Purchased from eBay on a whim and a last minute bid won me this... a 1990 205 GTi 1.6 there's a few niggly bits wrong with it but not a bad little example!

 

awesome! fond memories of these

 

I saw one of these when I was down in Cornwall a few weeks ago and they still look fantastic and turn heads Cool car that

 

Great cars, I've had 2 and should have never sold my first one.
Check the condition of the rear beam.

 

Awsome little cars I've had one years ago would love another one although general build quality was crap a great handling little car .

 

I had one of these on my short list before I opted for the Clio...Fun little cars.

 

Brings me back to my first legal car 1.9, awesome.

 

I had a 1.9 with a T16 body kit on it

 

If its clean hold onto it as these will fetch good money!!!

 

like that

 

Nice, I fancy getting an old hot hatch again

 

It is a lot of fun I think it may have lost about 80% of its 108bhp it had from the factory but still goes pretty well ! Had it looked at and needs a few bits doing, 2 x wheel bearings, handbrake cable and new fuels lines underneath but runs sweet apart from that

First on the upgrade list will be the brakes... Godspeed discs and pads and a caliper refurb are on the cards! Theres a place in Bath who will refurb the seats which is cool... then I'll be refreshing the plastic trim and getting the rust sorted so hopefully it'll be in a better state soon

 

god I'm a big fan of the 205 gti. I'm on the hunt for another.

My last one I stupidly sold for £2500 was a Phase 2 1.6gti in cherry red, awesome little car.

 

These take me back. My first car was the 1.6, then a GTi6, then a 1.9.

 

Rob, there are a few kicking about, this one was local and was a bargain ! And only £200 to insure on a fresh policy!

 

That takes me back. My 1.9 GTI is one of my favourite past cars. Great fun to drive.

 

Noticed the last pic is taken down in Barry don't suppose you was driving it on Monday morning say around 8.30 not far from the Robert price there?? saw one that looks the spit of yours! nice lil motor you got there

 

It was me yes mate I live in Barry !

 

You'll be on the lookout for one of the contemporary 160bhp 16V Peugeot or Citroen engines shortly I assume?

I so nearly bought a 1.9 GTi a few years ago, but I read something regarding 'high incidence of death' in the crash ratings on the HonestJohn site and it put me off a bit at the time. Still my favourite Peugeot though.

 

There was an Mi16 engine for sale on eBay local to me... was thinking about it

 

Stop talking about pugs guys as it makes me want another one! I really regret selling my first one.
One of the most fun cars I have had, on 90-degree corners I used to accelerate flat out in 2nd, steer suddenly while lifting off, the rear then pointed in the right direction, floor it and off you go
Mine had a few trick suspension bits though and was much more planted than a standard one but it still retained the ability to adjust your lines mid bend via the throttle in a predictable and repeatable manner.
Did I say it was immense fun?

 

Had two 1.9 GTI's loved em, what little pocket rockets in there day............

 

Thought it looked familiar, there a fair few scoobs going around there constantly seeing a classic with a black bonnet and I believe its a bugeye with a hawkeye front conversion don't suppose you own one of them?

 

Nope... I've got a white Type R with a roof vent

I know the blue classic with the black bonnet. .. not seen the Hawkeye'd Bug though :/

 

pure sh1te...... sorry.

 

Very nice! These have grown on me loads recently

 

Looks a nice clean example, we have a Miami blue 205, limited edition, with a modified 1.9 engine, full leather, power steering etc which we are currently getting back on the road. Should be a fun little motor.

 

Have you driven a good one?

 

Looking good Merv, I've always liked the 205 GTI's and I'll have a good look at the meet next week.

 

Looks like a nice genuine and honest example.

Good little find