davyboy

LOL - a little over the top....maybe?

scoobylav

We had the intention of using ours on the road but the insurance quotes came back more than what we paid for the car so we bought a trailer instead. Having the 205 as a dedicated track car means we can do faaar more to it

PG jealousy is a terrible thing lol

MartinM

...Luke 4 points to be replaced tomoroow with some rather fetching 5 and 6 point (driver and nav, respectively) 3" red Sabelts
...anyone want to make me an offer for the Lukes via PM??

madmoog

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Scoobynutta555 and Dream Weaver,

My insurance is through maxinsurance (0871 226 2699), which is another trading name of Firebond. I got both the scooby and pug covered for what osbourne and sons wanted for the STi3 as standard!

The pug is on a classic policy, limited milage well 10,000miles, (only down side is not being able to use it for business milage, though commuting is covered).

madmoog

scoobynutta555

Booga they closed. I have a week left to cancel on my new policy

I take it you have used *mirror* no claims for the pug from your Impreza?

madmoog

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Osbournes matched NCB for both when I got the scooby and moved both policies at the same time and a number of other companies offer to do that too, but it seems that NCB's don't apply to classic policies, or that's what they told me.
Not withstanding that I suppose I'm still ammassing a second set of NCB should I need it.
Hope that all makes sense!

pnbond007

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davyboy

Firstly, have you owned a 205 1.9GTi ?

Secondly, I think your forgetting what era the 'Pre-Cat' 205's are from

davyboy

I have owned a 1.6 GTi and driven Gary's 1.9 around the ring a few times, so I think it's fair to say I can comment, I also have a 172 cup which is even more of an animal.....lol

OOohh pre cat - 130bhp FWD "beast".....lol

Unless we have different meanings of animal, I can't see why you say that.

pnbond007

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A 1.6 and only driven a 1.9 well I'll leave it there.

Ref the 172 cup, 'era'

davyboy

Cryptic replies.

Please explain yourself......why is an old french FWD car with 130bhp an animal?

Surely an animal is a high powered RWD car with no drivers aids, maybe a 911 GT2?.....and not a hot hatch.

Don't think I am critisising them I am not, but they are not an animal.

sti-04!!

No Dave, a GT3 is a drivers car

Olly

Just had a good read of this thread and enjoyed it. Nice to see that the enthusiasm (with some exceptions) for these little pocket rockets seems to grow all the time.

Still one of the most enjoyable drivers cars ever made IMHO.

Am I the only one with a totally standard, untouched car??

davyboy

Thats true, but I did say a GT2........I suppose some might say a GT3 is an animal too.

sti-04!!

GT3 is a bit of animal with all the comfort

rb5_336

there's a GT3 getting a whipping by my 205 on my website, admitedly by an ex racing driver now in his 60's, and boy did he enjoy every minute of it..here's the vid. plenty more on my website

Sean

Gutmann pug

I have plenty of footage floating round of me overtaking porkers, scoobs and pretty much everything else you can think off. Not sure I would call mine an animal but good fun and charasmatic for sure.

Gary

miles25

I think so mate


Yours looks like a nice, original example. Is it 100% stock? Low mileage examples seem to be fetching good money at the moment, and the rarer they get I can only see prices set to rise further.

Dream Weaver

Mine looks standard

Dont forget Olly, i'm still buying yours when you flog it

scoobydooooo

have you got one of you blowing your own trumpet !!

ScoobyJawa

LMAO!! This is gonna turn out like AP's thread soon

madmoog

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Good trick if you can do it

Olly

Thanks. Its 100% standard, right down to the radio. I tucked it away in the garage for a rainy day a couple of years ago (way more fun than an ISA), but might dig it out next Spring to (literally) blow the cobwebs off. Even the sunroof doesn't leak, the rear beam is 100%, and the tickover is that of a Swiss watch.

Nowadays I regret selling my old, red H plater 1.9 in 2000, with only 19000 miles on the clock.

LMAO!! I'll give you third refusal mate: right behind the previous owner (a good mate who regrets selling it to me and wants it back) and CrisPDuK. Actually, come to think of it, you get second refusal

scoobynutta555

Have called maxinsurance up, 258 quid for the standard car versus 350 for who Im with now Adrian Flux

388 quid for an mi16 engine and 306 gti brakes with a stainless exhaustwith Maxinsurance, 365 from Adrian Flux, all they want is an admin fee for the upgrades!

scoobylav

Just a thought guys I would be interested to know if you have any experience of the following.

Would there be any advantage in using a mixture of Petrol / Methanol in my 1.9 engine to make more power / speed gains?
I know some of the Scooby guys use it for drag strip use. is it only good for turbocharged engines with their different compression ratios?

Any info, good or bad would be appreciated just a little something we are thinking of experimenting with.

Thanks,

Ian

scoobynutta555

Hopefully will be getting a refurbed mi16 alloy engine fitted next week. Will be getting a short shift and 306 brakes too. Was mentioned by the guy doing the work that carbs would be a nice upgrade. I have sourced some second hand ones, the guy wants 350 quid

"Dellorto DHLA 45's on mi16 manifold, complete with fuel pressure reg, hose and pipercross socks".

This a good deal, and will reliability etc suffer?

miles25

Sounds like a reasonable price to me.

Who is doing the engine work for you? (if you don't mind me asking )

billy2k

Hi all,

i had mine for 5 yrs, the longest i ever owned a car, normally change every six months i.e. once i have gone as fast as iam going to. an giving it large normally change. But this baby everyone loved.

Mine was the dogs nuts a Dimma

I bought a donor car i knew from new & stripped & rebuilt it cost a bloody fortune but well worth it. Like scoobys & e** really unique cars.
Enjoy it I did.
Billy

scoobynutta555

Jonnie205 from 205gtidrivers.com, he's based in Bicester.

scoobynutta555

I cant seem to get 306 brakes anywhere at a decent price. One lot I was looking on Ebay at went for nearly 300 quid delivered, which seems more than I remember when looking before.

Very much a long shot, but I suppose impreza 4 pots wouldn't fit a 205 1.9 with standard wheels offsets etc?

rb5_336

look into 307 brakes on 205drivers site, similar to gti-6 and 180 brakes, and a hell of a lot cheaper as breakers think they are lower spec