omg that seller needs his own youtube channel! what a beautiful person!!!! full of joy and passion! what a joy to watch! id buy a car off him in a heart beat
Yes and no. I'm technically English Yet all my family bar our children and spouses are Irish. So, bar Wales and Scotland, it's the closest country to us. Alright, France might technically be closer, but they don't speak English. I can't sensibly explain it to you, but the thought process is different. Then again, I lived in Bratford for a while (Yes if you live there it is Bratford not Bradford) It was odd the West Yorkshire locals tended to be misanthropes. Worked in a Factory that had locals(?) Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims that were ethnically Pakistani and Bangladeshi. Sikhs, I never had a problem with Pakistani Muslims, there was only one I ever got on with. If two countries that are physically so close we can think differently, whoever though importing people from halfway round the world would go well.
@@hsbhachu3d cool you have RUclips! I rarely do Instagram so you need to add stuff to your playlist, "Cars" that I just had a quick look at...need to find the time to watch some of those really interesting, looking old vids!
My 405 died at 468,202 miles the bottom end had been rattling for 80,000ish before it let go in the middle of Pershore high street. Geoff if that millage is right wow thats just run in 😮
My Dad used to drive a Taxi 405 which had the 1.9 N/A engine. It was on over 300k when it finally broke. The car regularly had 4 people in it, other drivers would bounce it up kerbs, wheel spin, etc. The engine had a small water leak and my Dad would top it up regularly. One day, another driver got in the car and he never topped it up, causing the engine to overheat and break.
I know a taxi driver who had a Rover 218D with the 1.8D that the 205 had. When he scrapped it it had about 700,000 miles on it. The engine was still running reliably but the body had rusted beyond repair.
Wouldn't be surprised if the 405 Taxi was clocked back to be honest. It was an ex taxi when the second taxi company bought it. Someone had tried to fit new rear seats and drilled through the fuel tank. This meant the tank could only be filled up about half or diesel would enter the car.
We had 3 of these diesel estates for work back in the day. They did mega mileage. Once all the excess trim had fallen off there was a solid car underneath.
if a car is parked outside a house i am more inclined to buy it because they are advertising where they live..if its on a rough piece of ground im put off
One of my mates had one, he ran it on cooking oil for years, he was my eco warrior hero for that, but especially for sticking two fingers up to customs and excise. Even using new cooking oil was cheaper than the pump prices
I tried cooking oil in mine when it was cheaper than diesel. The issue was it was a partial mix, so it smelt nice but I had to remember not to smell it!! Ran perfectly though.
Excellent cars, fantastic fun to drive with tidy handling, with the bombproof engine. A video on cleaning it up would be good. It looks amazingly solid for 30 years old.
Hi Geoff, what a brilliant buy. I had a 405 saloon with the 1.6 petrol engine. It was absolutely gorgeous. I still regret that I sold it. You don't find decent ones anymore 😢.
My old man had one and the engine was excellent but after having a Volvo 240 Estate for 15 years the Peugeot wasn't built to last as the water hoses, pot joints, and general wear on door locks and window mechanisms let them down as did the exterior plastics, they are good cheap run abouts and don't rust.
My Dad had the 405, I had the 306dturbo as my first car. Wish I’d kept hold of that car, ended up scrapping her after 4pints of milk was spilt in the back. The smell was soooo bad. Should have just replaced the interior tho.
One of the best cars I have ever owned mine was on a N plate . It was my company car from new which they sold to me for peanuts when the government changed the company car tax rules. It was ultra reliable apart from regular servicing cambelts every i think 40000 miles as this it its only weak spot and clutch no other works were ever done to it when I passed it on to my then young son it had 403000 miles on the clock. The only problem that it had from new was the rear luggage area interior lights didn't work and Peugeot never were able to fix them . My son almost got it to 425000 then decided to put it through a hedge and in a field. The engine was sold and ran on for many more years after that. The 1900 hdi engine properly looked after is one of the best engines ever built for longevity and reliability, I hope you have lots of fun with yours.
What a blast from the past! My Dad had two of these as company cars backing the 90's. One was re-shelled after a head on collision with a Volvo estate..... the volvo needed alot less work to it. 😂 Citroën BX next Geoff???
LOVE this and your Channel! That's a great car and a great buy. I had 2 of these Diesel models in the mid 90s as Company Cars. They had Cherished Plates so I don't know the Reg numbers to get were registered on. I remember the smell, unforgettable and the newness of them both. I loved them. The were both Black the first was a GL and the other was a GLX if I remember correctly. Good fuel consumption, performance and reliability. The newer one had a Keypad between the front seats & the driver had to insert a Pin before it would start. I never had a problem with either except once while driving in heavy rain the driver's wiper arm disattached itself from the mechanism. I never liked the front doors as the angle at the top was quite acute? often causing head bumps. PS I did about 24k miles annually so appreciated the comfort and features.
I think that Lee should drive one of your Volvo 850s and you drive the Peugeot. Not only will there be a good chance you will arrive around the same time at your destination, but you can compare mpg, costs etc between a Volvo and. Peugeot.
My father-in-law managed to kill a Toyota Avensis by failing to change the oil in around 80,000 miles. He just kept topping it up. Fun fact: engines don’t like that, and it killed the rings.
Did you hear the one about the bloke who used to top up the oil down the dipstick hole. When introduced to the oil filler cap on the top of the engine, he topped it up - right to the top. Some people, eh?
When visiting Gambia I noticed many of the taxis were very old Peugeots, Frankenstein death trap cars with large rust holes in the floor but hey they were still going.
Super cool buy Geoff, the man was pretty fired up about that car and so are you, its really cool, I always liked these 405 wagons, the interior sells me, its spot on, not abused.
My Dad had one of these but the saloon in red from almost new in 1994. (Dealer’s ex-demo) Same M reg and 1994 plus same engine and also a GLX. It wasn’t a rocket ship speed wise but the ride was super super smooth and super economical - regularly getting 60mpg.
I do like these, had a 1990 saloon and the passenger wheel came off when the ball joint snapped 😢 it's the kind of car that is hard to tell when suspension bits are worn out. My one started like a tractor and filled the place with smoke 😅 i should have known when I went to look at it and it was running on arrival 🙄👍🇮🇪
I worked as a mechanic for many years at various main dealers and fleet operators, never worked for Peugeot Citroen garage, but have done more head gaskets on the XUD engine than any other, including Rover K series.
Just watched your Peugeot 405 episode. I had one a few years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I only had two hates about it though... don't open the front windows in the rain (especially if slowing down) as the resulting cascade of water from the roof douses the window switches! Also the left hand glow plug is a nightmare to remove or replace. Other than that it's a capable, comfortable motor that will go for miles. I sold mine for a Saab 9-3, a cracking car, but now have...... A 2005 Volvo XC70 5 cylinder diesel estate! Best car ever. Thanks for your insights and entertainment, it makes a change to see someone who is realistically grounded these days. Alan Roberts
One other niggle is the hard, sliding parcel shelf on the 405 estate is awkward to store in the car. I still have a range topping STDT estate that's been stored gathering dust since around 2007. I bought a Mondeo estate, simply because we had more room for two big dogs, and the roller blind style load cover took up little space.
Meeting sellers like this and exchanging stories is yet another in a slew of reasons to be into old cars like this instead of buying new or used generic garbage from a dealership. Awesome purchase by the way. Here in the States, something like that would be virtually impossible to find.
Road trip to Angoulême in France, in a French EEstate, come back with cheese. Bonus challenge: You are not allowed to refridgerate the camembert, but can use air con. Drive back to somewhere in England, then give it a sniff test. Freshest cheese wins. Or go to one of those villages on the French River where they offload barrels of Beaujolais noveau and have a rally to get it back to England.
One thing Peugeot/Citroem DO do right... And that's their Diesel motors... Had a coupla 106s a 1.4D and a 1.5D... BRIMMED the fuel filler port (right up to the fuel cap), drove a steady 60/65 down to Devon (from Grimsby)... By the time we (Me, my partner, her lad and 3 big suitcases) got to Torquay and... HALF A TANK USED... Yeah, rust was an issue, but, my partner and I thrashed those cars and they JUST KEPT GOING... 👍 😎🇬🇧
I had a turbo one of these, same colour, bought it off a blokes drive for £30, had it booked in for an mot on the way home, it hadn't been started for two years! It failed on a few minor things, wipers, light out , stuff like that. Fixed and passed the next day.... Ran it cooking oil for a while and even some waste oil from an oil change! I couldn't kill it! I did a few surf runs to North Devon in it and it was faultless. I can't remember why I stopped using it, but ended up swapping it for a CB rig, the car itself may still be alive somewhere!
Brilliant buy 👍🏼 This car brings back memories for me, in 1995 I started an apprenticeship for a company to be a gas man, McLean and Nuttall. The lads had M reg Citroen relay vans, 1.9D, but our depot manager had a 405 1.9D…. With air con !! Some depots even had the odd C15 van, with the 1.9D in, they flew being such a small van. Our depot had 5 Relays with the 1.9 and then a long wheel base relay with the 2.5D, all non turbo.
The C15 Romahome is fantastic but stuck on my local garage's ramp for the last 2 years!. The engine will go forever but the rust needs regular visits to a reliable welder. Brakes are notoriously dreadful. No frills in a C15 takes you back to the 1970s. Even though it's a 1994 vehicle. Thanks for the fun.
Hi Geoff, I'm with you all the way with your "for ever" cars. Now, don't mock me, but I have finally got my two ideal vehicles, ( for me anyway)! I bought a 2007 Piaggio Porter van, 1.3 petrol, with 30,000 miles genuine. Just recently bought a 2004 late model Discovery 2 Td5 ES Premium, with 144,750 miles, in very good condition. I've wanted one of these Disco's for 20 years, and finally got one. I've had more Land Rovers than hot dinners, and 4 Disco's. I would never buy a newer Land Rover. As a retired Chief Marine Engineer, I do all my own maintenance and repairs.
'People buy from people' good quote Geoff. I'm beginning to think the internet is just rubbish now. I try to sell things online and get no responses no messages, nothing. Lots of views. But no real interest. I'm thinking of trying a car boot sale see if that's better.
Had a 405 estate, but a little later, with the 2.0 HDi and 250,000 mile on the clock, 275,000 when I sold it. Used to get over 60 mpg, it was fitted with a 17 gallon tank, so you got 1000 mile plus from a tank, but not good on the wallet if you filled it from empty.
Just remove the plastic cover slide off the belt slide on the new belt. Just the price of the belt. Now it costs as much as a car. And you have a new waterpump. And even a thermostat if it's an AUDI
YES !!, what a car. These were fantastic and extremely reliable, well built, comfortable, economical and great to drive. Shame the Peugeot forgot how to make cars like this. BTW, the seller was such a great fella, very likeable and seemed very trustworthy. Well done Geoff.
I owned a 1995 405 GL 1.9 Turbo Diesel in red back in the late 90’s! One of the best cars I’ve owned & it took the family down to Italy & back with no problems! Plus excellent fuel economy! Well done, Geoff! 😃👍
I got a 405 as a company car, back in the day. Me and the wife took it to Wales to follow the RAC rally, we found it handled better than the Cavalier SRi which was following us. It was a genuinely good car :) Mr Singh is an amazing person too !
Hi Geoffrey, I like the Peugeot 405 wagon a clean car for its age. I purchased a new Peugeot 405 Mi16 in 1992 it was one of the nicest cars i've owned, a lovely car to drive, sporty, reliable, returning good fuel economy, and reasonable service costs. Enjoy, i look forward to your later video. 👍 Au
Had a few xud engined 205’s back in the day, both turbo and non turbo, great cars. I’d forgotten what a great looking car the 405 estate was, these and BX estates were everywhere once.
I can remember the XU diesels, 1.7 and 1.9 . I worked as a parts manager at a Peugeot garage in the 80’s. The one thing that did go wrong was cam belts going beg the change interval at 35k. Resulted in requiring a new head, valves, cams, followers, belt kit and gaskets. Always had a couple of sets for each engine in stock.
I had a Peugeot 1.9 Turbo Diesel Estate in the mid 2000’s, it was a brilliant car, bloody quick and very economical. Often drove it down to the French Alps and it would do the whole journey on less than one tank of fuel. All the best, Colin.
Back in the 90's I ran 2 Citroen BX's with that engine between them they did just over 500k. They're a difficult engine to kill. Hope the Pug gives you many miles!👍
I had the 309 1.9D base model as a company car in 1993. It was comfortable, cruised well and had an oversized electric sunroof. The only issue I ever had with it was vandalism to the windscreen wipers front and back, which the company mechanic replaced in the Monday afternoon….following the trip to West Midlands Safari park on the Saturday 😅 Naughty 🐵 🙈 🙉 🙊🐒s
Can we have a 90s car meet and greet with Geoff?? Love the old Peugeot diesels!! Love old diesels reason they want rid of them all as they are easiest too convert too run on Hydrogen!!
Those were the days. No Pretension, just an attractively designed, economical, solid Galic workhorse. Would have that over every single current offering from the Generic AI drawing board.
My Dad actually bought a lovely example 405 GTX estate in a supermarket car park whilst waiting for my mum to do her shopping, as the lady parking it had trouble and couldn’t get in a gap, so my dad parked it for her, then he asked her would you want to sell it, so the following day a 405 was on the drive. He kept it 5 trouble free years, but instantly regretted selling it, so it took me a couple of years to find another, as I wanted to get him the best low mileage example possible and got him a lovely 40000 mile GTX estate out the local paper for £700. I also had a lovely low mileage poverty spec1.9 XUD Xantia, which I bought off my then next door neighbour and kept it for years and it NEVER went wrong and is the most reliable engine known to mankind, it was so good that when it came to holidays around the country, everyone wanted to borrow it, as it was just such a lovely car to drive and it was economical and you weren’t getting any speeding tickets with it. I ended up selling it on to another neighbour opposite about 5 years later, so it didn’t go far, only for him to crash it and write it off, which was such a shame, as it was still in outstanding condition.
This makes me miss my 1995 Red 306 DTurbo really badly, Peugeot Diesel’s at the time were the Mutts Nutts, by a country mile. Always loved the mid 90’s Pugs, before the started rounding off the slab corners.
That video made my week. First job on the 405; Drill and tap the centre of the rear arms, where they're attached to the axle, for grease nipples. Thank me in 500k miles later👌
What a lovely & genuine man... Now!!! Please lube the window tracks etc. before they fail...I had a heart attack as the window struggled to close...just one of my pet dislikes.
The car is perfect for a DIY car camper with removable kit. Really fun adventures with the kids. Bit of a squash if Mrs Geoff goes too but perhaps you could treat her to a nice luxury hotel nearby and some time off Mum duties or take a tent. A car camper in stealth mode is really cheap, camp site fees are a bit steep since covid. Enjoy your forever car.
My uncle had an executive 405 dturbo. It was amazingly comfortable. My old 306 DTurbo is a car I miss. The engine was bullet proof. The wiring loom wasnt however... I had to swap a relay that kept melting every couple of months. Not a big deal as they cost pennies
Holbay engineering these days has gone to pot but both my Vogues are excellent cars. One has the twin 40s Holbay kit. I'd say, bad on fuel. All smiles per gallon
Those door locks are real easy to swap if you can get a set. After getting the door to bits (not hard) its just a slide on clip and they come out. No idea why I love that car but it looks a good one. Have a look at up n down garage though - they have a TD one thats going to the scrap for bodywork but with a good engine. Might be worth a swap for that bit of power.
@@leepower2717Within a week of using veg, fecked up 3 pumps. They all ran great until you put your foot down on the motorway and found out it's not accelerating like it used to. The advance piston jams at the bottom of the Bosch pumps.
I had a ctroen zx estate 1.9 TD that was a really fantastic. So easy to maintain and cheap to run. I bought it for £600 and I ran it for 15 years, it was 25years old when the body work failed. The engine was still running perfect..
Wow! How good is that??? I had the pleasure of driving France's swansong 405 as a hire car on holiday in the South of France in 1997 or 98. It was a 2.2 TWIN TURBO diesel. Don't ask if it was an HDi or not - not idea. All i know is it went like 'le stink' up and down the A8 autoroute for the 3 weeks we had it, and it absolutely pi**ed all over all the Mercs that dominate the fast lane down there. Love to see yours when you've given it some TLC
They are a brilliant car, and exellent on fuel from that 1905cc XUD engine. I have a 1994 405 STDT 5 speed 1.9 turbo diesel estate, that's been in storage since around 2007. An ex dealer demonstrator, with my brother-in-law as its first owner before me. I really should get it recommissioned as they're a rare sight in any spec now.
The seller was a really nice guy
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omg that seller needs his own youtube channel! what a beautiful person!!!! full of joy and passion! what a joy to watch! id buy a car off him in a heart beat
There's a hell of money spent on convincing people they have less in common than they actually do.
That's so true. If anything, I'm inclined to believe that the world is all one but divide and rule is a business in itself
What a profound and true statement!
It could also be the case that you are taking one example as proof that a utopia can exist.
Either way, we are where we are and it's not pretty.
Always OK to buy something from a Seek.
Yes and no. I'm technically English Yet all my family bar our children and spouses are Irish. So, bar Wales and Scotland, it's the closest country to us. Alright, France might technically be closer, but they don't speak English. I can't sensibly explain it to you, but the thought process is different. Then again, I lived in Bratford for a while (Yes if you live there it is Bratford not Bradford) It was odd the West Yorkshire locals tended to be misanthropes. Worked in a Factory that had locals(?) Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims that were ethnically Pakistani and Bangladeshi. Sikhs, I never had a problem with Pakistani Muslims, there was only one I ever got on with. If two countries that are physically so close we can think differently, whoever though importing people from halfway round the world would go well.
Get him back on Geoff. What a lovely man.
What a dude. Real car person!
Thank you!! 🤞🏽🤞🏽
@@hsbhachu3d cool you have RUclips! I rarely do Instagram so you need to add stuff to your playlist, "Cars" that I just had a quick look at...need to find the time to watch some of those really interesting, looking old vids!
The kind of chap that makes buying cars a pleasure.
yeah we had one locally just like him years ago. Most of my friends bought their earliest cars from him
Lovely guy and he obviously loves the cars.
My 405 died at 468,202 miles the bottom end had been rattling for 80,000ish before it let go in the middle of Pershore high street. Geoff if that millage is right wow thats just run in 😮
Only 468,202 miles.....
That's Delivery Mileage for a Volvo.....with a Peugeot Engine
What a top bloke he was.
I’ve never met a Sikh that wasn’t a top bloke.
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My Dad used to drive a Taxi 405 which had the 1.9 N/A engine. It was on over 300k when it finally broke. The car regularly had 4 people in it, other drivers would bounce it up kerbs, wheel spin, etc. The engine had a small water leak and my Dad would top it up regularly. One day, another driver got in the car and he never topped it up, causing the engine to overheat and break.
I know a taxi driver who had a Rover 218D with the 1.8D that the 205 had. When he scrapped it it had about 700,000 miles on it. The engine was still running reliably but the body had rusted beyond repair.
Some of those engines have over 500,000 miles on it.
Wouldn't be surprised if the 405 Taxi was clocked back to be honest. It was an ex taxi when the second taxi company bought it. Someone had tried to fit new rear seats and drilled through the fuel tank. This meant the tank could only be filled up about half or diesel would enter the car.
Singh is a Peugeot fan
We had 3 of these diesel estates for work back in the day. They did mega mileage. Once all the excess trim had fallen off there was a solid car underneath.
if a car is parked outside a house i am more inclined to buy it because they are advertising where they live..if its on a rough piece of ground im put off
I bought the PT from Geoff in a quite random place 😂
Must admit to looking at the house in background before vehicle...🤷🏻♂️
Especially if the rough piece of land has caravans on it 😂😂
It’s on his farm silly! This blokes obviously a farmer. You can just tell. Soon as i saw him I thought typical farmer!
I agree
One of my mates had one, he ran it on cooking oil for years, he was my eco warrior hero for that, but especially for sticking two fingers up to customs and excise. Even using new cooking oil was cheaper than the pump prices
I tried cooking oil in mine when it was cheaper than diesel. The issue was it was a partial mix, so it smelt nice but I had to remember not to smell it!!
Ran perfectly though.
Love a 405. They’ve aged so well ❤
Excellent cars, fantastic fun to drive with tidy handling, with the bombproof engine. A video on cleaning it up would be good. It looks amazingly solid for 30 years old.
Are singhs cars turbancharged?
Good buy Geoff. I had a Citroen BX with that same engine. 90 mph cruising all day and good economy.
Me too, lasted about 340K miles.
Hi Geoff, Try a challenge that you can only top up the car from empty with a gallon at a time, I bet you still beat the Mcmaster
"The fog lights work"
Sold!
Great car and great guy!
What a lovely seller!!! What a nice guy!!!
Mini cabs best cars you need to put a new throttle cable on and the new clutch cable and it will be good to go forever❤
What a cool character. You can tell he genuinely loves his cars.
Hi Geoff, what a brilliant buy. I had a 405 saloon with the 1.6 petrol engine. It was absolutely gorgeous. I still regret that I sold it. You don't find decent ones anymore 😢.
I had a 96 model estate with that engine in and it was brilliant. It had 250000 miles on the clock when I sold it in 2008. Wish I'd kept it now.
That 1.9 in the 405 was bulletproof and economical
Absolutely, once saw a taxi in the late 90s with nearly 500k on the clock, it still ran sweet as a nut.
Almost, oil changes and correct level is crucial for the turbo and I would always change the cambelt early. Talking from the experience of my friends.
My old man had one and the engine was excellent but after having a Volvo 240 Estate for 15 years the Peugeot wasn't built to last as the water hoses, pot joints, and general wear on door locks and window mechanisms let them down as did the exterior plastics, they are good cheap run abouts and don't rust.
My Dad had the 405, I had the 306dturbo as my first car. Wish I’d kept hold of that car, ended up scrapping her after 4pints of milk was spilt in the back. The smell was soooo bad. Should have just replaced the interior tho.
@@paulie-Gualtieri.cream 405? I think I saw it
One of the best cars I have ever owned mine was on a N plate . It was my company car from new which they sold to me for peanuts when the government changed the company car tax rules. It was ultra reliable apart from regular servicing cambelts every i think 40000 miles as this it its only weak spot and clutch no other works were ever done to it when I passed it on to my then young son it had 403000 miles on the clock.
The only problem that it had from new was the rear luggage area interior lights didn't work and Peugeot never were able to fix them .
My son almost got it to 425000 then decided to put it through a hedge and in a field.
The engine was sold and ran on for many more years after that. The 1900 hdi engine properly looked after is one of the best engines ever built for longevity and reliability, I hope you have lots of fun with yours.
What a blast from the past! My Dad had two of these as company cars backing the 90's. One was re-shelled after a head on collision with a Volvo estate..... the volvo needed alot less work to it. 😂 Citroën BX next Geoff???
Hopefully another 1.9 diesel estate. Bx19rd. I think they were basically the same car except the strange suspension on the BX
LOVE this and your Channel! That's a great car and a great buy. I had 2 of these Diesel models in the mid 90s as Company Cars. They had Cherished Plates so I don't know the Reg numbers to get were registered on. I remember the smell, unforgettable and the newness of them both. I loved them. The were both Black the first was a GL and the other was a GLX if I remember correctly. Good fuel consumption, performance and reliability. The newer one had a Keypad between the front seats & the driver had to insert a Pin before it would start. I never had a problem with either except once while driving in heavy rain the driver's wiper arm disattached itself from the mechanism. I never liked the front doors as the angle at the top was quite acute? often causing head bumps. PS I did about 24k miles annually so appreciated the comfort and features.
I think that Lee should drive one of your Volvo 850s and you drive the Peugeot. Not only will there be a good chance you will arrive around the same time at your destination, but you can compare mpg, costs etc between a Volvo and. Peugeot.
The Volvo is cheaper to run especially when worked hard as those Peugeot were a bit under powered on the open road.
My father-in-law managed to kill a Toyota Avensis by failing to change the oil in around 80,000 miles. He just kept topping it up.
Fun fact: engines don’t like that, and it killed the rings.
Did you hear the one about the bloke who used to top up the oil down the dipstick hole. When introduced to the oil filler cap on the top of the engine, he topped it up - right to the top. Some people, eh?
When visiting Gambia I noticed many of the taxis were very old Peugeots, Frankenstein death trap cars with large rust holes in the floor but hey they were still going.
I had a 1998, 306 , 19td was an amazing car , I tell something, I wish I still had it , was absolutely amazing on fuel and was comfortable as hell
Super cool buy Geoff, the man was pretty fired up about that car and so are you, its really cool, I always liked these 405 wagons, the interior sells me, its spot on, not abused.
My Dad had one of these but the saloon in red from almost new in 1994. (Dealer’s ex-demo)
Same M reg and 1994 plus same engine and also a GLX.
It wasn’t a rocket ship speed wise but the ride was super super smooth and super economical - regularly getting 60mpg.
How to do all the plasic 99p Black KIWI Shoe polish in a bottle with a sponge on top its waterproof as well ,
I do like these, had a 1990 saloon and the passenger wheel came off when the ball joint snapped 😢 it's the kind of car that is hard to tell when suspension bits are worn out.
My one started like a tractor and filled the place with smoke 😅 i should have known when I went to look at it and it was running on arrival 🙄👍🇮🇪
Oooooh! Great colour, seems to look great and even the wheel trims look good. Love it!
I worked as a mechanic for many years at various main dealers and fleet operators, never worked for Peugeot Citroen garage, but have done more head gaskets on the XUD engine than any other, including Rover K series.
Nice to see two very enthusiastic people
Just watched your Peugeot 405 episode.
I had one a few years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I only had two hates about it though... don't open the front windows in the rain (especially if slowing down) as the resulting cascade of water from the roof douses the window switches!
Also the left hand glow plug is a nightmare to remove or replace.
Other than that it's a capable, comfortable motor that will go for miles.
I sold mine for a Saab 9-3, a cracking car, but now have......
A 2005 Volvo XC70 5 cylinder diesel estate!
Best car ever.
Thanks for your insights and entertainment, it makes a change to see someone who is realistically grounded these days.
Alan Roberts
One other niggle is the hard, sliding parcel shelf on the 405 estate is awkward to store in the car. I still have a range topping STDT estate that's been stored gathering dust since around 2007. I bought a Mondeo estate, simply because we had more room for two big dogs, and the roller blind style load cover took up little space.
Meeting sellers like this and exchanging stories is yet another in a slew of reasons to be into old cars like this instead of buying new or used generic garbage from a dealership.
Awesome purchase by the way. Here in the States, something like that would be virtually impossible to find.
Road trip to Angoulême in France, in a French EEstate, come back with cheese.
Bonus challenge: You are not allowed to refridgerate the camembert, but can use air con. Drive back to somewhere in England, then give it a sniff test. Freshest cheese wins.
Or go to one of those villages on the French River where they offload barrels of Beaujolais noveau and have a rally to get it back to England.
Air con delete ring a bell?
Cba finding a timestamp.
@@evanray8413 Yes, that's the joke. This car has no air con.
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Bad joke.
One thing Peugeot/Citroem DO do right... And that's their Diesel motors... Had a coupla 106s a 1.4D and a 1.5D... BRIMMED the fuel filler port (right up to the fuel cap), drove a steady 60/65 down to Devon (from Grimsby)... By the time we (Me, my partner, her lad and 3 big suitcases) got to Torquay and... HALF A TANK USED... Yeah, rust was an issue, but, my partner and I thrashed those cars and they JUST KEPT GOING... 👍
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Beautiful 405 Estate! Very nicewow, Brings back memories of my dads old Peugeot 307, (1993)
I had a turbo one of these, same colour, bought it off a blokes drive for £30, had it booked in for an mot on the way home, it hadn't been started for two years! It failed on a few minor things, wipers, light out , stuff like that.
Fixed and passed the next day....
Ran it cooking oil for a while and even some waste oil from an oil change! I couldn't kill it! I did a few surf runs to North Devon in it and it was faultless.
I can't remember why I stopped using it, but ended up swapping it for a CB rig, the car itself may still be alive somewhere!
Brilliant buy 👍🏼
This car brings back memories for me, in 1995 I started an apprenticeship for a company to be a gas man, McLean and Nuttall.
The lads had M reg Citroen relay vans, 1.9D, but our depot manager had a 405 1.9D…. With air con !!
Some depots even had the odd C15 van, with the 1.9D in, they flew being such a small van.
Our depot had 5 Relays with the 1.9 and then a long wheel base relay with the 2.5D, all non turbo.
The C15 Romahome is fantastic but stuck on my local garage's ramp for the last 2 years!. The engine will go forever but the rust needs regular visits to a reliable welder. Brakes are notoriously dreadful. No frills in a C15 takes you back to the 1970s. Even though it's a 1994 vehicle. Thanks for the fun.
Nica car, that Peugeot! Cars of that era were probably the best to own an all respects. A nice all rounder for family and other uses. Well done Geoff!
Hi Geoff, I'm with you all the way with your "for ever" cars. Now, don't mock me, but I have finally got my two ideal vehicles, ( for me anyway)!
I bought a 2007 Piaggio Porter van, 1.3 petrol, with 30,000 miles genuine.
Just recently bought a 2004 late model Discovery 2 Td5 ES Premium, with 144,750 miles, in very good condition.
I've wanted one of these Disco's for 20 years, and finally got one.
I've had more Land Rovers than hot dinners, and 4 Disco's.
I would never buy a newer Land Rover.
As a retired Chief Marine Engineer, I do all my own maintenance and repairs.
Nice bloke, good buy. Look forward to a 405 Geoff road trip.
'People buy from people' good quote Geoff. I'm beginning to think the internet is just rubbish now. I try to sell things online and get no responses no messages, nothing. Lots of views. But no real interest. I'm thinking of trying a car boot sale see if that's better.
Had a 405 estate, but a little later, with the 2.0 HDi and 250,000 mile on the clock, 275,000 when I sold it. Used to get over 60 mpg, it was fitted with a 17 gallon tank, so you got 1000 mile plus from a tank, but not good on the wallet if you filled it from empty.
Nice purchase Geoff. I've got a 407SW tdi and its ace!
What to do, easy. Load up mrs Geoff & the Geoffettes. Summer road trip to my area, SW France coast fun time.
You've gotta meet up with that man again and show us his collection!!!
Loved the energy of this dude!
Brilliant engines and timing belts easy to change
Just remove the plastic cover slide off the belt slide on the new belt. Just the price of the belt. Now it costs as much as a car. And you have a new waterpump. And even a thermostat if it's an AUDI
YES !!, what a car. These were fantastic and extremely reliable, well built, comfortable, economical and great to drive. Shame the Peugeot forgot how to make cars like this. BTW, the seller was such a great fella, very likeable and seemed very trustworthy. Well done Geoff.
I owned a 1995 405 GL 1.9 Turbo Diesel in red back in the late 90’s! One of the best cars I’ve owned & it took the family down to Italy & back with no problems! Plus excellent fuel economy! Well done, Geoff! 😃👍
Cool car. Cool guy - he clearly loves his cars
Great car and a really decent seller. Hope he appears on the channel again.
Nice car. I have learned to value service history over mileage. Sounds like a gem.
I reckon you should invite CC Singh along with you and Macmaster's next road trip adventure , Brilliant video Geoffrey .
I got a 405 as a company car, back in the day. Me and the wife took it to Wales to follow the RAC rally, we found it handled better than the Cavalier SRi which was following us. It was a genuinely good car :) Mr Singh is an amazing person too !
Geoff, bit of silicon spray on the window rubbers that electric window will work a treat.
Hi Geoffrey, I like the Peugeot 405 wagon a clean car for its age. I purchased a new Peugeot 405 Mi16 in 1992 it was one of the nicest cars i've owned, a lovely car to drive, sporty, reliable, returning good fuel economy, and reasonable service costs. Enjoy, i look forward to your later video. 👍 Au
I've been driving XUD engines for the last 25 years and they are some of the very best ever made for reliability.
Me too!
Had a few xud engined 205’s back in the day, both turbo and non turbo, great cars. I’d forgotten what a great looking car the 405 estate was, these and BX estates were everywhere once.
I can remember the XU diesels, 1.7 and 1.9 . I worked as a parts manager at a Peugeot garage in the 80’s. The one thing that did go wrong was cam belts going beg the change interval at 35k. Resulted in requiring a new head, valves, cams, followers, belt kit and gaskets. Always had a couple of sets for each engine in stock.
I had a Peugeot 1.9 Turbo Diesel Estate in the mid 2000’s, it was a brilliant car, bloody quick and very economical. Often drove it down to the French Alps and it would do the whole journey on less than one tank of fuel. All the best, Colin.
I had a 405 as my first car, white estate, but the1600 petrol. Lovely thing, so comfy
Back in the 90's I ran 2 Citroen BX's with that engine between them they did just over 500k. They're a difficult engine to kill. Hope the Pug gives you many miles!👍
I had the 309 1.9D base model as a company car in 1993. It was comfortable, cruised well and had an oversized electric sunroof. The only issue I ever had with it was vandalism to the windscreen wipers front and back, which the company mechanic replaced in the Monday afternoon….following the trip to West Midlands Safari park on the Saturday 😅
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Can we have a 90s car meet and greet with Geoff?? Love the old Peugeot diesels!! Love old diesels reason they want rid of them all as they are easiest too convert too run on Hydrogen!!
This is a good idea
Those were the days. No Pretension, just an attractively designed, economical, solid Galic workhorse. Would have that over every single current offering from the Generic AI drawing board.
Geoff finally bought a trans car 🤣
My Dad actually bought a lovely example 405 GTX estate in a supermarket car park whilst waiting for my mum to do her shopping, as the lady parking it had trouble and couldn’t get in a gap, so my dad parked it for her, then he asked her would you want to sell it, so the following day a 405 was on the drive.
He kept it 5 trouble free years, but instantly regretted selling it, so it took me a couple of years to find another, as I wanted to get him the best low mileage example possible and got him a lovely 40000 mile GTX estate out the local paper for £700.
I also had a lovely low mileage poverty spec1.9 XUD Xantia, which I bought off my then next door neighbour and kept it for years and it NEVER went wrong and is the most reliable engine known to mankind, it was so good that when it came to holidays around the country, everyone wanted to borrow it, as it was just such a lovely car to drive and it was economical and you weren’t getting any speeding tickets with it.
I ended up selling it on to another neighbour opposite about 5 years later, so it didn’t go far, only for him to crash it and write it off, which was such a shame, as it was still in outstanding condition.
This makes me miss my 1995 Red 306 DTurbo really badly, Peugeot Diesel’s at the time were the Mutts Nutts, by a country mile.
Always loved the mid 90’s Pugs, before the started rounding off the slab corners.
Used to love them 405 diesel.Had quite a few and had a 607 diesel, used to pull like a bloody tank.
Geoff, no sooner I saw him on camera I knew he could be trusted . Dave in Gloucester Shire
Major camping expedition with the trolley thing you've got hooked on the back.
55mpg according to the seller’s account of his Leeds to Coventry journey. (Assuming £1.50 / litre over 250 miles)
That video made my week.
First job on the 405; Drill and tap the centre of the rear arms, where they're attached to the axle, for grease nipples. Thank me in 500k miles later👌
What a lovely & genuine man...
Now!!! Please lube the window tracks etc. before they fail...I had a heart attack as the window struggled to close...just one of my pet dislikes.
The car is perfect for a DIY car camper with removable kit. Really fun adventures with the kids. Bit of a squash if Mrs Geoff goes too but perhaps you could treat her to a nice luxury hotel nearby and some time off Mum duties or take a tent. A car camper in stealth mode is really cheap, camp site fees are a bit steep since covid. Enjoy your forever car.
My uncle had an executive 405 dturbo. It was amazingly comfortable. My old 306 DTurbo is a car I miss. The engine was bullet proof. The wiring loom wasnt however... I had to swap a relay that kept melting every couple of months. Not a big deal as they cost pennies
+1 i miss my 306dturbo
Awesome car! If I wasn't married, I'd have it !!!!!! I owned a 69' Singer Vogue in the 90's. I had the top end rebuilt by Holbay near Ipswich.
Holbay engineering these days has gone to pot but both my Vogues are excellent cars. One has the twin 40s Holbay kit. I'd say, bad on fuel. All smiles per gallon
@@hsbhachu3d back in the day they also specialised with Mx5's. I swapped my Vogue for another 2cv, I had the 2cv for 10 years. I miss that car too.
Those door locks are real easy to swap if you can get a set. After getting the door to bits (not hard) its just a slide on clip and they come out.
No idea why I love that car but it looks a good one.
Have a look at up n down garage though - they have a TD one thats going to the scrap for bodywork but with a good engine. Might be worth a swap for that bit of power.
My next door neighbour had one ,it ran on used chip shop oil 😉
The Bosch fuel pump versions run lovely on chip shop oil, the Lucas fuel pump isn't so much a fan of it.
@@leepower2717 'not a fan' = pump goosed in 250miles.....
@@leepower2717Within a week of using veg, fecked up 3 pumps. They all ran great until you put your foot down on the motorway and found out it's not accelerating like it used to. The advance piston jams at the bottom of the Bosch pumps.
They dont build cars like these anymore XUD 1.9 90 bhp go on for ever what a smashing chap ! Hope it not rusty underneath
Great Vlog lots of positive energy from you two, buzzin. Really nice guy. You must do some features in the future together Geoff. 😊❤
Lovely car! I had the Citroën version back in the day... Loved it!
Seems to be registered as a Turbo Diesel. Sure there isn’t one hiding in there? 😂
....badged up has a TDI, I suspect its got a replacement lump.
Yay Geoff…long live the cars from this era👍
I had a ctroen zx estate 1.9 TD that was a really fantastic. So easy to maintain and cheap to run. I bought it for £600 and I ran it for 15 years, it was 25years old when the body work failed. The engine was still running perfect..
Wow! How good is that??? I had the pleasure of driving France's swansong 405 as a hire car on holiday in the South of France in 1997 or 98. It was a 2.2 TWIN TURBO diesel. Don't ask if it was an HDi or not - not idea. All i know is it went like 'le stink' up and down the A8 autoroute for the 3 weeks we had it, and it absolutely pi**ed all over all the Mercs that dominate the fast lane down there. Love to see yours when you've given it some TLC
Ha! .. cracking video about a pair of cool guys enjoying some car banter .. 👍
Super cool, indeed indestructible !
You should be able to use a mix of diesel and old fried oil
And almost no electronics so top!
They are a brilliant car, and exellent on fuel from that 1905cc XUD engine. I have a 1994 405 STDT 5 speed 1.9 turbo diesel estate, that's been in storage since around 2007. An ex dealer demonstrator, with my brother-in-law as its first owner before me. I really should get it recommissioned as they're a rare sight in any spec now.
What a lovely chap. Get him back on Geoff.
Love a Pug 405 . You should get this chap back on to have a look at his cars . Get the MacMaster to show you round the Lake District in it .
My favourite car ever made ive had a few of them and a couple of them had 219'000 miles they just keep going and so comfortable ❤