me to jump from the car and have a panic attack in full view of everyone around college. That fucker was the start of the distance issues... Then went on to buy a china Meridian (and wished I had first time round!) as it took me further than before, but then I shat myself at Chelmsford services, and then the gearbox gave up a month later. Replaced it but shortly after I was racing home from town with bad guts and the rear shoe broke and locked the drum solid about 8 miles from home. Called the RAC but before theyd even turned up had to call my Granadad to take me back to his for the loo...

The memories I have of 306's really aren't great now I think of it! Think I just like the familiarity of them though? Don't like change lol.