1988 Peugeot 405 GL review from Denmark

Complete rear bridge needs replacing

Both drive shafts faulty

Misc. electrics not functioning

Steering very shifty and stiff, quirks

Brake pedal travels to floor, needs replacing

Clutch travel is hard, and not easy to use

Speedometer cable hangs, gets stuck at full throttle

Extreme valve ticking

Noisy rear exhaust

Numerous holes and marks in front seats

Gear shift is very "square"

Hand brake cable needs tightening

Trip counter not functioning

Speedometer needle all over the place

Car always starts on cold engine, but runs bad the first two minutes. I'm not sure if it's the head gasket, wax thermostat or automatic choke.

Rust under rear seats and boot, some holes - car previously damaged.

Generally rattles and quirks from body and interior.

Engine is lacking power, even if driven hard. Missing rev counter makes overtaking and flooring it hard, power only comes on beyond 4000-4500 RPM's(hard to tell with no rev counter).

This is my first car, bought it for £450 and it the paint looks brand new, I think the car was totalled and rebuilt and resprayed. The car has major running problems when cold; IE the first two minutes. Always starts though, although it starts worse when it's hot.

Gear shift is noisy and hard to use.

I drive the engine VERY hard, since I'm used to my parents car with 220 and 170HP, and this car can EASILY take the beating, the engine is just rock-solid even with 320000KM (which is a lot for a Peugeot engine that hasn't been rebuilt) 's on it!

Since it looks so good on the outside, I think I'm gonna sell it for $900 :-)