Restored 309 Gti
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Restored 309 Gti
Thought I would put a few pics up on here seein as most users like cars in general and apreciate the work put in to resto projects. 
I bought this white 309 Gti shell complete with Goodwood leather to re-shell my parts off my black one that I spent 10 months restoring to have it on the road for two months and then a bus took out my drivers side and wrote it off
Luckily got a good pay out and bought the car back for £180
The next lot of pics are just a few of the work done,click the link in my sig for full resto thread.
Took me circa 7 months to do.
I bought this white 309 Gti shell complete with Goodwood leather to re-shell my parts off my black one that I spent 10 months restoring to have it on the road for two months and then a bus took out my drivers side and wrote it off
Luckily got a good pay out and bought the car back for £180
The next lot of pics are just a few of the work done,click the link in my sig for full resto thread.
Took me circa 7 months to do.
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Always had a soft spot for these, I like the underdog feel to them, as it was never loved like the 205 was.
Looks awesome too, really nicely done, wheels suit it well
Looks awesome too, really nicely done, wheels suit it well
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When I went to view the car complete it had these Goodwood alloys on it,so I knew they suited the white paint well,so had to get some 
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The standard wheels are quite nice really, and suit the period looks, so nice to keep them just with a bit of a twist!
Wouldn't change a thing about it, 80s hot hatches are still the coolest in my eyes
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very nice mate i always wanted 1 of these
best handling fwd car of its time only out beaten when the corrado vr6 came out many years on
i remember how you open the rear 1/4 glass was quality
best handling fwd car of its time only out beaten when the corrado vr6 came out many years on
i remember how you open the rear 1/4 glass was quality
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always loved 309's more than 205's, respect for rebuilding this man, youve done an absolutly mint job, i couldnt of imagined a standard concourse one any better than this!.. those speedlines set it off a treat. Love it, still got the 8v too!
Pardon? Corrado vr6? handling? those words dont go together... no stock vw handles as good as a stock 205/309
Pardon? Corrado vr6? handling? those words dont go together... no stock vw handles as good as a stock 205/309
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i love it!
always been a secret shame of mine that i used to desperately want a 309 gti, especially a goodwood edition! if anythin i prefer urs with all the nice goodwood bits, but with the perfect white paintwork!
i live in constant fear that once i finish my RS, im gonna drive it and some gimp is gonna write it off fair play for rebuilding though
always been a secret shame of mine that i used to desperately want a 309 gti, especially a goodwood edition! if anythin i prefer urs with all the nice goodwood bits, but with the perfect white paintwork!
i live in constant fear that once i finish my RS, im gonna drive it and some gimp is gonna write it off
fair play for rebuilding though
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My dad used to have a black one like yours when I was a kid and I loved it to bits, had one of them jvc stereo's you could pull out which were the nuts at that time 1994 I think. Always prefered it over my mums 205 gti 1.9. I ended up buying a 205 1.9 when I couldn't find a decent 309, ended up putting a 309 back axel on that one, felt a lot less twitchy after that.
Why the chavalier wing mirrors though? Originals would be much more in keeping and look better!
Why the chavalier wing mirrors though? Originals would be much more in keeping and look better!
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Cheers every1 
Was gutting,he said I was in his blind spot!!!
Had my 2 year old daughter in the back,covered in glass,can't remember getting out threw the pass door,was just a red blurr
Astra GTE they are off!I saw some on a 309 and thought they were better looking than standard ones,still late 80's/early 90's style and shape but abit of colour coding to make it abit more modern.I hate the standard ones TBH 
Had my 2 year old daughter in the back,covered in glass,can't remember getting out threw the pass door,was just a red blurr
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Superb job there, nice to see a 309 gti being kept alive.
I had one back in 1996 which had a few tweeks (superchip, induction kit, lowered) and was a fantastic handling car and surpsingly quick. Have since had a fair few 205 gti's and none handled as well as that 309 gti.
Shame very few seem to have survived its good to see one being preserved!
I had one back in 1996 which had a few tweeks (superchip, induction kit, lowered) and was a fantastic handling car and surpsingly quick. Have since had a fair few 205 gti's and none handled as well as that 309 gti.
Shame very few seem to have survived its good to see one being preserved!
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