sicnarf_1978
Active Member
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2009
- Messages
- 231
- Location
- St-Jérôme, Québec
- Car(s)
- 2017 Buick Regal and 1997 Peugeot 106
Firts of all, the proof…
One of my dreams was to find a small european car that was not imported in America. Something simple and authentic. These kind of cars are difficult to find and very expansive. As the paranovirus is destroying lifes of everyone, I had to cancel all my travel plans. I had money and nothing to do with it. Then I was browsing ads for cars under 5000 $ on Kijiji… and I found a 1997 (I founded later it was a 1998 made in 1997) Peugeot 106 XR Colorline with the 60 hp 1,1 engine. The deal was done and after a litle plastic surgery on a body panel, it was in my driveway on friday night. There is 4 non original parts on this car. The 14 inches mags comes from a Peugeot 306, it was originaly 13 inches hubcaps, the steering wheel is an aftermarket disaster, the radio was changed because the old one was not working and there are 2 reflective stickers on the front flashers to meet Québec laws (I will probably remove them when it will be officially registered).
This car brings me back to the roots of driving. A manual transmission, no power steering, no ABS, no airbags. But there is AC and power windows. With only 60 hp (compared to the 259 of my Buick), this car is clearly not a race car, but in urban areas, there is no lack of power. But it is so fun to drive. It is small, precise, easy to drive. Peugeot left the North American market in 1991. And in the last years, they were only selling the 405 twice the price it worth, so there were not a lot sold and not a lot left. Add to this the fact that those small cars were never bestsellers in North America… this car is everything but anonymous. People are curious and many are pointing the car. This car is the only Peugeot 106 registered in Québec and my insurance didn't find any one in the Canadian datas… so it is probably the only one in Canada.
Just notice the size difference with my Buick witch is not the biggest car on the market. The front French plate is the original and I can keep it there because there is no front plate in Québec.
One of my dreams was to find a small european car that was not imported in America. Something simple and authentic. These kind of cars are difficult to find and very expansive. As the paranovirus is destroying lifes of everyone, I had to cancel all my travel plans. I had money and nothing to do with it. Then I was browsing ads for cars under 5000 $ on Kijiji… and I found a 1997 (I founded later it was a 1998 made in 1997) Peugeot 106 XR Colorline with the 60 hp 1,1 engine. The deal was done and after a litle plastic surgery on a body panel, it was in my driveway on friday night. There is 4 non original parts on this car. The 14 inches mags comes from a Peugeot 306, it was originaly 13 inches hubcaps, the steering wheel is an aftermarket disaster, the radio was changed because the old one was not working and there are 2 reflective stickers on the front flashers to meet Québec laws (I will probably remove them when it will be officially registered).
This car brings me back to the roots of driving. A manual transmission, no power steering, no ABS, no airbags. But there is AC and power windows. With only 60 hp (compared to the 259 of my Buick), this car is clearly not a race car, but in urban areas, there is no lack of power. But it is so fun to drive. It is small, precise, easy to drive. Peugeot left the North American market in 1991. And in the last years, they were only selling the 405 twice the price it worth, so there were not a lot sold and not a lot left. Add to this the fact that those small cars were never bestsellers in North America… this car is everything but anonymous. People are curious and many are pointing the car. This car is the only Peugeot 106 registered in Québec and my insurance didn't find any one in the Canadian datas… so it is probably the only one in Canada.
Just notice the size difference with my Buick witch is not the biggest car on the market. The front French plate is the original and I can keep it there because there is no front plate in Québec.