1993 Peugeot 405 mi16 Turbo from UK and Ireland - Comments

Nothing apart from a fault in the rear back axle.

This is an excellent driving car, much quicker than my first car which was a Ford Sierra Cosworth.

Leather seats are a pleasure to drive in.

This is the perfect car for any young lad, it can diff very well with its four LSD's.

Hang on a minute - you said this 405 is quicker than your previous car, a Cossie, and then you say your previous car was a Toyota Corolla.

A 405 mi-16 quicker than a cossie - MMM yer righty!

He said his FIRST car was a Cossie and second it's a mi16 Turbo, not a plain mi16.

The Mi16 Turbo (Badged 405 T16) was made in very limited numbers; I think there are about 600 in existence. They are 405 MI16x4 (permanent 4 wheel drive) except they also contain a Garett T25 Variable Geometry Turbo. It has an overboost facility providing an extra 'boost' of power for a continuous 45 seconds, which makes it even faster. This can match the performance of some 'supercars', both acceleration and top speed. Cosmetically, it looks almost identical to an Mi16; the differences are the slightly larger 16" wheels, the slightly modified wing mirrors, and the T16 badge.

-Jim

Hi all!

I'm french, and I'm the owner of a Mi16.

For the T16, peugeot makes 700 cars, it's 200 hp (220 when overboost is on), and the difference with a mi16 is the wheels (16") and the becquet (I don't know how is the word in english). The T16 is the car of the french police on the highway. It's a very faster car, but I don't think it's better than a Cossy...

Bye,

Arnaud

Oh my god, has somebody gone totally mad.

A plain MI16 is bad enough, add a turbo and watch the bodywork fall apart.

No Peugeot is ever going to equal ANY Ford performance car and I speak from experience...

Nah I disagree... my old 205 diesel beat XR2's away from the lights regularly. Ford makes some good high performance cars, but, Cossie NOT included, they are nothing special. Having said that, I wouldn't complain at an RS turbo... But I do the boyracer scene up at Nottingham... yeah the Cossie and Impreza are king, but 205GTi's regularly thrash the pants off XR3i's and the like. It's all down to tastes at the end of the day.

And by the way - the 405 turbo sounds fantastic.. gimme one! My 1.8i 405 is fast enough!

I currently own a SRi riding on 15" alloys and I have beaten XR3is, Golf GTis and some others in it, but my I plan to get a T16 some time soon.

I have no problems with my car falling apart, in fact the only problem I have had was that my jack has broken.

I got a 1.8i and the only problem I've had is the CAT died, lambda sensor is screwing things up, new gearbox, sticky calipers (nicked some 306XSi brakes out of a scrapyard... much better).

Peugeots are miles better than Fords! Especially during that late 80's period when the Mi16 was introduced. There's many E reg Peugeots about with little rust but look at the Fords of the same age - most look like they've been floating in salt water half their life!

The Cosworth is only a fast mover cos of the Turbo. Without that it'd be a bog standard 130bhp 2 litre 16v

The manufacturers figure for 30-70 mph in an Mi-16 is 7.6 seconds - that beats a V6 24v Mondeo by nearly half a second.

Prior to owning an Mi16 I had a 1.6 (carb) 405. Peugeot's figures for that were 112mph top speed - I went 116mph (on a private road of course!) and that car was 13 years old!

Hi folks! Here in the U.S.A. I have been spoiled by large thirsty V-8's. My eyes were opened wide when my buddy bought a MI16. He lowered it, slipped on 18" rubber bands, installed suspension braces, and had his engine re-worked. Yea our built V-8's are beasts, but hit the first corner and you're dead! My friend took us up a canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah- the ultimate test for a car! To make it short, I changed my underwear! I was terrified as well as ecstatic! G-force corners, engine screaming, road evaporating before us. YES, YES, YES!!!

Let the car fall apart, I can fix it! Let there be hater's of Peugeot, my God, what an enjoyable car!

I own a Supra turbo and a Jag XJ6, both fine cars. But what I want to drive everyday?? That's right, MI16 or a 106 gti lion of France! I can see peoples faces in the mirror now- "Honey, what was that?". Hehehe!

All my private cars have been Peugeots. Got a 405 1.9Mi16 now and absolutely love it, and had an Sri before. Never had any "falling apart" problems even though both cars have done over 125,000 miles.

Heard numerous faults from friends' performance fords (not inc. cossie). All of them seemed to be tinny weak bodied and prone to rust everywhere. Engines were rough as hell too even when new. Xr3i was far slower than my 205 1.4GT, thought they were meant to be at least nippy.

All my cars have been Peugeots also and I absolutely love them. Fords? No thanks. I am very close to buying a 405t16 and would like to know from anyone with any experience of them what to look for. It has done 93000 miles and is bog standard.

All I can say (as I nurse my old 505's along) is you are all very fortunate to live in countrys that *have* Peugeot dealers.

I would *Love* to get a 405 Mi16, but

as I don't work on cars and my Peugeot mechanic of 16 years quit the business, I'd be up a creek when it came time to get parts or repairs.

Sure wish the Pug would come back to the US.

Some of you people have very strange ideas about performance. Compared to Peugeot, Ford are utterly useless, nearly as bad as Vauxhall!

Mi16's are *fantastic*.