"Some blanking plugs to remind you of what you haven't got". A splendid metaphor for life in general.
@jamesmustoe455
3 жыл бұрын
Had an H reg 205GRD - I put 100,000 miles on it, then sold it to a friend who ran it to 320,000 miles, properly wearing it out. It's the only car i've owned that I wish i'd kept.
@ashleyjarvis954
3 жыл бұрын
Yep great engine. I have an Auncle that worked for Perkins and said that Peugeot diesel was the engine to have at the time.
@peterriggall8409
3 жыл бұрын
An Auncle gives you an Aunt and an Uncle all in one. 😆
@ashleyjarvis954
3 жыл бұрын
@@peterriggall8409 Funny you say that. Mum had the 1.6 GTi , we loved to floor it 🤫
@kamrankhan-lj1ng
3 жыл бұрын
@@peterriggall8409 yeah. Auncle is all inclusive 😅
@peterriggall8409
3 жыл бұрын
@@kamrankhan-lj1ng Ahh, very politically correct in these modern enlightened times. Go to the top of the class.... :-)
@beerlodge5153
3 жыл бұрын
Considering the age, that car is in lovely condition.
@hv54wxt
3 жыл бұрын
Had a L reg 205 1.8 diesel. Was epic on fuel. Was gutless when I drove it to Cornwall on the hills. Best part was when being tailgated by a BMW switching from 5th to 3rd and covering them in smoke
@brianlaunchbury4491
3 жыл бұрын
I used to do that to a 1.9gti driver in my R800 VM diesel, every weekday morning. Magic.
@iainf
3 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure these later diesels had a taller final drive making them gutless as I took a box out of a Lreg & put it in a G reg & it slowed it up exactly the way the L reg was.
@Levenstone132
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah,that smoke screen tactic is very useful,drop a gear,floor it "oh sorry,I was trying to speed up like you want me to do". 😂
@davidfos84
2 жыл бұрын
I have an early 1990 GLD on a G-plate and it's relatively fine up hills.
@andreasu.3546
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidfos84 It's all a matter of expectations.
@-DC-
3 жыл бұрын
Always thought the 205 was a near perfect piece of design, they have never managed to recapture that magic formula.
@jetwilliams1904
3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks to Ian for showing an interest in my car, and for being so positive about it!
@grabham59
3 жыл бұрын
It's in absolutely gorgeous condition Jet, and as Ian says, they are just a joy to drive. You still see so many of them on the road in France
@benwilliams5760
3 жыл бұрын
Well done on keeping yours in such great condition! It doesn't even have the cracked dash that every 205 you see now has in the exact same place (inc mine). I'm still running my petrol 1.1 around after 18yrs. Love it.
@mattc1984
2 жыл бұрын
Do you still own it? It's a good one alright!
@jetwilliams1904
2 жыл бұрын
@@mattc1984 Indeed, it's my daily driver, which does seem something of a shame given the condition, but it brings a smile to my face most days.
@PaulBaker85
3 жыл бұрын
Used to own a 205 'Style' diesel. Can confirm, it was a fantastic little car.
@grahamw56
2 жыл бұрын
I treated myself to a new 205 XLD in April 1989...to use for work. Super little car, in every way, and totally reliable. 55mpg too. Sold it on at 350,000 miles, still going strong.
@pstacey3012
3 жыл бұрын
I drove one of these to the South of France and back a few times. Brilliant on the autoroute and did 50mpg no matter how you drove it.
@EinkOLED
3 жыл бұрын
As a kid in the 90's, I used to sit in the boot in a red 205 when all the seats were filled. Often going on holiday to pontins in Wales, which at that time felt like visiting a foreign country (because Welsh).
@peterw4338
3 жыл бұрын
Sit in boot? You were lucky, we had to sit on t' bonnet and mop windscreen when it rained.
@andycleary6209
3 жыл бұрын
@@peterw4338 You had it good, we had to sit on the roof while dad tried to throw us off on the sharp bends, and if we did fall of why he would reverse over us and murder us. You try telling the kids these days and they won't believe you. :)
@PJBonoVox
3 жыл бұрын
@@andycleary6209 Pathetic. We used to have to wrap ourselves round the moving tyres.
@nigelbaldwin752
2 жыл бұрын
@@PJBonoVox I had to crawl into the engine and make sure the valves kept in time as I was the musical one of the family. Always came out a bit oily, but life was tough when we were children.
@trevatkin4869
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 205gti 1.6 in white back in the day. Great car! Cars were so much more interesting in the 80s and 90s, they just all got so complicated and similar after that.
@alarmactionukalarmactionuk893
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Modern cars especially suv's are over electronic designed and all look so boringly similar.
@coldhell3580
3 жыл бұрын
True, I had a 1.9 GTI, great fun. Many fond memories. I’ve had newer, faster cars, but they haven’t made me love them.
@matty6848
3 жыл бұрын
@@coldhell3580 and me. Also the once proud owner of a 1.9Gti. 130bhp in a small light car like that? No wonder they like the clappers🙂👍
@RichieRouge206
3 жыл бұрын
The 205 is arguably the best looking, well styled cars ever - iconic really. Fabulous design and handling - I’ve driven a few. Funny how cars like these, 106, 306, 405 and 406 were all fine riding and class leading for handling and ride thanks to PROPER engineering and not computers and tech. Cars have definitely gone backwards. Great review Ian
@plym1969
3 жыл бұрын
Hubnut at his absolute best. Informative, entertaining and passionate.
@AndreiTupolev
3 жыл бұрын
After the Alfa 164 I was beginning to worry we were beginning to lose you to the Clarkson fraternity, but I'm glad to see we're back on track 💪
@neilwalsh4058
3 жыл бұрын
No he just wanted to drive something that sounded so immense 😂
@Jonnyvalenta
3 жыл бұрын
These are such superb cars,no matter what variant but my favourite is the diesel
@stephenhall3515
3 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best supermini hatch, in the diesel versions anyway, with everything perfectly balanced and great toughness too. How I remember fierce Norfolk winters and warming/defrosting mine while eating breakfast. Then I was off in a warm car with clear glass and they never seemed to steam up. Peugeots lost their way after the 205 and became tacky and too reliant on bad electronics and I never went back to the brand.
@FourIntoOne
3 жыл бұрын
Worked on loads of these. Ahh those were the days when you could change a headlight bulb in 30 secs and for a quid without having to remove the front wheel, wheel arch liner, front bumper, wing, bonnet, subframe, engine, transmission etc etc etc
@cornishhh
3 жыл бұрын
The RHS bulb you can, but the LHS you've got to undo two bolts and move a electrical control box out of the way. That takes about five minutes.
@andicog
3 жыл бұрын
Suitcase engine? The mechanics at the Peugeot dealer I worked at had a different name for it, 'The w*nker on its back' being my favourite.
@jack7431
3 жыл бұрын
Have always loved the 205. Such a smart, practical and thoroughly brilliant little car
@jonross545
3 жыл бұрын
Have owned a 91 1.9 gti for last 18years.Now in South West France going to classic meets and jollies out with a large group of car nuts.Registered with FFVE here so recognized as a classic. Will keep for a long time to come.
@robinforrest7680
3 жыл бұрын
I must get around to reregistering my RHD 1991 1.6 automatic with the FFVE. Controle Technique less strict and only every five years 😉. I wish I could afford a GTI but prices have gone crazy! As for the stripped Rallye version...😳
@davidking9707
3 жыл бұрын
A neat looking car. The finest diesel engine ever.
@robc5955
3 жыл бұрын
Goodness they were everywhere it seemed, now rarely seen - god I feel old.
@julianlangdon3456
3 жыл бұрын
its moments like that when you realise that you've been around a while (I know I do!)
@volvo480
3 жыл бұрын
I had a pre-facelift 205 GLD from 1985 with gingercators and a different dashboard and stalks, bought in 1996 for little money because my Opel Kadett was stolen. When the Kadett was retrieved with a broken steering rack (the thief did that to break the lock) I decided to give that car to a friend and keep the 205, despite it was a very very tatty car. With this car I learned to change oil myself and do bodgy repairs, one day I used a jump start cable to connect the battery ground to chassis because the ground cable connector had split in half. The engine was so lovely and kept running, started even at -15, I've driven it everywhere and only once broke down (quite spectacularly, with a short and an electrical fire). Eventually sold the car for 50 when MOT ran out and cambelt needed replacing.
@tech-rich
3 жыл бұрын
Have some great memories traveling hundreds of miles to Cornwall in the blistering summer heat in our 1.4 GR as a kid. I remember thinking at the time how good the ride quality was and appreciating the soft seats. She did like to smoke though!
@leighdamian
3 жыл бұрын
Had a 405 back in the day, my mate had the 205 and 309.All brilliant diesels.Would have another 405 today if a decent come up.
@willdatsun
3 жыл бұрын
I had a diesel one and was blown away by how comfy and smooth it was, and good on fuel, oh and they don't seem to rust! Interiors are a let down because of weak plastic and the heater controls often seem to pack in but still better than most other cars of the age and size. I later bought a Roland Garros 1.4 one, and I was astonished at how quick it was. You can keep the GTI. That Garros was plenty quick enough, and had the cheaper tax.
@carlmarkwyatt
3 жыл бұрын
I've got a real soft spot for the 205, I used to lust after one years ago as a paperboy cycling past a 1990 black GTi every day. Ended up with a very un-Hubnut 208 GTi which is also a fantastic little car and I'm sure this is due to my childhood infatuation with the 205.
@terryatkinson3182
3 жыл бұрын
They are going up in value now. I drove them when they were new... went like the clappers and nothing else like them in their day
@Hairnicks
3 жыл бұрын
Ian, I love the expression on your face when your driving a car that you are having a lot of fun in. You hide it quite well but having watch so many of your films it is something we Hubnut nuts spot. Great little cars, you really should have one on the fleet.
@leefinney592
3 жыл бұрын
These 205 diesels are great. I learnt to drive in one and it was such a forgiving little car to drive. All them years ago when reversing around corners was a thing that you learnt. Apparently not these days!!
@scirocogtx
3 жыл бұрын
My driving instructor had a few of these. Must have been easy to drive as I passed my test in one too.
@jmurray01
3 жыл бұрын
I learned to drive in 2016 before they took away the reverse round a corner. Things have changed a lot since I passed my test actually, suppose I should be grateful!!
@paulmartin2807
3 жыл бұрын
In my 30 years of driving I've never had a Peugeot,I've had Vauxhall's, Citroen's,Volvo's, Ford's,but all that is due to change,we are due to pick up a brand new 5008 GT,and I'm looking forward to it,can't wait...
@HubNut
3 жыл бұрын
Peugeot have really got their mojo back with styling.
@holdyerblobsaloft
3 жыл бұрын
@@HubNut Indeed! The latest 208 and 508 look amazing!
@stepheng8779
3 жыл бұрын
Will wave to you on the hard shoulder 😉
@livc444111
3 жыл бұрын
@@stepheng8779 brainwashed a bit. Nothing wrong with modern Peugeots.
@guyemmott4009
3 жыл бұрын
Had exactly one of these super little GRD cars but with the factory sunroof. So smooth and economic. Can't remember why I ever parted with it..🤔
@chrisstoddart2308
3 жыл бұрын
My dad bought a 1990 pre-facelift GLD as a second car soon after I passed my test. Brilliant little car, loads of torque, excellent handling and never seemed to get less than 50mpg no matter how you drove it. I still miss it 30-odd years later.
@frothe42
3 жыл бұрын
Peugeot was always known for its supple, composed ride for decades, one reason you chose one. An amazing example, very well kept and looked after! Whilst driving, it didn't seem you were travelling at 60 mph at all! Glorious scenery; rolling green hills with some homes with an abundance of flowers 💐 that shows you summer is here, simply stunning! Also nice to see it also has good handling, a torqy diesel (we did have diesels in the 505, unfortunately not the 405, the final Peugeot to grave US 🇺🇸 soil) and a nice, comfortable interior! Another excellent review Sir HubNut!
@classicshit2
3 жыл бұрын
Why aren't modern French cars as good as the old ones... ☹️ We've gone backwards... Great car and fantastic video. 👍
@flybobbie1449
3 жыл бұрын
Yes my Peugeot 106 xnd i would say all round best car ever own. Nothing to get excited about, but could chuck around roundabouts, kept me dry, 69mpg. Run at times on veg oil. Drop the seats i got 10 traffic light heads in the cabin. Had it from 65 to 153 k miles. Bought for 1500 quid under sold it for 300. Wish i still had it as a knock about car.
@andrewhaines8603
3 жыл бұрын
Like all modern cars. Style over substance. Even the new Landrover Defender is now just another Gucci handbag with wheels. Sad really.
@classicshit2
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewhaines8603 very true, cars are becoming disposable. Manufacturers only care about the first owner and them getting out of the warranty. Full of electrical gremlins and poor quality engineer and components.
@andrewhaines8603
3 жыл бұрын
@@classicshit2 gone are the days when Sunday morning the "man of the house" would wash the family car , then tinker under the bonnet, making sure all was good. Open the bonnet today and it's a sea of plastic covers hiding everything. Once you've broken half the lugs and fixings off these to get to the engine, you find you either can't get access to the part required, as Ian has demonstrated, or you need 'special tool 159-6/3' to extract said item!
@matty6848
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly Matt. These old Peugeot’s were bullet proof they’d run forever. Now their a crock of s#*t😏
@RayQuenched
3 жыл бұрын
Giving out a strong Chris Goffey energy today, Mr. Nut.
@MrOvershoot
3 жыл бұрын
Or he could do a Chris Gothy and only review really dark cars ;) See Smith & Sniff Prelude 2.2 kzitem.info/news/bejne/sYycy2t4o6Oaf6g
@pugmanick
3 жыл бұрын
Not the perfect impression. For that you would have to moan about the boot lip being too high ;)
@davebassman5339
3 жыл бұрын
@@pugmanick - And your trousers getting dirty from getting in and out of the car......
@multislipful
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 1983 205GRD, ran it until 1988, and sold it to a friend who ran it for a further 14 years. Without doubt one of my best purchases. I am 6’4” and I never felt cramped and I always enjoyed driving it. It was extremely refined and was very frugal. What a great little car.
@highdownmartin
3 жыл бұрын
Ditto 6’4” and enjoyed driving a 205 td down to Dorset for a few days in b&bs, back in the early 90s. Good memories of that trip, with the owner of the car, a woman who was due to be married in a couple of weeks. And not to me! Say no more.
@billyjo1148
3 жыл бұрын
Your the best car reviewer I have seen great knowledge and true passion
@timcockrell4775
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hub Nut this video brought back many memories as I learnt to drive in an 1986 GLD. A few years later I was looking for a diesel but bought a GTI instead, now i'm much older (and possibly wiser) I have a hankering for a 205 diesel again.
@thebismarkandthehood
3 жыл бұрын
My uncle had a 205 1.8d Mardi Gras - sadly long scrapped before I realised just how cool it was!
@damaster316
3 жыл бұрын
As relaxing as a 3 year old on a sugar rush 🤣🤣
@lewwal1957
7 ай бұрын
Obviously havent driven one
@dmodeboy
3 жыл бұрын
I love these. My mum owned a petrol C plate one in the early 90s. It was the first car I drove solo after passing my test in 1992. It was a great little car. So easy to drive. I remember the sound of the engine. The styling still looks fresh. Will always be a great memory for me 👍
@polheg1
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't have a diesel, but had an '83 petrol GR. Loved that car. Wish I still had it.
@nigelbaldwin752
2 жыл бұрын
Had a diesel one of these for 10 years, 100,000 miles. Also had pleasure to own 309 GRD, my second best car. As stated the 1.9 diesel engine is a gem and a pleasure to drive.
@stephengaskell8401
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 205 diesel 'junior' version for 10yrs. I loved it it was so simple to work on. The interior ended up falling apart but the engine had years more life in it. I believe there is a marinised version of the engine as well.
@mishalchotai4721
3 жыл бұрын
Had 2 205's .. 1.9 GTI and 1.1GL both really good fun too drive
@kevintynan796
3 жыл бұрын
Very informative! Love the snippets of engineering trivia (diesel engines don’t produce intake vacuum like petrol engines do) Your background knowledge impressive, please do more!
@musguelha14
Жыл бұрын
They do, but these old ones didn't usually have a throttle body.
@stephenbibby8650
3 жыл бұрын
That’s a lovely example. I really liked Peugeot’s of that era. I owned two 405’s and a 406 during the 90’s and found that very comfortable cars .
@grayfool
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, great cars. Probably one of the best superminis ever made.
@Shill63
3 жыл бұрын
1995 205 GRD is my daily drive ,great car , real retro now
@HLLROWLANDS
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent car for its time. See this one has an Anglesey number plate.
@tomscameras
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic car! I've got the big old brother, 604 Diesel Turbo. Beautiful and super capable cars, these old Peugeots!
@christopherford1800
3 жыл бұрын
Ian you've done it again i absolutely love these 205s what a great video cheers👍.
@ChishanFipz
3 жыл бұрын
Yet again, hubnut makes me lust over a car I knew nothing about - Great work sir.
@lordbrasic9469
3 жыл бұрын
If only Peugeot made cars as good as this now. I had one many years ago same spec as this one. 60 plus mpg very reliable and once you got the hang of it good fun to drive. I used it for courier work oil and filter every 2 weeks. Coolant flush every 3 months. Front pads 120k clutch well it was on the original one at 350k when it hit by a truck and written off. Had a 1.9 405 diesel estate after that.
@HarikenRed1
Жыл бұрын
6:30 : In the huge engines list for the 205, you can add the Simca/Talbot (Poissy) pushrods engines: the 1.1, 1.3 (205 XA, commercial type) and 1.6 (205 GTX). These are same engines found in the Talbot Horizon/Solara, earlier Peugeot 309 and some Citroen C15). The 1.9 XUD diesel has been mounted in the 205 in some countries like Germany, instead of the 1.8 XUD, because of emission norms. At the end, the 205 had 21 different engines, that's insane. 8:55 : The GR is the mid-specs. 3 doors / 5 doors versions : base trim : XE / GE, low trim : XL / GL, mid trim : XR / GR, high trim : - / SR, sport trim : XS / GT. Great video with very accurate information ! Please do a video with the Turbo-D version !
@davidfulton3350
2 жыл бұрын
The first car I owned. It was a 5dr 1992 Junior 1.8 diesel with power steering and a pop up sunroof and denim seats! Fitted a Clarion E950 mk2 head unit with clarion rear speakers, loved it!
@turriffterror3881
3 жыл бұрын
I used to get 35p per mile fuel allowance when I owned this car ( £17.50 per gallon ).
@antonioercolino6087
3 жыл бұрын
I owned a gun metal grey 205 on J plate. Great little car and unlike other small cars of the time ,didn't rust and was reliable.
@benwilliams5760
3 жыл бұрын
Was it a 'Zest ' by any chance? Blue seats with green piping?
@7eis
6 ай бұрын
I remember my friend having one while we where at school together. Every time I've driven a small Kubota powered tractor I think of what an amazing human being Mark was. The gutless diesels take me right back
@andicog
3 жыл бұрын
Used to work for Peugeot back in the 90's, painted lots of these, GTI's usually, Rouge Vallelunga being the most often crashed! Lazer green and miami blue on the later ones looked great as did the rare Sorento green. Very flimsy panels though and like the 405, didn't crash well compared to 309/504.
@theclappedoutdairy-man3507
3 жыл бұрын
First diesel car was a 205 GRD. Great car even had my own diesel tank and bought fuel in bulk. Later on oldest daughter had a 205 GLD ( wee Pete ) who remained in the family for years. Sadly missed
@dminalba
3 жыл бұрын
Had an H reg Roland Garros 205 in 1999 the first car I bought with my own money really great car and the best Peugeot I've ever driven
@BobM925
3 жыл бұрын
I learned to drive in a 205 1.8 TD "Mardi Gras" Lovely motor. My driving instructor equipped it with GTi alloys so it looked very smart indeed.
@roblaycock9540
3 жыл бұрын
These were everywhere when I was young!! The village publican had 2 in a row, a B reg GRD followed by a D reg GRD that he had for years!! The Vicars wife had one, a J reg GLD.....Blackshaws in Derby and Appleyard in Chesterfield couldn’t pump them out quick enough........
@stevo2509
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 205gld so lower spec. Plainer trim, no central locking no power steering, and a lovely maroon in colour. I used to commute in it, 125miles a day 5 days a week, for 3 years. Filters changed every 5000 miles, to keep me running. The handling was amazing, I overtook an xr4i on a bendy road once
@Roadwarrior92
3 жыл бұрын
I love the look of the 205
@mattw8332
3 жыл бұрын
One of Peugeot’s greatest hits. Pretty much the perfect all round car. I believe the Citroen Visa 17D had a 0-60 time of around 11 or 12 seconds so this 205 must be about the same. I had an early 1990s n/a diesel 205 in mind as a replacement when I wrote off my Fiat Tempra 20 years ago but I erroneously bought something else.
@julienbee3467
3 жыл бұрын
The Visa was much faster than the 205
@philhealey449
3 жыл бұрын
@@julienbee3467 Some time after my Diesel 205s I had a couple of decaying 17D Visas as runabouts. I'd confirm they were faster, likely due to less weight and one of them had a 'sports exhaust' made of large bore flexible conduit, bodged on after much of the silencing fell off ; that certainly made it sound like a racing machine .
@porsche356a
3 жыл бұрын
Ian, just bought a 1991 Aussie Spec Peugeot 205 Si last week for Zacky our 12 year old whom you met here in Sydney. He is going to make it a rallye spec and use it to compete in Junior Motorkhana's here in Sydney. Have a post up on the AS forum. Great review, my sister had a 205 GRD back in the early 90's! Take care
@volt8684
2 жыл бұрын
Saw a head on between one of these and a huge vauxhall Carlton. I was surprised how well the little pug cam off. Imo the best car of its type in its day and one of most everlasting. That engine was unstoppable and very refined
@ashleyjarvis954
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Ian, your a fount of knowledge! Did my driving lessons and passed my test in a 205 GRD, in Bodmin, Cornwall - it was very smooth on hilly/twisty roads. Fondest memory is after passing the test, my instructor said, right now you’ve passed, I’m going to show you how you really drive this thing ….
@cornishhh
3 жыл бұрын
I took my test in Truro. That triple roundabout in Bodmin seemed a good thing to avoid as a learner!
@notrut
3 жыл бұрын
My Parents had the same car in Gold ... F736 MRG Dad thrashed it from Newcastle to Kent numerous times and also around Scotland and Borders too ... never missed a beat. He regretted replacing it with the 106 after 10ys ... Sniff.
@christianronn5301
3 жыл бұрын
I reem to recall that the G in GR stands for five doors. The three doors got an X instead so the equivalent of this would be XR. I grew up in an early GL 1.1, 1984 I think. Very bare bones, you didn't even get proper vents for the side windows. Nor a glovebox lid.
@bri77uk1
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, indeed, XR was the same spec as the GR with fewer doors. I dread to think what you didn't get with the base XE!
@sleepingwarrior4618
3 жыл бұрын
G stood for "Grande" the R was trim level.
@929V6
3 жыл бұрын
The lower spec diesel was indeed the GLD.
@sleepingwarrior4618
3 жыл бұрын
@@929V6 I believe the GLD stood for "Grande Luxurious Diesel"....
@929V6
3 жыл бұрын
@@sleepingwarrior4618 Grand Luxe, in French. GR was Grande Routière.
@pauljenkins2501
3 жыл бұрын
My father in law ran a 3 door 205 base diesel for years, and was always pleased with it. I bought a 309 base model diesel and ran it for 4 years, including towing a caravan all over England and Wales. A plain, simple, reliable car that did everything I asked of it.
@Ricketik65
3 жыл бұрын
That sounded exactly like my BX Diesel, oh how I miss that car!
@keithlivingstone2525
3 жыл бұрын
I remember taking a friend to buy a secondhand GRD about 22yrs ago. He was 23yo, had saved for ages and at the time it was his dream car. Same colour as well. He loved it. Personally I had a 1.1XL,, a 1.6GTI and a 1.9GTI. Pure joy.
@grahamariss2111
3 жыл бұрын
This was the first car that demonstrated that diesel was not just as good as the petrol option but a better option.
@robertwatts1664
3 жыл бұрын
Passed my driving test in one, so great cars!
@lkcl
Жыл бұрын
just got a 1988 one of these (yesterday!), 198,000 miles, crunchy gearbox, bodywork and engine absolutely fine. going to hang on to it for another 6 years, when it becomes a historic vehicle.
@brusselssprouts560
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 64 plate 308 e-HDI Allure which is whisper quiet, quick enough (particularly 30-50 and 50-70), handles like a dream and gives me overall mpg around 50. It is a comfortable town car, and a brilliant cruiser, and the new one will be a game changer. Pugs are top drawer cars.
@neilpiper9889
Жыл бұрын
I am glad you have found one the best French diesel cars. The only thing that ever went on mine was the diesel fuel shut off valve leaked. I had a Peugeot 306 Hdi diesel estate in which I had the best driving experiences of my whole driving life. Cornering on rails.
@jameskerr5756
3 жыл бұрын
I had a red 2 door H reg 1.9D 205. Hammered it everywhere and it just went. Front tyres every 6 months and didn't like stopping in the wet but good car.
@PurityVendetta
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but this afternoon I really felt in the mood to be walked through the nuances of the Peugeot 205 GRD. I do think I've reached a weird age where practical and easy to mend rather than flash and complex. I do think that styling would grow on me. Sandals duly excused 😊
@potholeraa3760
3 жыл бұрын
Learnt to drive in one of these! Memories.....
@wilf18
2 жыл бұрын
My Mum had an E Reg XLD and then a L Reg STDT. Loved them.
@richardmott9008
3 жыл бұрын
We had an A reg 205 GRD as a replacement for a Golf diesel - a huge improvement, comfortable, much quieter, faster it was altogether brilliant. Followed that with a 1.6 GTI - great to drive but frustrating in that I always seemed to get caught behind less capable machines! Another GRD followed that and finally the best of the lot, the 205 diesel turbo which we had for 100K miles. Nothing matched them.
@neodonkey
3 жыл бұрын
I had the 205GTi 1.9 - I didn't mind it on the motorway, the half leather was lovely and it was genuinely one of the most comfortable cars I've ever driven. It was horrible in heavy traffic, heavy clutch and very twitchy, also no power steering and a heavy lump up front didn't do you any favours at low speeds. If you want kid on a sugar rush, that would be the AX GT that I had - not a motorway car, even felt a bit out of its element on A roads, but was a delicious B road blaster. Love PSA engines, I've had a bunch of them in diesel and petrol and they've all been peaches. The little tuned TU in the AX GT was an absolute delight.
@huwdavies6650
3 жыл бұрын
My father used to own the 205s bigger sister the 309. A little bit plainer but still a good steer and mechanically and electrically bomb proof.
@charlescrisp2814
2 жыл бұрын
this brings me back to my childhood when my parents and grandparents owned a pair of 205s.one was a 5 door GLD and the other was a GRD both 5 door hatchbacks with the same diesel engine.very happy memories
@Turnbull50
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 106 that I loved and it’s still going strong with its new owner. The alternator was difficult to replace but my son replaced it for me.
@dreamopeth
3 жыл бұрын
First diesel I ever drove after my driving test was one of these with a tuned engine and rally e body kit. Put it this way I got back in my N reg Ford escort and cried a little inside.
@terryatkinson3182
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 1995 escort... pure shite, it was 4years old and you couldn't give it away.
@davebicker8618
3 жыл бұрын
I had a 205GRD, 120K miles on the clock. It was far sweeter that the Escort diesel at work - that was a clunky, slow agricultural item in comparison.
@russellb1212
3 жыл бұрын
Learnt to drive in a 205 GRD, great memories, such a great little car, super engine
@JakobKsGarage
3 жыл бұрын
A BX diesel, just with less hydraulics and kilos: Must be good! Loved the torque in the BX. I owned an fuel injected 1360cc 205 cabrio a few years ago, wow it could drive!
@markonmotoring
3 жыл бұрын
I always liked the look of the XS which is said to be great fun but often forgotten, overshadowed by the GTi versions.
@jackscott8931
3 жыл бұрын
Awww man... this has really made me miss my old 205 XS T-T F808LTA was fantastic, an absolute hoot to drive! And so sooo comfortable. It had the best seats i have ever experienced in a car hands down.
@cchris-yw7ei
3 жыл бұрын
;) Hey Jack, she's being used daily, replaced the clutch last month as it completely failed on me, turns out it had quite a cheap one! put a nice LUK one in and drives like a new car. Also took the blue cue ball off and got an original replacement (have kept it though) ha. And various other bits and bobs, just hooning it everywhere, the carb runs perfect. have plans to get a respray at some point. After a month or two of buying it, i realised at some point it had a door replacement ha, it's a slightly different silver, but all good. hope the rover & the saab are going well! Chris
@cchris-yw7ei
3 жыл бұрын
PS, the seats.. drivers bolster has started to tear :( but i have found both driver and passenger replacements (after months of searching) so i'll be testing my upholstery skills later this summer ha!
@jackscott8931
3 жыл бұрын
@@cchris-yw7ei Aww man fantastic to hear from you!! I was secretly hoping you would see this haha. I miss that XS so much! Ah, sorry about the clutch! It always had a very low biting point but I felt like it just needed adjusting. Glad the carb is good as I rebuilt it not long before selling it as carb troubles did plague me throughout my earlier ownership . Haha yes I remember, the drivers door is a slightly different shade and was pretty much the only bit of the car that had any bubbling. Glad you got the original knob! It was somthing I always ment to get but never did. I had grown to like my little gearstick beanie lol. Yeahhh the seats were a little frayed, but man were they comfy. I would go as far to say the best seats I have sat in a car. So comfortable and supportive! The saab got back on the road about a month after you bought the 205 had a lot of fun with that, another great car. So frekin weird but I now truly know what build quality is! But that has gone also now haha and replaced with another old Rover, a 1990 416GSi which is very much a project. Somewhere along the line I have ended up with a tatty Suzuki Cappuccino as well, purchased with the funds from the 205 actually... (although, between you and me.. and everyone else reading this XD I much prefer the 205 belive it or not) The red Rover i had when you collected the 205 is still going strong, although it has developed a coolant leek after a hoon over the hardknott pass last week but I have a new rad to sort that. I would go on but I am sure this is quite long enough! Thank you so much for responding it has truly made my week! Hope to catch you again possibly at a hubnut social, Jack.
@m3cvfm
3 жыл бұрын
I had a grd and it always did about 55 to the gallon. It covered 250000 miles . Best car I had ever owned.
@PhilMakesThings
2 жыл бұрын
Not my first, but my second car was a 205 STDT and did so many many miles in that thing. Great little car.
@Levenstone132
3 жыл бұрын
Love the XUD! Five C15 vans and three 405s. Bomb proof.
@AliMackMechanical
3 жыл бұрын
Learned to drive in the 205 Grd thought it was a great learning car. I have never owned one. But I did manage to own the 405 1.9 Td.
@phhu7554
3 жыл бұрын
Loved my 205 trio.Ragging it down back roads at night was great fun, only drawback of these diesels is the high tax which makes it difficult to justify it as a second car.
@welshwrangler
3 жыл бұрын
My dad used to have a diesel 205 and a V8 rangerover. When we used to go caravan holidays he would take the 205 as he said it towed better than the rangerover!
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