Well after looking at a couple today i settled on a lovely example.
1986 D reg 205 gti in Silver lovely silver colour 1.9 engine clean interiori'll post up some pics tommorow when i get in from work :)
big plans so far
going to um wash it drive it some more after i scared myself on the way home and grinned like a fool and then i guess drive it some more. why didnt anyone tell me they were this good? all those years wasted fannying around with xr2/i's
Does it still have the 1.6 box though?
thankfully yes
rather brisk at least on par with a valver nova in terms of acleration.
also just won some koni adjustables for her on ebay so its shaping up to be a nice weekend so far :)
We *did * tell you...
Good man!
I think we did tell you :)
How quick was the 205 GTi ? I remember at the time they were considered really fast but how do they square up to a modern hot hatch performance wise??
Modern hot hatches have got around double the power, so probably not very well. Off the top of my head:
1.6 GTi: 105-115bhp and about 8.5s to 60 1.9 GTi: 122-130bhp and about 8s to 60 The recent batch of turbo nutter hatches are 200bhp+ and around 6.5s to 60 at a guess.Bloody good chassis though, and dare I say it, more fun to drive than the modern stuff, if no where near as quick.
Till you bolt the Mi16 in ;-)
They feel quick compared to most ordinary (FWD or RWD) cars. Part of their feeling quick is because they tremble, they rumble, they rattle - modern stuff disguises much noise and sensation, cane a 205 GTi and it tells you it's accelerating hard in ways a mark five Golf GTI doesn't.
But, hmm, well I suppose comparing the 205 1.9 to the 206 180, the 205 is slower. My Datasheet has the 205 pegged at 126 mph and 8.1 seconds to 62. Power to weight ratio of 141 bhp / tonne, Performance Score of 24.0.
The 206, 143 mph, 7.4 seconds, 164 bhp / tonne and a Performance Score of
28.3.The 206 is faster in the gears but only feels it if you're watching the speedo! :-) Both scrabble for grip off the line.
The 205 has a grunty gutsy engine whereas the 206 feels a bit clinical... it's hard to describe.
If I wanted a car I'd take the 206. If I wanted a hot hatch I'd take the
205.
I actually agree.... But I think the 205 would be required to be an Mi16 one ;-) Although a 206 180 would be very nice. If I had to commute in it or anything though, 206. Mind you, if I could afford a GTi 180 I could probably afford to have a 205 GTi Mi16 as a project and weekend toy...
Hmm. Maybe. Some things are best left as standard. A standard 205 1.6 or
1.9 GTi is a work of art.Butcher the XS then... :)
Yup. I would commute in the 205 just to prove I was hard. Would be less painful than pulling out nose hairs for kicks. I'm not hard, heh, I have a soft comfortable Accord with cruise. I had a not so soft but nearly as comfortable Ka with cruise before that...
Perhaps not, depending on the insurance..
Can probably be done on a cheapo limited mileage classic policy now. Of course, plans are afoot to secure me a far more exciting weekend fun toy ;-)
A rampant rabbit?
Yup.
Just one?
600.
Well there's an image that's gonna keep me awake tonight shivering in fear.
You need to buy a brand new Alfa Romeo 166 you do, because then you could worry about it losing value rather than... well that other thing...
the 206 is a dangerous mother with some serious torque steer! hate the damn things! and that sloppy gear stick!
Been looking at a few on AutoTrader actually, since Vamp posted that picture of one. It looks like they're available at throwaway money (which is essential seeing as obviously it's money pissed away down the drain). I've never driven an Alfa, would be interesting to see what all the 'hype' is actually about, might be a laugh as a second car...
I'm just worried someone who knows me seeing me in an Alfa tho, not sure I could live it down :/
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