Peugeot 305 diesel

[christi]

This was my old car before I got my Passat. It has a 1905cc non-turbo IDI engine with 65bhp. Engine is transverse with a 5 speed transmission and front wheel drive. The rear suspension is very interesting, each trailing arm has a bell crank arrangement on the end of it. This pushed on a spring / damper unit which laid horizontally underneath the boot floor. This gave a very wide, flat load space with very little wheel arch, and no strut intrusion.
These cars are about Jetta size, but with better rear seat space.
My car had GTX alloy wheels and a RaceWare stud and nut kit, along with a GTX interior.

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1996 Passat Tdi estate (wagon)
See my Passat / Peugeot page at www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/5067/

 

[christi]

Forgot to say, this picture was taken earlier this year, when the car was ten years old, so you can see that it has lasted quite well.

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1996 Passat Tdi estate (wagon)
See my Passat / Peugeot page at www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/5067/

 

[jaydhall]

What kind of MPG (US) and top speed does it have? It is a nice clean one. Do Peugeot have the steering wheel on the correct side?

 

[christi]

Most Peugeots (including this one) are available with left hand drive or right hand drive.
I got about 43 or 44 mpg imperial (divide by 4.55 and multiple by 3.8 to get US mpg). I drive my cars hard, as a comparitor I get 47 mpg imperial from my Passat Tdi wagon.
Top speed is 95 mph which I verified a couple of times

. I found that it wouldn't go above 100 mph even down a steep hill, as the engine used to rev limit at 100 in top gear. I did drive my previous identical car on a quiet section of Autobahn once for three hours with the accelerator pedal rammed to the floor. Do that to a petrol engine and see how long it lasts...

[This message has been edited by christi (edited July 29, 1999).]

 

[jaydhall]

Thanks for the info.

While in Europe, I rented an Opel Vectra with a diesel in it. I also found out its max speed. At least four times. For a total time of about 1.5 hours. It was a lot of fun! Not as much zip as my TDI, but it is what convinced me to get one, so it has a place in my heart.

BTW, if you tried to dial a US 800 number from jolly old, what do you get? A message saying "nice try old chap, Scottish are we?" Or something like that? Thanks for the info if you know....

 

[christi]

You get a message warning that you have to pay for it, like any other international call, and then it connects you.

 

[jaydhall]

Thanks! I guess my knowledge base needs updated.