106 Rallye - Third Report

Total Mileage - 121,739

Mileage This Month - 334

Costs This Month -

£130 (Respray)

£60 (106 GTi spoiler)

Yet another busy few weeks with the Rallye! It was extremely clean when I purchased it, but there were a few little cosmetic things to sort out. So since I got it home into its garage, I've been buying things to make it into an immaculate example.

The things I've purchased so far are as follows:

- New windscreen. The original had an unrepairable chip just below the driver's eye-line, not an MOT failure though, but rather annoying so it made sense to replace it.

- New Rallye decal. The front tri-colour sticker had seen better days, so a new one was needed.

- New boot lock decal. Again, with age, the Peugeot lion was on its last legs, but it pulled off surprisingly easy so a straight swap was a simple job.

- Supersprint exhaust. I'd read reviews on both the Pugsport and Supersprint, but decided to go for the latter. It's got a distinctive note on idle, and comes alive past 4000rpm.

- 106 Rallye mats. These just seemed like a nice touch in the interior, and with the little 106 Rallye logos, it makes it feel a little more special as soon as you open the door.

- Tyres. The Bridgestones were on their way out too, so a set of Toyo CF1 tyres were a good replacement. I'd been impressed with these on a previous car.

- A service. Just seemed an appropriate thing to do, and the Rallye now feels fresh and new.

- Front bumper respray. This was the area that I was most keen on rectifying, as there were many imperfections when I'd bought it. A respray was required, and it's freshened up the front nicely.

- A 106 GTi rear spoiler. They're a bit of a controversial subject when fitting one to a Rallye, but in my opinion, it just gives the rear end a more sportier look.

So an expensive list then, but ultimately spending a few quid on it has changed it from a clean example, to an immaculate one. It's still been reliable, and every drive is a joy. The attention it gets is quite surreal too; I even had a bloke in a new M3 admiring it as he passed in traffic. To those in the know, it's a very special little car.