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swallace

Hello all,

New to the forum. My love of the 205GTi brought me here.

My mother had two of them when I was a kid in the UK. She bought a white, second hand 205 1.6 GTI in around 1988 and then a BRAND NEW black 1.9 in 1990, which (she being a destroyer of cars) slowly killed over the next five or so years despite loving it dearly (she even put diesel in it once). I'll try to dig up some photos of them and post. So my purpose in life is to find a 205 GTI and take care of it dearly.

If anyone knows of one for sale or soon to be for sale, I would be forever grateful.

My current cars:

Fulfilling my hot-hatch addiction, my daily drive '97 Daihatsu Charade Detomaso:



Fulfilling my quest for adventure and breaking down in new parts of the country, my '71 Landrover IIA



Fulfilling my sick need to drive a car that wants to kill you, my '65 Spitfire with a 2L Celica lump.



Lovely to meet you all.

RS


Welcome. Great introduction.



Good luck with the GTI search  :)


BigPete

A 205 will do all of the above. Three in one. Welcome.

swallace

I would part with two out of those three for a 205, but the Land Rover and I have been through too much together! Plus a 205 can't carry 11!




CaM

big fan of 205s, and big fan of landrovers!

welcome along!
1959 Citroën ID19 Slough
1990 Peugeot 205Mi16

Mungous


Quote from: swallace on October 20, 2014, 05:32:49 PM
I would part with two out of those three for a 205, but the Land Rover and I have been through too much together! Plus a 205 can't carry 11!
Welcome! My SIIA Landie was the reason I started working on my own cars - not by choice but of necessity!

There's been a fair few 205s coming up lately - anything in particular you're after?
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals"

Gone:
'63 ID19, '67 Land Rover Safari, '71 GS1015, '74 GS1220, '76 GSX2, '80 GSA, '86 BX19GT, '89 BX19GTi, '91 BX16 Meteor, 2003 M5, '08 308

In a garage:
'89 BX 19 GTi 16 valve
'90 BX16v
'98 Saxo VTS

swallace

I would be into either a 1.6 or a 1.9 GTI. I think they both seem to have their pluses. The reason I love my Charade is because it's really quick off the mark, but doesn't have much past 100, so the closer ratio of the 1.6 may suit be me more. But TBH I've never driven either so I'm hoping to drive one of the 2K cup guys' cars to get a wee flavour.

BigPete

You should try driving an Mi16 converted one if possible too!

MYRUSH

808?? I think I passed you on SH16 :)
I made a post earlier which didn't show up which was weird? Was just curious what the Detmaso's are like?
Present:
Pug 106 XSi 1.6
Pug 106 Rallye S1
BMW M5 E60 V10
Pug 306 Cabrio 2.0

Past:
Pug 406 Sedan
2x Pug 406 V6 Sedan
Pug 406 V6 Coupe
Pug 205 GTi 1.9
4x Pug 106 XSi 1.6
Pug 106 Diesel

swallace

Haha yes that's my 2K Cup number. I saw you pass me yesterday night. Your 106 looked/ sounded sweet!

Detomasos are really fun cars to drive. If you can find an unmolested one, I would check it out for sure.

DRTDVL

Quote from: BigPete on October 20, 2014, 11:19:38 PM
You should try driving an Mi16 converted one if possible too!

Pffft EW Conversion...

ReonH

Welcome along, spoke to you a couple of times at the track - I drive car #106, the black Peugeot 106XSi.
Must say you were entertaining in the wet on Saturday!
'95 106 Xsi <- 2KCup car
'97 106 GTi <- new 2KCup car
'90 205 GTi <- waiting for attention
'88 205 GTi <- waiting to put an miinit
'13 A200 Merc <- Laura's
'07 RS4 Avant <- 420HP of loud goodness

Mungous

Quote from: swallace on October 20, 2014, 11:09:45 PM
I would be into either a 1.6 or a 1.9 GTI. I think they both seem to have their pluses. The reason I love my Charade is because it's really quick off the mark, but doesn't have much past 100, so the closer ratio of the 1.6 may suit be me more. But TBH I've never driven either so I'm hoping to drive one of the 2K cup guys' cars to get a wee flavour.
Are you looking for a 205 for the 2kCup instead of your Charade?  Or as well as..?     :o

I drive the white Citroen BX - the comedy value is high!

A friend of mine had some kind of Charade when I was a teenager - it was a 3 cylinder diesel.  Very occasionally it needed fuel.  But she rescued me several times when Larry the Land Rover broke down.  ::)
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals"

Gone:
'63 ID19, '67 Land Rover Safari, '71 GS1015, '74 GS1220, '76 GSX2, '80 GSA, '86 BX19GT, '89 BX19GTi, '91 BX16 Meteor, 2003 M5, '08 308

In a garage:
'89 BX 19 GTi 16 valve
'90 BX16v
'98 Saxo VTS

MYRUSH

Quote from: DRTDVL on October 21, 2014, 09:54:56 AM
Quote from: BigPete on October 20, 2014, 11:19:38 PM
You should try driving an Mi16 converted one if possible too!

Pffft EW Conversion...

Just one letter down from W (On the keyboard) and then we are talking ;)
Present:
Pug 106 XSi 1.6
Pug 106 Rallye S1
BMW M5 E60 V10
Pug 306 Cabrio 2.0

Past:
Pug 406 Sedan
2x Pug 406 V6 Sedan
Pug 406 V6 Coupe
Pug 205 GTi 1.9
4x Pug 106 XSi 1.6
Pug 106 Diesel