Faults:

I have had a brake stick on at the front causing a worn pad. (29,000)

I had to replace the front bushes recently due to the pressure exerted when cornering thanks the the body roll. (29,000)

The wheels were quite rusty, which led to a complete refurbishment.

Broken speedo cable, which is difficult to replace due to the old 'zinger' engine.

Rust on the front divers side wheel arch which can be easily repaired.

General Comments:

I hate the large amount of body roll which can be dangerous.

For a 1.1 it certainly moves, I've had 105 mph on a closed circuit of course!

It has a hard plastic steering wheel which is horrible to use.

The car can be very cold inside if the temperature drops due to loads of bare visible metal.

Faults:

Worn front bushes.

Locked front brake.

General Comments:

Amazing first car. Goes very well for a 1.1, blew ayway my friends 1.3.

Faults:

Alternator is wearing out, head lights keep dimming and getting brighter.

Sometimes looses power due to the alternator.

General Comments:

My 205 XS is an earlier model with the old style engine, it is the type I wanted as it comes with the twin Weber carbs - this gives it a bit of wicked poke!

The handling is awesome, the grip and feedback of the car gives you a truly dangerous sense of confidence - this is especially true on roundabouts! Driving in the wet is the most fun you can have with your clothes on, find yourself a route that you know like the back of your hand (a country back route is best) and drive the wheels off it!

Don't buy the XS if you intend to do a lot of motorway miles - short ratio box means that it screams away at 4000 RPM at 80mph, not good for relaxed motoring.

Unfortunately I am saving for university otherwise I would have a GTi by now. If I was to buy again I would find a later model with the later single carb engine, I believe that it is the same as fitted to the Citroen AX GT. The reason for this being that a mate of mine has an AX and the RPM gauge "red-lines" at a far healthier seven and a half thousand RPM, mine only goes to six.

Faults:

Battery x3.

Starter motor x2.

Alternator.

Clutch.

Auto choke.

Needed new HT leads.

Distributor cap & rotor arm.

Exhaust.

Accelerator cable broke.

Burns oil like hell when it's cold, when it starts!

General Comments:

This car is an absolute piece of crap! I wanted something similar to my old Samba but a bit bigger, and it is, but so are the running costs.

It only averages 25 mpg. Coupled to the fact that I have to have my neighbour out of bed at 6:30 every morning so he can assist me in starting the hell raiser from cold. It never starts from cold. I have to pump the accelerator in a morning to help it start and that isn't guaranteed to work. This doesn't work on most mornings in fact! I often flatten the battery and I have ruined the starter motor in an attempt to start the bloody thing in a morning. The problem is I don't live on a gradient! The problem has been put down to 'severe fuel starvation'. Starvation my foot!

Faults:

Exhaust, manifold, clutch, brakes (discs & main cyclinder unit), major problems on electrics, spark plugs, starter motor.

General Comments:

well..... It's a B reg, very good condition but getting old.. very powerful, always starts, has a lot going wrong, but it is old..... shame peugeot dealers are so expensive (brake cyclinder kit = 55 pounds !!).

Nice car...... :)

Faults:

Brakes, suspension - caused by age of car rather than poor manufacturing.

General Comments:

First car - cheap to buy, not to bad to insure and cheap to run. Great looking car - classic - can't wait to get a 206.