Would You Rather..

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Only drive a 205 for the rest of your life, no other cars allowed.

 

Or

 

Never drive a 205 again, ever.

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Are you seriously asking that on THE 205 forum lol 205 till I die for me not bothered about anything new or flash or rare or expensive im a realist

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Serious question. 50 years of driving a 205 could get tiresome. I really don't know what I'd choose.

[m_attt 31 1 Cars]

really only driven 205's since passing my test. had other cars at same time, gone few months without. but always come back to them. so for me 205 for life

[welshpug 1,651]

I think I would end up with several 205's.

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

If I couldn't drive a 205 it would be 309 haha

[Ivelostmypants 2 1 Cars]

205!! Too much vehicular diarrhea out there these days, so at least I'd still be having fun with that choice! Plus no depreciation!

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Godd question ! We all love our 205's, but when am driving mine around Ednburgh it just lacks the comfort and ease of my DS 3.

[GLPoomobile 958]

Sorry, but I'd rather never drive a 205 again. There's too many interesting cars I'd like to sample in my lifetime to commit to only one. That opinion is perhaps made easier for me since I've not driven mine for over 2 years and it didn't get regular use before that.

 

Still bloody love 'em, just not obsessed!

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Good thing about 205's is they make a bloody good ornament.

 

So I think I'd choose never to drive one again but I'd insist on spending many hours working on and admiring them.

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

I'm with GLPoo... too many cars to sample out there to be stuck with the Pug forever. And life isn't a permanent rally stage, in which case I think I would get sick of the Pug pretty quickly - in any guise

[cRaig 273 1 Cars]

The thought of driving it every day, commuting, going to the tip etc would drive me mad! So it would have to be never drive it again! On the condition that I could keep it.. I quite like just having it in the garage, dont really need to drive it that often!

[MiniGibbo 142]

Never see one again quite happily.

[Alan_M 66 1 Cars]

Depends in what state....

 

Probably a no for me though, there are a plethora of BMWs, (classic and new) out there just waiting for me to lay some '11s' in.

[24seven 104]

Another vote for never. There are far too many cars past & present that I'd love to drive and I've no doubt that there are and will probably be cars that are better to drive. It's the same philosophy that I think causes people who get married young to end up getting divorced. "Do you only want to have sex with this one woman you love at this time for the rest of your life?" Hmm, let me think ab...NOOOOOO!!

[harryskid 193]

Only drive a 205 for the rest of your life, no other cars allowed.

 

Or

 

Never drive a 205 again, ever.

Which though a Gti6 or a mi

[Phil H 16]

If mine had power steering and a more powerful fan for cooling the inside down in the summer, not fussed over aircon on the 205 it would make it bearable for urban duties, but as Farmer says, my DS3 is so more practical, comfortable and arguably just as nice to look at.

 

For me at the moment my 205 is just akin to some garden furniture...when I bought it, i loved it to pieces, used it every day and showed it off, but now it sits there covered in dust and needing some love with me reminiscing over the journey back from when I bought it.

 

Now what if Peugeot brought out a new pumped up 205 like BMW did for the Mini and Fiat did the 500...would you then be crying sacrilage, but secretly yearn to own one for life?

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Yes i would new mini isnt the old mini in any way other than its name in fact its bigger than our 205

[allye 530 3 Cars]

my DS3 is so more practical, comfortable and arguably just as nice to look at.

 

Pah! Matter of opinion of course but no, just no.

 

 

Now what if Peugeot brought out a new pumped up 205 like BMW did for the Mini and Fiat did the 500

 

They did, its called the 208 GTI......

[GLPoomobile 958]

The way I see this question/debate, is that it's not a matter of whether you love the 205 GTI enough to live with one for life. I'm sure we all could/would if we absolutely had to. But given the choice, do you really want to be tied down to one car for the rest of your life? No matter what car that is, just having one car for ever more would be so boring.

 

The majority of us members are proper car fanatics, not just 205 owners/enthusiasts. Unlike some other communities, we (generally) don't have that naive and narrow minded view that our favourite car is The Best Car In The World and that it'll never be bettered, or that we'll never change our taste and move on from it. Most of us love the 205 for what it is, recognising it's limitations and foibles, but as car fanatics I think we could all put together a 'short' list of hundreds of other cars we'd love to own in our lifetime.

 

EDIT: I've just realised I've possibly side tracked the debate slightly since the question was about whether you'd choose to never drive a 205 again, rather than owning one. But my original answer still stands.

Edited March 16, 2013 by GLPoomobile

[the matt 13 2 Cars]

Never drive one again. I like variety.

[the matt 13 2 Cars]

I'd stick with my Mini for life though

[Jemehan 3 1 Cars]

Agreeing with poomobile, never, I love my 205 and always find a way back to it, but its stupidly temperamental, not an issue as I'm in my 20s but as time goes on I'd get hacked off!! If I didn't have my 205, is be jap driving, had a couple and they are just pleasant cars to be in (sports ones). For me when I got my current pug it was hard choice between s16 205 and twin turbo 300zx.... I'm so dumb to choose the pug, but its just too damn awesome!!! However back to the original question, never drive the pug again

[Richie 32]

Never again. I think there comes a time in life when you need other types of cars. For example an estate car for family stuff etc etc. Still love 205's though, covered a fair few miles this weekend and helped someone move house with mine. It's surprising how much stuff you can get in the back of one.

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

never again for me, i dont really like them as an everyday car