Contemplating that right now’s Good Worth or No Cube Peugeot has nearly 240K on the clock, it’s secure to say that something that might go unsuitable has lengthy handed the chance to take action. Let’s resolve if outdated, quirky, and sluggish calls for a worth that’s low.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 problem? The automotive wasn’t offered as being wherever close to good sufficient to command that a lot. And the outcome? A 98 % No Cube loss.
In America, we have a tendency not to consider France as a major innovator within the automotive sector. The baguette division? Positive. However not a lot automobiles. That generalization is unsuitable, nevertheless, because the French auto trade maintains a number of vital firsts, together with the steering wheel and the distant key fob.
Since we will now take the French automotive trade critically, let’s take a critical have a look at this 1982 Peugeot 505 turbo diesel, which was constructed on the firm’s Shochaux manufacturing facility in France’s Bourgogne-Franche-Comté area close to the Austrian border. That’s pretty-darn French.
Launched in 1978 in substitute 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, obtainable in sedan and property physique kinds, proved instantly common, 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 obtainable 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 keeping with the advert, it has carried out a shocking 239,208 miles, and other than some aesthetic blemishes and a few quirks, it seems 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 beneath sufficiently. On the plus aspect, all of the trim and the manufacturing facility 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 apart from an ill-fitting sprint wig and a little bit of lacking trim above the driving force’s left knee. The steering wheel cowl also needs to be retired, and a few common cleansing is required, however nothing seems 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 working situation.” Nothing appears amiss beneath the hood, and there even seems to be a brand new prime radiator hose and thermostat, so there’s that. In keeping with the vendor, the automotive is on non-op registration. The tags point out it has been so since simply final 12 months. Which means no again registration charges for the subsequent proprietor and that the vendor is a little bit of a scofflaw for capturing the images on a public road with the expired tags. I gained’t inform in case you gained’t.
Additionally, since this can be a diesel of a sure age, no smog check can be required if it’s offered in California, the place it’s at present positioned. The title is clear, and the worth 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 go well with, however the query stays: is an outdated 505 an affordable automotive to tackle? Would even that meager sum of money be higher spent elsewhere?
What do you say, is $2,500 a good worth to tackle this good-looking, if flawed, outdated French automotive? Or does that worth simply put the poo in Peugeot?
You resolve!
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