looking at buying a 205 gti
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Anything I should look out for? It's high miilage but just got mot.

Cheers
Adrian

Rust! they rust a fair bit
engine is it noisey?
has it been modded?

err crash damage front slam panel and inner wings and rear back panel and boot floor

the GTI's would ended up and some piont in a bump or ditch

Go and sign up to the 205gtidrivers.co.uk forum, on there is all the info you will need. The joining process is a little awkward but it is worth the effort.
As for rust, there are a few very localised areas which can suffer, but compared to other 80s/90s hatchbacks they are very well rustproofed, any significant rot is usually attributable to previous poorly repaired accident damage.
The main achillies heel is the rear beam assembly, this uses shafts that run on needle roller bearings, the seals fail letting water in, this rots the bearings and leads to the trailing arm either seizing solid or collapsing giving big negative camber. A rebuilt axle is the wrong side of £400 once fitted so this is one point worth checking carefully.
In general the main mechanical bits are strong enough, but remember even the youngest cars are 20 yr old now, unless there is good evidence of replacement suspension bits etc then expect it to be pretty tired in all honesty.
Have you got a link on the net to the car in question?
I am site admin on 205gtidrivers and own three of them so I am not just spouting hearsay or guesswork.

they are great cars too

Done now needs redoing lol

Edited by madonminis on 22nd Aug, 2012.

BHP sells engines, but Torque wins races!

i had two 1.9 gti's and never had a problem with either i guess its like any car if its been thrashed all its life your going to have problems if its been looked after then youm should be ok

Done now needs redoing lol