RE: Shed Of The Week: Peugeot 406 V6
Discussion
Neil G60 said:
That's not a shed, it's bloody amazing. It deserves a proper caring home!
This is worth looking after; anyone that buys it to cut it up, mess with it or abuse it is a massive dick IMO and it's a joke and a sad reflection on motoring in the UK to say that this isn't "worth" more than a grand. - I'd sooner drive it than most of the brand new ecoboxes you see on our roads.crostonian said:
Funny how when I'm in Europe I hardly ever see the 'sports' versions and they have better roads to drive them on, we must be stupid.
It's the marketing, Top Gear, Ring times factor?Tony Middlehurst said:
There's some evidence of front coil springs breaking on early cars too.
The 406 V6 owner I knew back in the day broke a frontspring. The concensus was it was the owner's tendency to take the racing line regardless of where the potholes were.
"Search for the hero"This looks like a nice car for a collector, too nice to run into the ground. Comparing it with the equivalent diesel rather misses the point - this one is an elegant and quite rare car with a smooth engine that suits it, whereas the diesel is an extremely outdated, crude business tool.
I bought one of these about 9 years ago for £1600, it had done 70k miles and was LPG converted.
I ran it up to 150k when the clutch went and it wasn't really worth putting the money in to have it all done so sold it to a local breaker.
He was great for parts whilst I had it because all he broke were V6 coupes and saloons so loads of cheap parts always available.
Loved the car, great steering feel decent performance and with the LPG I was getting diesel running costs too.
I ran it up to 150k when the clutch went and it wasn't really worth putting the money in to have it all done so sold it to a local breaker.
He was great for parts whilst I had it because all he broke were V6 coupes and saloons so loads of cheap parts always available.
Loved the car, great steering feel decent performance and with the LPG I was getting diesel running costs too.
I put about 35k miles on an estate V6 (the 197bhp not the 210bhp one).
I have reasonably fond memories of it, but it wasnt a mindblower by any means. Quick not fast, smooth but not that torquey. As mentioned elsewhere, suspension compliance was excellent and whilst it wasnt the most composed thing through the bends, you could cover ground pretty quickly in it. A really good fast A-road car, but not enough punch nor body control for B-roads.
Mine suffered really bad pogo-ing in slow traffic though, which I could never get to the bottom of so I eventually sold it on.
I've never felt the urge to buy another V6, but the overall package was good enough to convince me to have 2 x diesels as sheds. Far better seats than its contemporaries.
I have reasonably fond memories of it, but it wasnt a mindblower by any means. Quick not fast, smooth but not that torquey. As mentioned elsewhere, suspension compliance was excellent and whilst it wasnt the most composed thing through the bends, you could cover ground pretty quickly in it. A really good fast A-road car, but not enough punch nor body control for B-roads.
Mine suffered really bad pogo-ing in slow traffic though, which I could never get to the bottom of so I eventually sold it on.
I've never felt the urge to buy another V6, but the overall package was good enough to convince me to have 2 x diesels as sheds. Far better seats than its contemporaries.
)Could manage a comfortable trip to the ring in that, park up, spectate for a while
then await ADAC recovery to waft you home again.
French cooling system vs two head gaskets.
Only teasing, these were a much better alternative to a Mundano in their day.
If you believe what you read it was because Peugeot made their own dampers.
then await ADAC recovery to waft you home again.
French cooling system vs two head gaskets.
Only teasing, these were a much better alternative to a Mundano in their day.
If you believe what you read it was because Peugeot made their own dampers.
BigMon said:
What a cracking buy that is! I'd get it too if it was nearer Devon.
I'm in Taunton so would've beaten you there ;-) Fantastic car. Closest I've got to it is the H-reg 405 GRDT that I had back in the early noughties. £350 from Arrow Auctions in Redditch, 170k up it, but still absolutely immaculate. A great car.
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