1991 Peugeot 405 GRD review from Germany
"All in all a nice car, reliable, economical (IMHO well built and robust)"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The timing belt and the water pump were replaced at 180.000 km.
The tachometer is working intermittently.
The cover for luggage compartment is making strange rattling noise.
General comments?
During the time when we were building our house, I broke our Volvo 740.
So we needed a cheap family car.
It should be cheap to run... and I should be able to transport bulky things in the car...
The car is incredibly cheap to maintain. Fuel consumption is an average of 5.2l/100km - 54 mpg (I was able to achieve 4.8l/100 - 58 mpg on the way to Ebeltoft DK).
Has enough place for transporting bulky things (cannot be compared to the Volvo 740 estate).
Seats are comfortable (quite often the case with French cars).
The car grips to the road but it is definitely lacking power... I own the diesel version without turbo (I wanted one without turbo due to the easier/cheaper maintenance).
The car does its 150 km/h on motorways though.
In Germany the tax for diesel cars is high (even though the car has a catalytic converter) and not every shop is willing to fix a Peugeot!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1991 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.9 diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 180000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 218000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Volvo 740 |
| Date of Entry | 16th April, 2008 |