Know anything about Peugeot?

[blackgraz]

Ok i know this is not about supras, but im looking for a cheap daily driver. I would like to own something differnt but not anything thats gonna break down and me ending up putting money into that car insted of my Supra.
so i know its french and you dont see them often but i think i found a good deal on a 1991 Peugeot 405? Anyone know anything about these cars?

 

[mattjk]

LOLOLOLOL

That's all.

 

[blackgraz]

I expected that from some people.

 

[WoundLicker]

http://tunedcarwallpapers.blogspot.com/2007/03/peugeot.html


Peugeot is no longer selling vehicles in north america.

 

[suprarx7nut]

A good deal on a Peugeot is when someone steals it at the grocery store so you won't have to drive it home.

Carrying your groceries 2 miles home should be better than driving a 15 year old French vehicle.

 

[jmanbball]

good luck finding parts,

 

[Kai]

405's were okay - what did you want to know? They might have a bad rep in the US, but you still see plenty of them over here. They're just boring looking. Reliability wise, not in the standards of Merc and BMW, but not horrendous, like a Ford

 

[jmanbball]

Reliability wise, not in the standards of Lexus and Acura , but not horrendous, like a Ford

Thats what you should have said.
Mercedes and BMW arent exactly the shining standards of reliability, especially electrically.

 

[ValgeKotkas]

^:word8kn:

 

[drunk_medic]

In that part of the world, if I had to choose a common, "cheaper" eurocar, I would probably get an Alfa Romeo of some sort. Even still, that's under dire circumstances. The one I drove was very similar in power, comfort and overall feel to a base model Saturn SL, just a tad bit smaller.

 

[blackgraz]

Thanks for the input, far better than just a "LOL" with nothing to back it up.
really i just wanted to know what you guys felt about the car. Car guys knows cars. I i was just wondering about reliabity and i guess there was a comment about finding parts. I guess that would be a big issue about owning a car like that. I mean its hard enuff finding parts for a MKIII Supra right?

 

[Kai]

An Alfa? Oh good lord.....made of sheet metal so thin you can read through it and enough electrical problems to have you running around screaming....pretty though.

 

[Junior]

An Alfa? Oh good lord.....made of sheet metal so thin you can read through it and enough electrical problems to have you running around screaming....pretty though.

in other words... italian.

 

[Kai]

Family had a Lancia Delta once....the 1.5 DOHC - was an amazing car, full length webasto roof on it....thing just dissolved though

 

[Brewster]

Well it's a French car, what else do you need to know?

 

[Kai]

Erm - whats wrong with the fact it's french? Is this some stupid anti-french sentiment or some legitimate reason for disliking their cars?

May i also remind you that Citroen's world rally team has racked up numerous wins, and several manufacturers titles? Renault F1 is one of the best in the world too. French and Japanese car makers sell more cars here than Ford or Vauxhall (Opel in Europe).

There have been some brilliant models as well:

Renault 21 Quadra Turbo (4x4 Turbo 'Sedan')
Renault 5 Turbo (1.4litre Turbo - 140bhp, about 800kg)
Renault Clio RSi
Renault Clio Williams
Peugeot 309 GTi
Peugeot 205 GTi
Peugeot 306 GTi
Citroen ZX Volcane
Citroen Saxo VTR & VTS

Renault also win the highest award for safety - scoring 5 on the Euro NCAP safety ratings for the past 3 years at least. Build quality is still way better than anything ford & gm can muster, and the interiors, while not great, aren't completely tacky and destructable.

Don't bash cars on their country of origin, bash them on their faults, which requires FACTS.

Wikipedia is your friend.

 

[Junior]

I can count on 1 hand the number that are RWD.

other than that I have no problem with them. the french are infinitely better at building cars than the italians.

 

[Kai]

Renault Alpine - Mid Engined V6 RWD

Most if not all, have been FWD since the late 70's. Though the 21 Quadra was 4x4 with RWD bias.

 

[RHDMK3]

Renault Clio's are pretty sick imo. At least the ones that are mid engine.

 

[Kai]

Yeah i left out eh Mad V6 mid engined one....its just off the scale of insanity