Stumbled into a frenchie and few years back and love em, hooked on the diesels, so not lightening pace, but love that torque, and a bit hooked on all the crazy hydraulics. Suits driving these tight and winding roads, gravel, crossing paddocks, etc. Still struggle to get up to the same speeds on these roads in the bmw 530i (feels like a barge in comparison). I'm farming near Raglan, bit of an engineering and  technology background before that. Here's a pic of frenchie Francois the Xantia... :-)

Quote from: JoshGti on April 01, 2019, 10:10:16 PM
It should be good - ride is surprisingly harsh on the 40 section tyre. I think if i can a set of Compomotive TH1680's and a 205/50 might be the solution later.

Yes they're firmly sprung but shouldn't be harsh, even on 17" rims and 40 section tyres. 16" rims off standard 206 GTI (Nimrods) would give you a bit more sidewall and are fairly easy to find, but original worn out dampers or old tyres could easily be the issue too. How many km's has yours done?
Or on the other hand it could be just recalibrating to a different car...

Quote from: JoshGti on April 24, 2019, 11:50:59 AM
Welcome - unfortunately this forum is pretty dead! Good luck finding a 205GTi, very rare car

Most active forum members have migrated to using a Facebook group and check here infrequently. If you're genuinely keen to part of the group ask for an add on Facebook.
205 GTI isn't so rare, just don't change hands that often like they perhaps used to. You have to keep an eye up for when they pop up for sale, and be prepared to fork out a bit more for a good one.

Welcome along, good have a new convert! The French have made some great cars over the years, and the 205 GTI is right up there with the best. There's quite a few about in NZ, but they don't change hands that often.
I'd recommend an enthusiast owned car as generally any issues tend to get addressed properly. They're pretty simple cars, look out for bodged repairs and buy on overall condition - most things can be fixed, it's just time and money!


Don Simon on here is selling one at the moment - it's a sorted car and would be a good purchase if your budget stretches (prices for good cars have gone up quite a bit in last few years) https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/peugeot/auction-2024932535.htm

That'd be a nice base for a Maxi replica

Welcome - unfortunately this forum is pretty dead! Good luck finding a 205GTi, very rare car

Hey guys,

New here and new to the french car scene! Have always had an interest in Peugeots (205 GTI) and a slight change in circumstances has allowed me to start thinking about possibly getting into one. Would be open to advice of things to look out for when purchasing etc. Will also be having a look around to read up as much as I can myself.

Cheers

Hi team,

I have a friend who purchased a 306 GTI that's an ex 2KCUP car. Unfortunately, he hasn't had much luck in getting it going and to the track since he's had it because of electrical problems.

Personally, I have always worked with and raced Japanese cars (Honda's and Toyota's). That means a lot of this is pretty foreign to me including the look of the spark plugs that I pulled out.

Hopefully, some of you will be able to help me out when I make a later post. The goal is to get it up and running for a test day at Pukekohe.

Here are some pictures

It should be good - ride is surprisingly harsh on the 40 section tyre. I think if i can a set of Compomotive TH1680's and a 205/50 might be the solution later.

Nice I've had a gti180 as a daily for nearly a year, and touch wood had no issues so far. Enjoy

Oh yeah and take it too the track for a day every so often, they're heaps of fun, they just love to rev.