A certain 205 1.9 GTI is the only car I've felt for certain I'm gonna loose a limb in, yet walked away in one peice (and with a nice adrenaline rush). The sensation of being in one of them is very different to a modern "hot hatch". No headroom for starters
I loved my 106 as well, not quite as raw as the 205, but I actually had headroom in it, which was nice. The design for early ones was very nice as well, espically in darker colours. Felt like your constantly going to oversteer if you lifted the throttle, which it did, most of the time.
Both these cars are sitting on driveways SORN declared though now. And for that reason I'm not so tempted to buy another Peugeot. Mates 205 needs a new engine - cracked and head blown, 106 engine isn't so healthy either.