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In the recent weeks I have seen quite a few polls for GT6 in here. Polls for cars, tracks and dlc. Also the "wishlist" and "this is not a wishlist" topics have grown hugely with an incredible amount of information of what cars people would like to have and drive in GT6.
Although the lists are very interesting, there is one thing missing: The Reason why!
Everyone here at GTPLANET has his own taste in cars and most of you will have good reason why you love or adore that specific brand or car.
Maybe this could be a nice place to gather and share some stories of our beloved CARS!
Here is mine:
The love that I have for the French brand Peugeot does not just fall from the sky. Within my family I grew up with a proper love for automobiles. On my father's side there was Fiat. My Grandpa loved all that was Italian and owned a garage for the Fiat automobiles. The Fiat 124 Sport and Fiat Dino were among his absolute favorites. Both which he owned as well. I can still remember when I was a little boy I went on my bike to the garage of my grandfather. Behind the garage was a shed in which stood a blue and yellow Fiat 124 Sport. A few years later he was one of the first to have a Fiat Uno Turbo IE available in this garage.
On the other side there was the family of my mother. My other grandfather, a blacksmith, loved France. He always went on holiday to this country and there was only one brand of car in front of his door: Peugeot! He has driven Peugeots his whole life. With an absolute high for him, the deluxe version of the Peugeot 504 in color French blue. Truly a beautiful car. My mother's love for the French car manufacturer and their country was inherited from her father and those genes were passed on to her son.
Within my own family, there were basically two camps: Italy and France. The cars have always been largely Italian. My father’s first car was a Fiat 127 Sport. After, a few Italians followed: Fiat 126 Bambino, Fiat 131 Mirafiori and the fast Fiat Ritmo 85S. The early years of my childhood I spent in the backseat of spicy and spartan Italians. The French influence from my mother’s side showed in the many holidays to France.
ln the late eighties we had our first Peugeot. A gray Peugeot 305. Well actually it was because the Fiat Ritmo did not survive it’s last holiday trip that well. During our travel back home the Ritmo went bonkers. A few times all lights started flashing on the dashboard and it caused some small problems exterior to: lights flashing by them selves and indicators doing their work the other way around or simply not at all. When finally arriving home the car went to the garage of my father’s brothers. They found out that the complete wiring was melted together. Surprisingly it had not caught fire during the way back. One of the few Ritmo’s which did not die of rust!
The 305 was quite luxurious compared to the relatively spartan Fiats we had. After years of spending holidays in France the French blood started to flow in my father’s veins. We enjoyed the 305 for quite a few years. Even though we had a boiling engine with it along the French highway. The second Peugeot that came to us was the Peugeot 405. It was the standard diesel in blue. A slow diesel, 70 horses. Interior was greyish and it had soft and comfortable seats. It did it’s job very well. Again the Peugeot stayed for years and it supported me throughout my complete tennis career during my 2nd part of my youth.
When I went to live on my own I had no money to buy a car. However, my thoughts were always with those two brands: Fiat and Peugeot. Because the majority at home had been Fiat and because the influence of car tastes works a bit easier from father to son than mother to son, the first car I eventually could buy was a Fiat Cinquecento followed by a nice lowered black Fiat Tipo with Abarth wheels and Remus exhaust. Unfortunately no Peugeot but holidays were mostly spend in the country I truly love: France!
Meanwhile my parents were switching between Fiat and Peugeot. Eventually the fight was won by Peugeot as the Fiat Croma began to share gasoline with the back seat. The last Peugeot my parents have driven until last year (2012) was a Peugeot 406 Estate.
In the late nineties British motorsport became more popular in the Netherlands because of the driver Peter Kox. He drove the Honda Accord in the BTCC series. During those great races I had only eye for 1 car: The Peugeot 406 Esso Ultron. Driven by Tim Harvey and Patrick Watts. From the first moment I saw those cars I was sold. Since that time Peugeot has been my absolute favorite. There was something about that car. Although it has never been really successful in the BTCC due to team issues and lack of funds, this beauty had stolen my heart. The color, the sound, the spectacular drivers. Fantastic! It is by far my favorite touring car of all time. During that same period Germany had a similar championship called the STW. Here the Hasseröder Peugeot 406 with driver Aiello ruled and won many races. It had official factory support.
After the Peugeots were pulled back from the BTCC they were replaced in 2001 by the Peugeot 406 Coupe and later by the Peugeot 307. One of the original Esso Ultron Peugeots was transported to Australia for the touring car series over there in which it won it's first races. In 2012 Patrick Watts tracked down his beloved BTCC Peugeot 406 Esso Ultron for participating in the 2013 HSCC. A revival of the historic touring cars of the nineties.
My love for Peugeot had been steadily growing after my first BTCC encounter. Resulting in for me an absolute high: a visit to the Peugeot museum in Sochaux (2008). The entire history of the brand is exhibited here. Absolute pearls can be admired. From the Peugeot L3 up to the mighty V10: the Peugeot 905 EVO I.
In South America the Peugeot 408’s are running in the TC2000 championship and are quite successful. In Europe there is the RCZ Racing Cup , which I hope to visit at Le Mans in 2014, and the VLN in which Peugeot runs the 208 that replaced the RCZ. For IRC rallying Peugeot has entered the 208. 2013 is also the year that Sebastien Loeb won at Pikes Peak with the 208 T16! A superb effort!
Due to the financial issues in Europe the Peugeot Sport program has been reduced. For the moment Peugeot Sport has no Lemans 24 Hours entry and no entry in touring car racing in Europe. Also no independent teams are running or developing Peugeots for 2014. PSA will run a brand new Citroën in the 2014 WTCC championship with Muller and Loeb. The BTCC might have Renault back up there again with a new set of Meganes. Currently they are waiting to be developed and confirmed. Hopefully Peugeot will return to touring car racing as well with proper factory backup. The 308 could be a very nice contender.
Up to this day I am a very big fan of Peugeot. The models they have delivered in recent years have been quite successful. Lovely designs, elegant “French” looks and a wide range of possibilities. Just look at the Peugeot 508, RCZ, 208, 308 and concepts like the Onyx, 908RC, HX1 and 308R.
The terrible thing about all this: I still do not own a Peugeot. Currently I own a Fiat Panda from 2001. It has run 98.000 km. I have no excuse, only that it offers everything I need right now. In addition, it is very economical and very easy to maintain. I may not be an owner of a Peugeot yet but at least I made a big step in the right direction. Since 2012 I live in my beloved country France! The country in which Luc Besson produced a very funny movie: TAXI! Starring a white Peugeot 406.
My wish: buying my own Peugeot. Until then racing and tuning Peugeots within Gran Turismo 6 will have to fulfill my hunger.
Although the lists are very interesting, there is one thing missing: The Reason why!
Everyone here at GTPLANET has his own taste in cars and most of you will have good reason why you love or adore that specific brand or car.
Maybe this could be a nice place to gather and share some stories of our beloved CARS!
Here is mine:
Why Peugeot?
The love that I have for the French brand Peugeot does not just fall from the sky. Within my family I grew up with a proper love for automobiles. On my father's side there was Fiat. My Grandpa loved all that was Italian and owned a garage for the Fiat automobiles. The Fiat 124 Sport and Fiat Dino were among his absolute favorites. Both which he owned as well. I can still remember when I was a little boy I went on my bike to the garage of my grandfather. Behind the garage was a shed in which stood a blue and yellow Fiat 124 Sport. A few years later he was one of the first to have a Fiat Uno Turbo IE available in this garage.
On the other side there was the family of my mother. My other grandfather, a blacksmith, loved France. He always went on holiday to this country and there was only one brand of car in front of his door: Peugeot! He has driven Peugeots his whole life. With an absolute high for him, the deluxe version of the Peugeot 504 in color French blue. Truly a beautiful car. My mother's love for the French car manufacturer and their country was inherited from her father and those genes were passed on to her son.
Within my own family, there were basically two camps: Italy and France. The cars have always been largely Italian. My father’s first car was a Fiat 127 Sport. After, a few Italians followed: Fiat 126 Bambino, Fiat 131 Mirafiori and the fast Fiat Ritmo 85S. The early years of my childhood I spent in the backseat of spicy and spartan Italians. The French influence from my mother’s side showed in the many holidays to France.
ln the late eighties we had our first Peugeot. A gray Peugeot 305. Well actually it was because the Fiat Ritmo did not survive it’s last holiday trip that well. During our travel back home the Ritmo went bonkers. A few times all lights started flashing on the dashboard and it caused some small problems exterior to: lights flashing by them selves and indicators doing their work the other way around or simply not at all. When finally arriving home the car went to the garage of my father’s brothers. They found out that the complete wiring was melted together. Surprisingly it had not caught fire during the way back. One of the few Ritmo’s which did not die of rust!
The 305 was quite luxurious compared to the relatively spartan Fiats we had. After years of spending holidays in France the French blood started to flow in my father’s veins. We enjoyed the 305 for quite a few years. Even though we had a boiling engine with it along the French highway. The second Peugeot that came to us was the Peugeot 405. It was the standard diesel in blue. A slow diesel, 70 horses. Interior was greyish and it had soft and comfortable seats. It did it’s job very well. Again the Peugeot stayed for years and it supported me throughout my complete tennis career during my 2nd part of my youth.
When I went to live on my own I had no money to buy a car. However, my thoughts were always with those two brands: Fiat and Peugeot. Because the majority at home had been Fiat and because the influence of car tastes works a bit easier from father to son than mother to son, the first car I eventually could buy was a Fiat Cinquecento followed by a nice lowered black Fiat Tipo with Abarth wheels and Remus exhaust. Unfortunately no Peugeot but holidays were mostly spend in the country I truly love: France!
Meanwhile my parents were switching between Fiat and Peugeot. Eventually the fight was won by Peugeot as the Fiat Croma began to share gasoline with the back seat. The last Peugeot my parents have driven until last year (2012) was a Peugeot 406 Estate.
So how did that Peugeot virus finally struck?
In the late nineties British motorsport became more popular in the Netherlands because of the driver Peter Kox. He drove the Honda Accord in the BTCC series. During those great races I had only eye for 1 car: The Peugeot 406 Esso Ultron. Driven by Tim Harvey and Patrick Watts. From the first moment I saw those cars I was sold. Since that time Peugeot has been my absolute favorite. There was something about that car. Although it has never been really successful in the BTCC due to team issues and lack of funds, this beauty had stolen my heart. The color, the sound, the spectacular drivers. Fantastic! It is by far my favorite touring car of all time. During that same period Germany had a similar championship called the STW. Here the Hasseröder Peugeot 406 with driver Aiello ruled and won many races. It had official factory support.
After the Peugeots were pulled back from the BTCC they were replaced in 2001 by the Peugeot 406 Coupe and later by the Peugeot 307. One of the original Esso Ultron Peugeots was transported to Australia for the touring car series over there in which it won it's first races. In 2012 Patrick Watts tracked down his beloved BTCC Peugeot 406 Esso Ultron for participating in the 2013 HSCC. A revival of the historic touring cars of the nineties.
My love for Peugeot had been steadily growing after my first BTCC encounter. Resulting in for me an absolute high: a visit to the Peugeot museum in Sochaux (2008). The entire history of the brand is exhibited here. Absolute pearls can be admired. From the Peugeot L3 up to the mighty V10: the Peugeot 905 EVO I.
In South America the Peugeot 408’s are running in the TC2000 championship and are quite successful. In Europe there is the RCZ Racing Cup , which I hope to visit at Le Mans in 2014, and the VLN in which Peugeot runs the 208 that replaced the RCZ. For IRC rallying Peugeot has entered the 208. 2013 is also the year that Sebastien Loeb won at Pikes Peak with the 208 T16! A superb effort!
Due to the financial issues in Europe the Peugeot Sport program has been reduced. For the moment Peugeot Sport has no Lemans 24 Hours entry and no entry in touring car racing in Europe. Also no independent teams are running or developing Peugeots for 2014. PSA will run a brand new Citroën in the 2014 WTCC championship with Muller and Loeb. The BTCC might have Renault back up there again with a new set of Meganes. Currently they are waiting to be developed and confirmed. Hopefully Peugeot will return to touring car racing as well with proper factory backup. The 308 could be a very nice contender.
Up to this day I am a very big fan of Peugeot. The models they have delivered in recent years have been quite successful. Lovely designs, elegant “French” looks and a wide range of possibilities. Just look at the Peugeot 508, RCZ, 208, 308 and concepts like the Onyx, 908RC, HX1 and 308R.
The terrible thing about all this: I still do not own a Peugeot. Currently I own a Fiat Panda from 2001. It has run 98.000 km. I have no excuse, only that it offers everything I need right now. In addition, it is very economical and very easy to maintain. I may not be an owner of a Peugeot yet but at least I made a big step in the right direction. Since 2012 I live in my beloved country France! The country in which Luc Besson produced a very funny movie: TAXI! Starring a white Peugeot 406.
My wish: buying my own Peugeot. Until then racing and tuning Peugeots within Gran Turismo 6 will have to fulfill my hunger.
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The second was nice too but 3 was already 
and number 4 
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I'm anxious to see the transformation PD have made to improve them.
