From: Adrian on
Mike P <mikewpearson1(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

>> >>> BTW, my dad's had two Octavias. They were reliable, but so, so dull
>> >>> to drive.

>> >> Perhaps he's just a dull driver. There's no such thing as a dull car
>> >> in the hands of a good driver.

>> > Do you actually believe the shite you post?

>> The celebrities all seem to have plenty of fun when driving the
>> 'reasonably priced car' on Top Gear don't they?

> What has that got to do with anything?
>
> I have fun thrashing my manky old 1.9 N/A diesel Peugeot.

Because the 306 was one of the very best cars in it's class. You'd have a
lot less fun in an equivalent Astra or Almera.
From: Ed Chilada on
On Thu, 27 May 2010 08:56:09 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk>
wrote:

>Silk wrote:
>> On 26/05/2010 23:54, Mike P wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, my dad's had two Octavias. They were reliable, but so, so dull to
>>> drive.
>>
>> Perhaps he's just a dull driver. There's no such thing as a dull car in
>> the hands of a good driver.
> >
> >
>
>You've just contradicted yourself. You classed Mike Ps car as a "shed".

That's no contradiction. See Pistonhead's Shed of the Week, for many
old sheds that are probably fun to drive.


From: Ret. on
Adrian wrote:
> Mike P <mikewpearson1(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
>>>>>> BTW, my dad's had two Octavias. They were reliable, but so, so
>>>>>> dull to drive.
>
>>>>> Perhaps he's just a dull driver. There's no such thing as a dull
>>>>> car in the hands of a good driver.
>
>>>> Do you actually believe the shite you post?
>
>>> The celebrities all seem to have plenty of fun when driving the
>>> 'reasonably priced car' on Top Gear don't they?
>
>> What has that got to do with anything?
>>
>> I have fun thrashing my manky old 1.9 N/A diesel Peugeot.
>
> Because the 306 was one of the very best cars in it's class. You'd
> have a lot less fun in an equivalent Astra or Almera.

Overlooking the fact, of course, that like so many French cars, it was
abysmally unreliable:

http://www.reliabilityindex.co.uk/trends3.html?apc=3128339010848601

"At the other end of the scale, Peugeot's 306 comes in for a bit of a
battering. Its Index rating of 103 is nearly double the segment average of
55.9, and with a repair bill of £326.92, is over 60 percent dearer than the
small family average of £202.41."

Despite your love for French cars, you cannot escape the fact that, in
general, they invariably appear near the bottom in any reliability index and
customer satisfaction survey...

--
Kev

From: Adrian on
Ed Chilada <nospam(a)nospam.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

>>I have fun thrashing my manky old 1.9 N/A diesel Peugeot.
>>
>>I'd have a *lot* more fun in a Skyline or 911 Turbo.

> Trust me from experience.. you may well not do. Cars in that performance
> league are just so fast that a moment on the throttle will send you way
> past the speed limit and into silly speeds. There's no opportunity to
> get engaged, to drive it hard.

Which is one of the reason I love low-powered cars with a responsive
chassis.
From: Ed Chilada on
On Thu, 27 May 2010 01:20:14 -0700 (PDT), Mike P
<mikewpearson1(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>I used to work for Citroen. I guarantee I know more about all their
>cars up until about 1998 than you do. I've had 5 2CVs by the way..

I've known two people who've owned 2CVs and both of them had at least
three of them! What does this mean? Do they fall apart quite quickly
but yet retain such charm that the buyers simply get another? Do
people sell them, then regret doing so and buy another?

How did you get to 5 Mike?