Popular Post MrSchwifty Posted December 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2018 Like most of my car acquisitions, this one all started when my "friend" sent me a link along with the tag line "this wins". It was through this method that I have ended up with a Montego in the past......a car whose welcoming blue velour interior and harsh but robust lines I miss to this day. Anyway. I had actually wanted a 505 wagon (or family estate if you want to get all proper about it) for quite some time. But had rather given up on owning one due to their rarity - having all fallen to either the scrappage scheme (stupid cockwomble asshat government) or the promise of $4000 in your bank account courtesy of a Gambian Prince upon receipt of your 505 at Banjul harbour. This one however, had escaped and was now advertised for stupid money on Crap & Classic. The price was too high but as it was only 20 minutes from home and such a rare beast I figured "screw it, I can just take a look". As you all are probably all too aware, this was the fateful mistake! What greeted me on arrival was an extremely cosmetically shabby (moss on the outside, straw and hay on the inside) but generally not too rot stricken base model (GR) 2 litre petrol 505 family estate. The guy had had it for over 10 years, and at 105k on the clock it was barely run in. He was not a mechanical chap, but had serviced it religiously each year - just a pity he never cleaned it! He also had ALL the paperwork, including the original options tick list, radio code, key code (for spares to be cut....I nearly fainted, I thought they only existed in legend), all the books and brochures and a mound of service history.It hadn't been used in the past 2 years, only to go to and from the MOT station, and had been in the barn to be used as sheep storage - hence the straw. Needless to say, I was hooked! A deal was struck for just over half what he was asking - he was asking too much, mainly to put off "the Polish, Africans and travellers" (his words not mine) - and then I was off, with a completely bemused Mrs Schwifty sat in the damp, straw covered passenger seat! I chucked 40 quid of fuel in it at the nearest station, along with a bottle of redex and then booted it home. The poor old girl spluttered and coughed like hell for the first few miles but had started to clear up by the end of the 15 mile trip home. Needless to say, when I got home to my small residential street, parking all 3 metres of this enormous barge proved tricky and with the rest of my fleet already taking up space it was clear this needed to go elsewhere until the fleet could be thinned down a bit. So the next day instead of taking my trusty K10 Micra down to rural Somerset to see the parents (225 miles), I decided to take the 505 - and leave it there. Much to my disappointment, the 505 bumbled along and ate up the miles with ease, giving me great hopes for a stupidly long French camping holiday next year. Luckily, the parents were happy to have it sit there until other shite is sold too! I spent the weekend doing a general inspection and clean. Pictures below. I have ordered a number of service items from Dean Hunter (Peugeot Parts Specialist - top bloke) And if anyone has a set of 505 GTI alloys please let me know. More to follow soon! As it arrived in Somerset Much straw Ubiquitous hemi-head XN1A petrol engine Then a bit of a hoover: Lots of tidying jobs and rust prevention to do. Lots more to come shortly! scdan4, Lacquer Peel, ProgRocker and 93 others 96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Sorry for the delay in post approval (it happens for the first few posts a new member makes). Have a free bump so nobody misses this bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Phwoar, we need more of this kind of thing. eddyramrod, mitsisigma01 and Brodders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 YOW!!!!!!!!! can the proles feck orf with their 205s thanx dome and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Oh this one lived in Oxford didn't it? Good save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Looks proper old money that. Well done. Lots of details please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Beautiful. I'd love a working pug 2.0 petrol estate in this colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Those seats are wonderful, but I expect you know that already. 505 estates seemed to go through a mad phase money wise a few years back, but seemed to have settled down a bit now. Perhaps 'cos there ain't any good ones left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Fantastic! And a hearty welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 That looks great, I've always wanted a 505, I have a couple of 305s, how does the 505 compare? Sent from my G3311 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Gorgeous! The wheels look amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Fabulous. Bet you can’t wait to get it cleaned up. Hope you have a good cleaning equipment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Oooooft that's gorgeous! Don't shampoo the seats now though, wrong time of year, they'll never dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 A friend of mine and 505 enthusiast brought this to our last road trip. I was genuinely impressed how well it kept up with much more modern cars, being the V6 definitely helped. Very cool to see these still on the road! eddyramrod, ProgRocker, Dave_Q and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Ooof that is stunning! Looks like last of the line run out spec on an H plate too.My uncle ran these and 504 wagons exclusively throughout the 70s and 80s. Love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 That is delightful I would ask for dibs but doubt I would be able to afford it if you ever decide to sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Oooh! Well in:) Look forward to seeing This progressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Blimey that's a late one. Shame it means it doesn't have the dash with the warning lights above the instrument binnacle, which I reckon just looks ace. Haven't been in one of these since 1993... Axplug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Yeah! 505 break with XN1, winning combination. Indestructible it will live forever. Ignore what people say, the second generation dash and interiuer is so much nicer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Ooh yes. Oh, very much yes to this. Top buyage! Not only is it generally wonderful, but also pretty much identical to a 505 Familiale I attempted to procure for band/gigging activities c.2000 from a demolition-site trader, the purchase of which foundered on insurance snags and deep parental disapproval (whilst the same colour as yours, the paintwork on this one was detroyed and every single panel had been extravagantly kicked in). Rare old beasts these days, and deffo very near the top of my 'want to own' list. Look forward to hearing more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I'm a bit of a pug fan, so yes I like that. Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Grew up with an older A reg one of these. Huge cars even by modern standards I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Does it still smell of sheep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Sounds daft but get a decent DIY type immobiliser fitted to it. These are easy pickings for theft and export to Africa. DodgeRover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I love these - I'll admit I'm hankering after the saloon.... the last one was, sadly for me, an automatic.....Excellent purchase fella. Lovely looking old bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Sigh. Why can't we have big estates any more? Pug 505s are second only to CXs on my really need a proper estate list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Winning! Love it. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hnnnngggg, that's lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 They are absolutely lovely looking things, aren't they? GrumpiusMaximus and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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