1991 Peugeot 405 SRD 1.7 turbo diesel
Summary:
Well designed and very badly built
Faults:
Speedo cable defective at delivery. Dealer replaced cable, but forgot to re-connect instrument panel lights!
Persistent squeaks, never solved by dealer, from dash (driver's side), rear shelf. Rattle in passenger's door.
Everything {or nearly) that could leak did so - sun roof, cooling system, rear side window, brake servo, gearbox, engine oil.
Turbo pressue trunking split - while overtaking a bus!!!
General Comments:
Well designed, roomy, practical, good performance, handling and economy, but the build quality was dreadful.
Towed a 700 kilogramme caravan very well.
Quiet, which enabled me to appreciate all the rattles and squeaks better.
It never actually failed me, but I quickly lost confidence in it
My first and last Peugeot
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 29th May, 2002
26th Jan 2007, 15:43
Krassimir Vladikov Bulgaria
Well designed by Pinifirina in 1987.