Classic for under £10K

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Re: Classic for under £10K

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Cheap 405 needing some work:
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No link to seller, posh looking seats, generally looks well looking at the pictures.

Can't help but wonder how badly the gasket has gone - if seriously overheated (like my XUD9TE 306 must have done, ahead of my ownership) could be looking for a new head?
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Identical colour to my second 405 although mine was a 1.9TD... They really are suburb cars... Among Peugeot's very finest along with the 205 and 306 :D
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Not a classic yet but I seem to remember someone looking for one of these in the last few weeks? :-D
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The perfect car for a marshal at running/cycling events!! :-D
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Well, if nothing else, it's a happy and colourful little thing...
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It's a Noddy car!!!
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The evil fingers of lady temptation are tickling me with this one!! :-D
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mickthemaverick wrote: 02 May 2025, 10:26 The evil fingers of lady temptation are tickling me with this one!! :-D
Oh yes, very tempting :-D
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Maybe you could extend your Wales wander to a trip to Paddyland Mick.
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That is a worrying idea Gibbo, it fits in with the timing too but I'm not sure Bob would be able to add an extra day!! :-D
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Re: Classic for under £10K

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If you click through to the pictures of the instrument panel on that XM you will see that the tacho is showing tickover and the temp guage is off the scale.
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the engine temp guage works from the top doen on those cars

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It would be unique if it did.
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After challenging that statement, I got this back:

RING CITROEN IDONT KNOW I KNOW ITS NOT OVERHEATING

Won't be bidding on that then!! :-D

Those comments should be on the listing now!
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If the dial goes straight to overheating then I'd have thought it's either a duff or shorted temp sensor or wiring ?
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Clearly clueless.
Could at least have said that it showed no evidence of overheating and was probably a faulty sensor.

I wouldn't buy anything from him, nice as it looks.
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