Peugeot 205 Reviews

205 1.9 GTI, 1989. Bought the car : 1998 , still own. It is not fastest car, but amazingly balanced. I drove a lot of others "sportish" like WRX, M3, MINI ,EVO ... but just compare : light, fantastic suspension, crisp engine response, steering like you keep your wheels by hands, roomy, still very practical, excellent MPG ( at ...

The Peugeot 205 really is a wonderful little car. When people say “hatchback”, most will think of the Clio or the Corsa, but for me it will always be the 205. From what I can tell the safety is fine, but I have yet to crash mine so I can’t really comment. I do have a trailer hook stuck on the back of mine (in the words of my Grandad, ...

I have an 1988 5dr 1.4L 205 SR and love it! It's the first car anyone in my immediate family has owned as my father and brother don't drive. It's economical to run at about 50-60mpg it's very nippy round town and does well on the motorway. It also handles the steep & twisty roads in rural areas with no problems. The exterior is pretty ...

im owner of a couple of Pugs 1.9 TDi van and a 1.6 GTI, the only thing that i can say, its that they're brilliant in everything and if u have a standard model u can easily modify it with spares from a higher version...my gti has 136k and runs like hell, the TDi was just TD but i managed to put intercooler and the turbo from citroen Xantia the ...

A few years back I owned a Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. It was red with a black trim and full body kit. The car inside was very roomy for a small car and could easily take 3 full size adults in the back without any problems. to say the car was quick is an understatment, being quite light and with an injection engine the ...

I originally wrote this review awhile back in a total state of depression. My review, therfore was a bit, how should I say, negative. HOwever, my car owning life is on an up at the moment (touch wood) and Im starting to appreciate what I have and had in my life. And so, a more joyful look at my very first car... Ive reviewed my ...

Well I've had my trusty Pug 205 5 door 1.1 GL for 5 years now so I thought I'd put down some thoughts on how it has fared over the years... Firstly I have found it very robust - the engine and acceleration are still lively even though the car is only a 1124cc fuel injection and over 8 years old (K reg) with 85K on the clock. I ...

These are great little cars, I bought my 1.1 gl for £650 (1992 model) last year and I'm very happy with it. I've only had a few minor problems - radiator cooling switch failed, aerial on the roof leaked water (fixed with some epoxy), the courtesy light switches on the doors failed but I'm told that is pretty common, and a trip to the ...

My trusty (well rather knackered) steed is a 205 1.6GTi. I paid 600 pounds for the car and so far its run fairly well, thats not to say its not had its problems, so far i've had a minor electrical fault, and i've had a cracked exhaust manifold. The car also smokes slightly. 205's are getting on a bit these days, mines an E ...

I've had my K reg, 1-Litre, 205 'style' for 2 months and i'm quite chuffed with it. I've driven over 1000 miles but the car has done over 100,000 miles and still drives well. Indeed just today (the poor little mite) its driven up and down dale in Cheshire & Derbyshire. My brother bought the car in Sept 2000 for £2500. ...

I've had my 205GT for a couple of years now and it's been great fun! Even though it's got 136,000 miles on the clock now it's still eager and I still find my self having to restrain it. In basic terms, it's not much different from the 205GR, it has a similar 1.4 engine, but with a notable addition: a nice webber carb. ...

Would like to share with everyone the joy that is owning a peugot 205. i have a 1.6 GTI and the car is, a fun and practical cheep car that is very reliable and rewarding. I have owned 3 diffrent 205's in my time, and found all of them to be very reliable car's. That they are fun to drive, they have a wheel at ...

I would just like to point out how brilliant my little peugeot 205 is. He is now 16 years old and has always gone through its MOT's in the 3 years that I have owned him. My boyfriend keeps telling me to get a new car but why? Mega cheap insurance, mega cheap on petrol, cheap parts, easy to park; need I say more? My car has done ...

I have had my 205 XS for 5 years now and believe it has been good value for my first car. I have driven all over England with it and it has proved reliable and performs fairly well for its capacity. When I got the car I stuck a performance air filter on, some alloy wheels and a janspeed 3" exhaust to give it some extra punch and improve its ...

I have owned my 1987 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI for over three years now, and in that time it has proved reliable enough to use on a daily basis, as well as being a fun car also. Peugeot claim 0.60 in 7.5 seconds, with a top speed of 128 mph, and these figures are easily believable !! The biggest problem I have had with the car was the ...

Having owned a 205 GTi 1.9 for nearly 4 years, I can say I haven't driven a more enjoyable car. The handling is spot on, it is great for B-road blasts, the power allows you to blow away most things. Its had an Mi16 engine for a couple of years now, making it even faster! The throttle response (either engine) is so quick, and the ...

The Peugeot 205 Rallye was a late model special edition of the 205. Unlike the later 106 & 306 Rallye's, it is based not on the GTi but on the smaller engined XS model. What it does share with the other Rallye's is a limited choice of colour scheme (either white or yellow), some loud contrasting stripes & 'Rallye' decals, and a ...

My fist car was a 205 GRD diesel and belive it or not it was one of the best cars I have ever owned. But not the the best, the best car was the 205 1.4 xs. I got a great deal on this car I brought it off this desperate bloke for £200. I couldnt belive the deal I got. The 205 xs is fast,handles great,it's sporty (performance and ...

There is only one word to describe the 205 GTi - AMAZING!! I dont own the car anymore, but when I did it was the best 2 years motoring I had known. I bought the car in '97. It was an 89 G Reg 1.6 in red and it cost £3,300 with 66k on the clock. I still remember picking it up from the garage, and driving the 60 miles back to my house. ...

The 205 XS is a reasonable car, but it suffers from a couple of faults. Firstly, the brakes are poor, as with a lot of Peugeots. Secondly, it understeers easily when going into corners, you point it one way and it decides it wants to go straight on! Speed wise it's OK but not fantastically quick. It will beat most average cars in a ...