Auto Express – August 20, 2019

56 SpecialIssue http://www.autoexpress.co.uk

Theultimateguide to

modern classiccars

Citroen SaxoVTS

Years produced: 1997-2003

Price range: £1,000-£4,000 Rarity:★★★★★★★

Maintenance:★★★★★Investment:★★★★★

Peugeot306 GTi-6

Years produced: 1996-2002

Price range: £1,500-£8,000 Rarity:★★★★★★★

Maintenance:★★★★★Investment:★★★★★

WHENitwasnew,theCitroenSaxorangewasgenerally

soldoncheapfinancedeals,whichmadetheconstant

streamofspecialeditionsaffordabletovirtuallyanyone.

Someofthosebuyerswouldstretchthemselvestobuy

thewarmVTRversionwitha98bhpengine,yetwhat

everySaxoownerdreamedofwasthe118bhpVTS,

markedonlywithsubtle16vbadges.Thatmightnot

soundpowerfulbytoday’sstandards,buttheSaxo

weighedlessthanatonnesoitwashilariousfun.

Ifanyofthosebuyerswanttorealisethatdreamnow,

they’llfindtheVTSisalmostextinct.Onlyafewhave

survivedwithoutbeingcrashed,ralliedorbadlymodified.

Acared-for,originalcarwillbeablue-chipinvestment.

Orjustbuyatattyoneandhavesomecheapfun.

WITHtheverybestexamplesoftheoriginal
Peugeot205GTinowsellingformorethan
£35,000,anyoneonabudgetwhowantsto
experienceagreathothatchfromtheFrench
manufacturer’sgoldenageshouldlookupto
a306GTi-6.Aswithits205stablemate,itwas
ahighlyregardedperformancemachinewhen
itwasbrandnew,anditremainsneatlystyled
andanabsolutehoottodrivetoday.Infact,
someexpertswouldsuggestit’sabettercar
allroundthanthe205.Buyonenowbefore
theinvestorsstarttocatch on.

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FRENCH FANCIES

Two decades on, these PSA and Renault models can make characterful buys

expertview

TheSaxonevermatched

itssistercar,thePeugeot

106,forpuristappeal,

butit’salight,funthing

tothrowdownaB-road.

John McIlroy

Deputy editor