1974 Peugeot 404 GL 1.8
Summary:
Reliable, comfortable and addictive!
Faults:
Had a leak on one of the front brakes but was fixed with a new rubber seal.
Had difficulty starting in the winter at some stage, but a professional Peugeot mechanic fixed the problem with a proper service.
Had to fix the radiator more than once.
General Comments:
There are very few modern cars with as comfortable seats and such pleasant and comfortable driving ability on gravel roads!
As long as the 404 gets its service before winter - you have no problems.
You can get more than 11 km/l petrol on the open road - not bad at all for a '74 car.
Parts are easily available.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 31st October, 2000
11th Oct 2011, 08:52
Thank you for a wonderful comment on a truly beautiful and care South African diamond. I'm currently looking for one; it's very hard to find a GL. You couldn't have said it better. I remember my Grandfather in 1996 driving 4 hours in that thing with water and oil mixed! Amazing.