hi all!
New to the forum mainly to trawl the depths of knowledge! I'm currently in the process of resurrecting a 205 GRDT that's been sitting on my drive, slowly being swallowed by weeds for five years since my dad passed away. I was HUGELY surprised that all it needed was 5 litres of fuel and a new battery to get it started! Nowt else! Having tried something similar with my brother's '96 ford fiesta and failed, I could not believe it!
Anyway, thats my homage to the beautiful beast that is the XUD engine!
resurrecting 205
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Mechanically it is JimCitroJim wrote: I thought a GRDT was a Turbo Andy![]()


I knowCitroJim wrote:All I know is the Turbo Duesel 205s go like scalded cats

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mine's only got 110k on it at the moment and having done 250k in a previous d turbo (which I then actually managed to sell) i'm expecting WAY more out of her when she's finished!
btw...the STDT also had the tacho iirc...and normally pas and all the other little gubbins that went with the dturbo.
As for rolling into a ditch, it wasn't exactly a future plan! Saying that though, my first 205 (1992 xr) was reversed into at speed by an old volvo 940 and came away only requiring new metal trim on the bumper! Ah the glory days of cars/tanks...
btw...the STDT also had the tacho iirc...and normally pas and all the other little gubbins that went with the dturbo.
As for rolling into a ditch, it wasn't exactly a future plan! Saying that though, my first 205 (1992 xr) was reversed into at speed by an old volvo 940 and came away only requiring new metal trim on the bumper! Ah the glory days of cars/tanks...
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Yes, you`ll get a sky high mileage with maintenancejamestheoddone wrote:mine's only got 110k on it at the moment and having done 250k in a previous d turbo (which I then actually managed to sell) i'm expecting WAY more out of her when she's finished!
btw...the STDT also had the tacho iirc...and normally pas and all the other little gubbins that went with the dturbo.
As for rolling into a ditch, it wasn't exactly a future plan! Saying that though, my first 205 (1992 xr) was reversed into at speed by an old volvo 940 and came away only requiring new metal trim on the bumper! Ah the glory days of cars/tanks...

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STDT was a special run, and IIRC they also had a wooden gear lever, and 405 Alloy wheels too!
The GRDt is extreamilly rare, most were XRDt, the G donating 4 door, X 3dr.. GR gaining tinted glass and centre console, I was in the impression, though, that later GRDt's from around 1992 onwards DID have tacho,
I learnt to drive in a 1987 D reg, GRD that mum had at the time, and felt then they did NOT need a turbo!!
Blydi damm good car, and I still look now to see whats around... sadly now, most are GTi's... I guess the D's all ran to 200k plus due to the massive comfort and refinement!!!
WOW, theres still a choice of 90 205's on the bay - I bet most being GTi too!
Paul
The GRDt is extreamilly rare, most were XRDt, the G donating 4 door, X 3dr.. GR gaining tinted glass and centre console, I was in the impression, though, that later GRDt's from around 1992 onwards DID have tacho,
I learnt to drive in a 1987 D reg, GRD that mum had at the time, and felt then they did NOT need a turbo!!
Blydi damm good car, and I still look now to see whats around... sadly now, most are GTi's... I guess the D's all ran to 200k plus due to the massive comfort and refinement!!!
WOW, theres still a choice of 90 205's on the bay - I bet most being GTi too!
Paul
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I think (some) GRDT's did have a tacho as (some) GR petrols did, but...
It was not the GTi style instrument panel, they had the normal 'thinner' one with just the tacho on the left where the analogue clock would live. I've only ever seen one GR (petrol) in about 11 years with a tacho though so I assume that's what they did.
It was not the GTi style instrument panel, they had the normal 'thinner' one with just the tacho on the left where the analogue clock would live. I've only ever seen one GR (petrol) in about 11 years with a tacho though so I assume that's what they did.
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my '92 1.4 xr had a tacho, but I just have the clock on the grdt dash (which amuses my younger, ford-driving siblings no end...).
I was reading about the stdt, and apparently it's only sorrento green if it;s on a GTi, otherwise it's called something else which has completely escaped me. I'll research...
I was reading about the stdt, and apparently it's only sorrento green if it;s on a GTi, otherwise it's called something else which has completely escaped me. I'll research...
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Ahh yes. Thinking on, Sorrento is nearly black whereas the STDT green is a little lighter. More that of the Roland Garros green...jamestheoddone wrote:I was reading about the stdt, and apparently it's only sorrento green if it;s on a GTi, otherwise it's called something else which has completely escaped me. I'll research...
The 205 Gentry was in the same colour if memory serves...
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