'91 309 GTi

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I picked this up on Saturday, very happy me! I've wanted a 3 door 309 GTi for ages now and unlike 99% of other people I prefer them to the 205, luckily they don't command as much money as the 205. I never owned a 309 or 205 in my youth but plenty of friends did and I knew it was one that needed ticking off the list so I couldn't believe it when this one came up for sale Friday afternoon on ebay, I had to own it!

It's only covered 84k with a wealth of history and was restored back in 2014. It still looks as clean now as it does in the photos taken straight after the resto was finished. There's a thread on the 309 forum showing the restoration but as yet I've not had chance to read through it, I will do though. Plan is to enjoy it while the sun is shining and take it to a few local car shows then it'll get wrapped up for the winter.

Here's a couple of pictures from this weekend and one that I think is from PugFest where it came 2nd in the Concourse comp in 2014.

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Thanks all. The colour is Miami blue and I'm not sure about the red inserts in the bumpers, someone will know?!?!

I have noticed a couple of drops of oil on the drive today though after it's been in the same place for over 24 hours Looks like a visit to the garage to get that diagnosed and sorted.

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bob1179 said:

Very nice OP. Miami Blue?

I'm very biased when it comes to these...

That looks in great condition, lovely motor. I found that it's much smaller inside than I remember my friends cars being and the wing mirrors are awful, they seem too magnified. I don't mind though Yes it's Miami blue.

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Thanks for the comments, I see there's plenty of 309 GTI 'love' out there

CarlosV8 said:

I think the Miami blue cars came with either red or black trim. Not sure if it was dependant on age or whether you could specify at the time. Looks good either way though, great choice of car. I had a GTI Goodwood recently but in the end sold it and bought a 205 - both are great fun but I do miss the 309 in some respects.

Does yours have the blue carpet to match? I always thought these looked great.

Yes Carlos, it does have the blue carpet and the blue seats/door trim to match which is quite nice actually. I'll get a picture at the weekend when it's out of the garage.

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Got the oil leak diagnosed this morning - rocker cover gasket by the look of things.

Here's one of the interior on it. Could do with a real good valet to bring it right up but it's fairly tidy as it is.