MoT: October 2013
Tax: May 2013
V5: Yes.
Miles: 53500 on the shell, less than 1000 since build.
Price: £1999
Part-ex? Maybe
Camp? Quite
Rapid? Indeedy
Summary - 205 sleeper with around 200bhp per tonne = fast, cheap to run, reliable and entertaining to say the least!
1988 Peugeot 205 CJ Junior with a twist. Until March 2012 it had been owned by one lady owner and then stuck into storage for a few years with just over 52k miles on the clock. It was then bought and trailered to Edinburgh where it remained until October while being professionally converted to the car it is today.
It comes with all old MoTs, tax discs, Peugeot folder and original booklets, all of which are in excellent condition. Forget all that for a moment though, as I'll list in brief the juicy bits.
Comes with a receipt for £7015.91 (don't forget the 91p!) for all the conversion work. Since being converted the car has covered around 700 miles, although this will increase as I'm using it daily and will be driving down south and back this weekend.
17k mile 306 GTi6 2-litre 16-valve engine which was rebuilt with new rings, cambelt, headgasket, oil pump etc before installation.
Citroen Xzara VTR five-speed box, fresh clutch, modified driveshafts.
Rear beam rebuilt and adjusted.
GTi6 front brake conversion, only just fits under 1.9 GTi alloys (good condition).
Adjustable Bilstein shocks and lowering springs. New strut tops etc.
Custom twin-box Magnex stainless exhaust (sounds surprisingly quiet in normal driving, and great when given the beans).
Original and excellent condition blue 'denim' interior.
As you would expect with around 170bhp and a weight of under 900kg, it's an exhilarating drive to say the least. It's even great on fuel in normal use, and is excellent for daily use. When needed though it corners, goes and stops phenomenally. Everything feels extremely tight and it doesn't meander, pull or do anything untoward - it's an extremely responsive drive as you would expect of this power to weight ratio and the amount of money lavished on it. Due to the offset of the GTi wheels the rears do catch if you're carrying a heavy load in the boot or rear passengers (it's fine with a passenger in the front and the weekly shop in the boot or even the family dog on the back seat, as I can testify!), so you'd either need to change the wheels or fit GTi arches (supplied) if you wanted to drive around with four people in the car. I have no children or friends to impress so it hasn't bothered me.
The bodywork and interior is in what I would describe to be excellent, original condition as you would expect of the mileage. It is an old car however, and there are a few marks around the bumpers as I've tried to show in the photos, and a small dink in the bootlid which I've recently pulled out so is not too obvious. It hasn't been tarted up for sale so what you see is what you get. The hood is in good condition and does not leak. It's also a big, heavy thing that is very well insulated so is much quieter and more warm than I expected; certainly better than my girlfriend's MX5. There's currently no stereo fitted although the wiring is there, and the little flap at the top of the dash is missing (I'll try and raid a scrapyard in the next week!) The only area of rust I've found is on the inside of the driver's door near the hinge - it's out of sight so hasn't been dealt with. You'd not notice it unless pointed out with the door wide open, and it's in the door itself, NOT the a-pillar. The car was also undersealed during the build.
The engine bay was cleaned up and resprayed while the engine was out so is in excellent condition. It's a neat looking conversion albeit a very snug fit, and everything seems to work as it should, including the speedo and rev counter.
As a bonus, the car also comes with a tonneau cover as in the pictures, along with GTi front and rear bumpers, which would require paint if you are going to fit them. I also have a good GTi carpet set, so it's pretty much all there if you wanted to make it a CTi lookalike. I personally love the sleeper look and the fact it's merely a CJ just upsets people in 50k sportscars even more!
Oh, there's also a car cover which I'll include.
In summary, it's a quick little car that combines modern reliability and retro charm to produce a great little sleeper. It's had a ridiculous amount of money lavished on it within the last 1000 miles and I'm only selling as it's not really me - I want a Capri or something else equally interesting really... Feel free to bombard me with wonderful offers.
Tax: May 2013
V5: Yes.
Miles: 53500 on the shell, less than 1000 since build.
Price: £1999
Part-ex? Maybe
Camp? Quite
Rapid? Indeedy
Summary - 205 sleeper with around 200bhp per tonne = fast, cheap to run, reliable and entertaining to say the least!
1988 Peugeot 205 CJ Junior with a twist. Until March 2012 it had been owned by one lady owner and then stuck into storage for a few years with just over 52k miles on the clock. It was then bought and trailered to Edinburgh where it remained until October while being professionally converted to the car it is today.
It comes with all old MoTs, tax discs, Peugeot folder and original booklets, all of which are in excellent condition. Forget all that for a moment though, as I'll list in brief the juicy bits.
Comes with a receipt for £7015.91 (don't forget the 91p!) for all the conversion work. Since being converted the car has covered around 700 miles, although this will increase as I'm using it daily and will be driving down south and back this weekend.
17k mile 306 GTi6 2-litre 16-valve engine which was rebuilt with new rings, cambelt, headgasket, oil pump etc before installation.
Citroen Xzara VTR five-speed box, fresh clutch, modified driveshafts.
Rear beam rebuilt and adjusted.
GTi6 front brake conversion, only just fits under 1.9 GTi alloys (good condition).
Adjustable Bilstein shocks and lowering springs. New strut tops etc.
Custom twin-box Magnex stainless exhaust (sounds surprisingly quiet in normal driving, and great when given the beans).
Original and excellent condition blue 'denim' interior.
As you would expect with around 170bhp and a weight of under 900kg, it's an exhilarating drive to say the least. It's even great on fuel in normal use, and is excellent for daily use. When needed though it corners, goes and stops phenomenally. Everything feels extremely tight and it doesn't meander, pull or do anything untoward - it's an extremely responsive drive as you would expect of this power to weight ratio and the amount of money lavished on it. Due to the offset of the GTi wheels the rears do catch if you're carrying a heavy load in the boot or rear passengers (it's fine with a passenger in the front and the weekly shop in the boot or even the family dog on the back seat, as I can testify!), so you'd either need to change the wheels or fit GTi arches (supplied) if you wanted to drive around with four people in the car. I have no children or friends to impress so it hasn't bothered me.
The bodywork and interior is in what I would describe to be excellent, original condition as you would expect of the mileage. It is an old car however, and there are a few marks around the bumpers as I've tried to show in the photos, and a small dink in the bootlid which I've recently pulled out so is not too obvious. It hasn't been tarted up for sale so what you see is what you get. The hood is in good condition and does not leak. It's also a big, heavy thing that is very well insulated so is much quieter and more warm than I expected; certainly better than my girlfriend's MX5. There's currently no stereo fitted although the wiring is there, and the little flap at the top of the dash is missing (I'll try and raid a scrapyard in the next week!) The only area of rust I've found is on the inside of the driver's door near the hinge - it's out of sight so hasn't been dealt with. You'd not notice it unless pointed out with the door wide open, and it's in the door itself, NOT the a-pillar. The car was also undersealed during the build.
The engine bay was cleaned up and resprayed while the engine was out so is in excellent condition. It's a neat looking conversion albeit a very snug fit, and everything seems to work as it should, including the speedo and rev counter.
As a bonus, the car also comes with a tonneau cover as in the pictures, along with GTi front and rear bumpers, which would require paint if you are going to fit them. I also have a good GTi carpet set, so it's pretty much all there if you wanted to make it a CTi lookalike. I personally love the sleeper look and the fact it's merely a CJ just upsets people in 50k sportscars even more!
Oh, there's also a car cover which I'll include.
In summary, it's a quick little car that combines modern reliability and retro charm to produce a great little sleeper. It's had a ridiculous amount of money lavished on it within the last 1000 miles and I'm only selling as it's not really me - I want a Capri or something else equally interesting really... Feel free to bombard me with wonderful offers.
