Peugeot 205 XS / Panda 100HP - Second Hand Heroes: Warm hatches | Fifth Gear

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

This was my Fiat Panda 100HP that was used in the filming…… 👌🏼👌🏼 Great day pitting it against the 205…… And VBH was brilliant, took time to have a good chat with us while filming was happening……

[@iannolan-f4g]

it's lovely. How she chose the Pug is a mystery!

[@Druze_Tito]

Wonder why wouldn't they give you credits for it. Strange.

[@GazzUnseen]

That 205 design still looks great.

[@hadlee89]

Timeless

[@iantownsend500]

The XS is the hidden gem of the 205 range

[@anthonyshuttle]

This. I loved my old XS (later TU engine version) as while by any vaguely modern standards a 205 GTI is featherlight, the XS felt noticeably lighter still in the nose and more willing to turn in and change direction. Wasn't quick, but thrived on revs and really was a joyous little thing - and back then you could pick up a tidy one for a few hundred quid.

[@shand1967]

I had a 205XS in white, with the 85 bhp TU engine. The most fun car I've ever owned and the only car I've regretted selling.

[@classicrider5274]

I owned a 1988 red XS with original alloy wheels and sun roof for many years and it was a really enjoyable car to drive. Not GTI performance but reasonable economy and I serviced it in the street outside my house, it was easy to look after. Probably the car I miss the most.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

I love the Panda 100HP - I keep looking at secondhand ones - if they drive anywhere near as well as they look, I’ll bet they’re an absolute hoot!

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

They are a lot of fun….. this is mine used in the film. I’ve had a BMW M2 comp and a Focus RS while I’ve owned the panda… and most of the times I take the panda as it always makes me smile….

[@jamessohl733]

I bought a 205 XS as it was the fastest car I could insure at 18. It was fabulous and my friends thought so too. Within a couple of months two of my friends also bought them. So we would turn up like something from fast and furious in a red, grey and white 205xs.

[@mickcoles]

I absolutely adore both these cars, I would get them both, no questions asked 🎉🎉

[@davidspencer7254]

That Panda is excellent.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks buddy…. That’s mine

[@marvinsamuels1237]

i loved my 90 205XS. I was the facelifted version that had 87BHP and I loved it; so much fun to drive and decent performance for the power available. The only downsides were the leaky sliding sunroof and poor build quality (a thief bent the upper door frame to break into it one night.

[@CheekyCultured]

I have had 2 x Panda 100HP since 2022. They are amazing cars that just put a smile on your face everytime you head out for a drive. VIciki is right about the handling and feel you get with the boxy Fiat. It's great to have something you can drive at 100%, 100% of the time, whilst staying on the good side of the legal system! There are many other more capable cars and better daily runners out there. However, the sensation with one of these is unmatched if you fancy something a bit weird! A huge plus with the 100hp is that they are surprisingly reliable and cheap to run (just stay away from the body panels then parts are cheap and easy to source).

[@samronin1141]

First car I ever drove was a 205, a driving instructor car around a field at a fete. I crashed into a hedge/fence after getting my arms crossed over. (I was maybe 12 I think which is why it was in a field...) But I have been smitten with them ever since. Along with the 306 and 106.

[@yadashsureshvk9248]

I was lucky enough to have a Panda 100hp as my first car and it remains to this day, the absolute most fun I’ve ever had in a car.

[@davidbrown2945]

The first XS that came out had the old twin carb engine in which wasn't too clever, then they changed it for a twin choke carb motor, alot better. Loved mine

[@Pomdownuder]

A mild small chuckable car is brilliant for the English country roads you can go flat out all the time. Like the original mini go kart handling push it on and you will smile you whole ownership.

[@NB_NB_NB]

The 100HP is a brilliant car, i've had 3 of them. Their achilles heel is the rear axle, it rots away at the suspension cups and is a £900 part plus VAT. It's not made for other Pandas, and the Fiat 500 one is wider.

[@cornovii3012]

And the 4X4 is yet another completely different one again, for my standard 1.1 i can put any of the 3 on but not the other way around.

[@F1Kamel_1992]

Old school hatchbacks from two great brands. Absolutely fabulous. 🥹🥰

[@jn904]

Epic episode! (What's really missing, tho, is the Clio Mk1 1.4 'S' 80hp. Its close-ratio JB1-053 'box and 16v-borrowed suspension & seats, made for one of the juiciest warm hatches of them all. The relative lack of power made the steering even sharper. The pronounced swirl intake ports of the E7J-710 version of the venerable & unburstable Energy 8-valve engine, made for torquey progress and carefree, pedal-to-the-carpet reliable warmhatchery. Micra Si was also a contender, albeit much less competent than the Rally-bred Clio.) Great, great times they were...

[@resnonverba137]

An ex had an XS many moons ago. It must have been the worst example in the country at the time but it still couldn't quite hide the brilliance underneath. It resulted in me buying the GTI which remains one of the most fun cars I've owned.

[@georgegently7876]

I loved the 205 XS and had two through the late 90s and early noughties (at the same time!). They were brilliant and loved to be driven hard, and were not too far behind the GTi versions in real world performance. A set of pepper pot alloys from the 1.6 GTi (with 5mm spacers) on one of them greatly improved the handling. The massive benefits of a lack of weight are highlighted so much nowadays. The only negatives on those cars were weak windscreens and wiper linkages, and those pesky pieces of trim on the C-pillars always getting lost (or stolen) 😡

[@51StPi]

This has the TU engine with 85bhp, it’s a bit nippier and felt lighter than the earlier Douvrin engined models.

[@davidlang3625]

Thought that was the case, thanks for confirming. 👍

[@Tomachine1]

I owned 2 205xsi's. A g-reg black and later an f-reg red one. Loved both of them. Also loved the short gearing which made them feel quite quick but it was a nightmare on the motorway obvsly. Nobody I gave a lift to could believe they were only a 1.4. no really 😅

[@alagrenada]

the panda lowkey impressed me

[@enwins]

Those XS's are seriously underrated

[@MIKEY1-1]

I bought one in 92, great wee car, had it for 3 years until I changed it for a Cavalier Mk 3 SRI 130.

[@Phuc_Yhou]

You flash git @MIKEY1-1 😉😂

[@topmandog1]

how did james may never cover that panda?

[@andrewmccullough9334]

I had a 100hp panda. It was so much fun but the build quality was nightmare inducing

[@Felniak]

5000 for those cars is nuts!

[@williamegler8771]

Why? If collectors want them £5,000 for a rust-free well maintained low mileage example is a pittance.

[@lostre77]

Inflation is a bitch and everything is relative. Ask yourself how much do you need for your monthly expenses and soon you will find out that the 50 of yesterday lost triple its value today, if not more. Now do the math and you will find out that actually the prise for those two cars is right there with everything else. Including the necessities for your survival like food, shelter etc. And that is what really is nuts.

[@andrewvincent1828]

I think you'll struggle to get an xs for £5,000. They are catching up to the GTi on prices unfortunately

[@kieranlarkin5938]

Was convinced you’d choose the Panda!

[@urbanstrencan]

Peugeot 205 is an instant classic ;) Great video Vicky

[@gulfstream7235]

The 205 xrad was an absolute screamer...

[@01FozzyS]

Pug for me too.

[@COMA69BAND]

owned an xs and the 5 door GT, both great fun if you couldn't afford the GTi insurance.

[@BradderzTekkerz]

Crazy the Suzuki Swift didn’t get mentioned

[@mrc3063]

Ms Henderson just keeps getting more attractive as time goes by. Plus she is a great driver too. ❤️

[@MichaelMengo]

I have always hated French cars but the 205 and the DS are the kist beautiful cars they have ever made

[@Lyshem]

106 quicksilver best of both

[@MrWachira98]

When was this filmed?

[@AtheistOrphan]

Early 2024. (It’s from the most recent series, finished it’s run on Quest a few weeks ago).

[@veganpullingpower6]

You've got warn hatch

[@dusankocisevic6823]

Panda 100HP🔝🔝🇮🇹🇮🇹🚀🚀

[@djefferson02]

Hi Mummy :)

[@manilove2pwn]

Still smash

[@angusking9881]

Panda 100hp was the most disappointing car I’ve ever owned. Like a normal Panda but ruined. Suspension is horrific. Way too stiff to make any sort of progress on bumpy roads. Engine feels strangled. Looks cool though and maybe with a few mods it could be okay. So many cars out there for the same money that will be more fun.

[@motorfab7014]

Tra queste due la Panda Ma se avessi proposto una 205 gti... vittoria alla francese

[@lucassitanggang5154]

Hello Vicky

[@Alassio.Garage]

I love the 205, when i first came to europe i thought there were plenty of them still on the road... but not so much 🥲

[@stevenhearnden6103]

My wife's Suzuki Swift 1.0 szt would batter both of these. 😂

[@cornovii3012]

Depends who is driving 🤣 have you got bigger gonads than me when it comes to sliding round a corner 🤣