Chronicles of a Peugeot 306

Life with the 306 has been completely stress free so far. So far….

[@MSO1009]

I own an early 1994 “L” registered Peugeot 306 1.4 XL, perhaps amongst some of the earliest surviving examples in the UK. I’ve had a lot of work done to her, I know she’s second from base specification, but she’s my pride and joy. I will be taking her to the Festival Of The Unexceptional 2023, my first time there and I can’t wait to show my old girl off. So, I’ve stripped all the steel wheels back by hand, treated and repainted. I’ve stripped the entire underneath back to bare metal, treated and repainted and recovered. The left rear anchorage is a well known problem and mine was rotten, so that’s been stripped back and welded. The sunroof has been welded back to looking new. I’ve had paint work done also. A full engine service along with cambelt, coolant and new water pump as well as hose and filter change, the engine bay is immaculate other than a few hidden spots of rust, which has been stripped back and repainted in Cherry Red. She looks absolutely stunning now. You may have seen her on my Facebook group, Cars You Don’t See Anymore. It has 252,000 followers. Oh, a little side note, I bought a brand new wheel arch liner for the rear left. There’s a company in Germany that manufacture brand new ones for that one arch. I paid £10 for mine and it covers the whole inner arch, I’ve also recommended this to others and they’ve had great experiences with it. I just secured it in place with two self tappers, fits like a dream.

[@jessevanmierle5752]

Dutch Peugeot 306 XR Phase 2 project car owner here, could you mention which company makes those liners? Mine's at 262k and the that open arch hasn't started rusting yet, would like to keep it that way!

[@Lot76CARS]

What a bizarre feature those random wheel arch liners… to be fair it looks a fairly decent purchase!

[@RonSummer]

Jepp., the left rear is the weak point of the 306 (the S Versions had the arch liner....). ....You can fit in an arch liner of the 206 (requires a heat gun for reworking the radius) or you can use the part of a 306 break (you will need scissors to cut off a part of the rear)