1989 Peugeot 405

1989 Peugeot 405 in Mr. Karate, Movie, 1993

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: USA

Background vehicle

Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2013-01-08 01:44	US-spec, 1989+
karoomay ◊ 2013-01-08 03:15	I wonder how a U.S. spec 405 ended up in Egypt?
Lateef ◊ 2013-01-08 03:54	Maybe there were stockpiles of unsold 405s waiting to be shipped for America, but as Peugeot ceased operations in America in 1991 those cars were instead exported to more attainable markets?
rtsbusman1997 ◊ 2013-01-08 03:58	But if that was the case, they could have sold them in France. Renault did the same thing with the Medallion.
Lateef ◊ 2013-01-08 04:02	Given the aesthetic nature of French people (guess who I sound like now), they would probably have sold poorly in France due to the US-spec modifications, though (why have an "ugly" US-spec 405 when you can have an elegant and normal-looking 405 for the same price?). -- Last edit: 2013-01-08 04:09:47
rtsbusman1997 ◊ 2013-01-08 04:49	I wouldn't be shocked. Oddly enough, you could say the same thing for French cars in America. I wonder where else they were shipped....