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The need for tweed: Peugeot 505 GR Estate

Published by Gavin Big-Surname at 26th March 2020
Peugeot 505 GR estate for sale

Plush. That’s the first word that springs to mind when viewing the interior of this Peugeot 505 GR Estate. Plush and VERY spacious.

It’s all about the tweed. Although velour and leather seats were options on the Peugeot 505, hard-wearing tweed is all you need, especially in an estate. There are worse places to self-isolate than a Peugeot 505 wagon – you’re not going to be short of space.

Forget a boot large enough for a dog, in the 505 Estate you can take your plush puppy for a walk and complete your daily steps in the process. Up front, there’s enough rear legroom to shame a Mercedes S-Class or Skoda Superb. You can even remove your shoes and treat your feet to the feel of tweed on the backs of the front seats.

Tweedledee

Peugeot 505 GR estate boot space

Space is less generous for the driver and front seat passenger, but you are treated to the warm glow of an orange light alongside the ignition switch. It’s as homely as an open fire and yet brilliantly simple. Still want that Mercedes E-Class Estate with its choice of 64 different ambient lighting options?

You also get to play with the brilliantly named ‘Econoscope’, which consists of three little lights: green, amber and red. Green was the key to economical driving, although Motor Sport described the ‘Econoscope’ as “quite meaningless, but it amuses the children”.

Not that the children could see it without a pair of binoculars – the rear seats are that far back. Your dog may as well be in a different time zone.

Tweedle-yum

Peugeot 505 GR estate interior

There was a time when the Peugeot 505 was a familiar sight on Britain’s roads. The saloon – in particular the 505 GTI – was as good to drive as a BMW 3 Series, while the 505 Estate was the wagon of choice for families who demanded supreme comfort to go with the practicality. The Family offered seating for eight, although the CX Familiale offered more headroom in the cheap seats.

Feel free to spend a few minutes admiring the tweed seats and door cards. Take a little longer. Wonderful, aren’t they?

According to Stone Cold Classics, where the car is for sale, the Peugeot 505 Estate was discovered in an old barn. A genuine barn find, then? Wonders will never cease.

Although there’s no history with the car, the condition of the interior provides enough evidence to suggest that the indicated mileage of 32,000 is genuine. There’s much to like, including the original Rootes of Maidstone dealer sticker, an unused cigarette lighter, exposed steel wheels and the original radio/cassette player. Oh, and tweed.

Cheryl Tweedy

1982 Peugeot 505 GR estate

At £6,995, it isn’t cheap, but that’s around £1,500 less than the price of a Dacia Sandero MCV. But having checked the Dacia brochure, it appears that tweed seats aren’t an option, which makes the Peugeot 505 GR Estate the best value wagon in Britain. Probably.

Whatever, it will outlast pretty much every new car on sale today in the UK today, except the Hilux and the Land Cruiser. It’s just a shame the country is in lockdown, so your need for tweed will have to wait a few weeks. In the meantime, you can dream of tweed.

Thanks to Stone Cold Classics for permission to use the images. You can view the for sale advert here.

Peugeot 505 GR estate front
Peugeot 505 GR estate dashboard

Peugeot 505 GR estate rear
Peugeot 505 Econoscope

Rootes Peugeot Talbot dealer sticker
Peugeot 505 GR estate back seats

Peugeot 505 steel wheel
Peugeot 505 tweed head rests

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4 Comments

  1. lewblew says:
    30th March 2020 at 11:09 pm

    This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen! My dad had a blue one in the 80s, in-between an orange Marina and eventually getting company Mondeos from ’93.

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  2. Ben C says:
    31st March 2020 at 7:50 am

    For those feeling very brave and mechanically capable you can have 3 for the price of one for less than a quarter of what’s being asked. Just have a quick look on Farcebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1818220418313850/

    I would be inclined to keep the estate and gut the other cars for parts before getting some scrap money. I fear our new world of fighting for loo roll has changed me!

    Alternatively for those with less money to spend and space available there is always the next best thing, although admittedly not an estate: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/223827063316

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    • Gavin Big-Surname says:
      1st April 2020 at 5:04 am

      Good lord – Facebook Marketplace is loaded with gems.

      Reply
      • Ben H says:
        13th April 2020 at 3:07 pm

        Its amazing what you find on there, loads of stuff I’ve been looking for for years on the regular channels, just; there!

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