Check to see if engine serial number matches vin number on door panel.
AC should not be too much to fix...probably a leak and recharge <$400
This car will easily go 150k miles and could very well go 200k
Check sunroof operation....cables often get rusty.
Make sure drain holes under ECU have been cleaned of leaves and debris.
they can clog and flood the ECU.........big $$$ to replace. ECU is under
drivers windshield wiper. Ask owner if "Check Engine" light has ever
come on.
Car wasn't repainted due to an accident? Check VIN numbers on body panels
and match them to VIN number on door.
Have headlights been replaced?
I think this is a good buy. If you don't buy it, let me know, I might.
Mike Savage
Boston, MA
1989 405 Mi16 112k miles ......daily driver
On Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:35:01 -0500 (EST) Clifford M Poulin
<cmpoulin@hopper.unh.edu> writes:
>
>Hi -- I am test driving the '89 405 Mi16 I saw for sale today on
>Saturday
>and I wanted to know if anyone has any advice on what I should be
>especially careful to look for or ask about with this model and year.
>It
>seems like a great opportunity -- any comments or thoughts are
>welcome.
>
>Here's what I know so far from talking on the phone and looking the
>car
>over:
>
>--One female Peugeot enthusiast owner, bought new in 1990.
>-Just over 100,000 miles.
>-San Francisco car now in New England
>-no rust, no dents, no scratches ANYWHERE. Flawless vellunga (sp) red
>paint redone professionally two years ago. Dk Gray leather interior
>is
>perfect. The car truly looks new, and I looked at it all over.
>-Four new Michelin tires on original alloys , new alignment.
>-New calipers, rotors, and pads all around
>-New outer cv joint and boot
>-timing belt never broke, always replaced when dealer said to.
>- A/C does not work. Computer for temp control just replaced but
>still
>problem.
>-clutch replaced twice: once at 40,000, once at 80,000 (is this
>normal??
>or just a bad driver?)
>-receipts for everything done since day 1.
>-all fluids changed religiously.
>
>I really liked the owner; she seemed extremely knowledgeable about the
>car
>and all the money she's dumped into it. She bought a new car already,
>saying she's finally tired of the little problems and upkeep of it.
>
>She said I've been the only one that's called about it and she doesn't
>really know what to charge for it. She suggested $3,500 and asked how
>I
>felt about it. I said I'd have to drive it, but was thinking that it
>sounded very fair. Is it? I don't know.
>
>Sorry this is such a long-winded message, but this is a big deal to
>me!
>
>So, overall, is an Mi16 with 100,000 miles worth $3,500 and can I
>expect
>another 100,000 miles of fun from it with regular, intelligent,
>preventative maintenance?
>
>------------
>Cliff Poulin
>
>