Re: [Peugeot-L] Is your Peugeot the car you love the most?

From: kenneth parker <elkeni_at_mac.com>
Date: 01/25/06

Phil,

        I assume that the 504 and 505 windows are different. I may have a 504 passenger front, but no 505's. Marcel in Mill Valley (Marin Autoworks) might be able to set you up with a decent used one. Ken
On Jan 25, 2006, at 5:11 PM, (-Phil-) wrote:

> I'd have to say that no other make of car, or in fact ANY other piece
> of
> mechanical equipment, has instilled the amount of passion in me that my
> Peugeots have.
>
> I've had many over the years, and it's hard to imagine a time when I
> won't
> have one. It's definitely not just me, nor is it limited to us here
> on this
> list; It's CONTAGIOUS!
>
> I've convinced countless friends to pick up a Peugeot, and I was never
> really trying!
>
> I recently played back a video a friend of mine shot while we were
> driving
> in a 504 over 20 years ago, I was embarrassed to hear myself gloating
> over
> the suspension to him on tape. Do we really sound like that to our
> passengers?!? :-)
>
> -Phil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Hughes" <pjphughes@yahoo.com>
> To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:13 PM
> Subject: [Peugeot-L] Is your Peugeot the car you love the most?
>
>
>> Hey gang,
>>
>> As I come back to the east coast for my monthly work visit, and pull
>> my
>> 89K Mi16 out of its garage here (although regretfully into the snow),
>> and
>> I fall back in love with it every time. It sits for 30-45 days, I
>> turn the
>> key, and the starter needs no more than 1 sec to start the car. The
>> tranny, the clutch, the steering...all perfectly weighted, the seat
>> comfort outstanding, the handling by far the best FWD sedan I've ever
>> driven...
>>
>> It rattles a bit still (even though I think I'm down to two rattles
>> left -
>> glovebox and steering column housing) but everything else about it is
>> so
>> addictive. And who cares if it's only 150hp in our curent climate of
>> 6.1
>> liter V8/Hemi/Northstar blah blah blah...
>>
>> For those of you with other cars, is/are your Pug(s) your favorite?
>>
>> As a Saab guy ('03 9-5 Aero wagon- auto, and new '06 V6 9-3 Aero
>> convertible- manual, and soon to be sold 900 Turbo convertible -
>> manual),
>> while I love all of them (especially since I live in LA now, and they
>> stand out as unique), I realize that deep down, my Mi16 reigns as my
>> favorite car, and I should really ship it to LA's car friendly
>> climate!
>>
>> That, and after all the restoration, I need to be buried in it!
>>
>> Just a random question for everyone...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Paul Hughes
>> '89 405 Mi16, 89K
>>
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