Peugeot 205

It's a shame how some posts slip away without any replies. Just found this lonely thread, sulking on page 6.

Right then, how about a standard restoration on the car? If it's in good shape it won't be difficult to do. It's 24 years old now, so definitely deserves some sort of preservation, standard or otherwise.

I'm not sure how much of a following those things have though. Shouldn't be too difficult to sell when you get fed up with it as small cars are handy for new drivers.

Mike

a 5 door will never give you the satisfaction of a 3dr. keep it clean and find a daring old lady to sell it to once its tenure is complete.

Five doors look fine and are much more practical. 1.1 engine isn't that bad for speed actually. I had a 1 litre and it was plenty nippy.

Fine, fine cars

I had a 205 1.1 for a couple of years, and despite it's unpleasant ability to eat driveshafts it was a cool little car, 1.1's are peppy enough, but as has been said they are about as luxurious as a wooden chair.

I say keep it. They cost pennies to fix and seem to be fairly rot-resistant too.
Plus they seem (to me) to have a kind of 'everyman peasant chic' about them, much like older F-tin like the 2CV and Renner 4.

My folks have one too (1.4 5-doors), and they like it. Can't see them choppin git in any time soon

Hmmmmm. That's exactly the sort of car I need right now....

Thanks for picking this up 425ci, I was beginning to wonder whether there any fans of the 205! The car has been looked after, all it needs is a rear quarter light glass - some tool broke in it only to find nothing work stealing and the I need to treat the scabs starting to appear in the wheel arches.

I am actually refurbishing some S2 rallye steels at the moment, but I have noticed that late 205's wheels are virtually the same, bar the colour. Car runs very eagerly and handles really well. The only down side is the fact the cars needs a slosh of Millers fuel additive every tank full. I was lucky enough to get the car for free too!

Very nice. Loving those old-style pressed number plates! Don't see many early 205s around anymore so deffo worth hanging on to.

pepperpots, pepperpots, pepperpots

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:)Does this have one of the "laid back" engines as oppossed to the later cam belted TU engine. I'm just curious to know if these early 205's have a gearbox in the sump like the older Pugs/Citroens with that engine.