Total Mileage: 124,047It’s been a busy month for the Rallye. A long trip from Wakefield to Evo magazine’s offices in Northampton had to be completed, and if I’m honest, I had my doubts about the Rallye. To be fair, it’s not given me any reason to doubt its ability to drive long distances, but as with all old French hot hatches there’s always a pessimistic outlook on things to come.
So it was with great trepidation when I eventually set off on a glorious Sunday afternoon. Filled up with petrol, the Rallye settled into a 70mph rhythm and eventually arrived at the pre-booked hotel 130 miles south. It’d only used a quarter of a tank too, so its first mission had been well and truly accomplished.
Its time at Evo magazine drew many admiring glances. Whilst driving down I’d lost count of the amount of people who gawped at it through their windows and it’s something that I’ll never get tired of. To many people, it’s just an old white Peugeot. But to those in the know, it’s one very special little car.
Fast forward a few days, and it was time to re-pack the Rallye with my belongings and head home. Another 130 miles were taken with ease and in the whole journey the Rallye didn’t miss a single beat. Okay, the ride’s extremely firm and not great for eating up the miles, but the Cobra buckets are very comfortable and have once again showed that they’re a vast improvement on the originals, which gave me chronic backache on most journeys.
I do feel slightly guilty putting more miles under its steelies, but the car’s there to be enjoyed and once again it’s delivered. The roads it’s been on weren’t the most inspiring, but it’s just shown another aspect to it; it can be trusted and it can do the distances. I love my 106 Rallye.
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