The 405 News

[trigger]

I found a late 80s 405 Brochure yesterday for a £1 in a "antique" shop in Stow on the Wold, it's now reminded me that i want a 405 at some point again.

[Junkman]

You don't like diesels. Remember what happened last time.

 

But I do like the green interior, headlight washers, uncut boot carpet, pillar cladding and God knows what else for my petrol one.

[Jim Bell]

Can I have whats left?

[Junkman]

The idea is not to break the silver Diesel. It will get the greyish interior and all the trim pieces that aren't 100% perfect from my green one,

thus evolve into a good workhorse/dog carrier (the current seats in my car smell of dog and sadly I have a slight dog allergy) for as long

as it's still legal to operate old Diesels.

It shall then be roffled, but since it's a Peugeot, I want to do it based on the French "Loto", which proudly remains 6 out of 49.

But I'd be open to offers, of course.

[Jim Bell]

That sounds like a hell of a plan. Fill the boot with parts and rare bits when you pick it up. Dean has a one (or fifty) of everything.

[Junkman]

I'm concerned that spares for 405s, especially the petrols, are going to dry up quickly now and even Dean can't change that.

Few people have noticed, how thin on the ground 405s became and thus I want my presumably last one to be perfect.

In France 405s have already acquired some sort of cult status.

[BorniteIdentity]

I reckon a well kept 405 is all the car you'll ever need, and all the car you'll ever want.  

 

That green velour interior looks lovely, and a proper good match for the exterior colour too.  Looking forward to seeing it all done.

[Cleon-Fonte]

The solution to this is simple: don't rob the diesel 405 of all the nice bits, just replace the petrol one with it. Then drive around secure in the knowledge that you have a far superior engine underneath the bonnet, all the while laughing at drivers of fancy modern commonrail units with their tiny power bands and death rattle soundtrack.

[Junkman]

Diesels stink and are shit.

[Cleon-Fonte]

Diesels stink and are shit.

 

The first part is definitely true. I'm still not used to driving around in something that recreates accurately the smell of a 1980s bus station.

 

The second part is also largely true with some notable exceptions that take the rule and bury it. The old Peugeot diesels are certainly in the latter catagory.

[Lord Sterling]

I found a late 80s 405 Brochure yesterday for a £1 in a "antique" shop in Stow on the Wold, it's now reminded me that i want a 405 at some point again.

That reminds me, didn't someone gere find a late unregistered Silver 405 outside some unoccupied posh offices on some business park? I have pics somewhere....

 

Edit, here we go, wonder whatever happened to it;

 

 

Pics courtesy of Billy_Medhurst (formally: rootes_arrow1750)

[Junkman]

There is a GTX 2.0 Auto saloon coming up:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162122735255

 

In typical dealer fashion there are no pictures yet, but the 405 savvy should be vigilant.

[Cavcraft]

How much do you want for the leather interior?

[Lacquer Peel]

That reminds me, didn't someone gere find a late unregistered Silver 405 outside some unoccupied posh offices on some business park? I have pics somewhere....

 

Edit, here we go, wonder whatever happened to it;

 

Pics courtesy of Billy_Medhurst (formally: rootes_arrow1750)

It's an Iranian 405, I wonder why it ended up here.

[Jim Bell]

Judging by the miles on it, it certainly drove over.

[carlo]

The idea is not to break the silver Diesel. It will get the greyish interior and all the trim pieces that aren't 100% perfect from my green one,

thus evolve into a good workhorse/dog carrier (the current seats in my car smell of dog and sadly I have a slight dog allergy) for as long

as it's still legal to operate old Diesels.

It shall then be roffled, but since it's a Peugeot, I want to do it based on the French "Loto", which proudly remains 6 out of 49.

But I'd be open to offers, of course.

 

That's my kind of plan!  And don't forget to keep the illuminated vanity mirrors, variable wash/wipe stalk!  STDT was even higher specced than the Executive with its electric seats too.

 

Who would want a diesel when you can have the luxury of Peugeot's torquey 2.0 petrol with the luxury of an automatic (with cruise control.)

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

How much do you want for the leather interior?

 

 

It sold a few weeks ago. 

[Lacquer Peel]

Who would want a diesel when you can have the luxury of Peugeot's torquey 2.0 petrol with the luxury of an automatic (with cruise control.)

 

 

✓Will run in the aftermath of an electromagnetic pulse attack.

✓Burns beef drippings, liposuction fat, acne grease, etc.

✓Ready for the apocalypse

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

 

✓Will run in the aftermath of an electromagnetic pulse attack.

✓Ready for the apocalypse

 

 

The survivors would envy the dead.

[Junkman]

Judging by the miles on it, it certainly drove over.

 

No big deal. It's pretty much all motorway.

[Faker]

A 405 td I had from '01 to '03. Then changed to a few 306's and a couple of volcanes. All turbo diesels. 405 was an awesome motor. By far so much better than the 406 which replaced it.

[dugong]

When are you picking up the 405 from Dean? I'll come across at some point. 

[Junkman]

When is the point you're coming across at?

[Ghosty]

A 405 td I had from '01 to '03. Then changed to a few 306's and a couple of volcanes. All turbo diesels. 405 was an awesome motor. By far so much better than the 406 which replaced it.

 

 

trimz_yo!

 

Not seen those wheeltrims for bloody ages.

[trigger]

Funny enough i was talking about those wheel trims the other day.

 

[The Moog]

That 405 we arent allowed to buy is really winking at me... its like having a big red button we arent allowed to press!

 

I really miss my 405.

[Junkman]

First the bad news - someone snatched the silver one away from under my nose. The not so bad news are that I was able to score two headlight washer jets and covers.

The really bad news are, that nothing works.

My assumption always was, that the plug being pulled off the headlight washer pump has been done so the water isn't pumped straight out of the holes in the front bumper each time the washers are applied. However, today it revealed itself, that there is actually no electrickery arriving at the plug at all. And no, I'm not too daft to know that this would only happen whenthe washer is applied with the headlights actually being switched on.

 

So, no nice green interior with electric front seats and no headlight washers without some tedious troubleshooting the electrics.

 

Scheiße mit Ei.

[BorniteIdentity]

Scheiße mit Ei.

 

Shit with eggs?

 

Bollocks man.  Sorry.

[Skizzer]

I feel your pain, brother Junkman. It's like all the cars are having a sit-down protest against us at the moment.

[Junkman]

Yeah, the haunted Rover suddenly flooding its RH carb and since cleaning the needle valve cutting out at tickover fits right in.