I doubt they are as rare as you think, I've seen 5-6
here at my mechanics shop alone in SoCal, & no one is
"obligated" to do anything anybody else wants, F that!
If i spend my good hard earned cash on something I
like, to hell with what people think I should do with
Onit....STAND UP FOR YOURSELF MAN!! Granted, any
modifications should be tastefull, i mean I'm not
defending someone who'd take a brand new vette & put
hydrolics & 13" Daytons on it, I mean...come on!!!
- tjp1974 <tjp74@comcast.net> wrote:
> But when you are lucky to get your hands on a very
> rare collectable
> items that many praise and dream about, you are
> almost obligated to
> restore and maintain it to the factory original
> condition out of
> respect for other collectors. Yes it may be just a
> worthless damn
> peugeot no body wants or cares about besides us and
> we are not
> speaking some pre-war or historic vintage cars but
> whether you like
> it or not, 89 505 sedan body style is very rare,
> turbo is even more
> rare and with 5 speed, it's extremly rare and
> highest performing
> Peugeot ever imported in USA. I bet less than 5 of
> them in running
> condition in US.
>
> tj
>
> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Randy Porter
> <droppedmi16@y...>
> wrote:
> > I like the car with the 18's, I'd like to see
> maybe a
> > side profile with a better view of the wheels.
> I'd
> > personally never put oversize wheels on a car with
> out
> > simultaniously lowering it also, the yellow paint
> is
> > differen't but cool, I'm not sure of the wing yet,
> I
> > like certain wings, I think I'd go with something
> a
> > little more subtle though, I dig the Porsche
> "Turbo"
> > emblem & the front grill / lights, ect. I applaud
> you
> > for doing it, my personal combo would vary a
> little
> > but I support the concept, people who say "all
> stock",
> > or "all origional" are for lack of a better
> > term....boring...no soul, no flavor, do what you
> want
> > to, spend what you want to, hell....it's a Pug,
> you'll
> > never get back what you put into it anyway even if
> the
> > only thing you do to it is change the freakin'
> oil, as
> > long as you can look at it & be happy, thats what
> cars
> > are for, a mechanical extension of one's
> personality,
> > don't ever limit yourself or live by someone
> else's
> > standards...all that aside though...there are some
> > modified cars that just look plain ....dumb.
> >
> > Randy
> > SoCal
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Brian White <brian@b...> wrote:
> >
> > > Well...within reason. You can't tell me the
> > > original 14" wheels with whitewalls looks good.
> > > Nothing nastier than a tan on brown 81 505
> diesel
> > > automatic with whitewalls.
> > >
> > > Then again, an 88 or 89 505 Turbo in red on
> black
> > > with factory wheels is sweet.
> > >
> > > My point is that OEM is cool only if the OEM was
> > > cool to begin with. <grin>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------- Original Message -----------
> > > From: "Mike Murphy" <fmmurphy@c...>
> > > To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:23:27 -0400
> > > Subject: [Peugeot-L] 18's on the pug
> > >
> > > > > Chacun à son propre goût
> > > >
> > > > Bill is absolutely right. I'm a libertarian
> at
> > > heart, so if you like 18
> > > > inch wheels on your 505, go for it. Myself,
> I'm of
> > > the view that PSA broke
> > > > the mould with the 505 and that it is hard to
> > > improve on the original
> > > > design. My collection is all stock - as they
> have
> > > been since 1982.
> > > >
> > > > Mike Murphy
> > > > A factory 505 guy in Toronto
> > > >
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