just picked this up today
dont know if it really counts as a barn find but anyway

1990 205 gti 1900
topaz blue
110k
been sat at the back of the previous owners garage for 9 years
needs a fuel pump relay(frigged it with a wire to check it started)
and an exhaust
paint is faded and in need of a good buff but tge good bits are is a solid non sunroof shell which i belive are getting hard to come by now and the interior is not far off mint
took some pics but ill get some more when ive washed it




dunno what i plan to do with it yet, ill prob get it running and flog it like i normally do but wanted another one of these for a while so we''ll see

thanks for looking

 

Smart, is it a 1.9?

 

yeah sposed to have had lots done to it but they always say that lol

 

nice find how much you get it for

 

£500 mate
wants a bit done at it but there gettin rare now, especially in this colour

 

As above depends on what you paid for it as to whether or not it's it's a bargain.....i bought a mint grey 1.9 2 years ago year for £750 but it was mint and had 12 months mot!

 

adjust the handbrake

 

They are worth the money these days, my mate had an old one, no tax or mot, been sat under a tree for ages, with sun roof, in a common colour and not even that cleen and it went for over £1000

 

How retro does that look.

 

done one of arches with some gel and it looks better already, fuel pump relays ordered so should be running soon

 

Havn't they all!
Am quite into my pugs, and owned a fair few 205's and a 309 gti, every single one has "a race cam and ported head"
My 309 actually did, because i put them on, still only did 130 bhp. lol

 

watch out for a for sale ad as soon as its running, need to get real and clear some space, bit gutted but cant have everything in life

 

Shoulda left it there

 

Looks very tired in that pic, needs alot of sorting out, should be good though

 

Nooooooo!!!!!

All 205 & 309 GTI's must be saved!! They are by far one of the best hot hatches of the 80/90's


bigmatt Let me know when you want to sell her

 

good find mate, lets hope you bring her back to her former glory

 

For the money you paid for it and the money you'll need to spend to make into a proper peach it won't be much of a money maker imo, pity you don't want to keep it as it'd be a good base to start from for sure!

 

if i have to ill sell the other toys and stick it in back of garage, ill get it running and see how i get on

*edit dont wanna sell it to make money on it, id be happy just to get my money back*

**this isnt a for sale post, ill do one in the correct section when its running**

 

Great little cars, had the 309gti and loved it.

 

I had a 309 GTI in miami blue. Top car, handling was unreal.......could put it into any corner at any speed and it would go round as if on rails. It handled better than my Clio Williams and my R5 GT Turbo.

They are fantastic cars with the Mi-16 engine in, with throttle bodies on aswell they are the nuts!