Highlights
- Smart, original 205 GTI
- Very good unrestored condition
- Largely original and unmodified
- Excellent interior
The Appeal
Introduced in 1983, the Pininfarina-styled 205 was (and still is) one of the best superminis ever made, with amazing handling and cockroach-like survival abilities, meaning that even now there are still quite a few on the market.
The icon, of course, is the GTI – delicate, great to drive and amazing to look at, it has undergone something of a boom in recent years. A few years ago you could get a decent one for £2,000. Today, you can add a zero to that and you’ll still not get the very best.
The car we have here is a really smart example of the purest GTI – a 1.6 in oh-so-Eighties Alpine White, with a gorgeous set of original factory alloys.
The History And Paperwork
- First registered in August 1989
- UK V5C
- MOT until October 2023
- No MOT advisories
- HPI clear
- Partial service history
- Some recent invoices
- Believed genuine mileage – MOT history shows constant mild use
The Interior
- Grey sports seats with red pinstripes
- Red and grey GTI detailing throughout
- Very smart and undamaged condition
- Minimal wear to seat bolsters
- Original, very good red carpets
- GTI dealer mats with moderate wear
- Aftermarket Sony CD radio
- Half-length sunroof model
The Exterior
- Original Alpine White
- Factory ‘pepper pot’ alloy wheels
- Unrestored, unmodified, original
- Good tyres all-round
- Very smart overall condition
- No visible corrosion
- Excellent underneath and never welded (see photos)
- Bonnet has a few small stonechips
- Tiny marks and scuffs all-round, but very good original condition
- Rot-free boot floor
- All original trim present and correct
- Front fog lamps
The Mechanics
- 1.6-litre 4cyl fuel-injection
- 115bhp
- Five-speed manual transmission
- No excessive smoke
- Starts and runs well, holding a steady temperature
- No hot starting issues
- Has been in daily use with the vendor for the past few months
- Recent oil service and general check-over
Summary
The 205 GTI is one of the most collectable cars of the 1980s and 1990s, and for very good reason – few cars can even come close to being as appreciated for being a genuine legend.
This one is a great example – not perfect, but nevertheless very good and ideal for the buyer who wants a 205 they can get in and enjoy driving rather than wrap in cotton wool as a museum piece. It’s in great order, tidy overall and said to be in great mechanical order, and pleasingly original throughout.
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