Wanted one of those when i got my license

Dec 22, 2020,14:15 PM
 

That didnt happen but have driven a 205 GR thats still in the family quite a bit. Not a GTI but you can still have some fun with it on a tight twisty road.

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Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9. When cars were all about pleasure and fun.

 
 By: amanico : December 22nd, 2020-09:44
Light, powerful, funny to drive, very living on the road, you had the feeling you were driving, not just moving from A to B point. Credit picture: Argus. It had another big advantage: It was not very expensive to buy AND to maintain... A bygone era, as th...  

The 205 GTI ...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : December 22nd, 2020-09:53
Started life as a 1.6 and evolved into the 1.9 with some interesting results. The 1.9 had a reputation for going backwards off the road in wet weather. The T-16 was something else as I found out one February morning ! ...  

The T16 could get very sideways...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : December 22nd, 2020-10:26
Very quickly 😱

I had a red one. 1.9 GTI.

 
 By: nasseriq : December 22nd, 2020-10:47
It was light, fast for its day and fun. The back parcel shelf would rattle like hell and there was a feeling that if you hit something- it would be the end. A by gone era as you say. Best R

Yep!

 
 By: amanico : December 22nd, 2020-10:54

I can remember the sound as it were yesterday...

 
 By: Mary Anny : December 22nd, 2020-11:09
It was everywhere in Rome when I was at high school! I still drive another success from the same time, but much heavier and slower! Thanks for sharing Nicolas! ...  

Lovely later Golf.

 
 By: amanico : December 22nd, 2020-11:45

Yes,

 
 By: Mary Anny : December 23rd, 2020-02:10
Mine is a little bit later but both cars run at the same time from 1992 to1994!

Aaah, the good old times...

 
 By: amanico : December 23rd, 2020-04:42

I have very fond memories in a silver 1.6

 
 By: VinnieD : December 22nd, 2020-11:14
Driven to the max by a smoking woman, driving in high heels... around 1987 I was just a boy then but remember very well Here are some ultimate versions of it ...  

Ah those days!

 
 By: Arronax : December 22nd, 2020-13:20
Watching other people drive by in their 205 gti or r5 gt turbo while I was lumping along in my 104 as a young student, you do learn the meaning of envy quickly as a young student

Wanted one of those when i got my license

 
 By: Tegis : December 22nd, 2020-14:15
That didnt happen but have driven a 205 GR thats still in the family quite a bit. Not a GTI but you can still have some fun with it on a tight twisty road.

Lovely example.

 
 By: Garyhsmith : December 22nd, 2020-17:38
Hold onto this as long as you can. I also have cars from this era including a Golf GTI mk1.

Wow, you still have it???

 
 By: amanico : December 23rd, 2020-23:32

It was sold to a Peugeot mechanics who converted it.

 
 By: gup502 : December 28th, 2020-15:23
His plan was to put in the engine from a 405 Mi16. I saw some work in progress pictures but never the final version. That was after a really serious flooding hit Queensland. That was years ago.

My dreamcar that i will own one day.

 
 By: bimbeano : December 25th, 2020-13:50
Apparently the 205 GTI seems to be that unreachable grail for me, in 2014 i was lucky to find a 205 XS .... so for the moment i am good. If it weren’t for my Clio and Megane i would have bought a GtI. ...  

Over an Alpine?

 
 By: amanico : December 25th, 2020-13:53

Tough choice.

 
 By: bimbeano : December 25th, 2020-13:57
Maybe, maybe not. Much depends on the situation, in my current situation i’d go for the gti as i don’t see any reason i could have fun with an A110. Maybe times will change, maybe one day i’ll have a 205 GTI, an A110 and my Clio on the driveway, 3 very im... 

Soo true ...

 
 By: bimbeano : December 25th, 2020-14:12
I could just keep my Renault Trafic and the Megane as well.

And the Xs 🤣

 
 By: bimbeano : December 25th, 2020-14:13

Nice reminder!

 
 By: penfriend : December 29th, 2020-14:04
my second car was a black 205 GTI 1.6 a really quick drive for that time and for my skills; sold it for an Alfa later on....