making my 205 more fun

[OskPug 0]

Are there any ways to (for not too much cash) to make my 1.6 auto more fun? 

For a bit of context I'm new to cars so don't have endless knowledge as Im sure a lot of you do. 

I've given my pug a service and changed the timing belt and now want to mess about with the more performance related parts. 

After a very small amount of research these are the things I can see to change/upgrade that might help eek out slightly more fun/power/handling...

- lowering springs

- upgraded exhaust 

- carb/injection (lack of knowledge really starting to get in the way with this sort of thing)

 

Im sure there are way more options, but this is what I have come across so far.

 

So the real question... If I was to propose a £500 budget to make either one big change or a few smaller bits and pieces what would everyone recommend?

 

Bear in mind I have very limited experience with cars but i'm more than willing to take on a challenge and learn new stuff!

 

[Biggles 65]

Probably not helpful (due to the amount of work) but how about a manual gearbox ?  Fun and auto 'box  don't go together IMHO.

[Tom Fenton 1,524]

Won’t be a popular answer on here but to be honest what I’d do is go spend your £500 on a 206 GTI. They are dirt dirt cheap at the moment to the point that you can probably get a reasonably nice one for £500. It will far outperform your 1.6 auto 205 whether you spend your budget on it or not.

[Batfink 201]

18 hours ago, Biggles said:

Probably not helpful (due to the amount of work) but how about a manual gearbox ?  Fun and auto 'box  don't go together IMHO.

and the old Peugeot ones are some of the worst I've ever driven. My 1.9 gentry was dull as anything.

[boldy205 74]

If u like rhe car then How about a set of uprated springs and dampers , then when u realise u like it, rip the engine and box out to swap it for something quicker?

Or, to be honest, do what Tom said.

[SootySport 23]

Yep,  hard to make an auto box car “fun”.  

[Ozymandis 96]

Try smoking a nice pipe of crystal meth before driving it, that will make it a lot more fun, because the only other way is to get a diferent car. Dont waste money on "turdobrite" mods, because its just a shiny turd after all the polishing

On 9/2/2018 at 7:50 PM, Tom Fenton said:

Won’t be a popular answer on here but to be honest what I’d do is go spend your £500 on a 206 GTI. They are dirt dirt cheap at the moment to the point that you can probably get a reasonably nice one for £500. It will far outperform your 1.6 auto 205 whether you spend your budget on it or not.

This.