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Joined: 21 Sep 2008
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While surfing the internet, I happened upon this forum. Peugeots bring back memories, a few happy ones and quite a few not so happy. I'm a film animation artist in Northern California in the States.
I owned a 1986 505Sti and had it for 15 years. It was a nightmare of trouble with lots of costly repairs(to the tune of many thousands of dollars)
I'd have to praise my 505Sti for its exemplary handling at all speeds, noteworthy for its rock solid handling at higher speeds, although the car was noticeably underpowered. And of course, it was very comfortable to ride in.
My first experience with Peugeot problems was at about 20,000 miles when the piston in the number one cylinder broke...the piston skirt shattered.
My Peugeot wasn't the only one with this failure. When I had the car towed into the repair facility, there was another 505 there with its engine disassembled. it too had the piston in #1 cylnder shattered. Several months later, another 505was brought into that garage with exactly the same piston having shattered. The reason for these failures was never determined as far as I know.
My Peugeot had its share of headgasket problems, too. Its cooling system wasn't as efficient as it should have been. And there were an assortment of other problems as well.
Anyway, Peugeot eventually exited the U.S. market after its sales plummeted; Peugeot had a notorious reputation for being one of the truly unreliable, trouble prone marques, along with Italian cars( Fiats and Alfas) and British cars. On a yearly reliability survey ( J.D. Powers) of cars sold in the States, Peugeot consistently came in near the bottom. So word does get around and Peugeot's U.S. sales dried up.
My happiest experience was when I met my wife at the garage where I took my Peugeot. She had a a little citroen 2 CV. My first really serious girlfriend also had a 2 CV but that was back in the late 60's .
So why did I keep my 505Sti for so long? I'm a masochist, I guess. |
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