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The Caramac XSi
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After searching for another 306 that was worth buying since the latter half of last year, I bought this: a 1998 306 XSI in blaze yellow. I sold my HDi a month or so ago and a wee project Polo i had to make space and fund the thing after deciding that I wanted a petrol and a 3 door. The wife keeps telling me its the same as a caramac bar, i told her gold is more fitting haha. 

This was bought on eBay (not the first time), ended up giving £410 for it and with transport back to Northern Ireland it landed in my drive for £710 all in. You simply can't buy these over here let alone a good original 3 door for less than £1k so I think I have got a bargain. The bonus is that there are only 2 previous keepers and theres only just shy of 61k on it, with mot history to back this up. It's spent the last 10 years off the road so I'm hopefully going to recommission it. 

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HOME Big Grin Arrived as a non runner as battery was flat, so a new one is getting collected tomorrow. 

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The interior is in really good shape, all it needs is a good hover out and it'll be like new!

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No wrecked bolsters!! 

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The worst of the body work; 

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Currently it needs to following;

- New drivers door lock
- all belts replaced
- all brakes replaced and fluid done
- all filters done
- plugs and oil replaced
- it also needs paint on the roof and a crease pulled from the rear quarter on the drivers side. 

Possible things for MOT are also new shocks and replaced calipers if they are seized, but since i was able to push it into the drive with ease i doubt they are. 

I spent an hour or so earlier finessing the paint on the bonnet to see how well it came up. It went from being matt to looking quite respectable. Just remember that it has been neglected for ten years! I tried to take the same photo to show progression.

After a wash

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Clay bar

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Cutting compound with the orbital 

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Finishing compound with the orbital - the sun was creeping out here so it looks a wee bit deeper

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Lastly, it got blasted with some wax to seal everything. Made some difference!

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This photo doesn't do it justice, its got its sparkle back

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Now I'm just waiting on the new lock coming back and the bits and pieces to let me start to get some work done. First job is the timing belt.
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The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 25-04-2019, 12:17 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by Mighty306 - 25-04-2019, 07:58 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 25-04-2019, 09:42 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by Mighty306 - 26-04-2019, 07:04 AM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 26-04-2019, 08:34 AM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by Mighty306 - 26-04-2019, 09:45 AM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 26-04-2019, 12:25 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 27-04-2019, 07:53 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 29-04-2019, 08:33 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by Mighty306 - 30-04-2019, 07:34 AM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 30-04-2019, 09:01 AM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 05-05-2019, 07:50 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 19-05-2019, 07:36 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by Mighty306 - 22-05-2019, 10:44 AM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 22-05-2019, 12:45 PM
The Caramac XSi - by andrej.pilipovic - 23-05-2019, 08:49 AM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by 8v_chris - 23-05-2019, 01:14 PM
RE: The Caramac XSi - by Eeyore - 24-05-2019, 03:51 PM

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