Bought a Peugeot 309 GTI today.

"Reborn Pyrrhic" (pyrrhic)
12/08/2013 at 16:37 • Filed to: None

My addiction to French Lions is growing. This 309 GTI is joining my 205 CTI at home.

DISCUSSION (22)

190e30-Now with COSWORTH > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 16:41

Its my first time seeing one of those, and that is an awesome looking car. Enjoy it!

duurtlang > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 16:44

Nice. Not many of those left. And I recognize those wheels from somewhere ...

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And can I gently push you towards the Citroën BX GTI?

Reborn Pyrrhic > 190e30-Now with COSWORTH
12/08/2013 at 16:44

Thank you! The car handles amazingly, one of the best handling front wheel drivers I ever drove. I had been reading that the 309 takes the 205 handling a bit further because it's better balanced and that is quite accurate. I don't care if it looks like a Plymouth Acclaim, the car is fun to drive.

Here is the main office:

Kinja'd!!!

Reborn Pyrrhic > duurtlang
12/08/2013 at 16:46

Ha! Nice wheels! Yes, they look small on your car. Do you go to the Peugeot Treffen in Schweinfurt?

And I would loooove a BX GTI. I almost bought a BX diesel instead of this! You got a BX for sale?

Mikeado > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 16:46

Very nice! Those things are rare as hen's teeth these days. You'll want to hang on to that!

Reborn Pyrrhic > Mikeado
12/08/2013 at 16:47

Yeah, unfortunately on Germany's version of Cash For Clunkers a few years back many 309s were sadly scrapped.

Mikeado > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 16:50

I remember looking online for a GTi in the UK a while ago and I found like 3 for sale. I think that if you keep it for long enough it might pay for itself.

duurtlang > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 16:52

I never heard of it to be honest. Although I do live close to the German border my German isn't that great, and it's a 5.5 hour drive according to google maps. I bet my car+(winter)wheel combo would get a lot of reactions though.

edit: no, no BX for sale. I just like them a lot. And CXs even more, but they're hardly hot hatches like the two you've got. My parents had a BX diesel when I got my license. It already had 330k on the odo back then. I had some great fun in that car. It did sound like a tractor though. One of the things I remember best was the remote for the doors. It was the size of a fridge, not attached to the key and it would only work when you were really close to the door. On a good day.

Klaus Schmoll > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 16:55

Call me jelly! It's been years that I saw a good looking 309, let alone a GTI. I have a personal memory with these cars. When I was still a small kid living behind the iron curtain, my family had some friends living on the other side, who would visit us on occasion. One of them drove a 309. To me, this car was like a spaceship. It had power windows, and a fucking remote for the power doors!!!!

Fun fact: The doors between the 205 and 309 should be interchangeable. For some weird reason, one of the requirements when they designed the 309 was that they should use the 205's doors.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 17:07

Sweet :) the only one of those I've seen was an old rally car that was out for a Peugeot-sponsored trackday a while back.

Kinja'd!!!

Speaking of Peugeot things, my mate's got a cammed 106 GTi which is a little bit mental. He's looking at stroker kits to take it from 1600cc to 1750, and a set of individual throttle bodies as well :)

Kinja'd!!!

505 - morphine not found > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 17:10

Congrats, i always wanted one of those.... but it'll probably never happen.

BTW, i read somewhere, that the 309 was a Talbot design originaly, and it was ready for launch, when PSA decided to shutter Talbot. So they put the lion rampant up top. Know anything about that?

Reborn Pyrrhic > 505 - morphine not found
12/08/2013 at 17:21

I know it's definitely an old Talbot, but I haven't heard about the lion rampant.

Reborn Pyrrhic > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/08/2013 at 17:46

That could be Colin McRae's old 309 Rally Car:

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 17:58

Sweet :)

What's yours like to drive, or is it too early to tell?

Any modifications other than the low?

Reborn Pyrrhic > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/08/2013 at 18:11

No engine mods, mostly suspension: Raceland shocks front and rear, Powertech front lowered springs, Powertech rear torsion bar, Group N shock bushings, Peugeot Sport strut bar. Also Schroth four point harness on driver's seat, Storm front and rear bumpers, and Renault Clio fog lights.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 18:16

Sounds like a bit of a backroads missile. Great fun :)

hector > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 18:39

it came from the talbot horizon at the start and nearly got the name "talbot arizona" but finally 309. as "klaus Schmoll" in his post... the doors of the 205 and 309 are interchangeable this probably because the 309 use the same platform as the 205, which was extended to the ends for the occasion. 309 GTI (130 ch 1.9l injection - same motor as the 205 GTI 1.9 ) 309 GTI start in 1987. which year is yours ? few things change during some "updated".

Reborn Pyrrhic > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/08/2013 at 18:44

All about keeping the momentum up!

Reborn Pyrrhic > hector
12/08/2013 at 18:46

I am unsure on the year yet because here in Germany they track the year of first registration instead of year of manufacture. I think it was made in 1989 but first registration was in 1991. I will be checking with Peugeot to see if they can give a date of manufacture.

hector > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/08/2013 at 19:00

yes good idea ! from 1989 milesime 1990 : simple grille bars instead of 2 double grille bars...

Reborn Pyrrhic > hector
12/09/2013 at 02:36

This is a Phase II car, but could me made in 89.

hector > Reborn Pyrrhic
12/09/2013 at 07:19

yes...

phase I before july 89 so phase II after !

anyway... have some good fun with it !