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Old 04 February 2012, 05:24 PM
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Just read about it in AutoExpress.

204BHP. Smaller and lighter than the **** 207.

Looks like Peugeot might just have found it's Mojo again.

Might be looking for a Hot hatch again back end of this year. This has now entered the list.

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Old 04 February 2012, 06:06 PM
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Can't be doing with anything peugot,renault,citroen these days.Used to like them years ago.Can't see the mojo coming back however much bhp they shove in

Might just be the fact when you open them the indicators flash a gazillion times.Seems cheap and nasty like the cars

Just imo
Old 04 February 2012, 06:28 PM
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Well anything is an improvement on the 206/207 tbh, though the 207 wasnt that bad, im just hoping that Peugeot can get it right, just like Citroen seem to have.

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For 204bhp to be interesting these days it probably needs to weigh 1050kgs or less...and it probably won't.
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Old 04 February 2012, 07:33 PM
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Looks pretty pants. Front end looks like the Jack Nicholson's grin (i.e. stupid)
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It's French, it will fall to bits! End of discussion!
Old 04 February 2012, 08:58 PM
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It's French, it will fall to bits! End of discussion!
Aside from the handling, fixing it was one of the best things about owning a 205 GTi. Iconic little car











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Any new peugeot sports car is going to be rubbish. The last decent peugeot rolled off the production line in the 90's. They just keep getting worse.
Old 04 February 2012, 09:26 PM
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nah mate dont trust the french they just reel u in with pretty looks until u have problems with cheap manufactring
Old 04 February 2012, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian
Aside from the handling, fixing it was one of the best things about owning a 205 GTi. Iconic little car














Had a 205 gti, was a brilliant little car, keep kicking myself for selling it last year
Old 05 February 2012, 12:03 AM
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The most fun car I owned was a 106gti.

Much has been said about Peugeot making the new GTI as good as the old ones used to be. If the do, then great.

Audi S1 is still top of my list though.
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106 and 306 GTI/Rallyes were the last cars from Peogeot that had me interested and I was only 18 then so couldnt afford one.
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I actually think that looks really quite smart in all honesty
Old 05 February 2012, 01:55 AM
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like has been said it depends how light / small it is realy
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Keeps the 205 GTi used car price going the right way
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Originally Posted by ScoobyJawa
Keeps the 205 GTi used car price going the right way
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Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian
Aside from the handling, fixing it was one of the best things about owning a 205 GTi. Iconic little car











To be fair Andy you only ended up having to fix it as it was quite old by the time you got it (not a dig btw). The 205s were actually built pretty well, but in my experience modern French stuff is just not as well put together and they seem to suffer a fair few elctrical issues too.
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Originally Posted by f1_fan
To be fair Andy you only ended up having to fix it as it was quite old by the time you got it (not a dig btw). The 205s were actually built pretty well, but in my experience modern French stuff is just not as well put together and they seem to suffer a fair few elctrical issues too.

20 years old when I bought it in 2008. 80s French cars suffered with electrics mainly. Mine needed a few sorting like wiring, alternator, battery etc bit as you say plenty of 20 year old cars need work (unless you buy an old Merc!). The more modern ones suffered build quality issues. Saying that, I owned recently a 406 for a couple of months and it was faultless. Sold the 205 for a 106 1.1 which I had for nearly a year (was written off with my then 37 week pregnant mrs in it). That only ever needed a new downpipe (rusted off) and backbox (same reason). That was a 98 car and ultra reliable but not a performance variant.
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