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Jul 27, 2013 17:02:20 GMT
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Many times i have heard people say "this car is a keeper, i will never sell it" only for it to be gone a few months later. Well , this one is going no where. It was bought by my father new way back in August '89 from Horderns in Chapel en le Frith where he worked at the time. He pdi'd it, he fastened the number plates on and drove it home. And spent every spare minute polishing it or coating it underneath in various sticky sustances to keep the rust at bay. I learnt to drive in it when i was 17. Five years ago he decides to pack in driving (panicked i think about going from employed to living on a pension) so says do i want it? And so its stayed here since, and isnt going anywhere. 189K miles, just had a rear beam rebuild and in desperate need of some paint throwing at it (its all been polished off !) ![](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee97/chime2000/20130727_154629_zps7f49b182.jpg) Daily driver and has never failed to get either of us home and all its days.
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1989 Pug 205 GL (dea, in a ditch)
1989 Pug 205 GLD (many many miles)
1982 Austin Mini (much rust, in pieces)
1995 MX5 (much still fun)
1990 205 Style (the new daily)
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Jul 27, 2013 18:13:49 GMT
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well hello little Pug nice clean example....V nice
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bnptrs
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Jul 27, 2013 18:37:03 GMT
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Great looking car - I've also got a 5dr in the same colour, I've found the paint to be really thin on mine too.
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Jul 27, 2013 18:39:03 GMT
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The paint has all but gone on the roof and bonnet but not to bad everywhere else.
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Last Edit: Jul 27, 2013 18:40:13 GMT by dumbiron
1989 Pug 205 GL (dea, in a ditch)
1989 Pug 205 GLD (many many miles)
1982 Austin Mini (much rust, in pieces)
1995 MX5 (much still fun)
1990 205 Style (the new daily)
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More pics!!
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- '88 MK2 Golf 1.3 c - '07 BMW E91 335d - '94 T4 1.9d
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Nice sounds like your dad cherished it
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Nice sounds like your dad cherished it Its funny really. I had this and a "little old lady, one owner dealer serviced" '92 205 at the same time, my father's car was covered in sticky black stuff everywhere that couldn't be seen, random screws and bolts holing it together, the paint work was shocking and it had two radios wired in (one ran the front speaker and one the rears) On the other hand the other ,which spent its whole live sat outside and wasn't touched other than its required dealer services, needed a good clean and was then factory fresh with not a screw or bolt out of place. Sometimes an enthusiast owned car isn't as good as it sounds.
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1989 Pug 205 GL (dea, in a ditch)
1989 Pug 205 GLD (many many miles)
1982 Austin Mini (much rust, in pieces)
1995 MX5 (much still fun)
1990 205 Style (the new daily)
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Jul 28, 2013 11:16:58 GMT
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LOL maybe you're right !!!
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Well it had to happen eventually, after all it seems to happen to all my 205s. Many thanks goes to the uninsured driver in Nottingham ![>:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/superangry.png) ![](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee97/chime2000/SP4_zpsdyyim9le.jpg) ![](http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee97/chime2000/SP2_zps9hixvwta.jpg) Rather annoyingly even managed to snap the camshaft and bend the rear beam !! Atleast he roof rack survived ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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1989 Pug 205 GL (dea, in a ditch)
1989 Pug 205 GLD (many many miles)
1982 Austin Mini (much rust, in pieces)
1995 MX5 (much still fun)
1990 205 Style (the new daily)
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recarouk
Yorkshire and The Humber
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what a shame, hope you are ok though fella.
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![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) bad times.
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what a shame, hope you are ok though fella. Yeah thanks, i'm fine (i weren't driving it , the mrs was ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/lipssealed.png) ) she's a bit achy and has been suffering at the hands of a physio for a couple of weeks now.
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1989 Pug 205 GL (dea, in a ditch)
1989 Pug 205 GLD (many many miles)
1982 Austin Mini (much rust, in pieces)
1995 MX5 (much still fun)
1990 205 Style (the new daily)
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recarouk
Yorkshire and The Humber
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ooft, double headache then, at least no-one was badly hurt buddy, although i bet you've had an ear bashing ha ha ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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No way, what a bummer! I've had my 205 less than a year, and wont be gutted if that happened.
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Mar 15, 2016 11:50:03 GMT
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No way dude. At least your all ok, time for another one
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Mar 15, 2016 12:21:37 GMT
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My above post should have read would be gutted! oops!
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Mar 15, 2016 18:17:49 GMT
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Glad no one was really hurt and as a fellow 205 driver/lover, I've got to ask, what's happening with the salvage?
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Mar 19, 2016 19:12:36 GMT
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Glad no one was really hurt and as a fellow 205 driver/lover, I've got to ask, what's happening with the salvage? This happened over a year ago now, i did ask for the car back purely for the engine and rear beam but both turned out to be scrap. nothing much was saved. Moved on since that 205, had 6 since and still own three now
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1989 Pug 205 GL (dea, in a ditch)
1989 Pug 205 GLD (many many miles)
1982 Austin Mini (much rust, in pieces)
1995 MX5 (much still fun)
1990 205 Style (the new daily)
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Mar 20, 2016 12:02:17 GMT
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Thanks for the reply, did the classic one of not looking at the post date! Wasn't me who resurrected the post though....
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