I agree with John here. Don't scare the poor guy out of purchase! You would
be hard pressed to find an 85 505TD with less miles at this point - anywhere
in the world. Compare this car to any other peugeot and I would wager it's
more reliable than pretty much any other model, mainly because it's a
diesel. Now comparing it to other cars, well that is a bit more complicated.
Buy the car...if you don't like it, sell it here. I know there are a lot of
people who would love that car or ebay it. Last TD I saw on there went for
over $1500 and it wasn't even an 85.
good luck.
-Tony
85 and 86 505TD
On 9/27/05, John Parsons <roverlad@telus.net> wrote:
>
> 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 -----
> > 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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