I suppose that you can slam the marque all you want. I don't think
you can find any maker who could avoid criticism if one was determined
to dish it out. I suppose it all depends on your point of view. I
guess it all depends on your perspective. You call it an orphan mark
with no US support yet I see a maker who, while not selling vehicles
into this market since 1991 still maintains a warehouse in the US and
still honours recalls on stuff like headlights. I have run Peugeots
as daily drivers (both my wife and I) for some 8-10 years now and
while, as with any 20something year old car there is alwasy something
to fiddle with I find them to be very reliable and comfortable
transport. When the sunroof cable fails on my '82 505 (well, it
hasn't but if it did), whatever, I wish some of my other cars lasted
that long. The 405 heater flap motors are the same as used in much
more modern Range Rovers. Speaking of which, Rover no longer supports
10 year old models through its dealer network in North America!
Anyway, it is all a matter of personal preference but "futility", or
"idiots", I hardly think so!
John
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Cameron Mac Millan <casm@s...> wrote:
>
> Okay... Having read through (most of) the responses on this subject, I
> figure I'll throw my own two cents in.
>
> I've lived in Los Angeles since moving here from Ireland in 1998, and
> have owned Peugeots that entire time. While my main transport has been
> Jeeps for the past two years, I've kept my Mi16 up to the present.
>
> The reason for getting something other than the Pug for everyday
> transport: reality. Peugeot hasn't been in the US since 1992, and I
> knew this going in when I bought my 405 DL in 1998, 505 S in 1999, and
> 405 Mi16 in 2001. I'm probably more fortunate that a lot of folks in
> that I have an excellent Peugeot repair point (Dubarr Peugeot in
> Huntington Beach) to support me - but they're still 40 miles away from
> where I live.
>
> With that in mind, I say the following: anyone buying a Peugeot today
> expecting it to be a bulletproof-reliable vehicle is an idiot. More so
> if you know the history of the company in this country. You're buying a
> used car from an orphan marque and should adjust your expectations
> accordingly.
>
> Advantages to later Pugs: you can get service parts for them from your
> local Pep Boys / Kragen / Autozone. Try that with a Renault and see
> what happens (speaking from experience here with a LeCar).
> Disadvantages: see above.
>
> You're buying a used car, and one with little love or support in the US.
> Is this is a shame? Damn right. But even my friends at home with 205s,
> 309s, and 405s are finding it harder and harder to get parts. As good
> as they are, they're just old cars. And in all honesty, the new ones
> are light years better than what we were fortunate enough to get.
>
> The only used car lemon I ever bought was a 1982 AMC Eagle wagon. I was
> so blinded by how much I loved the idea of it that I didn't notice what
> a complete and utter piece of crap it was. Don't let one car that was
> never properly looked-after cloud your judgement.
>
> - Cameron.
>
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