From the WTF is this doing in New England files...

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 01/13/2014 at 15:12 • Filed to: None

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'01 Peugeot 206. Not a bad car, not a great car. What is it doing in New England, and hell yeah I am texting him on it tonight. What else do we see in the lot though, is that a Seat back there behind the truck in shot 1? Can this be full of crap, or even possibly federalized? I would give him 3 grand or so just for the hell of having something weird if it has a title and runs ok.

http://southcoast.craigslist.org/cto/4233922747…

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 15:14

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Best LeMons racer ever?

Unfortunately essentially completely impossible to be Federalized.

dogisbadob > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 15:15

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Send it to the graverobber!

505Turbeaux > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/13/2014 at 15:16

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I figured. There is nothing about that car remotely similar to something over here. Probably an ex-diplomat car, though why would a British/territory diplomat drive a French car (RHD)

Hoccy > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 15:16

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RHD and auto as well, this is just too weird.

505Turbeaux > dogisbadob 01/13/2014 at 15:18

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maybe, let me get the skinny on it first

Klaus Schmoll > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 15:19

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I don't see a SEAT anywhere. If you are talking about the little red thing, that looks like a Mitsubishi Colt to me. Depending on engine size, the Pug could be quite fun to drive. They had pretty good handling.

505Turbeaux > Klaus Schmoll 01/13/2014 at 15:21

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yeah no doubt. Those were not sold here either. I was looking top left corner behind the truck. Silver car

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 15:21

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Ex-diplomat was also my thought, but your point about it being both RHD and French raises some weird questions.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 15:21

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Its only rival from Britain was terribly dated (Rover 2xx).

505Turbeaux > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/13/2014 at 15:23

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hmmm, brain hurts

ozkar0rtiz > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 15:25

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I see them almost every day here in South Texas. They are very common in Mexico

505Turbeaux > ozkar0rtiz 01/13/2014 at 15:27

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I have heard of someone that imports them down there in S. Texas. Thought it might have been hooey but I guess not

Orange Exige > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 16:01

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Wow that is crazy to see in the states, particularly in the northeast.

If it was a manual, I'd drive it just for the sake of it being different. It's cheap too!... but you'd have to import all parts for it XD

Dogapult > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 16:14

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It might be accurate, but it's not legal.

RazoE > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 16:29

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I saw one parked on the street a few years back here in L.A. Then about a week later a Renault Megane passed me.

duurtlang > Klaus Schmoll 01/13/2014 at 17:42

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Yeah, but it's a 5 door with an automatic, which means it's not a GTI and probably not a diesel either. At best it's a 1.6 16v. It's a decent commuter in Europe, but being RHD and in a continent where you have to ship parts from across the globe I fail to see the appeal other than the utter confusion you'll leave people with when they see it.

duurtlang > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/13/2014 at 17:47

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At the time the 206 was an immensely popular car. I'm too lazy to look it up but I bet in 2001, when this car was new, the 206 was in (of very near to) the top 5 of best selling cars in Europe. It's like an American diplomat taking his Camry with him.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > duurtlang 01/13/2014 at 17:53

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That's just the thing, though; who the fuck takes a Camry with them to a foreign country? I guess you might not have wanted to go through the hassle and expense of buying a car in the US, but who wants to go through the expense of shipping and registering a Camry for use in a foreign country? Clearly wasn't worth it to ship it back when (if?) they left, so I'm confused as to how it ever was to begin with.

KirkyV > 505Turbeaux 01/13/2014 at 17:54

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Oh, how I hate these things.

KirkyV > Klaus Schmoll 01/13/2014 at 18:08

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If it were a 306, 106, 406, 205, 309, or some other fun Peugeot I've forgotten about, I'd agree with you. It isn't, though; it's a 206. The first Peugeot supermini to not roundly thrash its competition in handling and fun, even at the most pedestrian trim level. It represents the first step down a rather unfortunate path for that company, a path that they are just now beginning to diverge from.

(Yes, I harbour some degree of irrational hatred for that car. Yes, I know it's daft.)

duurtlang > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/13/2014 at 18:20

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We can only speculate. I do have a few hypotheses though. One: someone had just bought the car in the UK and/or just really liked it, and considered the thought of getting something in the US 'scary'. Two, someone who wasn't willing to adapt to driving a LHD car. Three, someone uncomfortable with the size of American market cars in general. It might be strange to most Americans, but even I personally know people (usually slightly older people) who are plain uncomfortable driving anything larger than a subcompact like that 206. I've had multiple people ask me why I drive such a 'large' car, and they didn't ask for some kind of smug Prius-owning reason, it was the sheer size of the car and my desire for owning they didn't get. It's not common, but I've met these people. My car is a Peugeot 406 coupe from 2000, a car you'd call a midsize coupe in the US I'd guess. The wheelbase is similar to a 2014 Mustang, although my car is considerably (6 inches) shorter.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > duurtlang 01/13/2014 at 19:21

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An interesting perspective, and one that makes a lot of sense.