Some info on the car: - The wobbly "baguette in a tub of butter" gearstick is very common, all of them are like that. The shifter is connected to the transmission via rods isntead of cables, so every bushing needs to be replaced, which is huge pain in "le cul". - The indicator should cancel on its own, the stalk have to be replaced. - I replaced my brake discs and pads with Brembos (same size as OEM) and the car stopped beautifully. - There is no check engine light, only a big red "STOP" label in the middle, so watch out for that. - The rear windshield washer spray nozzle is integrated into the third brake light. Not relevant to anything I just think it's interesting. - Make sure the driver's floor mat doesn't slide around, because if it slides too much forward, it will hit the steering column and you won't be able to turn the steering wheel. You'll only notice it in the middle of an intersection. Ask me how I know.
The indicator is also a big problem of Peugeots in general, my gf had a 206 1.4 HDi and it had the same problem, it starts to wobble. My uncle had a 307SW, and the same thing happened, I spoke to a mechanic at the time, and he said they usually have that problem, but yea you have to replace it anyway.
There's also a connector under the glovebox that will mean the brake lights stay constantly on if it comes loose. I had one as my second car which I bought for £2k and within 12 months had spent another £2k on fixing it, it was an absolute piece of PooGoat.
There is a check engine light in the top right corner of the instrument cluster. It turns on when the issue is mild, red STOP light comes on when there are serious issues such as lack of oil pressure, coolant overheating etc. For every fault there should be a warning beep and a message with the fault appearing on the screen as well, but that I think depends on the year of production and trim level.
I own a 206 as a cheap runabout daily. I bought it with 31000 miles on the clock and did 10k in it last year. It runs fantastic and great to throw into corners. That said when I first got it (having been used to driving an Evo 6), everything felt strange and was not what I was used to. My biggest problem was when I pressed down the clutch my foot would hit the steering rack (I assume exclusively a RHD 206 issue). Outside of that I appreciate it for what it is and I now love it. I've always had Japanese or German cars, and sometimes I'd find them a bit sterile because they just have no personality. I've realised I like the plucky characterful feeling of little French cars now and I totally get the appeal and why people enjoy them. I think the problem these have is if they aren't looked after they don't age well. Most people bought these as just a cheap shopping trolley and the condition of the majority of them reflects that. I imagine a very worn out 206 probably will be unimpressive, but when they are set up right they are awesome little things.
Fun 206 fact! In RHD cars, there’s a bar in the passenger footwell that operates the brakes! Peugeot were lazy when converting them to RHD so whilst you’re driving along, the passenger can use the brakes 😂
And they didn't mirror the wiper mechanism, so the top-right part of the screen never gets wiped! Which is fine for LHD, but pretty annoying for the driver on RHD.
Similar to how most of the air con system lives where the steering column goes with RHD 106s/Saxos, so in Japan the 106 and saxo was sold as LHD as air con is taken rather seriously in Japan.
When is Moog getting a rough Renault Clio (I'm assuming they were sold in Australia) to match this French shitbox battle. The poor Pug has no chance against the Swift. 😅
Said the same the other day.. lol clio sport 182 mk2 all the way... I currently have a little 182 turd of my self such a fun car to redline about b roads
It here is another technique of rallye called talon-pointe. Is push the clutch with the left feet, push with right feet at the same time on the brakes pedal et the throttle pedal. God bless you guys from Aussie... You are so hilarious. 😂
I'm not sure if your 2008 will have it, but I used to have a 206 and the strangest thing with the pedals was if the clutch was fully depress then your foot would rub against the steering column
@@sambarker7930 yup i used to feel this in mine.. was very weird when turning with clutch depressed 😂😂 i never had an issue with how close the pedals are though, in any shoes (size 8 uk).
My brother had a 206 and I clearly don't remember pedals being that close together, I'm pretty sure it would have shocked me, could it be that's a RHD problem ?
with the gear shifts its probably the gear linkages as i own a 2005 gti with 220,000km that i bought in 2021 for only $1800 during the lockdowns and my gear linkages were rooted, i got aftermarket adjustable linkages and short shift and its makes a BIG difference. i wish marty got the gti as they are sooo much better than the model he bought.the only other mods ive done to it so far are pilot sport 4's and replaced all the stock speakers and head unit with 2 amps and 12 inch sub for big doof doofs. i have big plans for it to either forge and turbo the original motor or do a supercharged k-swap to go from stock motor 138hp to about 400hp, plus uprading the suspension and brakes. cant wait to see what u do to ur 206 marty 👍
The only way this turd could be worth anything before mods is if it was fossilized. Have fun with the mods guys! Looking forward to seeing what you do with these nuggets.
I owned one of these as a first car in the uk , loved it to be honest ! I had a decent set of coil overs , Brembo calipers off a Peugeot 406, full stainless exhaust system , cams and a Simona intake . I made 157bhp :) it used to sound amazing !! Go for it ! I assumed this is a 1.6 16v right ? Blinker is new stalk , I would also recommend polybushing as the wishbones just keep going and going …
@@davidbusch8912 Some time ago i found a 4wd 405 Mi16, blew my mind, i think asking price was under 8000€, wasn't in the most mint shape possible but a touch here or there woulda made it a worthy car to take to meetups or what have you.
As a French guy watching you for so many years, didn't expected to see you get a Peugeot. Didn't even know they were sold in Australia 😂 Look after the rear suspension/bushing/chassis. At around 200k km, suspension mounts (or so) shred on the chassis. You can reinforce it from now or you will have to weld back the frame after
Something about a flat running a battery. A battery of hens is what powers it I guess. At least the cheese gears are still kind of working, can't eat a Japanese gearbox.
@@trustfire Typical of many small Citroens and Peugeots of the time. They were built for the European market as LHD, with apparently minimal thought given to catering for RHD markets. The tube running from the pedals to the master cylinder on the left side of the car was the solution for the brakes.
this brings back good memories. i had a 206 1.4 for 5 years and loved it, but it absolutely was DONE at the end of my ownership by 100k miles (i did the last 40k). it cost me more than the car was worth to keep it on the road, constant problems. i had zero suspension or brake issues though, and it was so light that i was always the fastest off the line at lights without even trying.. great fuel economy also due to the lightness. the seats thing got me too, passenger seat gave up the ghost and i couldnt tilt/slide it forward to get people in the back, right around the same time the coil pack went. sold it for scrap at that point but id 100% have another to hoon around in if i could!
I had one of these, well my mates and I did as our emergency break down car we shared between us, EVERY single thing you described happened with ours. It was diabolical in the wet (*le diable) then got the most random ever electrical fault that made Lucas electrics seem like Denso electrics... I am interested to see how this car is made to be "mighty"
We have a 2001 206 1.4 with 130 000 km's and it's great. The guys are so right about the transmission. Gotta know juuuust the right angle to put it in reverse, otherwise it grinds. Oh, and occasionally it just won't go into 1st. Baguette in butter!
The number one Peugeot channel on RUclips :p I had one of these after I crashed my 106. I miss the 106 more than any other car. But the 206, mine was knackered. I picked it up for £250, electrics didn't work, and the body panels decided to move on their own.... Well, that might have happened because I was throwing it off jumps on the back lanes. I had a lot of fun in the 206 xD
Yeahhhhh the pedals are very close together. Any time I've had to drive one, I've had to be barefoot to not hit all 3 pedals. This thing is a proper nugget, so probably needs every bushing under the sun including shift linkages, and the brakes should definitely work better than that...
What you've bought there is a fairly well used 206. The TU is a legendary engine. Go try a 405 mi16, 406 v6 or sri, 306 s16/gti6 and 206 gti 180 for the fast peugeot experience. The best feature of the bog spec 206 is the seats, the storage under the front seats blew my mind when I first saw it
From someone who has owned and currently owns an old French motor , Anything rubber will not last (maybe their condoms yet to try them) but the engines are generally solid and can take abuse
The problem with French cars is that they’re not designed for RHD. But I’m actually stoked to see some French cars on this channel. Would be awesome to see more in the future including German and British
I had one of these XSI model full leather with that engine sounds fantastic with a cone filter. The sound the cone filter made was the best thing about the car. Had a slight problem where the plastic oil filter housing would randomly get a pin hole in it pointing at the exhaust. Highly recommend a fire extinguisher haha.
RC has 180HP, for example in the UK and some markets is called the GTi180. What you are referring to is the the GTi 2.0 (s16) with 138hp, can be flashed to 150hp.
@@mexibobor yeah, he bought the most basic thing ever, it's a long way from sportier versions of the 206, crappy gearbox, shitty suspension, weaker rear axle, basic trim inside and outside. The only good thing on this one is the engine which has been used in the Super 1600 rally class. Should keep the engine and bin the rest lol
@NickArthfael if he goes to turn it into a stripped out track only car probably he won't need all the extras and that's why he went for the basic cheap version.
I feel like this going to come down to the mods. In their current forms, my money is on the Swift all day.. but give the 206 the full group B rally car transformation it deserves.. 🎊
I just bought a 206 GTi (which Peugeot based their wrc 206 on) and am hoping to eventually turn it into the wrc 206. Plus I live down the road from these guys and I saw them filming this skit. Look closely at the end you’ll see a silver 206 at the roundabout 😁
The worn bushings for the shifter is an easy fix but unfortunately something you need once on a while. Also you should get the GTI to have a good base for performance !
I agree, that was the mistake, he totally should have gone with the GTI. However I suspect it would have just spanked the swift far too much as the Swift sport is not a "GTI" car capable of competing with Europes GTI competitors, nor should it be at it's price point.
I had a 2000 Citroen Xsara 2.0 wagon with its mighty 134hp and it had a similar shift feel, i quite enjoyed it having come from a Ford Ka, plus i was used to a shift action that reminded me of stirring soup, it had a lovely little feature where at some point the indicator light for the parking brake and the light for the oil light, had gone awry, so your Oil light would come on if you pulled the handbrake. Other than that and the exterior door handles falling off, it was a great car, ended up getting rid of it because the exhaust ate itself up and i had other vehicles that could move me around. 1st car i reached 200kmh in was that Xsara.
Fun fact….you can buy the centre console clock display from a 206cc and swap it over “plug in and play” and you’ll get more information like pictures of the door open and the radio station info etc. rather than just a clock and a beep noise 👍🏻
the 206 was sold massively in the EU, that goes for the all gasoline and diesel versions, seen a few with 500k on the clock and still going, but the biggest problems on these french cars is mad and crazy electric issues.. I owned a Citroen C2 which is an upgraded version of the 206, way better head, same block, better valves and upgraded transmission, 1.6 gasoline engine, the C2 eats corners so easily and it's a really fun car to drive, the electronic issues are the same which kills the mood sometimes..
When my car made your facebook page talking about french nuggets, i thought their was a chance of this happening, welcome to hard to find parts, weird engineer decisions and fun
This reminds me of a small transport truck/van we had at one of my previous jobs. Changing gears were like going on a venture and never knowing what you were going to find on the end of the journey. "is this first or third? Nope, it was reverse!". That poor thing had a hard life and i think it was a bit over 60000km since the last service when it came to my company. One good thing though, it was pretty quick even fully loaded!
My old 206 was in basically the same crap condition as this one, and I didn't really bother looking after it. The thing that surprised me though, was how well it lasted with me treating it like a complete nugget. I had it for 14 years, and it passed MOT's all that time, despite me spending almost no money on it. I still think the 206 is a good looking car though.
this is one of the most common cars in Iran. IKCO still produces this car and sell it to people. we pay 6k USD for 206 and almost 22k USD for 206+ or as IKCO named it, 207.
The shifter feel? Thats normal for french cars. The pedals? Every french car I drove had something wrong with them. Nothing works? Normal for french cars. I have no idea why my dad keeps buying them. The worst thing comes when you get to wrenching. French engineers are reinventing everything, even the wheel
They reinvent everything, but are very lazy when it comes to converting cars to RHD. They can't even give a proper glovebox for RHD models. And some are even able to press the brakes from the passenger because they simply had a linkage from the firewall where the LHD brakes would be.
Mum had a 206 and 206cc if you put you're foot fully down on the clutch and turn the steering wheel, you can feel the pedal move with the steering rack. Very weird....😅
I've had a few Peugeots, 205 309 306 406 and also a 206 gti180. It was around 3 years old when I bought it, it was rubbish then. Build quality, electrics, surprisingly slow. Bought a clio 182 instead, no better really but handled so well on and off track.
When you've bought a car that has no good parts, definitely the perfect platform for a track car. The problem with the Swift is that Moog did buy a nice mid-priced car that's perfect as a daily driver after a couple easy repairs.
hey mates ! Greek here and im super excited you started exploring European cars!!! It would be amazing if u could find a pegeuot 106 1.6 16v rallye !! Those little shitboxes had been a crazy trend especially 90ies and 2000s resembling a lot to the japanese little nuggets!! crazy turning and the most oversteering fwd vehicle u can find by factory!! Their engines rev high, gearing is super short and with some tuning i think tha car would kinda impress you !! Here in Greece it used to be the antagonist of Honda Civic 1.6 VTI typer... Im really curious how you d react to that car!! The 206 is bigger more"stylish" but not as much fun, the engine is torquey and with decent grunt but not as thrilling as the 106 engine... ...yeppppp it would be cool if Moog found a peugeot 106 to modify and throw it against Marty s yellow civic type r !
Well tbh they started long ago with VW, which probably covers 50% of the entire European market considering all the sub brands like Skoda and Seat are basically rebranded VWs. The BMW was nice too.
@@Gornemant there s a lot little nuggets from 90ies and 2000ies they could try out ..one of those mad nugget is Fiat Punto Gt light and wild bully of the road in the 1.0-1.6 category back then...you can do the classic tuning...u can make it big block swapping head from 8v to 16v and block from 1.6 marea engine engine ...you can even try to stuff in the 5 cylinder engine of fiat coupe (amaaazing engine) or you can scrap all 5hat and go straight to the fiat coupe itvself...legendary car! And what about Alfa romeos? Did you get those? 156 or older alfa 33boxer lots of nuts cars!
They have their quirks and always like mixing porridge or soup looking for gears (Usually just a small rubber ball type bush to fix), but they are predicable wghen things break most of time which is what makes them ppopular probably, the pedal spacing issue I do believe is if you prefer spirited driving, although again typical french electrics etc, the modern ones have fiat engines and just as bad electrics, but then Opal/Vauxhal/Nissan/Mercedes/BMW etc most of the manufacturers in europe are running stuff from the Peugeot group, which of course for years has included Citroen and Renault.
I believe this has the jp4 engine in, which I engine swapped once into a peaugeot 106 gti. It made 129bhp with the j4 cam swap, standard ecu not mapped.
These are just the epitome of french. I was driving one once wearing boots and while trying to come to a stop i managed to hit the brake, clutch and the throttle in one motion. Scariest moment in my life
I had the same experience in a Citroen AX GTi. Fantastic little engine, brilliant handling but all the build quality and user comforts of a shanty town house.
When i see a 206, i cant help but think of a rally car. So it should have potential. Cant wait to see marty rally that thing out. Short shifter, suspension, ajusting the foot pedle's . Lot more work than the swift. But loads of potentia
To be fair, the car has 175 km on it and it’s obviously never been serviced, so it needs a lot of work, suspension, brakes, gear linkage, tyres etc . Do you have something like , what us Brits have , an MOT test , to ensure that the vehicle meets a minimum standard to be allowed on the road, because there’s no way that the PeugBro would have a certificate. I love how happy Marty is with his new car , can we see it when it’s been through the MCM treatment.
I'm sure you didn't know that but if passenager kicked the switch behind glove box (You can see by under dash), if switch was shifted enough cause brake light stay on.
My first car was one these with a 1.1 litre engine. It was slow but wasn’t too bad since you could hit 50mph in second gear. Mine was in pretty good condition but the gearstick was still like that. I didn’t think the pedals were too bad though, I learned to heel and toe in the car too
It was the same with 2sexy. The car screamed budget and the model was very plebeian. Now they're close to 20 years old and cheap. In a few years most will be scrapped and gone from the road. In other words, the perfect car for a cheap project. You choosing this car is a nice shootout to euro car culture (ignoring the Volksworld). I'm looking forward to see what you can do to it :)
Some of the best diesel engines ever made. Many many of them went over a million km’s without any problems. Dragging a completely worn out car with them.
Should've gone for the first GTi he found. This base model will need a lot of help to beat the swift. I do see a fair few 206's turned into rally and autocross cars where I live though, so there should be a decent aftermarket support for it. Curious to see what Marty does.
This is what I don't understand. The only reason I can think of for him buying this instead of a GTi is if he is going to replace the engine and suspension anyway but what is available in Australia that would go into a 206 other than the GTi engine?
@@CaptainHoratioPugwash the TU engine Marty has is also quite popular in the 1600 rally class, stock bottom end can take around 280 crank HP when turboed, all you need is a decompression plate, beefier fuel system and a piggyback to tune it. There's also heaps of N/A mod kits, your typical street tuning ends up with somewhere between 160-180HP crank, while fully built hill climb cars are 250+ HP, 11-12k RPM screamers. So yeah, it's a rough diamond and in Marty's case it's swimming in shit, but it's still a diamond nonetheless.
I had a 206 1.4 when i was a teen (18) i drove around a bend at 100 mph i miss judged it and i ended up in a spin the back end went into a 12ft wall then the front end it carried on spinning banging into the wall for around a mile. The car drove me home after but was a right off i was fine not a scratch on me. The next day i went back to the scene to see the police was there because a women drove into a tree at 30mph and died on the same part of the road i feel so lucky that i was silyl doing 100mph and didnt die and some inccorent women doing 30 died. I will never act silly again. The 206 saved my life and changed my life.
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GoatBoi is going to piss on it whatever...
[ way to win over the UK Bois... NAHT. Does he know what JDM ethos is yet.... giggle ]
Will it become the PooJet?
Poo goat ?
R the drugs that good or are U 10yrs old lol
The duffel bag is pricey as. Does it have any cool features or use ?
Moog please tell me you got an STD test after driving that fake taxi.... Because that means your used car was a rolling porno set....
Peugeot won many time the most prestigious race in the world 24h of leman ..have some respect😅
Some info on the car:
- The wobbly "baguette in a tub of butter" gearstick is very common, all of them are like that. The shifter is connected to the transmission via rods isntead of cables, so every bushing needs to be replaced, which is huge pain in "le cul".
- The indicator should cancel on its own, the stalk have to be replaced.
- I replaced my brake discs and pads with Brembos (same size as OEM) and the car stopped beautifully.
- There is no check engine light, only a big red "STOP" label in the middle, so watch out for that.
- The rear windshield washer spray nozzle is integrated into the third brake light. Not relevant to anything I just think it's interesting.
- Make sure the driver's floor mat doesn't slide around, because if it slides too much forward, it will hit the steering column and you won't be able to turn the steering wheel. You'll only notice it in the middle of an intersection. Ask me how I know.
The indicator is also a big problem of Peugeots in general, my gf had a 206 1.4 HDi and it had the same problem, it starts to wobble. My uncle had a 307SW, and the same thing happened, I spoke to a mechanic at the time, and he said they usually have that problem, but yea you have to replace it anyway.
Would the gear stick design apply to the gti?
Yup, the floor mats are a pain 🤣
Lol😂😂😂
There's also a connector under the glovebox that will mean the brake lights stay constantly on if it comes loose. I had one as my second car which I bought for £2k and within 12 months had spent another £2k on fixing it, it was an absolute piece of PooGoat.
There is a check engine light in the top right corner of the instrument cluster. It turns on when the issue is mild, red STOP light comes on when there are serious issues such as lack of oil pressure, coolant overheating etc. For every fault there should be a warning beep and a message with the fault appearing on the screen as well, but that I think depends on the year of production and trim level.
I own a 206 as a cheap runabout daily. I bought it with 31000 miles on the clock and did 10k in it last year. It runs fantastic and great to throw into corners. That said when I first got it (having been used to driving an Evo 6), everything felt strange and was not what I was used to. My biggest problem was when I pressed down the clutch my foot would hit the steering rack (I assume exclusively a RHD 206 issue). Outside of that I appreciate it for what it is and I now love it. I've always had Japanese or German cars, and sometimes I'd find them a bit sterile because they just have no personality. I've realised I like the plucky characterful feeling of little French cars now and I totally get the appeal and why people enjoy them.
I think the problem these have is if they aren't looked after they don't age well. Most people bought these as just a cheap shopping trolley and the condition of the majority of them reflects that. I imagine a very worn out 206 probably will be unimpressive, but when they are set up right they are awesome little things.
Fun 206 fact! In RHD cars, there’s a bar in the passenger footwell that operates the brakes! Peugeot were lazy when converting them to RHD so whilst you’re driving along, the passenger can use the brakes 😂
And they didn't mirror the wiper mechanism, so the top-right part of the screen never gets wiped! Which is fine for LHD, but pretty annoying for the driver on RHD.
Must’ve made fitting dual controls for driving instructors easier
Similar to how most of the air con system lives where the steering column goes with RHD 106s/Saxos, so in Japan the 106 and saxo was sold as LHD as air con is taken rather seriously in Japan.
A careless passenger can dislodge the brake light switch too.
The battery will go flat if you don't reset it manually
Sounds like a stuck relay or solenoid may be involved? But presumably the stalk needs replacing anyway.
Yeah, there's gotta be a parasitic draw somewhere...
So French 😅
The battery will go flat if you don't reset it manually
@@tiborklein5349 like a blinker that doesn't shut off? If you don't reset it, it would just stay on.
You have created a entry to ‘my crap car’ for sure. Looking forward to seeing the transformation or crushing it… either way!
When is Moog getting a rough Renault Clio (I'm assuming they were sold in Australia) to match this French shitbox battle. The poor Pug has no chance against the Swift. 😅
Even any cheap 90's Japanese shitbox will have a better chance against the Swift than the Pug ever would.
@@germaineliew2012 like a mid ‘90s Suzuki Swift GTi with the G13B motor in it?
Said the same the other day.. lol clio sport 182 mk2 all the way... I currently have a little 182 turd of my self such a fun car to redline about b roads
@@paulsz6194 that would actually be an interesting match up
@@paulsz6194 they're all dead. I think I've seen one in the last 5 years. A Jazz RS probably would do okay if they did them in manual in Australia
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The fact that this is getting so much flack will be glorious if it wins, hope you can pull off whatever you've got in mind mate!
Put a big nitrous kit on it and call it the purgebro
It here is another technique of rallye called talon-pointe.
Is push the clutch with the left feet, push with right feet at the same time on the brakes pedal et the throttle pedal.
God bless you guys from Aussie... You are so hilarious. 😂
I love the battery comment.
And from owning (and loving) my 2008 diesel, the pedals are definitely close together.
I'm not sure if your 2008 will have it, but I used to have a 206 and the strangest thing with the pedals was if the clutch was fully depress then your foot would rub against the steering column
That’s because they was designed for women to use as shopping carts
@@sambarker7930 yup i used to feel this in mine.. was very weird when turning with clutch depressed 😂😂 i never had an issue with how close the pedals are though, in any shoes (size 8 uk).
@@ribbitism yeah, me neither (I was surprised by that complaint)
My brother had a 206 and I clearly don't remember pedals being that close together, I'm pretty sure it would have shocked me, could it be that's a RHD problem ?
with the gear shifts its probably the gear linkages as i own a 2005 gti with 220,000km that i bought in 2021 for only $1800 during the lockdowns and my gear linkages were rooted, i got aftermarket adjustable linkages and short shift and its makes a BIG difference. i wish marty got the gti as they are sooo much better than the model he bought.the only other mods ive done to it so far are pilot sport 4's and replaced all the stock speakers and head unit with 2 amps and 12 inch sub for big doof doofs. i have big plans for it to either forge and turbo the original motor or do a supercharged k-swap to go from stock motor 138hp to about 400hp, plus uprading the suspension and brakes. cant wait to see what u do to ur 206 marty 👍
Now with the budget left… could polish this nugget into a shining nugget
*French nugget, or nugét perhaps?
The only way this turd could be worth anything before mods is if it was fossilized.
Have fun with the mods guys! Looking forward to seeing what you do with these nuggets.
Well, Mythbuster proved that you CAN polish sh!t... :)
I owned one of these as a first car in the uk , loved it to be honest !
I had a decent set of coil overs , Brembo calipers off a Peugeot 406, full stainless exhaust system , cams and a Simona intake . I made 157bhp :) it used to sound amazing !! Go for it !
I assumed this is a 1.6 16v right ?
Blinker is new stalk , I would also recommend polybushing as the wishbones just keep going and going …
I reckon this thing will be a rocket and surprise everyone, Marty please spend a big of cash and get it going really well!!
the sad thing is the first race is gonna be stock vs stock
Marty will sort it out 🏆
park it at the bottom of the ocean and buy an MI16 :)
@@tmmtmm good luck finding one Also, you need the first version with 14 inch rims as they accelerate faster.
@@davidbusch8912 Some time ago i found a 4wd 405 Mi16, blew my mind, i think asking price was under 8000€, wasn't in the most mint shape possible but a touch here or there woulda made it a worthy car to take to meetups or what have you.
As a French guy watching you for so many years, didn't expected to see you get a Peugeot. Didn't even know they were sold in Australia 😂
Look after the rear suspension/bushing/chassis. At around 200k km, suspension mounts (or so) shred on the chassis. You can reinforce it from now or you will have to weld back the frame after
So what happens when you don't reset the indicator?
dunno. I missed that bit too.
the battery will run flat
Something about a flat running a battery. A battery of hens is what powers it I guess.
At least the cheese gears are still kind of working, can't eat a Japanese gearbox.
@@ridhaiskandar but what causes the battery to go flat?
cheese pours out of it
Nuggety goodness! I'm excited to see the skids
You guys are legends!! Thank you everything
The Pooj-Bro's stick needs a good bushing 😂
The passenger can apply the brakes on these. There’s a bar running the length of the dash that link the brake pedal to the master cylinder.
what!? that is nuts haha
@@trustfire Typical of many small Citroens and Peugeots of the time. They were built for the European market as LHD, with apparently minimal thought given to catering for RHD markets. The tube running from the pedals to the master cylinder on the left side of the car was the solution for the brakes.
I think it was the French engineers doing as little as possible to convert the car to RHD, purely to spite the British ;)
this brings back good memories. i had a 206 1.4 for 5 years and loved it, but it absolutely was DONE at the end of my ownership by 100k miles (i did the last 40k). it cost me more than the car was worth to keep it on the road, constant problems. i had zero suspension or brake issues though, and it was so light that i was always the fastest off the line at lights without even trying.. great fuel economy also due to the lightness. the seats thing got me too, passenger seat gave up the ghost and i couldnt tilt/slide it forward to get people in the back, right around the same time the coil pack went. sold it for scrap at that point but id 100% have another to hoon around in if i could!
Ty ty ty for the content boys. looking forward to whatever y'all do with this nugget!
I had one of these, well my mates and I did as our emergency break down car we shared between us, EVERY single thing you described happened with ours. It was diabolical in the wet (*le diable) then got the most random ever electrical fault that made Lucas electrics seem like Denso electrics... I am interested to see how this car is made to be "mighty"
Breakdowns & failures will just make for more interesting episodes..
So happy you didn"t get another Civic
Genuinely looking forward to you guys modifying these hatches and racing them
We have a 2001 206 1.4 with 130 000 km's and it's great. The guys are so right about the transmission. Gotta know juuuust the right angle to put it in reverse, otherwise it grinds. Oh, and occasionally it just won't go into 1st. Baguette in butter!
The number one Peugeot channel on RUclips :p
I had one of these after I crashed my 106. I miss the 106 more than any other car. But the 206, mine was knackered. I picked it up for £250, electrics didn't work, and the body panels decided to move on their own.... Well, that might have happened because I was throwing it off jumps on the back lanes. I had a lot of fun in the 206 xD
Yeahhhhh the pedals are very close together. Any time I've had to drive one, I've had to be barefoot to not hit all 3 pedals.
This thing is a proper nugget, so probably needs every bushing under the sun including shift linkages, and the brakes should definitely work better than that...
Im European, I worked for Peugeot Citroen. Everythings made from brital plastic and snaps easily, cutting ones hands. I used a lot of gloves and glue!
Chop front springs, lower the rear axle, short shift kit, will be great
What you've bought there is a fairly well used 206.
The TU is a legendary engine.
Go try a 405 mi16, 406 v6 or sri, 306 s16/gti6 and 206 gti 180 for the fast peugeot experience.
The best feature of the bog spec 206 is the seats, the storage under the front seats blew my mind when I first saw it
The 206 rc are dope.
Better get a xsara vts with the xu10jp4rs engine.
Way better platform for racing.
From someone who has owned and currently owns an old French motor , Anything rubber will not last (maybe their condoms yet to try them) but the engines are generally solid and can take abuse
best Peugeot channel on the whole of the internet.
The problem with French cars is that they’re not designed for RHD. But I’m actually stoked to see some French cars on this channel. Would be awesome to see more in the future including German and British
I had one of these XSI model full leather with that engine sounds fantastic with a cone filter. The sound the cone filter made was the best thing about the car. Had a slight problem where the plastic oil filter housing would randomly get a pin hole in it pointing at the exhaust. Highly recommend a fire extinguisher haha.
There was a version called RC with a 2 litre 140-150hp engine. In Greece 206 had a big success and many modified it.
RC has 180HP, for example in the UK and some markets is called the GTi180. What you are referring to is the the GTi 2.0 (s16) with 138hp, can be flashed to 150hp.
@@NickArthfael shame Marty didnt buy RC at the end
@@mexibobor yeah, he bought the most basic thing ever, it's a long way from sportier versions of the 206, crappy gearbox, shitty suspension, weaker rear axle, basic trim inside and outside. The only good thing on this one is the engine which has been used in the Super 1600 rally class. Should keep the engine and bin the rest lol
But he was trying to get a vehicle with the same engine capacity as the swift to make the battles fair
@NickArthfael if he goes to turn it into a stripped out track only car probably he won't need all the extras and that's why he went for the basic cheap version.
The Swift Sport is absolutely going to wreck this thing😂
Looking forward to it😎
I feel like this going to come down to the mods. In their current forms, my money is on the Swift all day.. but give the 206 the full group B rally car transformation it deserves.. 🎊
Vs suzuki swift 1600 rally spec
I just bought a 206 GTi (which Peugeot based their wrc 206 on) and am hoping to eventually turn it into the wrc 206. Plus I live down the road from these guys and I saw them filming this skit. Look closely at the end you’ll see a silver 206 at the roundabout 😁
The worn bushings for the shifter is an easy fix but unfortunately something you need once on a while.
Also you should get the GTI to have a good base for performance !
I agree, that was the mistake, he totally should have gone with the GTI. However I suspect it would have just spanked the swift far too much as the Swift sport is not a "GTI" car capable of competing with Europes GTI competitors, nor should it be at it's price point.
I had a 2000 Citroen Xsara 2.0 wagon with its mighty 134hp and it had a similar shift feel, i quite enjoyed it having come from a Ford Ka, plus i was used to a shift action that reminded me of stirring soup, it had a lovely little feature where at some point the indicator light for the parking brake and the light for the oil light, had gone awry, so your Oil light would come on if you pulled the handbrake. Other than that and the exterior door handles falling off, it was a great car, ended up getting rid of it because the exhaust ate itself up and i had other vehicles that could move me around. 1st car i reached 200kmh in was that Xsara.
Fun fact….you can buy the centre console clock display from a 206cc and swap it over “plug in and play” and you’ll get more information like pictures of the door open and the radio station info etc. rather than just a clock and a beep noise 👍🏻
I honestly can't wait to see what Marty would do to this Peugot after the initial trial race they'll have.
Lift it up in the air with a crane and drop it right on its nose
IN THE BIN
THATS MARTY NEW POO BOX.. HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE
the 206 was sold massively in the EU, that goes for the all gasoline and diesel versions, seen a few with 500k on the clock and still going, but the biggest problems on these french cars is mad and crazy electric issues..
I owned a Citroen C2 which is an upgraded version of the 206, way better head, same block, better valves and upgraded transmission, 1.6 gasoline engine, the C2 eats corners so easily and it's a really fun car to drive, the electronic issues are the same which kills the mood sometimes..
When my car made your facebook page talking about french nuggets, i thought their was a chance of this happening, welcome to hard to find parts, weird engineer decisions and fun
Ngl I was super disappointed seeing the Suzuki but Marty saved this adventure with the 206 and now I'm excited
Drop a v6 in the back straight over the wheels, purity!
This feels like an episode of my 💩 car 😂😂
The frenchcore minute was EPIC!! 🎉
This reminds me of a small transport truck/van we had at one of my previous jobs. Changing gears were like going on a venture and never knowing what you were going to find on the end of the journey. "is this first or third? Nope, it was reverse!". That poor thing had a hard life and i think it was a bit over 60000km since the last service when it came to my company. One good thing though, it was pretty quick even fully loaded!
The cheese gearbox is still working! Marty indeed found a good one there.
You guys are definitely keeping it interesting...
My old 206 was in basically the same crap condition as this one, and I didn't really bother looking after it. The thing that surprised me though, was how well it lasted with me treating it like a complete nugget. I had it for 14 years, and it passed MOT's all that time, despite me spending almost no money on it.
I still think the 206 is a good looking car though.
I think Poo-nish sums it up perfectly. Definitely punishment with more Poo.
Gonna need a supersized Bin, even bigger than the Civic Bin.
the 206 chassi is proper amazing. With the 1.6 or 2.0 and some mods it's a fun car.
this is one of the most common cars in Iran. IKCO still produces this car and sell it to people. we pay 6k USD for 206 and almost 22k USD for 206+ or as IKCO named it, 207.
Its common for the rear suspension to freze solid.
The shifter feel? Thats normal for french cars.
The pedals? Every french car I drove had something wrong with them.
Nothing works? Normal for french cars.
I have no idea why my dad keeps buying them. The worst thing comes when you get to wrenching. French engineers are reinventing everything, even the wheel
They reinvent everything, but are very lazy when it comes to converting cars to RHD.
They can't even give a proper glovebox for RHD models. And some are even able to press the brakes from the passenger because they simply had a linkage from the firewall where the LHD brakes would be.
Mum had a 206 and 206cc if you put you're foot fully down on the clutch and turn the steering wheel, you can feel the pedal move with the steering rack. Very weird....😅
Superb, enjoying this series.
The Peugeot 206 is one of the of the Euro super mini's (B-segment) the higher performance ones were machines for getting points on your licence,
I've had a few Peugeots, 205 309 306 406 and also a 206 gti180. It was around 3 years old when I bought it, it was rubbish then. Build quality, electrics, surprisingly slow. Bought a clio 182 instead, no better really but handled so well on and off track.
When you've bought a car that has no good parts, definitely the perfect platform for a track car. The problem with the Swift is that Moog did buy a nice mid-priced car that's perfect as a daily driver after a couple easy repairs.
Moog needs to get a Citroen Saxo VTS 1.6 16v!!!!
Good ones are getting pretty rare in Europe, so I reckon finding one in Aus would be a challenge.
Heel-tow is "talon-pointe" in french !😉
What I’d like to know is, what happens to the battery if you don’t reset the turn signal stalk manually?
My dad "gave" me his 406 and it was utterly fucked, I took inspiration from your Rusty Golf video and made it a work of art ... And then scrapped it
hey mates ! Greek here and im super excited you started exploring European cars!!! It would be amazing if u could find a pegeuot 106 1.6 16v rallye !! Those little shitboxes had been a crazy trend especially 90ies and 2000s resembling a lot to the japanese little nuggets!! crazy turning and the most oversteering fwd vehicle u can find by factory!! Their engines rev high, gearing is super short and with some tuning i think tha car would kinda impress you !! Here in Greece it used to be the antagonist of Honda Civic 1.6 VTI typer... Im really curious how you d react to that car!! The 206 is bigger more"stylish" but not as much fun, the engine is torquey and with decent grunt but not as thrilling as the 106 engine... ...yeppppp it would be cool if Moog found a peugeot 106 to modify and throw it against Marty s yellow civic type r !
Well tbh they started long ago with VW, which probably covers 50% of the entire European market considering all the sub brands like Skoda and Seat are basically rebranded VWs. The BMW was nice too.
@@Gornemant there s a lot little nuggets from 90ies and 2000ies they could try out ..one of those mad nugget is Fiat Punto Gt light and wild bully of the road in the 1.0-1.6 category back then...you can do the classic tuning...u can make it big block swapping head from 8v to 16v and block from 1.6 marea engine engine ...you can even try to stuff in the 5 cylinder engine of fiat coupe (amaaazing engine) or you can scrap all 5hat and go straight to the fiat coupe itvself...legendary car! And what about Alfa romeos? Did you get those? 156 or older alfa 33boxer lots of nuts cars!
all the rubber that was once in the suspension and shifter are no longer
The shifter being as precise as a meth addict trying to defuse a bomb is a safety feature from factory.
In the UK we got the 206 GTI which was 180hp and 2 litre as standard.
It's so bad it's good! Gotta love it! I lust after a Swift GT as well but I'm rooting for the Peugeot all the way!
Shoulda gotten that GTi man
When I saw you'd gotten something French, I thought you'd finally got a Renault Sport Clio or Megane on the channel
I'd like to see a Lemon (Citroën) Xantia Activa tbh.
Can't wait to see the battle between swift and 206
hoe-toe is "tallon-pointe" in french. I love listening to your mad french haha
Love your content for years, thanks !
They have their quirks and always like mixing porridge or soup looking for gears (Usually just a small rubber ball type bush to fix), but they are predicable wghen things break most of time which is what makes them ppopular probably, the pedal spacing issue I do believe is if you prefer spirited driving, although again typical french electrics etc, the modern ones have fiat engines and just as bad electrics, but then Opal/Vauxhal/Nissan/Mercedes/BMW etc most of the manufacturers in europe are running stuff from the Peugeot group, which of course for years has included Citroen and Renault.
I believe this has the jp4 engine in, which I engine swapped once into a peaugeot 106 gti. It made 129bhp with the j4 cam swap, standard ecu not mapped.
I actually really liked the frenchcore 😂
Finally a car I can relate to !!
I bought a Peugeot while stationed in Berlin back in 1975 and I still have it. But, it's a 10 speed racing bike {PX10}😆
These are just the epitome of french. I was driving one once wearing boots and while trying to come to a stop i managed to hit the brake, clutch and the throttle in one motion. Scariest moment in my life
I had the same experience in a Citroen AX GTi. Fantastic little engine, brilliant handling but all the build quality and user comforts of a shanty town house.
@@ferrumignis hahaha yes! Absolutely on point 😂
Peugeot 106 had a flaw where if they got into a front end collision, the engine pushes the pedals up and snaps your shins.
When i see a 206, i cant help but think of a rally car. So it should have potential. Cant wait to see marty rally that thing out. Short shifter, suspension, ajusting the foot pedle's . Lot more work than the swift. But loads of potentia
1.6L in Europe = big block. 1.6L in America = 1 cylinder.
To be fair, the car has 175 km on it and it’s obviously never been serviced, so it needs a lot of work, suspension, brakes, gear linkage, tyres etc .
Do you have something like , what us Brits have , an MOT test , to ensure that the vehicle meets a minimum standard to be allowed on the road, because there’s no way that the PeugBro would have a certificate.
I love how happy Marty is with his new car , can we see it when it’s been through the MCM treatment.
ill agree the hardstyle was pretty good man!
I died when Moog got out of the car!
R.I.P dude 🙏
I'm sure you didn't know that but if passenager kicked the switch behind glove box (You can see by under dash), if switch was shifted enough cause brake light stay on.
Cheap shortshifters can be bought for this car from China! Alternatively you can buy versions with tighter tolerances from the UK. Both work great!
My first car was one these with a 1.1 litre engine. It was slow but wasn’t too bad since you could hit 50mph in second gear. Mine was in pretty good condition but the gearstick was still like that. I didn’t think the pedals were too bad though, I learned to heel and toe in the car too
It was the same with 2sexy. The car screamed budget and the model was very plebeian. Now they're close to 20 years old and cheap. In a few years most will be scrapped and gone from the road. In other words, the perfect car for a cheap project. You choosing this car is a nice shootout to euro car culture (ignoring the Volksworld). I'm looking forward to see what you can do to it :)
Perfect car for holding hands.
Thoroughly enjoyed the hardstyle, reminded me of my days as a youth popin’ pingas
"All Peugeots can't be like this!"
MATE!!!!
I had a 406 diesel, we called it the cheese mobile. Ex UK mini cab with 300,000 miles, It still got 1000km per tank of fuel.
Some of the best diesel engines ever made. Many many of them went over a million km’s without any problems. Dragging a completely worn out car with them.
Should've gone for the first GTi he found. This base model will need a lot of help to beat the swift. I do see a fair few 206's turned into rally and autocross cars where I live though, so there should be a decent aftermarket support for it. Curious to see what Marty does.
All aftermarket support would be in Europe because these cars are not very common in Australia.
This is what I don't understand. The only reason I can think of for him buying this instead of a GTi is if he is going to replace the engine and suspension anyway but what is available in Australia that would go into a 206 other than the GTi engine?
@@CaptainHoratioPugwash the TU engine Marty has is also quite popular in the 1600 rally class, stock bottom end can take around 280 crank HP when turboed, all you need is a decompression plate, beefier fuel system and a piggyback to tune it. There's also heaps of N/A mod kits, your typical street tuning ends up with somewhere between 160-180HP crank, while fully built hill climb cars are 250+ HP, 11-12k RPM screamers. So yeah, it's a rough diamond and in Marty's case it's swimming in shit, but it's still a diamond nonetheless.
@@arekb5951 Very Interesting, I didn't know that! Thanks for the insight.
@@arekb5951 The engine is the only good thing about the 206, the rest of it was a useless pile of scrap even when new and they do not age well.
I had a 206 1.4 when i was a teen (18) i drove around a bend at 100 mph i miss judged it and i ended up in a spin the back end went into a 12ft wall then the front end it carried on spinning banging into the wall for around a mile. The car drove me home after but was a right off i was fine not a scratch on me. The next day i went back to the scene to see the police was there because a women drove into a tree at 30mph and died on the same part of the road i feel so lucky that i was silyl doing 100mph and didnt die and some inccorent women doing 30 died. I will never act silly again. The 206 saved my life and changed my life.