littlelise 2 Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) Today my lovely Josh (lemming) kindly drove me up to Ipswich in the GTi to go look at a 309 Goodwood, I think we both knew when we saw it we were going to buy it The bodywork looks lovely, it's got 140k on the clock but the engine sounds and runs (and idles!) lovely, pulls well, tiny bit of smoke on cold-start and sometimes when letting off the throttle (?), no visible dripping of oil or water so I either emptied it on the way home, or it's not leaking much (but it's a Peugeot so I'm not naive enought to think it's not leaking ), umm it's got a single wiper conversion which looks lovely, not sure how effective it is though, seems slow... heater works (and doesn't squeak!!!), not much rust on the car, bit crumbly in 2 places which i will photograph in daylight but they're not visible from outside the car so they're fine... (I know i know) Sunroof works and seals, boot floor mildly damp and a couple of patches of surface rust but all looks treatable. Original wheels refurbed (polished), lowered (too much), cat 1 toad alarm with unnecessary flashy lights, original steering wheel & gearknob not present but very nice momo replacements which match, and suit the car. Had lots of maintenance done on it in the last year - new brakes, cambelt, exhaust, tyres, etc. Novel over, here's the photos from Pistonheads: And the new motor taking a breather with Josh's 205 after a long drive home Edited March 7, 2010 by littlelise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted March 7, 2010 Woop!! You got one!! Looks good, just needs OE Rims though now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony 1,000 Posted March 7, 2010 Glad that you managed to find one in the end Guess I'll be seeing it on Friday when you come down with Josh to drop his car off, assuming that you'll not be trying to get the shiny rebuilt beam off him for yours now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) assuming that you'll not be trying to get the shiny rebuilt beam off him for yours now The seller claims he's had a rebuilt beam put on it last year (I knew there was more I hadn't listed!), but it could do with raising a notch on the back... Edited March 7, 2010 by littlelise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ORB 227 1 Cars Posted March 7, 2010 I VERY like that lots please! Hmm, I would be searching Ebay for original Wheel and Knob though. Not my cup of Cocoa. Also, I would have wheels redone to standard. Looks VERY nice condition wise! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 7, 2010 There is some hidden rust which I shall be posting photos of and no doubt panicking about, but it is in lovely condition I didn't even notice until I actually got in it that the wheel and gearknob weren't standard I like the ones which are there and they're like new, so I'll probably leave them Wheels are recently refurbed and very very shiny when clean so I'm also going to leave them for now, if they need a refurb again at some point I will have them restored to standard though The things I want to do very soon are: raise the back, then possibly the front (see how it looks), investigate/treat the dreaded tinworm, and I suspect almost daily washes to keep it looking shiny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted March 7, 2010 The wheel is original! (How cracked is it?? ) It's just the gearknob that isn't! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 7, 2010 Fair enough, didn't realise the original wheels were momo! It's not cracked at all, it's like new, which is why I assumed it was replaced with the gearknob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badj 0 Posted March 7, 2010 either this google image is the same car, or it has a suspiciously similar gearknob as well as the wheel.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemmingzappa 75 1 Cars Posted March 7, 2010 I don't think that's the same car. Few things look different unless it's an old pic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted March 7, 2010 They're just standard wheel and gearknob... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) My gear knob says MOMO in big letters on the top and is hollow through the middle, it's not standard. Last one i looked at had the standard one, wasn't hollow And the seller said he bought it last year because the one on the car was broken Edited March 7, 2010 by littlelise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted March 7, 2010 Standard wheel & gearknob; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 7, 2010 (edited) Wheel looks the same, though the wood seems a different colour on mine. Gear knob definitely different. Phew, cleared that up! Edited March 7, 2010 by littlelise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lloydgti 0 Posted March 8, 2010 whats the track on the background of the centre cap in the steering wheel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexhamstu 9 Posted March 8, 2010 whats the track on the background of the centre cap in the steering wheel? ...........goodwood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lloydgti 0 Posted March 8, 2010 ...........goodwood. awwww, sound like a prat now dont i cheers mate, at least i know now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimistdt 1 Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Argh, my belly..sorry that made me laugh. That was longwinded, there should be an acronym for it. And the car looks very nice as well littlelise, I've not seen one for about 14 years or so a lad at work had one. Edited March 8, 2010 by jimistdt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 8, 2010 Went to work early today so I could take some photos outside... The camera was dead So I have taken a load of photos with my phone (crap quality ahoy!!) which I'll post up tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 8, 2010 Photos are pretty typical phone quality, sun didn't help, but uploading atm will post up shortly ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 8, 2010 Terrible phone pics as the camera was dead, but I had to get photos before I got it dirty! The whole car <-- I'm not that tall Bit low!! Interior (apologies for quality) RUST :( Plans so far: Raise the back a bit, probably the front tooFit a high level brake light (already bought)Get that rust checked out Get exhaust looked at too, it's apparently new but it's definitely blowing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 10, 2010 Well... It's in the garage already haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evskigti6 0 Posted March 10, 2010 mmmm goodwood, lovely car! is that frost or faded paint on the roof and spoiler??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugpete1108 62 1 Cars Posted March 10, 2010 that rot dont look too nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlelise 2 Posted March 10, 2010 (edited) mmmm goodwood, lovely car! is that frost or faded paint on the roof and spoiler??? Ha, frost, should have waited til the next day when it wasn't as cold in the morning, I'm impatient It has a big sunroof a-la 205 stylee under all that ice! After t'other half has had his rear beam done we are going to try and get a good collection of decent photos of both cars that rot dont look too nice. No it doesn't The guys who are looking at the brakes tomorrow are going to look over the car as a whole as well so hopefully can come back with am opinion on how bad it is - they're pretty honest (and good with older cars) so fingers crossed Edited March 10, 2010 by littlelise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
