RE: Shed of the Week | Peugeot 205 CJ
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That banger rally surely needs a write up on this site when you've done it - a what a bargain for the Beetle.
Anyway, that CJ looks a lovely little thing and a properly fun summer car. My Mum had the CTi in the mid - 1990s and I loved it on the rare occasions I got to drive it. I much preferred it to my Dad's MGB which appeared to need a fax sent and written confirmation before the brakes would engage.
Anyway, that CJ looks a lovely little thing and a properly fun summer car. My Mum had the CTi in the mid - 1990s and I loved it on the rare occasions I got to drive it. I much preferred it to my Dad's MGB which appeared to need a fax sent and written confirmation before the brakes would engage.
If you're of an age, you'll remember when the 205 Cabrio was launched; in a way it was the spiritual successor to the Talbot Samba Convertible, both coming from Chez PSA. The convertible 205 was never the one to have, but the CTI is a nice looking - if often tatty - thing.
Not a SOTW that particularly excites me, but a bit different to the all-too-typical Jags, Mercs and Range Rovers.
Not a SOTW that particularly excites me, but a bit different to the all-too-typical Jags, Mercs and Range Rovers.
Shnozz said:
I remember thinking these were hideous and looked crap next to the CTI.
My view isn’t changed.
The GTI/CTI definitely look better - I think the meatier front bumper with fogs is the key. My view isn’t changed.
This shed is good value but definitely not mint - a bit tatty and bumper trim missing etc. Still, has some retro charm.
Sometimes I like basic stuff, this is sort of trying to look like a GTI. My brother in law bought a Mk3 Golf Cabrio in green a while back, a bit tatty but he attended to the cosmetics, got a new hood fitted and got it serviced and just used it when it was sunny.
Was a nice thing, in a sober dark green, cloth seats and steelies that he had done a good job of refurbishing, it wasnt fast but it looked in 2015 like a brand new car from 1996 which somehow was quite appealing as so many got fitted with lame alloys and other modifications to enhance the sportiness, which Mk3 Golf cabs dont have.
Sometimes its nice to not have the obvious suspects and not try to make them look all the same, enjoy it for what it is and dont worry about what it isnt.
I will however take a lairy purple Dimma Turbo cab, may as well have been a Lamborghini back in the late eighties.
Was a nice thing, in a sober dark green, cloth seats and steelies that he had done a good job of refurbishing, it wasnt fast but it looked in 2015 like a brand new car from 1996 which somehow was quite appealing as so many got fitted with lame alloys and other modifications to enhance the sportiness, which Mk3 Golf cabs dont have.
Sometimes its nice to not have the obvious suspects and not try to make them look all the same, enjoy it for what it is and dont worry about what it isnt.
I will however take a lairy purple Dimma Turbo cab, may as well have been a Lamborghini back in the late eighties.
I love the 205 and the 306 in cabrio form is as perfect as it could possibly be, but the 205 soft-tops look as rough and compromised as the Metro and Fiesta convertibles of old.
It's the rear where it all goes wrong, where the roof meets the rear panel. The lines jar a little too much for my eyes.
That said, I'm happy that they are still out there being enjoyed but I can't see the appeal at this age and price.
It's the rear where it all goes wrong, where the roof meets the rear panel. The lines jar a little too much for my eyes.
That said, I'm happy that they are still out there being enjoyed but I can't see the appeal at this age and price.
DrSteveBrule said:
I love the 205 and the 306 in cabrio form is as perfect as it could possibly be, but the 205 soft-tops look as rough and compromised as the Metro and Fiesta convertibles of old.
I had to google the Fiesta Convertible, at which point it all came flooding back. I need to tuck that away again for another 30+ years.
I can't say I've experienced a 205 cabrio, but I'm not surprised they don't have much in the way of structural integrity. Still fancy one though!
My first car was a 205 Roland Garros hatch with the same lump if the article's to be believed. I must admit, I would have expected this to have the lower-powered 1360 rather than the twin-choke lump I had.
Great shed.
My first car was a 205 Roland Garros hatch with the same lump if the article's to be believed. I must admit, I would have expected this to have the lower-powered 1360 rather than the twin-choke lump I had.
Great shed.
PistonBroker said:
My first car was a 205 Roland Garros hatch with the same lump if the article's to be believed. I must admit, I would have expected this to have the lower-powered 1360 rather than the twin-choke lump I had.
My second car was a 1985 205 GT with the twin choke 1360 lump. It went amazingly well. Chocolate gearbox at the end though, which is why it got traded in for a 309 GTI Phase 2. I miss both of those cars.AC43 said:
I used to know a girl with one of those. I have never known scuttle shake like it. The dashboard was a blur half the time.
Clearly my friend, you have never been in a 206CC. Holy f
king st what a piece of crap that was! I got nervous pulling the sunvisor down in case it pulled the screen and a-pillars down with it.MrBig said:
AC43 said:
I used to know a girl with one of those. I have never known scuttle shake like it. The dashboard was a blur half the time.
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