Accidentally bought another car...

[Cess]

Bought a new addition to add to the fleet – a Miami blue 205 GTi. I spotted this wee beauty on the net, and wasn’t really that interested (I was supposed to be looking out for a diesel runabout), but as it was close by, I thought I might as well go and look at it. Karlos picked me up on Saturday and off we went. After a poke around and good thorough test drive, we quickly realised that this was a very tight and well looked after example and not the usual clapped out rubbish that you see so often. I had to buy it!

Anyway, the spec:

· 1990 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTi
· One of only 300 original limited edition Miami blue 1.6 GTi’s (Miami was a strictly limited colour, before it became an option)
· full grey leather interior and grey carpets (instead of red)
· Totally standard apart from a quickshift
· Full service history inc. all original manuals, bill of sale and old MOTs

No immediate plans for it, apart from a real good clean and polish. Better pictures soon too.

 

[Jonny]

excellent cess

looks like an absolute minter

health to enjoy

 

[106lad]

Peugeot GTi's cant beat em! lol

mint car! better wee car than the ones you were looking at

 

[Gaz]

Very nice, in the best colour too

Gaz

 

[Bilal]

Very nice gettin quite popular!

 

[Gambit]

looks well, miami blue is a very nice colour in them! set of later clear indicatiors & 1.9 alloys and your laughing

 

[106lad]

looks well, miami blue is a very nice colour in them! set of later clear indicatiors & 1.9 alloys and your laughing

dont mention the 1.9 alloys, or he will go off one one! he did with me anyway

 

[Karlos Da Jackle]

LMAO, accidentally! rubbish it was to race the gti 6 thats why she was bought, as a contender!! But unfortunately it doesn't have passive rear steering! so less stable!!

Cracking wee car!!

CANCEL the cheque! lol

 

[2002 Tii]

My Sorrento Mi16 was one of the 300 1.9 LTd Editions. I thought even the 1.6 Ltds were fitted with the 1.9 rims and clear indicators though?

Looks like it needs a bit of TLC, but nice buy, good luck with it.

 

[2002 Tii]

oh yeah and i have a grey carpeted console if you ever need one.

 

[rosie]

lol accidentally buying a car!
Looks well health to drive, do u still miss mavis ??

 

[TheLarneMan]

I thought even the 1.6 Ltds were fitted with the 1.9 rims and clear indicators though?

Nope. All special edition 1.6's come with the 14" rims and the special edition 1.9's come with the 15" rims. Both come with orange indicators.

 

[2002 Tii]

i stand corrected

here my old one when i got it :

right enough, mine had the Phase 2 rear lights fitted too, so i guess the previous owner just updated everything...

 

[2002 Tii]

grrrr... even looking at pics of my old one makes me want another

 

[2002 Tii]

oh and Cess, don't fo a 2002 Tii special in yours please

 

[Cess]

Thanks all. Totally different driving experience from the 'Four. Really direct and dare I say it, more involving. Best 205 I have driven.

Looks like it needs a bit of TLC, but nice buy, good luck with it.

A good wash, polish and an attack of Autoglym 'bumper snot' should see it right. The interior hardly has a broken spot on it. Coin tray is knackered though! What's this grey carpeted console all about?

oh and Cess, don't fo a 2002 Tii special in yours please

I'll try not to, upside down is not a good look!

lol accidentally buying a car!
Looks well health to drive, do u still miss mavis ??

Was looking for a diesel, only went to look at this because it was close by. Didn't even take money with me. Loved it and had to buy it. Nor planned at all.

Mavis (my derv 106) has come back from the dead. I sold her for scrap in Sept. '06 when it failed MOT, as the back axel was siezed solid. Last time I was home though, she was sitting on the side of the road in Swatragh

set of later clear indicatiors & 1.9 alloys and your laughing

As she is one of the limited editions, plus the last owner has stuck nice expensive and sticky Yokohama C-drives on her, I was going to keep the original wheels on her. But after seeing Lord Chris's car (looking mighty well) on Speedlines, I am sorely tempted to lower and add rims...

 

[Daisy]

lmfao.....

Looks well cess... I done some laughing when i read the thread title.... ha

 

[Karlos Da Jackle]

Handels not too bad, lift off oversteer a bit of a problem., lol espically round roundabouts, but she needs lowered for better handeling, but superb standard 205, absolutely amazing, and lots of service history, everything from new, a full folder!!

 

[2002 Tii]

Coin tray is knackered though! What's this grey carpeted console all about?

The centre console which surrounds the gearstick is trimmed with grey carpet rather than red. Grey ones are obviously very rare since they were only in Ltd editions like ours. Coin trays alwaus break, its gospel with GTis, its the bit that on the bootom where the pin goes into splits slightly. Have a coin tray here, but its in Phase 2 black.

on Speedlines, I am sorely tempted to lower and add rims...

sell ya set of these

 

[seanbob]

Good luck with 'er boss and i'll be taking a trip to the eastside to view these new purchases boyos

PS. Get those rims above purchased

 

[Karlos Da Jackle]

Good luck with 'er boss and i'll be taking a trip to the eastside to view these new purchases boyos

PS. Get those rims above purchased

Second that good shout anthony, she'll look the business with them on teh deck, and clear blinkers, and she'd be perfect.

 

[2002 Tii]

and some Phase 2 arches and bumpers Cesspit to complete the look

 

[Barry]

Looks very nice indeed, will it ever see the sunny shores of Norn Iron?

@ Seanbob ; You'll have to sell the Sierra and buy a Pug to keep up with the rest of the RMS London Branch

 

[slinky2000]

exellent mate, always fancied a 205 myself!

 

[metro1800]

Lovely motor. Don't think I've ever seen a Miami Blue 1.6 before