Need help lookin for a clean 205 gti

Bryan91

Hi im tinkin bou buyin a 205 gti an am tinkin about grttin 1 from england i was lookin at jus gtis bu hear der a bit of a rip of can any1 who bought 1 from england giv me sum advice on wer 2 buy 1 cuz i would b lookin 4 a clean, faultless 1.

Cheers

Bryan

demanufactured

jesus what language is this?

Paddy001

I think its textlish

Robbo

Lightning has one for sale here: http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=79839

Bryan91

Yea its in text il write normal now em yea seen that one before i would be lookin for 1 from england tough any ideas??

Anan1

Why do you particularly want one from England?

Bryan91

I here there alot cleaner and most of them have fresh parts on them.

Anan1

Bryan91 wrote: »

I here there alot cleaner and most of them have fresh parts on them.

There are good and bad cars both here and in England, i'd focus on the actual car rather than where it was first registered. The last two really good 205GTIs I saw were Japanese imports.

garyegt

Bryan91 wrote: »

I here there alot cleaner and most of them have fresh parts on them.

FALSE!!!

when bringing in a car from england you gotta watch out for rust, thats the major killer! most older cars from england suffer it cos they salt their roads pretty much every night in winter. you would be better off getting one in ireland and restoring it, a lot more fun!

and judging from using text speak and your username your 18? you prob wouldnt get insured on a gti that easy, think about that

Bryan91

Yea but there left hand drive i seen a reali nice 1 on carzone for 3g
Do u have a 205 yourself?

itarumaa

With 205 rust should not be a major problem, only place in the car where there might be rust is in the back, under the boot, where the spare wheel is.

Bryan91

Yea i suppose but this is what hear now,
Do u have a 205
And i wouldnt mind restoring 1 myself
And i did a quote for 1 and it was 2g ful comp 4 a 1.9 on d fathers name!

Bryan91

Yea i heard they oni reali rust in them areas!

alexmcred

My eyes are bleeding from trying to decipher your posts. Can you not use a full keyboard?

You may want to see if you can get insured on a 205 Gti before you set your heart on one.

Mycroft H

Bryan91 wrote: »

Yea i heard they oni reali rust in them areas!

Firstly lose the txt speak.

I restored a 205gti with my cousin last summer, so i'll try and point you in the right direction as regards one.

Most importanty buy one with tons of service history. Its not economical to buy one with out, far too much leeway for problems.

Try to stick below 100k miles. These arent the bulletproof golf gti, and dont take the high miles so well. Even cars at 100k will be rattly, trim will be poor and the engine will not have an awful lot of life in them.

Engine wise, there good for 100k but after that the compression tends to go and seals fail. Look out for blue smoke. And white for the head gasket.

Gearbox is generally reliable with a quick clean shift. Loose shift is probably the linkage.

They were well galvinised in there day so any major rust suspect crash damage. Rust areas are the wheelarches and the lower sills. Laquer was known to peel aswell.

Bryan91

Right cheers for that now really helpful so it is
There is a gud few 1.6 around needing a bit of tlc alri tho

Say the insurance would be cheaper on a 1.6 to.

Anan1

Bryan91 wrote: »

Say the insurance would be cheaper on a 1.6 to.

Insurance can be funny, as the lads said, i'd get a couple of quotes first.

Bryan91

Yeah the lad also said that i should try an get one with less than 100,000k
That would be hard to find tough wouldnt it
What if u gave the engine a good going over without rebuilding?

Anan1

Jap imports tend to have far lower mileage than European cars, you could keep an eye out for one of them? Be aware, though, that quite a few of them were auto.

Bryan91

Yeah i look out for that

Cheers

Anan1

Here's a tidy-looking 1.6: http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1307038

Looks like a UK import though, and i'd be wanting to see documentation to support the mileage, along with a good service history.

Bryan91

Yeah i seen that one i'd say thats one of the tidiest ones in the country right now

Bit pricey tough.

VolvoMan

Bryan91 wrote: »

Right cheers for that now really helpful so it is
There is a gud few 1.6 around needing a bit of tlc alri tho

Say the insurance would be cheaper on a 1.6 to.

The 1.6 is actually better than the 1.9 in some ways. It is less nose heavy due to the lighter engine and therefore more nimble.

Bryan91

Yeah i red that in a few 205 reviews

mondeo

If your getting a 205gti get a proper 1.9 one...I would not be bothered with the 1.6.. A uk import would be of more interest to me. get it checked before you buy and you will be ok. 205 gti's over here are over priced and are usually the less interesting 1.6 models...

alpina

Robbo wrote: »

Lightning has one for sale here: http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=79839

Do you not like red?
This is alot of car for circa €900+VRT, quite some work already carried out, already addressed the rust issue & you are definetely not being screwed on price. (would love to buy myself but the boss would insist on something going)

Mycroft H

I'd still be looking for a decent service history. Its that sort of car that has to be looked after or it will go to the dogs.

Good service history or walk away. Or buy the bulletproof mk2 golf gti.....

Bryan91

Yea 1.9s are rare in this country alright and most are in poor condition
Just asking about the lad who suggested getting one from england do u know any specialised dealer over there.