Highlights Fun and engaging '90s hot hatch Wholly original In excellent condition throughout Low mileage Good service history Overview God bless the French.

Along with their delectable cuisine they've also given us some cracking hot hatches over the years.

From the Renault 5 Turbo to the Peugeot 205 GTI the pool of Gallic performance hatchbacks from which to draw is as deep and it is refreshing.

Barring the award-winning, fully electric Renault 5 E-Tech with its obvious nods to past glories there isn't much nowadays in the way of exciting small cars from any of the major French manufacturers, which is a crying shame.

Today then, for those after a modern classic sporty runabout or perhaps wishing to fulfil youthful dreams of owning a souped-up '90s hatchback this rather lovely 1998 Peugeot 106 GTI could be just the ticket.

As the spiritual successor to the aforementioned and highly revered 205 GTI the performance-oriented 106 GTI certainly had some large footwear to fill, but fill ...