206, the best looking econobox in the World?

[focalBlur]

the 25mpg number i came up with is about what most "small" by american standards cars will get in the USA

[Euro19]

Originally posted by crayzayjay
Yeah, but it doesnt mean its impossible to build good looking small cars. The truth is that most companies rely too heavily on customer surveys when designing a car.. what happens is that there's a big compromise as peoples' opinions are mixed, and the car ends up looking bland and just like everything else on the market... enter the 206.... when will car comps start listening to designers again??

cheers
jay

I don´t bet on it!
Take a look!

[Jimster]

Originally posted by crayzayjay
the 206 isnt a supermini either. the 106 is. the 206 is somewhere between the 106 and 307 so i felt it was ok to compare it to the (slightly) larger 147... anyway i dont see why the size of the car matters. styling is styling.

cheers
jay

Let me clear tihs up there is the City car class that the 1O6 competes in with the MAtiz, Smart and KA, then there is the Supermini class that the 2O6 competes in with the Polo, Clio and Logo, followed by the large hatch class in which the 3O7 competes against the Civic, Corolla and Golf

[crayzayjay]

the 25mpg number i came up with is about what most "small" by american standards cars will get in the USA

i dont really see what youre trying to say here

[markocosic]

Anybody go t a picture of the WRC 206 gearshift they could email me?

marko.cosic@ntlworld.com

I've just built a system (for off-road trialling) to allow the user to brake any wheel or combination of wheels at the touch of a button. The button can take any form - push button, lever, joystick; and whislt watching a rally stage in the 206 it struck me that a steering coloumn mounted ring would be an ideal control - when you want to turn a tight reight you need to brake the inside right wheel. Instead of pulling a lever on the centre console to do this it'd be great to just pull the right hand side of a ring mounted behind the steering wheel - this way you can grab the wheel again instantly.

I'd like to acknowledge the inspiration for the idea.

Would appreciate if you could email rather than post on the forum because I don't spedn that much time on the web-based forums.

(Before anybody asks if they can 'test-pilot' the system I'll say that I already have a test vehicle/driver lined up, but I'll take your name/email and keep you informed if you like!)

Cheers,

[BingBingMa]

does anyone know of a company that converts/exports 206s to the states?

[bluesman]

If anyone out there knows of any websites or newspaper ads regarding
1983 to 1987 Renault GTA's that are for sale in the price range of
between say $1500 to $20,000 that can be either refurbished or can be
in almost very good to mint condition please do not fail to contact me at my email address, this is for another person that is seeking parts for
Renault or Renault GTA's and I will forward the messages to him.
Thank You

[Ssom]

2O6's are very nice cars- but they need to fix the ergonomics

[Stefanel1]

Chris : there's a new version of the 206 with 180 hp, the 206 HP available in April 2003. It'll cost about 21 000 € (US$22 000 ; £14 000). I don't know the 0-60, but if the GTI (S16 in France) does it in 8 seconds with 45hp less, you could infer the figures.

BingBingMa : Alas, today, Peugeot doesn't sale in the USA, but contact www.frenchrev.com, they could inform you. And you've to know that Peugeot would come back in about 3 years in the USA and Canada, it's not official, but PSA Group doesn't say the contrary.