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Maccaracer13, West Midlands
HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.1 XR 3dr
PROS: Very good little car. Nippy compared to most other car. It like driving a go...
CONS: manual choke is a pain, but soon get used to it.... more

walter.santz, International
DIESEL HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.8 D 3dr
PROS: low running costs and maintenance...
CONS: standard tyres too thin... more

wazzy-1066, Wales
HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.9 GTi 3dr
PROS: good rally car...
CONS: a little pricy on juice... more

cfsenna, South East
DIESEL HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.8 D Turbo 3dr
PROS: 14 years old gives me over 50 mpg and still does'nt use any oil or...
CONS: Has more rattles than Mothercare now... more

maglioccor, Northern Ireland
HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.1 5dr
PROS: was good nippy little car, and served its purpose when it was running, cheap to...
CONS: probably due to age, but was not at all reliable... more

Weasle, North East
HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.9 GTi 3dr
PROS: Top quality drive that gave you an instant grin, handled like it was on rails,...
CONS: Motorway driving was noisy and almost ubearable..geared for acceleration only.... more

Charlotte Cleveland, South East
HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.9 GTi 3dr
PROS: loved it, always went, always more power and love the handling...
CONS: crashed it !!... more

jb, North West
DIESEL HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.8 D 3dr
PROS: A Clasic first car,low fuel consumption,simple mecanics you could take one of these cars to...
CONS: Like a bean tin if you have a crash,no gadets, high insurance... more

j.conway@talk21.com, South East
HATCHBACK SPECIAL EDS (1985 - 1995)
1.8 TD Mardi Gras 5dr
PROS: Great fun to drive, surprisingly quick for a diesel...
CONS: build quality not great- very squeaky... more

 
HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.4 GR 5dr
PROS: 205's still look pretty good for such an old design, they are built brilliantly, mine's...
CONS: Ok, it's old, my paintwork has faded (being red) and central locking is temperamental. It... more

 
DIESEL HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.8 D 3dr
PROS: good strong engine that runs forever and a day without burning oil or drinking too...
CONS: high insurance and taxation class... more

 
HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.1 5dr
PROS: Really comfortable for a small car and still quite big inside. Still looks good for...
CONS: Noisy, dodgey French engineering, lack of power steering, silly position of stereo... more

 
DIESEL HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.8 D 3dr
PROS: - small hence good for parking - very economical with fuel even with my top speed...
CONS: - had a few misshaps, has had a new everything under the bonnet apart from... more

 
DIESEL HATCHBACK (1983 - 1997)
1.8 D Turbo 3dr
PROS: My 205 is now 14 years old, got over 150,000 miles on, and still runs...
CONS: don't leave anything valuable in it as I can get into my car any of... more

 
HATCHBACK SPECIAL EDS (1985 - 1995)
1.4 Open 3dr
PROS: it beats the boy racers in their 1.1s...
CONS: doesnt look much at moment... more