A car doesn’t have to be very special to be great fun. This Peugeot 405 proves that once again. Once ‘just another 405’, now one that you would almost tackle with velvet gloves.
The Peugeot 405 fits perfectly in a row of cars that you saw on every street corner in the 1990s and is now virtually extinct in our country. Copies that did not end up on the scrapyard have almost all disappeared to faraway places. Especially in North Africa you run the risk of encountering a former Dutch 405. The 405s that are still here are worth cherishing. Of the more than 80,000 copies sold here, a few hundred are still on Dutch registration. There will be many worn-out copies, but this red one from 1995 is definitely not one of them.
Judging by the pictures, we are dealing here with a 405 that has been treated very nicely in its 26 years of existence. The paint is still neat, the bumpers have not turned gray and even the hubcaps seem to be completely free of damage. The interior is also pretty spotless. There are no cracks in the upholstery, scratches on the plastic or encrusted silent witnesses of a former owner’s fast food addiction.
Peugeot 405
The history of this 405 reflects a warm treatment. It remained with the first owner until 2016. Since then, the 405 has had only one other owner. Both have clearly not used the Peugeot as a mile-eater, because with only 109,477 km on the clock, we can say that he has very little experience on the road. That is not necessarily a good thing, by the way, but it strengthens the suspicion that he lived with someone of a somewhat older age for a long time. Someone who is careful with his stuff and – judging by the maintenance booklets – has ensured for a long time that the Peugeot was also kept technically neat.
Perhaps what makes this 405 even more fun is that it is a fairly unpretentious performance. The GLX was at the bottom of the order list in 1995 and that is reflected in the fact that the car has hubcaps, a simple fabric interior, window winders and an analog clock in the instrumentation. A rev counter? Uncalled for. In this 405 you nevertheless got from A to B comfortably despite the fairly basic equipment. He is completely ready to prove that to the third owner in 2021 as well. He can take it home for €2,500. We don’t think that’s such a crazy price at all and we have no doubt that someone with a place in his heart for Peugeot or specifically the 405 will soon seize his chance.
Peugeot Pars
By the way, if you want a really new 405, you should take a look at the offer from Iran Khodro. That Iranian car manufacturer still builds 405 or cars based on them to this day. You can still buy it as a Peugeot 405 SLX with a slightly modified appearance, but you also have the Peugeot Pars. The second is also immediately recognizable as 405, but looks like the 405 would have looked like Peugeot that built and had it facelifted at the end of the 90s. Then there is also the IKCO Samand, which shares its basis and partly the body shape with the 405, but otherwise has a somewhat more individual appearance.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl