Don't freak the poor guyout too much. I have had a couple 505 turbo
diesels ('81 and '82) and found them to be super reliable cars. Mine
needed little work other than routine maintenance which you would find
on any car of that age. Any good diesel mechanic should be able to
work on the motor if necessary although again, they are a very durable
engine and this one sounds like it has low mileage. If the price is
right, and it usually is (part of the problem!) and especially if the
body is good then I would jump at it. Worse come to worse we are here
for you!
John
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Boyington" <gene@h...> wrote:
> Hi Gavin,
>
> Yeah, that laugh bears some serious discussion. Is he laughing with
you or
> at you, because he recalls his Peugeot work fondly or with
derision!!? WIll
> he welcome the work, or will this be an expensivce favor he does for
you as
> long as he can stand it!?
>
> From Bill Branch's response, I'd suggest that you be frank with your
> mecahanic. Go see him! Tell him you are the "friend" after all, and
ask him
> how much a month his expereince with Peugeots suggests you should
set aside
> for him to work on the car. You might even have him and the car
interview
> each other to see whether they will be likely to get along together with
> your financial participation in their relationship. You want the car
and the
> mechanic to like each other well enough that they get along when
there is
> need, but not so well that the car wants to spend all its time in
the shop!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
On
> From: "gavin1273" <gavin@g...>
> To: "Gene Boyington" <gene@h...>
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:36 PM
> Subject: re: To buy or not to buy?
>
>
> > Ok, thanks Gene.
> > I called a mechanic and told him 'a friend' was looking around for a
> Peugeot mechanic. He
> > laughed for about 30 seconds. Not a good sign. But then he said
that he
> was familliar with
> > the cars and used to work on em.....We'll see.
> > thanks again.
> > gavin
> >
> >
> >
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