Contemplating that at the moment’s Good Value or No Cube Peugeot has nearly 240K on the clock, it’s secure to say that something that would go fallacious has lengthy handed the chance to take action. Let’s resolve if previous, quirky, and gradual calls for a worth that’s low.
We nearly attained our holy grail yesterday—a one hundred pc consensus vote. We got here dang shut. The contender? A 1991 BMW 318is that had been transformed right into a supercharged S52-equipped monster. The worth? $27,000. The difficulty? The automotive wasn’t offered as being anyplace close to good sufficient to command that a lot. And the outcome? A 98 p.c No Cube loss.
In America, we have a tendency not to think about France as a major innovator within the automotive sector. The baguette division? Positive. However not a lot automobiles. That generalization is fallacious, nevertheless, because the French auto business maintains a number of vital firsts, together with the steering wheel and the distant key fob.
Since we are able to now take the French automotive business critically, let’s take a critical take a look at this 1982 Peugeot 505 turbo diesel, which was constructed on the firm’s Shochaux manufacturing unit in France’s Bourgogne-Franche-Comté area close to the Austrian border. That’s pretty-darn French.
Launched in 1978 in alternative of the 504 and driving on a platform derived from its predecessor, the 505 slotted in as Peugeot’s mainstream sedan worldwide. That includes lengthy suspension journey and beneficiant floor clearance, the 505, accessible in sedan and property physique kinds, proved instantly standard, particularly in underdeveloped nations with shit roads. It’s additionally notable for being the final front-engine/rear-wheel-drive Peugeot sedan ever constructed.
Peugeot offered the 505 within the U.S. with a number of engines, the most well-liked of which, within the first few years of the mannequin’s run, was the four-cylinder diesel. Starting in 1981, a Garrett turbocharger was added to the two.3-liter oil burner, boosting output to 80 horsepower and 152 lb-ft of torque. Right here within the States, that was made accessible solely with the five-speed stick.
This 505 has the turbo-diesel and, therefore, the five-speed. Peugeot offered rather less than 14,000 505s within the States in 1982, however few of these have been given an prolonged lease on life, as has this one. In response to the advert, it has finished a shocking 239,208 miles, and other than some aesthetic blemishes and a few quirks, it appears to be like able to do much more.
It’s the paint that lets the automotive down visually. Per the vendor, that’s a respray. The clear coat, nevertheless, is giving up the ghost on all of the horizontal surfaces, marring the flexibility to understand the extremely good-looking Pininfarina bodywork under sufficiently. On the plus aspect, all of the trim and the manufacturing unit alloys are nonetheless current and accounted for.
It’s a greater expertise within the cabin with mouse fur upholstery that appears to be in wonderful situation and no main points aside from an ill-fitting sprint wig and a little bit of lacking trim above the driving force’s left knee. The steering wheel cowl must also be retired, and a few basic cleansing is required, however nothing appears to be like too daunting in right here. Don’t plan on utilizing the sunroof, although, as it’s damaged.
Mechanically, it’s claimed to be in “Good operating situation.” Nothing appears amiss below the hood, and there even seems to be a brand new high radiator hose and thermostat, so there’s that. In response to the vendor, the automotive is on non-op registration. The tags point out it has been so since simply final 12 months. Meaning no again registration charges for the following proprietor and that the vendor is a little bit of a scofflaw for capturing the photographs on a public avenue with the expired tags. I gained’t inform when you gained’t.
Additionally, since this can be a diesel of a sure age, no smog take a look at will probably be required if it’s offered in California, the place it’s at the moment positioned. The title is clear, and the value for this Gallic creampuff is $2,500.
Look, I do know most of us would take into account that worth a cut price even when the automotive was truly 15 feral cats in a Peugeot swimsuit, however the query stays: is an previous 505 an affordable automotive to tackle? Would even that meager amount of cash be higher spent elsewhere?
What do you say, is $2,500 a good worth to tackle this good-looking, if flawed, previous French automotive? Or does that worth simply put the poo in Peugeot?
You resolve!
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