03x03 - Peugeot 205 GTI: Hot Hatch Heaven

[bunniefuu]

I'm Ant Anstead.

Restoring cars has been my life.

Come on!

I'm fixing up and flipping...

You've got a deal.

...more pulse-racing,
must-have classic motors...

Now that's an '80s hot hatch.

...which I need to sell
for maximum profit...

That's it! Yes!

...because the house I bought
for my parents to retire in

is still a building site...

Oh, my goodness.

...and still haemorrhaging cash.

But to turn old motors
into big money...

Hello, sir.

...and finally get
Mum and Dad moved in...

It looks magnificent.
...I'll need my family...

Urgh! Straight into my mouth.

...and my petrolhead pal, Duncan...

...back onboard.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

And to make this
mission accomplished...

She's magnificent!
Incoming!

...I'll have to go...

...full throttle.
Yeah!

My God, it smells like sheep.

You've got to be careful
'cause we've plastered
the outside of this.

I don't have to be careful at all.

Well, I don't mind it
if you're not careful.

It just costs you more money
for me to repair it.

My big plans for the second bedroom
are on pause

after demoing revealed the ceiling
had no structural oak beams,

leaving it at risk of collapse.

I hope you're keeping them neat.

The good news is,
is that you bury it all in plaster.

While I wait on the new beams
to arrive,

I'm cracking on with lathing
and insulating the walls.

I'll have, like, 20 of them.

- Twenty.
- And a bit ofthat lamb's wool.

You're getting very
bloody demanding.

Spending 300 quid on oak beams
wasn't in the budget,

so I'm off to see a little car
with a big personality.

And since Duncan's
in a bit of a grump with me,

it's one I know he'll love.

In 1996, when I was 17 years old,
I got my driver's licence.

Now, all my friends and peers,
they had a genre of car

that was just the ultimate.

And it wasn't about fast cars,
like Porsches or anything fancy.

It was about hot hatches.

I'm going to Henley-on-Thames

to see a Peugeot 205 GTi.

Launched in 1984,
the GTi was a 205 with attitude.

Weighing just 900 kilograms,
its featherweight body,

free-revving fuel-injection engine
and rapid response go-kart handling

was a thrilling mix that got
a whole generation of young drivers,

myself included, very excited.

Now, there's things to look out for
when looking to buy a 205 GTi.

They get high miles
and they get ragged to pieces
by boy racers.

Now, the guy's got it up
for £10,995, 11 grand,

which is a little bit toppy,

but a really well-presented GTi
is pretty rare.

Hot hatches are selling
like hotcakes right now.

Dealer Simon's been
holding on to his 1.6 GTi
for two years.

Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

Which makes me wonder,
why has no one snapped this up?

Now, I'm gonna remain focused

on the one car I'm here to see,
which is this one.

Yeah, the 205 GTi 1.6,
which is a lovely original car.

She's been kicking around a while.

It has. Yeah.
We've had it for probably
two and a half years.

That's the way
the classic car business goes.

Give me the scoop.
Just give me the low down.

It really has done
only 76,000 miles.

It's had one owner since 1991.

Elderly gentleman, not a boy racer,
so it hasn't been ragged.

I'd like to think, at any age,

if you're getting a 205 GTi,
you're gonna press the fun pedal.

There's a difference between
pressing the fun pedal

and putting it in the hedge.

- Give me the bad bits,
because I can see there's
a crack here on the back.
- Yeah.

That should really be
a black slatted panel.

This was kind of an '80s period,
boy racer-ish type thing to do.

The only other body imperfection
is perhaps this little one here
on the bonnet.

We had someone come to look at it,
and I left him to it.

And I think he must have
left a tool under the bonnet...

- And closed it.
...and closed it.
- Oh, man!

All right, I think I've got
enough information for you.

Do you mind if I get maybe
You crack on.

Do you know,
it's surprisingly straight.

Now, even the plastic trim
actually matches.

The worst bit's that rear panel.

I don't know how easy
that's gonna be to find.

Yeah, the seat always goes there.

Yeah, I don't mind
a little bit of a frayed edge.

We've all got a frayed edge.

God, it's so '80s.

Everything's angular.

I mean, she started up quite easily.

Wow.
No signs of smoke.

I love that it doesn't have
power steering.

You just get to control
the car a bit better.

Oh, my God, this is literally
my teenage years,

and I never owned one.

I knew it was too good to be true.

The engine bay
is an absolute dog's dinner.

It's mucky, it's rusty,
there's wires everywhere.

You can just tell
when an engine's not been serviced.

It just hasn't been touched.
That's a real shame.

Look away!

Yeah, the underneath
is not as good as the top.

That rear axle
is looking a little bit rusty.

That worries me.

French car sat around idle in a barn
for two and a half years.

That definitely means
it hasn't had a service.

These cars really do better
when they're being used.

Two-o-five GTis
are highly desirable.

But to get top money,
the mechanics have to be
on the button.

So Simon is gonna have to budge
on the £10,995.

Simon, this is gonna be
a super simple transaction.

You're a car dealer that's had
a car sitting here for years.

You want it gone,
and I absolutely want to buy it.

What do you have in mind, then?

There are a few anomalies
that worry me.

Under the bonnet and the rear axle.

- I'm going to be
inheriting some issues.
- Mmm-hmm.

I think there's an opportunity
for us to both earn a bit on it.

Seven.

You're gonna need to try
a bit harder than that.

I think probably £9,200 is about
the right sort of money it.£8,000.

Eight and a half would do it,
at the death.

Let's do it. Eight and a half.
Job done.

You sold her, finally!

I am one happy '80s boy.

I've done it.
I have finally scratched the itch.

I now own a Peugeot 205 GTi.

Mate, this is more like it.

- Look at his smile.
- No, this, this is good memories, this is.

Yeah? But silence from the old man.
He doesn't get it.

This is a desirable car
from a period where
hot hatches were awesome.

It's a boy racer car, then.

And girl racer.
Because my wife had one.

And I had an RS 1600i.

- You had a pair of hot hatches
between the two of you.
- Yeah.

Have a little look around it.
It's got a bump in the bonnet.

- Good interior.
- Yep.

A couple of cosmetic bits.
That's gotta go.
We're gonna change that.

Beautiful.

See, on the face of it,
the outside is pretty good.

- But brace yourself.
- But...

Ooh. I know, right?
Won't it clean up, though?

Yeah, that's gonna need
more than a cleanup, unfortunately.

- What's the market like for these?
Who's gonna buy it?
- This guy here.

- I thought we were
talking boy racers,
not granddad racers.
- Ooh!

- That's a low blow.
- Harsh.

Harsh, that is, Nige.
That's a real low blow.

From an older guy.
Yeah. Eh?

How much did you pay for it?
I gave eight and a half.
I think you done good.

Right, so,
let's get it in the workshop.

- Do you wanna put it in?
Yeah.
- Course you do!

Our GTi engine
is in desperate need of attention.

Years of grime
could be suffocating it

and hiding all sorts of issues.

But there's only one way
to find out, and it's not risk free.

So, what we're thinking?
Airbox off, quick detailing?

- No.
- What do you mean, no?

If we want to make the engine bay
look as good as the outside,

I think we pull the engine out.

This is like a 40-year-old car.

That's... That's a disaster.

I think we bite the b*llet,
do a proper job.

You can be going down
the rabbit hole with this.

If this was my car at home...
You'd take the engine out.

I think we do it.

Well, when the first nut snaps,
don't come crying to me.

- It's not gonna snap.
- Hmm.

This is French quality.

- Light, innit?
- It is light.
- A little French hot hatch.

- Are you sure on this?
- Yeah.
- Because once we start, we're in.

We'll be fine.
Nothing's gonna break.

- Right, you lose the battery.
Yeah.
- Then let's takethis airbox off first.

Usually, we'd lift
an engine out from above...

Nothing's broke yet.
Yeah. In the first two minutes.

...but this is no ordinary engine.
This is a fuel-injected,

four-cylinder performance motor,
crammed into a tiny bay.

Ooh, there's my first cut.
Aw, babes.

See, the design of this car is,
it's a monocoque,
it's a metal Easter egg.

This piece of steel,
this is a front subframe,

and it bolts to that monocoque,
and the subframe mounts the engine,

gearbox, steering, wishbones,
all in one go.

We're taking everything out?
Yeah, it makes sense.
That should be easier.

We're not taking the engine out.
We're actually dropping
the whole front end in one go.

We should be able to
leave the wheels on the floor
and pull the car over it.

Sounds really easy.

Pulling the engine out this way
is a gamble.

One wrong move,
and we could bend a driveshaft

or scrape the engine bay
on the way out.

Oh, man!
- See?

We might need a saw on that one.

These rusty bolts are a sure sign

this engine's not been
touched for decades.

Oi! Come on!

Is this our first rounded off...

No, no, it's not rounded off yet.
It's still going.

Go on. Go on, keep going.

There it is.

There's a lot of oil
around here, mate.

Where's it coming from?
I'm not sure yet.

Might... I'm being dripped on.

It might just be this
driveshaft seal, if we're lucky.

- Or it's the gearbox.
- Yeah.

If there's severe damage
to the gearbox,

a new one could set me back
over 900 quid.

If it's a driveshaft seal,
it's more like a tenner.

But we won't know
till we get the engine out.

Yeah, that's bad news.

There's obviously
an oil leak from somewhere.

Come on, wrestle it!

Come on!
- Gently, man!

With a mystery oil leak
and a filthy motor to deep clean,

we need to quickly extract
our 205 GTi's engine

with surgical precision.

Ready for our next patient.

I'm using a scissor-lift trolley
to support the engine...

Go on. Go on.
I reckon that'll do us.

...while I detach it from the body.

Now she's coming apart properly.

That sounds like your knee joints.

I was gonna say it sounds like
your wallet opening.

The last bolts removed,

we're gonna need
some serious muscle.

Mum's not around,
so my son, Archie, will have to do.

We're taking the engine
out of the car.

Why is it coming out?
Don't you start.

Because your dad
wants to take it out.

You hold that arm.
I'll hold this one.

We'll make sure everything's clear
while you do the button.

Easy enough.
Right, let's get it out.

Don't just grab it.
It'll pinch my fingers

and we're gonna have problems.
Really slow.

If it gets snagged,
it'll take more than a cleanup

to get this engine back to its best.

- Make sure that strut
doesn't fall out.
- Yeah.

Yeah! Right,
then go over to the ramp
and lift the car up.

- So press the up button.
- Okay.

Keep going. Keep going.

- Keep going?
- Go on, keep going.
- Yeah, keep going.

She's out!
That was pretty good.

I think the first thing to do
is give it a good jet wash,

but before we put water near it,
let's get rid of the alternator,
starter motor,

put the inlet manifold back on
to protect the ports

because we don't want water
inside the engine.

Urgh! That's disgusting.

Gone straight into my mouth.

Nothing beats having your own
personal apprentice

on the grimy jobs.
Well done, Archie.

How's it going?
There he is.

- I appreciate this.
- How you doing?
- All right?- These look great.

To solve the structural problems
in the second bedroom,

I've forked out 300 quid
on French oak beams

to support the roof.

So, these are gonna be good,
solid, structural pieces?

Yep, they'll be fine. Yep.

You've left the nails in.
That's for you to take out.

- No, I'm gonna leave them in.
I like it.
- Well, there you go.

I'll tell you what.
If we could take them

and stick them in the yard... Yeah.

These reclaimed beams have
the rustic farmhouse feel I need...

Fingers.
...and they're sturdy.

These are perfect.

But it'll take some work
to make them fit the space.

How old do you reckon these are?

Hundred and fifty,


- I appreciate you. Thank you so much
for bringing that down.
- Yep.

But I've got a leaky engine to fix.

Duncan's been
giving it a good scrub,

along with the subframe.

Between you and Archie,
you're gonna get this
looking really good.

Yeah, he's done
a pretty good job of getting
all the oil and grime off it.

- Right, I'll whip the engine away,
and leave you to it.
- Lovely.

Top work, Duncan.

Our Peugeot has an oil leak,

and now that the engine's
nice and clean,

it's really easy to identify
where it's coming from.

With the grime gone,
I can follow the oil trail.

Now, our problem is the seal
inside here by the driveshaft,

and yeah, sure enough,

that's exactly where the oil
is leaving the gearbox.

The driveshaft ultimately connects
the gearbox to the wheels.

When the seal fails here,
the oil escapes,

which could critically damage
the bearings and gears.

You know when these seals
start to lose their life

because the rubber
that's supposed to be quite pliable
is actually brittle.

It feels like a piece of wood now.

This is a simple, cheap fix.

And the driveshaft
simply slides back in.

Bodywork and everything
isn't in too bad condition.

All of these bits
have just been left.

It's just corroded
and it just looks really tatty.

And if we can make this look like

a little bit of jewellery
in the engine bay,

I think that'll help it
when it comes to sell.

But before we can sell this GTi,

there's another problem
needing my urgent attention.

We have absolutely
no service history for the vehicle.

What worries me is that a cambelt,
this rubber belt here,

should be serviced
every 50,000 miles.

So this could have been the cambelt

that left the factory
when the car was brand new.

The cambelt keeps the camshaft
and the crankshaft in perfect sync.

On a high revving engine like ours,
spinning at 6,000 revs per minute,

there's no room for error.

Now this is really loose.

I'd want to see the cambelt
much tighter,

making sure that all these
moving parts move in harmony.

The problem with that looseness is,
if you suddenly hit the right pedal,

the engine snatches,

and that puts the cambelt
under much more stress.

Now, if this breaks,
the pistons are gonna keep moving.

The crank's still turning,
but the camshaft isn't.

So while the pistons
are going up and down,
they're gonna meet, now,

a seized and stuck valve,
smash it to pieces,

that's gonna be
catastrophic for the engine.

Before the cambelt comes off,
the camshaft and crankshaft

both need to be locked
in exactly the right position.

Now what I wanna do
is make sure that that slot

aligns perfectly
with that hole in the head...
about there.

And then I'm going to make use
of one of the engine mount bolts.

If the timing moves even slightly,
the valves and pistons

no longer work in sync,
causing them to collide.

Now, that guarantees

that that cam sprocket can't move.
It's locked in place.

Right, next up
is the cambelt tensioner.

So I wanna release that.

Now you can see how
this clever contraption works.

It's spring-mounted,
ensuring that the cambelt
is always under tension.

But I don't want tension.
I wanna get it out of the way.

So now the cambelt
is not under any tension,

and it will just slide off.

And there it is.

It's amazing.
The life cycle of the engine's

relying on this really rather basic
piece of reinforced rubber.

The new belt goes on
using the factory timing marks.

It has a directional arrow.

This is the way the belt is fitted,

and on this engine,
it runs clockwise.

So, always starting at the bottom.

Now, this is my nice safety check,

because that white mark should
line up perfectly with that bolt.

That's a reassuring alignment.

Next, the new tensioner goes on.

Now I just wanna engage
that tensioner now.

And this is where you
double check everything lines up.

Front portion is nice and tense,
unlike before.

Nice.

Yeah, I'm happy with that.

Yeah, that's now good
for another 50,000 miles.

Duncan's cleaned up the subframe,
hit it with a neutralising primer,

and is finishing it off
with a lick of paint.

Dude! Yeah, it looks brand new.
Just finishing off this.

You know what?
I know it was a lot of extra work,
but this was worth it.

Definitely.

I need to crack on with
lathing the second bedroom.

What do you think?
Is it all in tune?

The answer's yes.
- Perfect.

But I also need to fit
the new oak beams
before the roof collapses.

- I've created a template...
That looks pretty good.
- Yeah.

...that I'm gonna use to cut joints
in the end of each beam.

So, I think the best way to do this,
if we saw it down to the line

and then chisel the bits out,
and then we can finally dress it up.

A proper old piece of oak.
It is so hard.

Like Michelangelo.

I'm not sure whether he's a turtle
or the sculptor.

I think... We there?
Yeah, I think so.

- That's us. Right.
- That's it.

Right, I'll go up there.

You in?

Like a glove.

Dude, it looks like
it was here for years.
Looks like it grew there.

That's gonna spread the load
on the roof now,

and do what it's supposed to do.

- Structurally, you're happy
with that, right?
- Yeah.

Yeah, I'm absolutely beaming.

Duncan might be pleased,

but it's a 300 quid spend
I'd not budgeted for,

so I need to max out
the profit on the Peugeot.

Right, steady as she goes.

The engine's cleaned and serviced.

Now I've got to try
and get it back in

without causing any new problems.

- Are we all right?
- Yeah, we're good.

All right, that is about right.

- Slowly.
- Shout if there'sany contact.- Yeah. Slowly.

Right. That'll do.

- Ooh, that is tight, isn't it?
- Yeah.

- We're gonna need
a third set of hands.
- Yeah.

What we'll do,
Duncan's gonna control this strut,

I'll be in this arch
controlling this.

We'll be making sure nothing fails,
and we need you on the button.

Yeah. If I shout, "Stop..."
Or, "Ouch!"

...stop.
Okay.

Right, tell me when.

Go on, then, Dad. Down you go,
just a couple of inches.

Go.

Now, we're good this side.

Just the same again.

Right, hang on. That's hitting...
Yeah, I felt that.

- Okay.
- Right. Go on, then.
- Down another couple of inches.

One more again.

Okay, stop there a second.

Well done, guys. Excellent job.

- Cheers, Nige.
- Well done, chaps.

You are relieved of your duties.
See you later.

You know what?
This is looking fantastic.

I told you it was worth
taking the engine out.

Yeah, I mean,
that was a lot of work.

But it looks like
it's just left the factory.

Yeah, she definitely looks better.

Just gotta hope we haven't disturbed
or damaged any engine parts.

I mean, that should be it.
Unless I'm missing anything.

Well, the easiest way,
give it a crank, see what happens.

Just give it a little flick
to start with.

Got all the lights on the dash?

I don't know,
I haven't turned the key yet.
I'm nervous.

Whoa. Whoa. Hang on. Hang on.

Got a...
What was that?

Whoa. Whoa.

Hang on. Hang on.
What was that?

You haven't put the coil lead in.

That's on your side!
That's a nice easy one.

Right, are you confident
you're ready?

Well, yeah, fingers crossed a bit.
Go for it.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

Check the leaks.

I can't see any leaks.

That sounds sweet, that does.

Go on, give it a rev.

Yeah, that is perfect.
Yeah, this was way worth it.

It may have cost me 160 quid
and a lot of elbow grease,

but a shiny GTi engine bay like ours
is gonna be irresistible

to any self-respecting
hot hatch hothead...

Stop admiring your work.
We've got more work
to do at the back end.

...but none of that will matter
if our rear axle is toast.

Right, brace yourself.

Yeah, that is pretty grotty.

This axle is tatty.

The only way that we can truly
service and paint the axle

is to get it off the car.

You're determined for this
not to leave the workshop.

No, I'm determined to get
the most profit we can.

This is an iconic hot hatch,

- and the best way
to get profit for this car
is to make it perfect.
- Yeah.

Much as it pains me to say it...
You're in agreement?

Plus, look how well the engine went.
Only took us five minutes.

Do you wanna whip the wheels off?
Yeah. On it.

The 205 GTi's secret weapon

is its rear axle
with built-in anti-roll bar.

In a car designed to attack corners,

it stops the car from leaning
too far to one side,

keeping it glued to the road.

Can you hear that?
- I can feel it.

That's a lot of movement.
That's gonna affect the handling
quite a bit.

Yeah, one thing you want
from your '80s hot hatch

is proper handling,
and that play in those bearings,

it's gonna make the rear end
all sloppy.

All right, let's get her down.

The needle roller bearings
in the rear axle

help keep the wheels
aligned and controlled.

When they wear,
the rear end becomes unpredictable,

the back end can slide out
without warning.

In a car as lively as a 205 GTi,
that could be lethal.

Here we go. One rusty bolt.

- Yeah, but we're not breaking them.
Yet.
- Don't say yet.

Right. So we must have
some more in here.

Yeah, there should be
two either side.

The signs aren't good.

But until we get it off the car,
I won't know if it's a write-off.

Whoa, that fell.

Right, I've still got one more left.

- Go on, then. Lift her up.
You ready?
- Yeah.

Go on.

Okay, wait there a second.

Let me get my friendly
French lever bar in there.

Careful that don't swing round
and clobber you.

Okay, up you go.

Yeah, go on. Go on. Go on.

She's off, then.

Axle's out.

Oh, man! For a lightweight
hot hatch, she's heavy.

That could have come off
the Mary Rose.

Look. These are off
two different cars.

Let's get that looking like this.

Bear in mind
the amount of time and effort
put into refurbishing this,

a brand-new rear axle is 350 quid.

I mean, I do think this is maybe

a little bit beyond saving,
if I'm honest,

because this is toast.

With the first oak beam
now holding the load
in the second bedroom...

...I'm safe to demolish
the old ceiling supports...

Well, that's two.

...to make way
for the remaining oak beams.

This is what we call
the home stretch.

Shall we call it a day?
I am exhausted.

A new day,
and my new rear axle has arrived.

It's not light. Take those.

- Oh, my life.
- Wow.
- Look at her. She's so glorious.

And I've even splashed out 60 quid
on a pair of new dampers.

You think about everything
that this car represents,

these are gonna help
create that rally-style feel

that people love
when they drive these cars.

With the dampers fitted,
the new axle and all its parts

weigh in at nearly 50 kilos,

and the only way to get it in
is from underneath.

Let's drop it down there
for a minute.

You wanna bring it down
and I'll line them up?

We might have to do
a bit of jiggling.

Jiggling?
I'm up for a bit of jiggling.

This is a risky procedure.

How far are we off?
Do you know what?
We're not that off.

I'm essentially bench-pressing
a 50k barbell...

Whoa!

...while Duncan
lowers a car on my head.

I think, if I push
one side up into those holes,

if you come down
a quarter of an inch...

Right, just......it would help.
...keep fingers out.

Yep. Whoa!

Oh, my gosh!
You all right under there?

I need to have
a conversation with you

- about what a quarter of an inch
looks like.
- Right. Wiggle it.

There we go. It's in.

I can't let go.

Not until every bolt is lined up
and locked into the chassis.

- Got them on?
- No.

One slip and the whole axle
comes down, on me.

Dunc, this is heavy, buddy.

Yeah, that's good.
Oh, man, that's only one side.

It'll be easier
on the other side.

Right, assume the position.

No, please don't straddle me.

No! Oh, my God,
this is a professional workshop.

Just don't look up.
Hang on.

Ok, is it through?
Dunc, get a wiggle on it.

Go on!
Come on!

Right, I'm on.

Good job.

Are you alive?
Oh, my life!

- Come on. Out you come.
She's in.
- Come on.

Whoo! I feel like a gymnast.

With the rear axle secure,

its iconic pepper pot wheels
can go back on.

Right.
Touch down.

- That is our hot hatch
handling right.
- All done.

All the oak beams are now in place.

So I can finally finish

all the lathing and insulating
in the second bedroom.

Oh, Ant, you're really
getting on with this.

Well, we don't have time
to mess around.

The vision for the room from
the beginning was exposed beams,

lime plaster, wooden floor.

Yeah. These beams here,
these have come from France.

They're probably 150, 200 years old.

I didn't realise
they were an addition.
Yeah, I added those three.

There was no collar beams
in here at all,

just a very thin piece of ply
that held the suspended ceiling.

So the thing could have
collapsed in.

But not now.
You can sleep safely in here now
knowing that this structure is good.

But this wall is ready for plaster.
That wall is ready for plaster.

My goodness.
You're certainly getting on with it.

The laths and insulation
have cost just over a grand,

and the oak beams 300 quid.

I need the Peugeot
to make a good £1,500 to cover it.

Now, my plan is,
if I can get this done,
get this done,

whilst doing the car,

that would be the whole ground level
done to the beams.

- That's not a lot to do,
not really.
- Yeah...

It's quick
if you say it quickly.
- Yes.

Okay. That's fine.
I won't hold you up any longer.
Thank you.

We've polished and perfected
the engine of our 205 GTi.

Now it's time to sort out
the dodgy bodywork.

And there is our offending injury.

And I've got a simple solution
that I hope will do the trick.

Now, because the metal
has protruded up,

it's actually stretched the metal,

and metal has memory,
so it's stretched and stayed.

So I'm gonna use
this planishing hammer.

On one side,
it has these serrated edges.

That actually helps
shrink the metal back in.

I'll finish it off
with the other side,
which is smooth,

hitting it against this quite heavy,
robust dolly.

Fixing a dent like this
seems straightforward,

but the skill isn't
just hammering...
...it's knowing when to stop.

Overwork this
already stretched metal,

and it won't just dent, it'll crack.

Wow, that nicely
went back into shape.

You know what?
I don't wanna do any more than that.

That has definitely
shrunk the metal back,

put the shape back into it.

After a little bit of sanding,

this bonnet is ready for a respray.

A bit of high-build primer on top,
flatten it back,

that bonnet's gonna look brand new.

The trick is matching the red,
so it doesn't look brand new.

So, unfortunately,

we are gonna have to swallow
the costs of painting the bonnet.

While the bonnet is going off
to the paint shop,

this GTi is turning into
exactly the kind of car

hot hatch fanatics will race to buy.

Hello, hello!

Fanatics just like Duncan
and his wife, Wendy.

Why is your missus here?
I don't know.

One of us is in trouble.
Probably you.

Well, I had to come and see it,
didn't I?

I loved this car.

Yeah. Wendy had this
and I had the RS 1600i.

- You were a pair of
boy and girl racers.
Yeah.
- Yeah.

Was it like this?
Was it the same one?

The same one. This is newer, though.

And it's got a sunroof,
which I didn't have.

Which I ended up in A&E.

- How did you end up in A&E
over a sunroof?
- I wanted one.

We went the scrapyard,
went to pull one out,

and as I pulled it out,
it broke and gashed
my finger, didn't it?

Oh, my God.
It's like taking me back.

Yeah, just like your original car?
It's exactly the same.

So, now you're sat in there,
sunroof or no sunroof?

Sunroof. He should have
tried harder to get me one.

Just that trip
to the hospital, Duncan.

Yeah. A&E wasn't good enough.
Yeah, you're welcome.

- Right. I'm gonna love you
and leave you.
- Right.
- Mwah.- See you later.

- Bye!
- Bye, Anthony.

Only my mum calls me Anthony.
We must be in trouble.

Okay, I have
a little surprise for you.

- Ta-da!
- Oh, you found one.

So we can finally get rid of that
awful Barry boy boy-racer bolt-on.

Mods like our back panel,
that once seemed cool,

today, k*ll the value of our car.

Are we missing
our bits of jewellery?

I knew you would say that.
We have Peugeot 205...

- GTi.
- Love it.

While Duncan uses some brake cleaner

to spruce up
our second-hand panel...

Whoops. Broke it.

...I can finally peel off
this broken one.

No chance of me selling that, then?

No, I do not feel one little bit bad
about breaking this panel.

I'm kind of happy
it is breaking.

This is gonna take
a few minutes to clean up.
This double-sided is pretty strong.

But all this preening and polishing

won't just bring the car
back to its former hot hatch glory,

it will make it far more
appealing to potential buyers, too.

Right, this is clean and ready.
How you getting on?

There you go.
That looks brand new.

What did you do?
Bit of Cowper magic.

Oh, my gosh, that's so much better.

And the new car badges
are the final piece de resistance.

GTi.
Look at that.

Oh, yeah! You see,
that's how it's supposed to look.

That finishes it off,
doesn't it, that?
That's well worth it.

When you say, "Worth it,"
how much was the panel?

- Twenty-five quid for the panel.
Yeah.
- Sixty quid for the badges.

For 85 quid, that's improved
the rear end of our car.

- The derriere.
- Tres bien.

That's so bad.

The back end might look the part,

but there's still a few
last-minute jobs

that need our attention
before we can sell this beauty.

The bonnet's been
resprayed by a mate.

Now it just needs a polish.

- How's that seat looking?
- Yeah.
- Patient's gonna survive, I think.

It was a bit frayed.
We don't wanna do a reupholstery,

we wanna keep those seats as is.
They're original mileage seats.

I think I might
make it as a surgeon.

Dr Cowper.

Oh, my gosh, look at this!
It's brand new!

- How you feeling?
Yeah, I love it.
- Yeah?

Yeah. It's gonna be
a lot of fun for someone.

But they gotta pay for it, though.
Yeah. Talking of that, where are we?

Right. Just to refresh your memory,

we paid eight and a half grand
for the car.

And then I've
broken down the expenses
into various categories.

Mechanical, £612.

Bear in mind, we did invest
on a £350 brand-new rear axle.

One hundred and forty-five
for the timing belt.

My mate did the paint,
so that was 40 quid.

The rear panel and badges, £85.12.

So we have spent,

on getting this hot hatch ready
and on the road,

eight hundred
and thirty-seven pounds
and fifty pence.

So as she stands here today,

we are owed £9,337.50.

Yeah, I reckon this is
a 12, 13-grand car.

- Yeah?
- Mmm.

Before she gets a new owner,
there is one thing we gotta do.

Yeah, I reckon we've gotta make sure
she's set up properly.

There is only one steering wheel.

- How do you want to settle it?
Toss a coin?
- Go on, then.
- I've got a coin.- Go on.

- Go on, you call it.
- Tails.

Let's not do it over
the freshly painted bonnet.

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Yeah!

This is the '80s
in a little package.

Three pedals, steering wheel,
manual gearbox.

Let's go!

- Oh, my gosh!
- Just reminds meof back in the day

when we used to
play about with these.
So much fun.

This is a hot hatch box ticked.

First 205 GTi I've ever bought.

And I'm kind of loathe to sell it.

Looks the part.

You know, it's brought the handling
all nice and tight again.

Yeah, there's something
really pure about this car.

And the poise and position,

the balance of this car
is so blooming brilliant.

I can see why people
fell in love with these.

It sticks to the road.
That's unbelievable.

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, I love it.
I love it, I love it.

We're gonna
sell this car easy. Easy!

We've come to
the Enfield Pageant of Motoring

to meet with
prospective buyer, Stuart.

With an asking price of £12,000,

I'm hoping he falls for her
as hard as I have.

Have you driven one?
I had one before.

- You've owned one before?
Yeah.
- When was that?

When I was much younger. 22.

Well, this is an interesting one
because it's low ownership,
low mileage.

It quite clearly
hasn't been in the hands
of a 22-year-old boy racer.

Can I have a look inside?
Yeah, of course.

Is that how you remember it?

Yeah, it's exactly the same.

What was the spec of your car
when you were 22?

I think it'd be the same.


- What colour was it?
- White.
- You had a white one?- White one.

Well, can I just throw in
that red is probably...

...a better colour for a...
You reckon?

...more mature man.

How much did you sell your car for
in 20, when you were 22?

I swapped it for a Citroen AX,
one-litre, not a GT.

What are you doing?
I know. I'm not proud of it.

- Can I hear it start up?
- Yeah, yeah.

There's a smile.
See, I've already sold the car.

I already know
you've bought this car.
- Yeah.

This should be the shortest
conversation in history

because I saw your face
the moment that engine started up.

Does it feel like
unfinished business?

Yeah, just a regret, selling my one.

So, if I'd have known then
what I know now,
I would have kept it.

Well, I'm asking for £12,000.

It's a bit more than I was hoping.
I was hoping about £10,000.

Can we move a bit?

Could we meet in the middle?

You wanna go straight in the middle?
What about £11,500?

Eleven. I'm comfortable at £11,000.

If you can deal at £11,000,
I'll take it today.

I kind of feel sorry for you,
as a 22 year kid,

swapping your 205 for an AX.
You got a deal.

Eleven grand. Car's yours.
You're a gentleman. Thank you.

Right. Safe journey.

Have fun. Enjoy her.

Does that mean
what I think it means?

It absolutely does.
We have sold our Peugeot 205 GTi.

Right, what I need to know,
have we made money?

We made some profit.
We sold it for 11 grand,

which means we made around £1,600.

- Yes!
- Know what that means?
- We can go buy some more cars.

That means we can
go and get some ice cream.

We can tell your dad
we made...£1,500.

We can get some ice cream.
£100 for ice cream.
All right. Let's go.