Bought a new (old) thing!
05-03-2017, 08:40 PM
#11
Mi16 conversion - very populat at the time. (edit - that was out of the 405 )
05-04-2017, 12:34 AM
#12
Thread Starter
I'm half tempted to put gti6 engine/brakes in/on it, but equally sedecued by keeping it standard and honest. It doesn't really need to be quick after all. But then, 'surprisingly quick' is a nice position to occupy....hmmm
A question for another day though. I have a host of electrical gremlins to hunt down, and a horrendously loud exhaust to replace before I start worrying about the future plans
A question for another day though. I have a host of electrical gremlins to hunt down, and a horrendously loud exhaust to replace before I start worrying about the future plans
05-04-2017, 06:43 AM
#13
I thought there was a 309 like that? Or was it a 306.
Probably still a bargain compared to a 205, which now ought to be left original.
If you want to ruin it, hard-park it!
Probably still a bargain compared to a 205, which now ought to be left original.
If you want to ruin it, hard-park it!
05-04-2017, 07:14 AM
#14
Banned
05-04-2017, 03:43 PM
#17
Awesome
My first hot hatch was a 205 1.6CTi the cabrio version. It was an absolute blast, infinitely chuckable at everyday speeds with an even lower centre of gravity it was my favourite for over a decade until I finally got an S2. I bought a 306 afterwards for more space and always regretted saying goodbye to my rustbucket CTi.
05-05-2017, 02:53 AM
#18
Thread Starter
I'm personally don't think sympathetically transplanting a slightly newer/more powerful Peugeot heart in constitutes ruining, but each to their own of course.
05-05-2017, 03:02 AM
#19
Banned
I think it only rarely matters
For example, when someone is making extravagant claims, such as how they 'embarrassed' a supercar
It's only right to point out that their Nissan Micra has a GTR lump under the bonnet
I don't think you can ruin a car
Some are prettier than others but they are just lumps of metal to me
Once people start talking about them as works of art I reach for a sick bag or shotgun
For example, when someone is making extravagant claims, such as how they 'embarrassed' a supercar
It's only right to point out that their Nissan Micra has a GTR lump under the bonnet
I don't think you can ruin a car
Some are prettier than others but they are just lumps of metal to me
Once people start talking about them as works of art I reach for a sick bag or shotgun
05-05-2017, 03:21 AM
#20
Trouble is, that old chestnut of value gets in the way and an original 205GTi will be dragged up with the market. Originality/patina's in vogue ATM.
OK, it's a 205, not Bitcoin, but it's a consideration to many.
You can do what you like to your own car, but go in fully aware.
Also, I do wonder if it's slightly missing the point of the car? It's no longer a 205 GTi 1.6 but something else entirely.
Art is in the eye of the beholder, but when people start paying 10-20 million for a pretty (old) bag of shite, I find I lose interest in them anyway.
Where one places oneself between to two extremes, is a matter of choice.
OK, it's a 205, not Bitcoin, but it's a consideration to many.
You can do what you like to your own car, but go in fully aware.
Also, I do wonder if it's slightly missing the point of the car? It's no longer a 205 GTi 1.6 but something else entirely.
Art is in the eye of the beholder, but when people start paying 10-20 million for a pretty (old) bag of shite, I find I lose interest in them anyway.
Where one places oneself between to two extremes, is a matter of choice.