11-04-2016, 05:45 AM
Whilst never owning one, my son's mother had a pair of 206GTis.
Firstly, I just cannot get on with the looks of the thing. It looks like a jelly-mould to me. Secondly, driving position...Peugeot must've used a short legged-long armed freak to design the ergonomics of this car. Pedals too close together and have tiny pad-size. Oh, and they munch through wishbones with little warning when the bushes go (Suddenly you can steer with the throttle!).
Apart from that, they're a decent enough little car for the masses. Handling etc is on a par with the 306 and well equiped. Smaller engines suffer same issues as 306 (TU). GTi engine lets the car down though, slow, lacklustre and dull as dishwater (although, even a GTi6 engine is dull compared to XU9J4). But, the EW10J4 is very light, oil issues apparent in XUs have been reduced, has serious potential for playing with (read CatCams article on their fast-road cams for one!) and I'm now seriously contemplating using one in my 205.
Firstly, I just cannot get on with the looks of the thing. It looks like a jelly-mould to me. Secondly, driving position...Peugeot must've used a short legged-long armed freak to design the ergonomics of this car. Pedals too close together and have tiny pad-size. Oh, and they munch through wishbones with little warning when the bushes go (Suddenly you can steer with the throttle!).
Apart from that, they're a decent enough little car for the masses. Handling etc is on a par with the 306 and well equiped. Smaller engines suffer same issues as 306 (TU). GTi engine lets the car down though, slow, lacklustre and dull as dishwater (although, even a GTi6 engine is dull compared to XU9J4). But, the EW10J4 is very light, oil issues apparent in XUs have been reduced, has serious potential for playing with (read CatCams article on their fast-road cams for one!) and I'm now seriously contemplating using one in my 205.
2001 BMW 330Ci
2012 VW High Up
1988 205 GTi 1.6
1990 205 Mi16
2012 VW High Up
1988 205 GTi 1.6
1990 205 Mi16