306 on ebay

[jgra1]

hi chaps,
a friend is thinking about bidding on this

ebay 261032892212

is it right that a t plate 306 would have that dash, and intercooler?
thanks
John

[Dommo]

hi chaps,
a friend is thinking about bidding on this

ebay 261032892212

is it right that a t plate 306 would have that dash, and intercooler?
thanks
John

Strange that it doesn't have a passenger air bag, but maybe that's because it's a low spec LX model. Should have windey back windows (not electric), a Lucas pump (ALL 306's after about 95 have Lucas pumps unless they have been converted to Bosch like mine has). It should have a top mount intercooler, a good turbo charger too being T reg, they fitted HDi sized turbos to the 1.9's by that time, which is a smaller turbo and much happier to spool up at low rpm like a HDi. Seats look a bit of a strange pattern but they are french! And the wheels are most likely off a HDi D Turbo or GTi-6.. Definitely not LX TD wheels anyway.

Looks like it has AC but I'm not certain, and chances are it wont work anyway, almost all 306's have broken AC by this age due to the stupid location of the piping, it runs under the crossmember/radiators, and is held in with metal clips so you get electrolytic style corrosion on them, genius!

Expect the clutch to be VERY heavy, and then it'll be even heavier than that, unless it's been recently replaced. They're all heavy after a couple of years for some reason. A replacement clutch and clutch cable (which is a nightmare on an air con 306) should sort that out. There's also a couple of plastic bushings that sit on top and the bottom of the clutch arm which can cause the clutch to sit strangely, which sometimes adds to the weight of the pedal. They don't seem to suffer the Xantia clutch clip failure issue though.

Dom

[jgra1]

many thanks Dom..
definitely the early dash without airbag..

clutch no bother, i have done enough of them
i told her not to pay more than 500.. but was a bit wary about those things i mentioned..

yes re turbo, my td xant is very happy from 1000 upwards, can make for quite relaxed driving