My 1999 Estate

[ArbGarry]

ive only had this car a few weeks and im still sorting out its problems

its a 1999 t plate estate, in meridian spec

Good bits,

full service history, 2 owners from new, 1.9td xud, 95k, a lot of documentation from new as well as every mot, 5 brand new tyres, new radiator, new battery, ph3 front bumper, crappy alloys, new brakes pads, discs, shoes and pipes all round, abs works! back axles has had all new seals, bushes internal gubbins and what ever is in there all re furbed, got a receipt for nearly £800 showing what was done.

bad bits,

door looms buggered and no windows or mirrors working ( sorting that this coming weekend ) rear hubs are at different heights, 20mm difference causing a lean ( will be sorted, levelled and lowered this coming weekend ) bad alternator ( new one here, will be fitted this weekend ), most of the dash console lights don't works, waiting on replacement bulbs coming, few dents and scrapes, nothing much, mite get the paint and body sorted after i run the car for 6 months or so to see what its like

not sure what my plans are for it, or if i even have any other than a roof rack for my bike

[puglove]

Looks good. Needs the rest of the ph3 kit putting on or put the ph2 bumper back.


Not sure what you plans are??............ Sounds like a good exscuse for a big boost XUD estate.

[ArbGarry]

i plan on getting the rest of the ph3 stuff on once ive sorted all the problems out, ive already turned the lucas pump up a quarter turn, no smoke yet, but happy with the small increase in poke

[puglove]

needs 11mm bosch and big blower.......... it is an xud after all

[me-tm]

Walnut daaaash!

[ArbGarry]

Ha, walnut dash is long gone, now has a standard silver one.

[Dum-Dum]

I really like those seats in a 306

[me-tm]

Yeah, they're way better than my poverty-spec velour seats.

[ArbGarry]

The seats are superb, need a wee bit of stitching re done on the driver side bolster, nothing bad though

[ArbGarry]

My car is now problem free, sofar ive replaced the battery with a Bosch silver top, replaced a faulty alternator with a new 100amp one, sorted the abs, was just a broken wire on the rear offside, stripped the rear axle and sorted out a lean it had, car is all lever, but will replace the front springs as there a bit unhappy looking and sorted the dreaded door looms out, there still on the plugs, but if they prove to be a problem later on, then i will hard wire them and remove the plug set up

[Eeyore]

looks nice and tidy.

[WiNgNuTz]

My car is now problem free, sofar ive replaced the battery with a Bosch silver top, replaced a faulty alternator with a new 100amp one, sorted the abs, was just a broken wire on the rear offside, stripped the rear axle and sorted out a lean it had, car is all lever, but will replace the front springs as there a bit unhappy looking and sorted the dreaded door looms out, there still on the plugs, but if they prove to be a problem later on, then i will hard wire them and remove the plug set up

Can't be a real 306 then!

Tbf, sounds like you're putting a lot of effort into this, and its looking really good! A few cosmetic touches and it'll be a real minter! Good work!

[ArbGarry]

My car is now problem free, sofar ive replaced the battery with a Bosch silver top, replaced a faulty alternator with a new 100amp one, sorted the abs, was just a broken wire on the rear offside, stripped the rear axle and sorted out a lean it had, car is all lever, but will replace the front springs as there a bit unhappy looking and sorted the dreaded door looms out, there still on the plugs, but if they prove to be a problem later on, then i will hard wire them and remove the plug set up

Can't be a real 306 then!

Tbf, sounds like you're putting a lot of effort into this, and its looking really good! A few cosmetic touches and it'll be a real minter! Good work!

Its nearly problem free, i need to replace the rear wiper motor then its all good, car is going in for a full re-spray next Feb, mainly to sort all the bad bits out, but maybe for a colour change to, im also looking for better alloys, but plan on running the ones i have for a while, brand new tires the week before i bought it