1992 309 Goodwood impulse buy
Discussion
So there I was, innocently checking out the values of 205 and 309 GTis, and I stumbled across an advert for a cheap 309 Goodwood - a car I had lusted after greatly during my late teens/early 20s. I couldn't resist a cheeky email to the owner to get some more info, and here I am a week later with it sat in my garage. Oooops
For those that don't know the Goodwood is a special edition 309 GTi with leather seats, painted alloys, wooden steering wheel/gearknob and it only came in green. I'd had a 309 GL and a 309 SRi in the past, along with a couple of 205 XSs and Dturbos, but always wanted a GTi and the Goodwood, IMHO, was the Daddy of the GTis.
So here we are, in all honesty it needs a lot of TLC, but it made it the 100 miles home without any issues so I'm a happy boy. So here's a couple of pics taken on my phone earlier:
The to do list is quite long, but in order to get it vaguely useable I need to fix the blowing exhaust, replace the front wishbone bushes to get rid of the involuntary lane changes on the motorway and sort out an intermittant starting problem (suspecting a dodgy starter motor). After that I'd like to find all the proper Goodwood bits (wheels and steering wheel) plus fix the long list of minor jobs, and possibly do a top end rebuild. Should be fun!
For those that don't know the Goodwood is a special edition 309 GTi with leather seats, painted alloys, wooden steering wheel/gearknob and it only came in green. I'd had a 309 GL and a 309 SRi in the past, along with a couple of 205 XSs and Dturbos, but always wanted a GTi and the Goodwood, IMHO, was the Daddy of the GTis.
So here we are, in all honesty it needs a lot of TLC, but it made it the 100 miles home without any issues so I'm a happy boy. So here's a couple of pics taken on my phone earlier:
The to do list is quite long, but in order to get it vaguely useable I need to fix the blowing exhaust, replace the front wishbone bushes to get rid of the involuntary lane changes on the motorway and sort out an intermittant starting problem (suspecting a dodgy starter motor). After that I'd like to find all the proper Goodwood bits (wheels and steering wheel) plus fix the long list of minor jobs, and possibly do a top end rebuild. Should be fun!
The Nur said:
That is fking awesome.
What sort of ballpark figure did you get it for?
£750 with tax and MOT till December and a bootful of spares. A good deal in my eyes, but it was that cheap because of the intermittant starting problem (when warm it sometimes refuses to start) and some other issues, so the guy just wanted shot of it.What sort of ballpark figure did you get it for?
bmwdrivernigel said:
If that's the going rate I'll stick with the standard GTi items (which I actually prefer!). The Goodwood wheels are much more important!I always wanted one of these too after owning a 3dr 1.3XE when I was 18.
Weren't the good wood alloys the same style but painted gunmetal grey?
Had a similar warm start issue on a 89 295 1.6 gti I had in the past - it was the MAF sensor in the end, someone had bodged a fix by taking the top off which then screwed it in the long run. Would also drop the revs intermittently on tick over.
Weren't the good wood alloys the same style but painted gunmetal grey?
Had a similar warm start issue on a 89 295 1.6 gti I had in the past - it was the MAF sensor in the end, someone had bodged a fix by taking the top off which then screwed it in the long run. Would also drop the revs intermittently on tick over.
The first thing to check for the starting is the brown multiplug near the battery - this gets corroded and increases to resistance to the starter motor causing the classic 'click but no start' problem.
Failing that and the starter motor really is knackered, the 306 (sometimes called 'slimline' cos they're smaller and lighter) starter motor is a much more reliable part and bolts right on in place of the older unit.
Failing that and the starter motor really is knackered, the 306 (sometimes called 'slimline' cos they're smaller and lighter) starter motor is a much more reliable part and bolts right on in place of the older unit.
shalmaneser said:
The first thing to check for the starting is the brown multiplug near the battery - this gets corroded and increases to resistance to the starter motor causing the classic 'click but no start' problem.
Failing that and the starter motor really is knackered, the 306 (sometimes called 'slimline' cos they're smaller and lighter) starter motor is a much more reliable part and bolts right on in place of the older unit.
Thanks for that. I haven't had it happen to me yet, so don't know the exact details of what I happens - but the previous owner said it would start fine after 20mins or so. Will check out the multiplug first, and I've seen the slim-line ones advertised so that's probably the route I'll go down if need be.Failing that and the starter motor really is knackered, the 306 (sometimes called 'slimline' cos they're smaller and lighter) starter motor is a much more reliable part and bolts right on in place of the older unit.
mattman said:
Weren't the good wood alloys the same style but painted gunmetal grey?
Yep, gunmetal grey with a silver lip.S10GTA said:
You will have to bring it to Southways when my French tat gets there.
Sounds good. Don't leave me alone too long with your engine though... The paintwork is ok, but by no means perfect. A good clean, polish and some paint touch ups should see it looking better though.
After a bit of checking the wooden gearknob on there isn't the standard one. Even the standard GTi items seem to go for silly money though, so need to keep an eye open for a bargain!!
After a bit of checking the wooden gearknob on there isn't the standard one. Even the standard GTi items seem to go for silly money though, so need to keep an eye open for a bargain!!
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