Comments on: Hail the (French) Spirit of Youth! http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/ Cars, Bikes, People, Culture Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mechsman http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Mechsman Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:11:43 +0000 http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/?p=2848#comment-1003 Good read that article :-). 106 S1's are normally even simpler than the S2 equivilant, even though the actual shell is the same! More squared off and aggressive lines as well. Even the 1.5 diesel engines in these pull well after a little tuning. Mine has a straight through (literally) dual exhaust and a decent induction kit. It made 56bhp and 112lbs/ft on the rollers recently. Not bad for a car that came from the factory with only 58bhp and is now 14 years old! By the way, vvoid the 1.4 diesel like the plauge, it's crap. Lift off oversteer can be massive amounts fun but make sure you know what you are doing as it normally takes a fair amount of lunacy to provoke them. When it goes, the short wheel base makes for quite a wicked slide, which can very rapidly end up with you pointing back the way you've just come from (or in the ditch)! On the other hand, if you don't drive them at the limit all the time the chassis are very compliant and nice handling. It warns you if you are taking the mickey by giving fairly progressive understeer until the point where you lift off (VERY gently) and the nose tucks back in. Lifting off too fast results in the oversteer mentioned above! Once you know where this point is you can just play with it. Good read that article :-) . 106 S1’s are normally even simpler than the S2 equivilant, even though the actual shell is the same! More squared off and aggressive lines as well.

Even the 1.5 diesel engines in these pull well after a little tuning. Mine has a straight through (literally) dual exhaust and a decent induction kit. It made 56bhp and 112lbs/ft on the rollers recently. Not bad for a car that came from the factory with only 58bhp and is now 14 years old!
By the way, vvoid the 1.4 diesel like the plauge, it’s crap.

Lift off oversteer can be massive amounts fun but make sure you know what you are doing as it normally takes a fair amount of lunacy to provoke them. When it goes, the short wheel base makes for quite a wicked slide, which can very rapidly end up with you pointing back the way you’ve just come from (or in the ditch)! On the other hand, if you don’t drive them at the limit all the time the chassis are very compliant and nice handling. It warns you if you are taking the mickey by giving fairly progressive understeer until the point where you lift off (VERY gently) and the nose tucks back in. Lifting off too fast results in the oversteer mentioned above! Once you know where this point is you can just play with it.

]]> By: guillbee http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-444 guillbee Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:11:13 +0000 http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/?p=2848#comment-444 My choice for the French spirit of youth would be the Renault Twingo mark 1. It was a really fun car, completely different inside and outside. Originally designed for women, lots of youngs used to drive it as it was mostly the second car and the cool answer "take your mum's car" when asking to drive dad's one. It wasn't imported in the UK but seen so many in France and rest of Europe. Last but not least, the 2 front seats can be put down and 100% flat to make a bed... So French! My choice for the French spirit of youth would be the Renault Twingo mark 1. It was a really fun car, completely different inside and outside. Originally designed for women, lots of youngs used to drive it as it was mostly the second car and the cool answer “take your mum’s car” when asking to drive dad’s one. It wasn’t imported in the UK but seen so many in France and rest of Europe.
Last but not least, the 2 front seats can be put down and 100% flat to make a bed… So French!

]]> By: Bernie Green http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Bernie Green Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:36:01 +0000 http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/?p=2848#comment-441 I totally agree with the sentiments expressed here. I actually went from an early 206 2 litre GTI, to a late model 106 1.1 Independance. I didn't regret my decision. Although the car was less than half the price, it was much more fun to drive. My version had multipoint fuel injection compared to the single point that had been the norm up to about 2001, so it flew. Up to about 4000 rpm it had as much grunt as the GTI, and it consistently returned 52 mpg. However it wasn't the most comfortable of cars on a long journey. In the end I needed more space too, so it had to go. I totally agree with the sentiments expressed here. I actually went from an early 206 2 litre GTI, to a late model 106 1.1 Independance. I didn’t regret my decision. Although the car was less than half the price, it was much more fun to drive. My version had multipoint fuel injection compared to the single point that had been the norm up to about 2001, so it flew. Up to about 4000 rpm it had as much grunt as the GTI, and it consistently returned 52 mpg. However it wasn’t the most comfortable of cars on a long journey. In the end I needed more space too, so it had to go.

]]> By: Ross1308 (Saxperience.com) http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Ross1308 (Saxperience.com) Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:15:54 +0000 http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/?p=2848#comment-440 Brilliant article there mate well worth the read, Nice to see people appreciating the Saxo and 106 for what they really are It's people like the members of saxperience.com and 106owners.co.uk who really appreciate the true value and enjoyment of these cars. Brilliant article there mate well worth the read, Nice to see people appreciating the Saxo and 106 for what they really are It’s people like the members of saxperience.com and 106owners.co.uk who really appreciate the true value and enjoyment of these cars.

]]> By: Pubic http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Pubic Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:10:26 +0000 http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/?p=2848#comment-439 It only makes sense to drive French. It only makes sense to drive French.

]]> By: Andrew Harris A.K.A Hazmanscoop http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Andrew Harris A.K.A Hazmanscoop Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:58:39 +0000 http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/?p=2848#comment-438 Thanks for the publish Rich Excellent article! :) Everything that has been said regarding these awesome machines is right :) Nice1 Hazmanscoop Thanks for the publish Rich

Excellent article! :)

Everything that has been said regarding these awesome machines is right :)

Nice1

Hazmanscoop

]]> By: Stazzo http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/hail-the-french-spirit-of-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Stazzo Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:07:07 +0000 http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/?p=2848#comment-437 My Saxo is the makes me want to drive to work each day. I'm not sure that's a good thing for the planet, but it's good for my boss. There's no way I'm going to trade 'up' for German like my mates keep doing. My Saxo is the makes me want to drive to work each day. I’m not sure that’s a good thing for the planet, but it’s good for my boss. There’s no way I’m going to trade ‘up’ for German like my mates keep doing.

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