Sorry to keep an auto thread still going, but: ...
Moose wrote
> On 6/7/2011 12:59 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> > Anybody else ever wanted a Peugeot 403 convertable because of Peter
> > Falk's "Columbo"?
>
> Nah, ugly. I don't want his raincoat, either.
>
> First car I ever drove that had something like decent handling was my
> dad's red 404 with beautiful tan leather interior. Even with the early
> Michelin Xs that were famous for sudden break-away, it would nicely go
> into a balanced, controllable four wheel drift.
>
> The seats that folded down into a large, soft surface were of particular
> importance to me at that age. Oh yeah, what you're thinkin'. Two kinds of
> good handling. ;-)
>
> The later 504 was still decent handling, although a lot larger and heavier
> and thus slower. The clutch spring was amazingly strong. Just awful in
> stop and go traffic. I had my own apartment by then, so the seats weren't
> important to me any more. :-)
I have just listed this for sale ...
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/peugeot/auction-
382947976.htm
Cheers.
Brian Swale.
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