[Peugeot-L] Re: '87 505 STX advice needed (to buy or not to buy)

Of all the 505's, the V6 is one of the most reliable and pleasing to drive. Motor sounds good when driven hard.  Make sure the starter works well; you have to lift the engine out a bit to change it if memory serves correctly.

Is there a market for it? Heck, if I could find a good one I'd buy it in a heart beat, so I'd say yes. They almost seem harder to find than 505 turbos, and I never see them on e bay.

• In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Steven" <alternative7man@...> wrote:
  >
  > The knowns:
  > Nice siver paint (may be a re-spray but a really nice job if so)
  > Nearly new tires
  > Only one small door ding.
  > No rust at all
  > Fog lamps missing
  > Leather interior is tired, but I have a nice blue velvet interior
  > from an '86 N9T (will it fit nicely?)
  > Automatic trans.
  >
  > Unknowns:
  > Owner says it runs and drives well, but I haven't driven it yet
  > Shows 82K but not sure if the odometer is working
  > Don't know if sunroof or AC work.
  >
  > What do I look for, I have never owned a V6 pug before??? Any
  know
  > problems to check for? Are they more of a reliability problem
  than
  > other pugs?
  >
  > I can get this car for under 1k USD...I don't really need another
  car
  > right now, but it seems to be a good deal...especially since I
  have a
  > nice interior, fog lamps and other bits to install and improve it.
  >
  > IS there a market for STX...should I get it fixed up nicely, would
  I
  > be able to sell it?
  >
  > Any advice is appreciated.
  > Steven
  >