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Danez
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Welp looks like the headlights I ordered from autodoc are for countries that drive on the right...would have been nice if they mentioned that in the description...
That'll explain the headlight alignment issues....
If only I had a rusty gti to salvage headlights from
That'll explain the headlight alignment issues....
If only I had a rusty gti to salvage headlights from
slightly worse, they always are.
Danez
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There we have it, only 7 years after its last one, an MOT!
Been taking it to work and to a car show on saturday, the fan likes to kick in after about 10 mins of driving so need to do some more 'burping' of the coolant me thinks....
Also fitted the original head unit and had to borrow some tapes off me mum as i didn't have any
I'm glad i decided to save it, especially with it being my first car, it's so slow compared to the jag but still really fun and handy for nipping around town and tip runs
next job: the talbot!
Been taking it to work and to a car show on saturday, the fan likes to kick in after about 10 mins of driving so need to do some more 'burping' of the coolant me thinks....
Also fitted the original head unit and had to borrow some tapes off me mum as i didn't have any
I'm glad i decided to save it, especially with it being my first car, it's so slow compared to the jag but still really fun and handy for nipping around town and tip runs
next job: the talbot!
Red'n'Black
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Great stuff, well done for saving it.
Bobupndown
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Yes nice to see a standard model, everybody wants and saved GTIs, no so much the everyday models.
Danez
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Exactly why I'll be taking it to the festival of the unexceptional
Danez
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Well what are the chances of this, took it to the festival of the unexceptional and by pure coincidence another 5 door white 205 parked next to mine!!
car performed really well on the 4 hour drive there which i'm happy about. has been a good little runabout in the meantime for tip runs etc
only issue i'm having is the fan kicks in sooner than i'd like and stays on for a while...every time i've driven it i always open the expansion tank and squeeze the top and bottom hoses and get air bubbles every time...must be an air lock somewhere, it's a bastard to bleed
apart from that all good! properly recommend FOTU
car performed really well on the 4 hour drive there which i'm happy about. has been a good little runabout in the meantime for tip runs etc
only issue i'm having is the fan kicks in sooner than i'd like and stays on for a while...every time i've driven it i always open the expansion tank and squeeze the top and bottom hoses and get air bubbles every time...must be an air lock somewhere, it's a bastard to bleed
apart from that all good! properly recommend FOTU
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Nice work. It's always good to see small Peugeots - I've had several and rate them very high for fun & economy
Bought a 1.1 from a good mates sister as it needed a new headgasket - did that and it was a great car until a clown on the way to work on a Monday morning didn't notice the A1 was gridlocked with me as the last car in the que. They swerved rather than ram into the back of me at motorway speeds, end result was they rolled their car and crashed upside-down onto my rear - even after I'd moved onto the grass center reservation out of their way
A new rear 1/4 from a scrappy and a quick blow over by a mate who did backyard resprays and it was back on the road 
Bought a 1.1 from a good mates sister as it needed a new headgasket - did that and it was a great car until a clown on the way to work on a Monday morning didn't notice the A1 was gridlocked with me as the last car in the que. They swerved rather than ram into the back of me at motorway speeds, end result was they rolled their car and crashed upside-down onto my rear - even after I'd moved onto the grass center reservation out of their way
A new rear 1/4 from a scrappy and a quick blow over by a mate who did backyard resprays and it was back on the road Really? I had a 205 cti (soft top with electric roof), I rebuilt the engine -(corroded block), found the gearbox was duff (2nd gear crunch), the electrics were ****e, doors kept failing to open, just generally rubbish - I tried to love it, and regret what I did with it eventually - sent it to the crusher...
