1990 Peugeot 205 RG review from UK and Ireland
"Get a decent one and you`ll be hooked"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Tyres.
Some paint work.
Some electrics (easily fixed)
Brakes.
Loads of other little things.
Snapped Fan belt.
Leakin sunroof (fixed with orginal bolts found in scrap yard)
General comments?
I've had my rolland garros for about 6 months now and its just simply amazing
Its took me time to learn to drive it though, its just one amazing experience to drive, in terms of handling and speed, its just so nippy. One is extremely different to its default manufacturing settings, Who ever had it before me had done a lot of changes with it, I have found a lot of little bugs here and there which I have fixed like sunroof bolts missing, wheel archs being changed, odd paint missing, parts missing (adjuster) my roland garros pretty much looks like the GTI 1.9, I have the 1.9 GTI alloys which I picked up for 50 quid, got all of the gti kit on besides the side skirts which don't fit my archs, dashboard has been chnaged, but its not the GTI one I think it might be the XS dash, I've also put a newer bigger exhaust on (3") and it sounds rather nice, also I think the engine has been tweaked it seems to be very very quick for a 1.4, and the fuel is extremely good, currently all I need to do is flush the radiator, replace side mirror (got a minor crack on it) and get an adjustor, All I suggest to anyone is get a 205 a decent one if possible before they are gone forever. These things are simply amazing to drive and look really good for there age, Also one more last thing mine handles really smooth at low revs, I am currently Selling 4x 1600 GTI alloys contact me at nay0r@hotmail.com if your interested, cheers.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model Year | 1990 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.4 Manual |
| Performance marks | 9/10 |
| Reliability marks | 9/10 |
| Comfort marks | 10/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 97000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 102000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 3rd April, 2005 |


