My PAL Peugeot 309 - A French Connection

Rajesh Rawal · 18th May 2010, 14:08

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Is that offer :- "I will take your car for free and now you need to treat me for a nice dinner"?

Congrats Ram. Look forward to seeing it in flesh soon.

+ 1 .congrats ram. i still remember being driven around in a parrot green colour 309 in mumbai sometime in 1999.full maska

akshay4587 · 18th May 2010, 14:57

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Originally Posted by clevermax

Congrats and wishing you many happy miles with the TUD5 engine!

Its a petrol i guess,diesel's were GLD's

arnabchak · 18th May 2010, 15:06

The 309 looks better in the pics than what is was when it was sold in the 90s!!

Extremely well maintained car!

Congrats for the purchase

benzinblut · 18th May 2010, 15:22

That looks like one well maintained car.

The TUD5 is a gem of an engine. It can go miles if taken good care of. All the best mate!

hillram · 18th May 2010, 16:58

Now a look into the interiors.
Most of the 309s had cracked/melted dashboards as they couldnt take the Indian heat.Mine was lucky to have survived this slaughter

prabuddhadg · 18th May 2010, 18:05

Speaking of diesel and petrol Peugeots, I remembered a funny story. My uncle buys used cars and never keeps them for over three years. During one such three year period he had a petrol Peugeot.

Then after a while, he put up a classified in the papers and a prospective customer came to see the car. He liked it, paid for it and drove away with it.

After about 20 minutes, he called again. This time, he sounded irate. In fact, he started yelling at my uncle accusing him of selling him a lemon. My uncle had looked after the car well and it had never given him any trouble. This was quite a surprise to him. So, trying to understand what went wrong, he tried to pacify the man and asked him what exactly he had done with the car in the past 20 minutes.

The man said - I have done nothing. I drove the car from your place straight to a petrol pump and filled the tank with diesel and started driving. I stopped at this place, and now the car won't start.

My uncle almost burst out laughing. Poor guy.

funkykar · 18th May 2010, 21:12

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Originally Posted by prabuddhadg

Speaking of diesel and petrol Peugeots, I remembered a funny story. My uncle buys used cars and never keeps them for over three years. During one such three year period he had a petrol Peugeot.

Then after a while, he put up a classified in the papers and a prospective customer came to see the car. He liked it, paid for it and drove away with it.

After about 20 minutes, he called again. This time, he sounded irate. In fact, he started yelling at my uncle accusing him of selling him a lemon. My uncle had looked after the car well and it had never given him any trouble. This was quite a surprise to him. So, trying to understand what went wrong, he tried to pacify the man and asked him what exactly he had done with the car in the past 20 minutes.

The man said - I have done nothing. I drove the car from your place straight to a petrol pump and filled the tank with diesel and started driving. I stopped at this place, and now the car won't start.

My uncle almost burst out laughing. Poor guy.

This is really a funny incident. So did it cause any damage to the engine?

Jaggu · 18th May 2010, 21:24

Its an excellent piece, congratz. Have used one of these when it was launched, it was a friends and indeed a real hoot to drive around. The suspension was one of the best, esp for our Indian conditions.

ajmat · 18th May 2010, 21:54

This was my first car, or rather the older version with a 1.6 GTI 120 bhp engine. The close ration gear box and stiffer suspenion made it the best driving car i ever owned. Apart from iffy plastics and a fan blower diode blowing, it withstood 81000 miles of hard drving. This was in the UK

Seats were too short for me though

Rovergen · 18th May 2010, 21:59

Ram ,
get as many brake cylinders as you can , very hard to find those sets .

MARCUS_520i · 18th May 2010, 22:03

It looks as good as new, hillram.
The engine bay is so clean, it'll put many a new cars to shame.
Congratulations on the buy!!

adi99 · 18th May 2010, 22:39

Congrats, Ram. It looks so neat. This reminds me of my college days in Manipal. The 309 was my friend's daily drive to college. He never used to slow down for potholes and humps and the car used to take it with ease, no jump, no thud! The suspension was simply the best.

hillram · 18th May 2010, 22:50

The owner who maintained this car,needs to be felicitated thoroughly.
When i took then delivery of the car,he put a few things in my hand.These were objets d'art in my opinion
- Owners Hand Book (This was so detailed and explicit that the Star Trek
manual would look puny and send Capt.Kirk back to school )
- Warranty & Maintenance Booklet
- Dealer Network Book
- All the above neatly encased in a Leather Folder with Peugeot logo
embossed on it.
- A Pair of original iginition keys (Silca Brand),Made in Italy.

I couldnt have asked for anything more !!!!

arun1100 · 18th May 2010, 22:52

You were lucky with Fiat Delight to get all such documents. Now lucky again with 309.

SuperSelect · 18th May 2010, 23:21

Wow, what a neat baby you've got your hands on, Ram !

How on earth do you manage aquisitions like this ?

Do tell us about the driving experience, I've always admired the 309 for its ride and roadholding..

18th May 2010, 15:06	#33
arnabchak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MH-04 Posts: 1,346 Thanked: 1,165 Times	Wow The 309 looks better in the pics than what is was when it was sold in the 90s!! Extremely well maintained car! Congrats for the purchase
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18th May 2010, 15:22	#34
benzinblut BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Bombay Posts: 520 Thanked: 882 Times View My Garage	That looks like one well maintained car. The TUD5 is a gem of an engine. It can go miles if taken good care of. All the best mate!
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18th May 2010, 16:58	#35
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	A few interior pics Now a look into the interiors. Most of the 309s had cracked/melted dashboards as they couldnt take the Indian heat.Mine was lucky to have survived this slaughter Attached Thumbnails
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18th May 2010, 18:05	#36
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	Speaking of diesel and petrol Peugeots, I remembered a funny story. My uncle buys used cars and never keeps them for over three years. During one such three year period he had a petrol Peugeot. Then after a while, he put up a classified in the papers and a prospective customer came to see the car. He liked it, paid for it and drove away with it. After about 20 minutes, he called again. This time, he sounded irate. In fact, he started yelling at my uncle accusing him of selling him a lemon. My uncle had looked after the car well and it had never given him any trouble. This was quite a surprise to him. So, trying to understand what went wrong, he tried to pacify the man and asked him what exactly he had done with the car in the past 20 minutes. The man said - I have done nothing. I drove the car from your place straight to a petrol pump and filled the tank with diesel and started driving. I stopped at this place, and now the car won't start. My uncle almost burst out laughing. Poor guy.
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18th May 2010, 21:24	#38
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,397 Thanked: 16,932 Times	Its an excellent piece, congratz. Have used one of these when it was launched, it was a friends and indeed a real hoot to drive around. The suspension was one of the best, esp for our Indian conditions.
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18th May 2010, 21:54	#39
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,147 Thanked: 30,431 Times View My Garage	This was my first car, or rather the older version with a 1.6 GTI 120 bhp engine. The close ration gear box and stiffer suspenion made it the best driving car i ever owned. Apart from iffy plastics and a fan blower diode blowing, it withstood 81000 miles of hard drving. This was in the UK Seats were too short for me though
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18th May 2010, 21:59	#40
Rovergen BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 122 Thanked: 37 Times	Ram , get as many brake cylinders as you can , very hard to find those sets .
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18th May 2010, 22:03	#41
MARCUS_520i BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 524 Thanked: 167 Times	It looks as good as new, hillram. The engine bay is so clean, it'll put many a new cars to shame. Congratulations on the buy!!
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18th May 2010, 22:39	#42
adi99 BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 274 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Congrats, Ram. It looks so neat. This reminds me of my college days in Manipal. The 309 was my friend's daily drive to college. He never used to slow down for potholes and humps and the car used to take it with ease, no jump, no thud! The suspension was simply the best.
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18th May 2010, 22:50	#43
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	Some Extra bounties which came with the 309 The owner who maintained this car,needs to be felicitated thoroughly. When i took then delivery of the car,he put a few things in my hand.These were objets d'art in my opinion - Owners Hand Book (This was so detailed and explicit that the Star Trek manual would look puny and send Capt.Kirk back to school ) - Warranty & Maintenance Booklet - Dealer Network Book - All the above neatly encased in a Leather Folder with Peugeot logo embossed on it. - A Pair of original iginition keys (Silca Brand),Made in Italy. I couldnt have asked for anything more !!!! Attached Thumbnails
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18th May 2010, 22:52	#44
arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,122 Thanked: 5,994 Times View My Garage	You were lucky with Fiat Delight to get all such documents. Now lucky again with 309.
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18th May 2010, 23:21	#45
SuperSelect Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 248 Times View My Garage	Wow, what a neat baby you've got your hands on, Ram ! How on earth do you manage aquisitions like this ? Do tell us about the driving experience, I've always admired the 309 for its ride and roadholding..
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