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Bit of a impulse buy fueled by nostalgia having had two GTi's many years ago - this car came up for sale locally and having read about increasing interest in 80's classics I foolishly went to have a look...just have a look you understand...you guessed it, a few days later it was sitting in my garage...
If there's much interest I'll post a bit more info. but really pleased with it so far and its a little garage mate to my Tamora!
If there's much interest I'll post a bit more info. but really pleased with it so far and its a little garage mate to my Tamora!
IanCress said:
That explains it then. My memory has faded somewhat since my 205 days!
The slam panels left the factory like that as far as I can remember too.The paint is a combination of original and repaint - I think its had new from wings and repainted doors too but the rest appears to be original?
Didn't think there would this much interest / love for a 205!...thought it would be me and my rose tinted memories! I'll post a but more detail up at lunch time.
peteA said:
The slam panels left the factory like that as far as I can remember too.
The paint is a combination of original and repaint - I think its had new from wings and repainted doors too but the rest appears to be original?
Didn't think there would this much interest / love for a 205!...thought it would be me and my rose tinted memories! I'll post a but more detail up at lunch time.
It's got a Phase 1.5 interior, but phase 2 lights. That age 205 should have ambers. Like mine The paint is a combination of original and repaint - I think its had new from wings and repainted doors too but the rest appears to be original?
Didn't think there would this much interest / love for a 205!...thought it would be me and my rose tinted memories! I'll post a but more detail up at lunch time.
Bit more info...
Its a 1988 1.9 Gti making it 26 years old...sound really weird saying that as cars of this generation still appear new (ish) to me! 12 owners and 95K miles and one of the main attractions of this particular car was how original it was, or unmodified is probably a more accurate description - seems quite rare to find one that hasn't had mods or is it just me?
There were a couple of downsides - no early history - no service book, etc just some old MOT's and receipts. Mind you, one of the receipts was for £3600 at 'Pug1off' where it had a full top end engine rebuild - there's no smoke at all, just the good old smell of hydrocarbons (None CAT). Other issues was the condition of the drivers side sill just ahead of the rear wheel arch - the be expected I guess and not something that would put off a potential purchase. Been repaired now...
The old man dusted off his welder (thanks Dad!)...from this...
to this...
to this...
...paint was £100 at a local place.
Apart from that all I've done is clean things and polish it!...a lot!
The starting point was good though, the list is...
- Work at Pug1off inc. engine work, suspension rebuild, new sensors, etc
- New radiator
- New oil cooler
- New discs n pads
- Full new 'standard Peugeot' exhaust
- Refurbed standard wheels (always loved the 1.6 & 1.9 wheels)
- 4 new Continental tyres (even the spare is good)
- full new stainless steel braided brake pipes
- its had loads of other stuff too such as new indicator lights, new driving lights at the front, etc, etc
Even came with an Alpine head unit!
The guy i bought it from (nice guy) reckoned it 'owed' him between £7K & £8K - needless to say I paid less than that.
Its not a concourse car / show piece, its been and will continue to be used and there's a few jobs to do, all minor stuff that can wait until the winter - just planning to drive it and have some fun with it for now.
C'mon then - what do you guys thinks its value is? Purely for insurance purposes of course!
Its a 1988 1.9 Gti making it 26 years old...sound really weird saying that as cars of this generation still appear new (ish) to me! 12 owners and 95K miles and one of the main attractions of this particular car was how original it was, or unmodified is probably a more accurate description - seems quite rare to find one that hasn't had mods or is it just me?
There were a couple of downsides - no early history - no service book, etc just some old MOT's and receipts. Mind you, one of the receipts was for £3600 at 'Pug1off' where it had a full top end engine rebuild - there's no smoke at all, just the good old smell of hydrocarbons (None CAT). Other issues was the condition of the drivers side sill just ahead of the rear wheel arch - the be expected I guess and not something that would put off a potential purchase. Been repaired now...
The old man dusted off his welder (thanks Dad!)...from this...
to this...
to this...
...paint was £100 at a local place.
Apart from that all I've done is clean things and polish it!...a lot!
The starting point was good though, the list is...
- Work at Pug1off inc. engine work, suspension rebuild, new sensors, etc
- New radiator
- New oil cooler
- New discs n pads
- Full new 'standard Peugeot' exhaust
- Refurbed standard wheels (always loved the 1.6 & 1.9 wheels)
- 4 new Continental tyres (even the spare is good)
- full new stainless steel braided brake pipes
- its had loads of other stuff too such as new indicator lights, new driving lights at the front, etc, etc
Even came with an Alpine head unit!
The guy i bought it from (nice guy) reckoned it 'owed' him between £7K & £8K - needless to say I paid less than that.
Its not a concourse car / show piece, its been and will continue to be used and there's a few jobs to do, all minor stuff that can wait until the winter - just planning to drive it and have some fun with it for now.
C'mon then - what do you guys thinks its value is? Purely for insurance purposes of course!
peteA said:
Bit more info...
The guy i bought it from (nice guy) reckoned it 'owed' him between £7K & £8K - needless to say I paid less than that.
My vintage 928GT has bills for well over £25k but that doesn't reflect what it will sell for.The guy i bought it from (nice guy) reckoned it 'owed' him between £7K & £8K - needless to say I paid less than that.
peteA said:
C'mon then - what do you guys thinks its value is? Purely for insurance purposes of course!
It is lovely for sure but your pictures do not show closeup detail so it's hard to judge. I've seen clean ones going for around £2.5k on the classifieds here. 12 owners and no history don't help either, but at the end of the day that isn't to say that you could not get £X thousand for it because someone that specifically wants that car will pay what they think it is worth to them.Either way I would not be thinking of selling it because I'm pretty sure they haven't reached their sweet spot price wise.. that is a very nice looking GTi, enjoy
205pat said:
Looks like a lovely example! Check the boot floor and inner wings/behind the headlights for any rust if you haven't already, but generally these things aren't bad at all for corrosion.
Enjoy!
Thanks 205patEnjoy!
Inside the boot floor is clean and tidy - no rust. I inspected the underside of the boot floor when purchasing it as the seller kindly raised on his lift - its been cleaned up and painted but I'll check again. There are one or two little rust spots on the inner wings but nothing that I cant clean up, treat and paint. Winter jobs to add to the list!
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