It's such a shame. All those beautiful cars. I think this was the era when Peugeots had their best design. I especially loved the 405 and the 605. Timeless. Future classics.
I don't understand how these places are left for years even decades, what happened to the utilities they break in to get money and where's the courts for non payment of business rates.
I’m lucky enough to own a beautiful 1994 Peugeot 306, I’ve had loads of work done to it; welding, engine overhaul, repainting, undersealing, waxoyling etc etc. She’s only a 1.4 XL 5dr spec 306, but I absolutely love her to bits. So to see this is incredible! All those brand new wheel trims in that room, they’d be worth a small fortune in just one of them. I’ve seen them go for £20 each! That 605 was gorgeous and that grey 405 was other worldly cool!
I'm not a fan of Peugeot, never owned one but this place was fantastic!!! Plus I just love hearing your joy and happy enthusiasm at each amazing find. What a terrific place ❤❤
Wow Colin this was breathtaking! You found some real sweet cars in this one. Some pretty rare stuff as well. Love that 405 especially. Can't wait for the next video.
It’s a shame to see a place like this abandoned and especially those cars. I wonder if there are any abandoned dealerships in the Uk, now that would be very interesting. Great video.
OMG this is heaven for someone like me that loves Peugeots from 70s, 80s and 90s. Well, heaven or hell, depending on the way we look at it. Love the blue 305 GT.
If you’ve not been already, I think you really enjoy visiting the sparkford motor museum in Somerset. Maybe next time you’re down this way? I really enjoy your videos, thank you 😊
They were moved into position years ago as a memorial for the deceased owner by his wife. Apparently she is now going into a home and the place will soon be cleared out.
Time clue: The green Mazda at 13:57, it has the later format number plate that changed in April 2012. The only car with that. Doesnt mean it was new then, but if it changed ownership it would have been issued with a new number, so I would guess the place closed around 2012/13.
Limoges? Or at least somewhere in Haute Vienne (87) given the number of 87 vehicles. We have a house to the NE in 16 (Charente). Our village has an old Renault garage full of old cars and parts rotting away. As a Renault lover, it’s crîminal. Old aged owner didn’t want to part with the stock.
Wow ! As an owner of two classic cars (Ernie and Emma ) I find this both amazing and painful to watch ! There is an absolute fortune in spares and cars there ,especially the old one ! I am surprised that some enterprising soul hasn't sorted this lot out yet !
Thanks for sharing this. Obviously an entire backstory behind this place. Disappointed there were no 403,404 or 504s. Cars I considered the heyday of Pugs! It also is a stark reminder of how the industry has changed. When did you last leave your pride and joy at a workshop that was such a shambles?
As we didnt see any I think this closed before the 406 was launched in the mid 90`s. spotted @ 16:49 leaning against the wall is the rear engine cover in yellow primer for a renault 4cv
Nice to see something from our side of channel in France with the MK1 Micra, I've had 4 or 5 french cars over the years infact still have 1 an 13 plate DS3 and all have been decent cars .Shows you how hold the Garage unit was Peugeot/Citroen killed off Talbot in 94-95ish and started building the Peugeot 206 in the ex Talbot Coventry and Paris plants. Presumably Stellantis still own the name Marque.
Hey Colin omg absolutely awesome find, Loving some old cars looking pretty good with owners manual inside, love the office with all the paperwork on the desks. Sad to see some good looking old cars on the outside and mould a the seats. Thank you 😃👌🌈
Hi Colin another amazing find and video.What a place,those cars were in too good a condition to be just allowed to waste away.Somebody really needs to save them.The amount of money still in that place as well just seems crazy to leave it!!! Great commentary Colin your amazement really came across. Look forward to next weeks.Take care.😃
Hi Colin. Hope your doing good. I loved that video. What a shame all those rare Peugeot cars just sitting there. I still miss the 505 V8 Estate I used to have a long time ago. Before that I had a 505 4 door turbo. Take care and stay safe.
What a place! My Dad had a 405 1.9 GTX back in the day that used the same engine as the 205 1.9 GTI. It was a great looking car, especially in the dark green his was. He also had a Mazda 626 the same as at the front of the workshop. That thing was bulletproof! Can’t remember the last time I seen a 626 the same as that. Had a couple of 306’s myself years ago as company cars - a 1.6 Meridian and a 1.6 LX. Hopefully someone will rescue these and they don’t end up scrapped. The book on the table at 15:00 next to the Citroen service manual you flick through, has a photo of what looks to be a current Audi Q3 on the front of it, so maybe someone still visits the place?
There is a very good reason why those cars went unsold... they couldn't reliable bring you from point A to point B everytime you tried to start the car or it died on the road.
Not sure whether to be excited or cry. I grew up with Peugeots and I really want a 405 so to see that many in one place would be heaven for me. I'm doing a charity banger rally and managed to get a Peugeot 407 for it which is amazing but I still want a 405.
Hey buddy, pro tip: Put a piece of clothing/cloth over the camera, when you're trying to shoot something on the other side of a window or glass surface. This will in most cases eliminate any reflection.
The 306 and 405 models usually look so good in white for some reason. Specially the 306. And the 405 has that look where it started to get a little rounder, but still had that overal boxy shape. The mix between old square styling, with a hint of modern roundness, can largly only be found on cars from that time period. I like them a lot of that.
Hi guys. God, that has got to be the late 80s or early 90s. I remember my dad bought a brand new Peugeot 405. Wicked video again, as always 👍. If there was a 205 GTI in there, then I would lose my shit lol. What a place. Thanks 👋 🇨🇮
The Ford Focus was maybe moved in much later - it has the newer numbering which started in 2009. BW-XXX-XX would mean the plates are from 2011-2012. My dad had a Lexus from that year and the plates were BV-XXX-XX
Weird one that, I'm with you with thinking it was long before 2019 it closed, but then the owners manual for a fairly recent car on the bosses desk suggests that maybe that is the case...
Its like whoever worked there went home one day and never came back. I would love to know the back story of why it just closed. Had a 405 turbo diesel for a company many years back and it was a terrific car for going across the country with little effort.
Hi Colin, great video!! All your videos are, what is the name of the tune at the start of the video? I've heard it on a few of your videos. Keep up the good work mate 👌
This is so sad all this stuff and cars needs to be saved and all the parts can be used to save other rare models of cars this breaks my heart being a mechanic
87, en Haute Vienne donc les alentours de Limoges, mouais il y a un quelques garages abandonné comme ça, mais pas vraiment abandonné malgré la très forte impression.
People saying trespassing is illegal I understand but he is not stealing a thing instead showing the govt that there are certain places that are still valuable it only needs a simple touch and people will come to see all these vintage cars many kids this generation have never seen such cars that were driven by their great grand Parents let’s not be Karens but appreciate his work Thank u
Just can't believe that a place like this can just sit there for a full 10 years already and not be destroyed or have some cars/parts stolen. This is a very busy part of Limoges with shops and traffic all around it. (tip: if you want to keep the identity of this place hidden, don't just blur the big sign but check the small details as well)
I like you & your content dude but don’t lie on the title it’s just comes across as sleezy we all know this place has been talked about plenty of times in the past & recently so don’t act like you were the first to find it 👌🏼
With a place like this, it would be worthwhile to try and find the owner or solicitor and get permission. Then you could maybe get some history on the building.
None of these cars are rare or even valuable (maaaaybe the 403 and the antique we see at some point) so there's not much incentive. You can find a near mint 405 for 3500-4K€ nowadays. Abandoned models can be had for 100€. (I'm french)
Great video! You really enjoyed that, so did I. Looks like they tried to keep things ‘the way they were’, and time caught up. Or the owner died. Love the 405s. And the 505. 306! And the white one was a 605. The last great Peugeots 💙🤍❤
