Been a while since I had a car worthy of making a thread about, I’ll probably need to ask plenty of questions in here as well!
I’ve been hillclimbing over the last couple of years and sharing a Clio 172 with my brother. It’s cheap, plenty fast enough and I’ve been able to learn a fair bit whilst also being quicker than some faster cars!
Anyway, it’s doing my head in because it’s temperamental. So I started looking for something that wouldn’t need plugging in when it broke!
Plan was to use a mini that I already own, however these aren’t particularly competitive and I probably don’t want to bin something that I’ve already got a lot of money in.
205 shopping ensued, these seem to smash both the road going classes that I enter and have the simplicity I wanted. Days of googling worked out the XS was the one to get. 1.4cc engine, alloy block makes it lighter than a rallye, short speed box and twin choke carb.
Picked this up last night for £950 which, looking at eBay, seems to be a bargain!
Previously ran a 2.0 Mi16 but is now back to the XS spec. I believe the exhaust manifold is uprated and people have told me the carb isn’t correct, it’s a twin choke Weber though so surely that’s an upgrade?!
Plans are, cam belt change as there’s no history, good service including the carb, get some alloys for it and find some original interior instead of the GTi one currently in.
I’m hoping those arches will come off without any drama!
Any advice appreciated, it’s my first Peugeot after all!
I’ve been hillclimbing over the last couple of years and sharing a Clio 172 with my brother. It’s cheap, plenty fast enough and I’ve been able to learn a fair bit whilst also being quicker than some faster cars!
Anyway, it’s doing my head in because it’s temperamental. So I started looking for something that wouldn’t need plugging in when it broke!
Plan was to use a mini that I already own, however these aren’t particularly competitive and I probably don’t want to bin something that I’ve already got a lot of money in.
205 shopping ensued, these seem to smash both the road going classes that I enter and have the simplicity I wanted. Days of googling worked out the XS was the one to get. 1.4cc engine, alloy block makes it lighter than a rallye, short speed box and twin choke carb.
Picked this up last night for £950 which, looking at eBay, seems to be a bargain!
Previously ran a 2.0 Mi16 but is now back to the XS spec. I believe the exhaust manifold is uprated and people have told me the carb isn’t correct, it’s a twin choke Weber though so surely that’s an upgrade?!
Plans are, cam belt change as there’s no history, good service including the carb, get some alloys for it and find some original interior instead of the GTi one currently in.
I’m hoping those arches will come off without any drama!
Any advice appreciated, it’s my first Peugeot after all!
