Project: Too Good To Break...205 Cti

[Dickie 4]

Found this little 205 CTI online a few days ago. The For Sale thread was brief and didn't really show the car in a good light. So my plan was too strip it for good parts and scrap the rest. Got it for a bargain price and the seller even delivered it to my door.

When I got to have a thorough look over it, to say I was pleasantly surprised is an understatement. It's in far better condition than my '88 GTI that I wanted the parts for. So it's booked for it's MOT this Sat.

[205turbo 32 2 Cars]

I did see that on ebay the other day, and noticed it had a mohair hood on it,

 

what did you get it for in the end

[Dickie 4]

£310.

[Weser 30]

Lovely bargain

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

Bargain for the hood!

[stufarri 98 3 Cars]

Mmm, mohair............

[BlueBolt 156]

I'm missing something about the mohair I feel!!

 

Regardless... Lovely little bargain for the price!! Hope the MOT doesn't bring out any nasty surprises for you!!

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

who's mo and why do you have his hair?? lovely little bargain there!

 

[BusEngineer 7]

Looks like a steal, good luck with the MOT

[Dickie 4]

Gave the CTI a good wash today in prep for the MOT on Wed. I know it shouldn't make a blind bit of difference how clean the car is, if it passes or not, but it always makes me feel a bit more confident driving a clean car into the testing station.

 

One question I do have is how do you tell the difference between GTI and CTI rear seats? I'm sure some time in it's history one of the owners has swapped the seats.

 

Also going to send off a DVLA V888 form to get as much history as I can, as that is the one thing that lets this car down.

 

Nice and clean

[sensualt101 31 1 Cars]

wow what a steal that was at the price and looks a solid example too!

 

good luck with the mot and i look forward to hearing how that goes

[Dickie 4]

The CTI only went and Passed!!!

But what a drawn out process it was. Booked it in at National in Croydon as they are offering MOT's for £27. That was Wednesday, but was told they were having problems with the rolling road, a few days of excuses followed, so the CTI sat at National until Sat (today) when they finally admitted defeat and took it to the National down the road. All that needed to be done was headlight aim, and mixture to pass emissions.

 

The only advisories were a brake imbalance at the front and the rear struts have a slight misting of oil.

 

Quite proud of the little CTI

[thug pug 7 1 Cars]

Well done mate, looks a nice little car

 

Rab E.

[Dickie 4]

Quick question! What is the difference between GTI rear shocks and CTI rear shocks? As Service Box lists a different part number for the convertible.

[thug pug 7 1 Cars]

GTI ones are a bit stiffer

 

Rab E

[sensualt101 31 1 Cars]

well done on the mot pass!

 

another 205 returns to the road!

[Dickie 4]

Looking a little closer through the MOT. It has only covered 250 miles in 5 years.