1987 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 review from Germany
"Maybe not the fastest car, but must be one of the best cars ever made in fun for money value ever"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
There was a mysterious, minor but annoying electrical problem (misfire) nobody could solve.
General comments?
This is a real fun car, really chuckeable and nippy.
The engine had good torque from the lower revs, but ultimately slim on power compared to other hot hatches, mainly 16vs, though.
The reliability was amazing. I owned the car for over 12 years and over 100.000km and never had anything really major wrong with it. This was an extreme and welcome contrast to my previous car.
This was my first Peugeot, my next car was a Peugeot and the one after will be another Peugeot.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 1990 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.9 Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 4 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 35000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 145000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Subaru 1800 |
| Date of Entry | 16th December, 2003 |