RE: Peugeot 607 | Shed of the Week
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In order of preference best to worst: 604, 605, 607
The 604 had something very cool and french about it. With a V6 and yellow headlights obviously.
The 605 was like a bigger, posher 405 - a great car in its day. Like comparing a Renault 20 with a 30.
The 607 though - the styling is just too dull - and with a diesel too - nothing says cut-price mini cab more than this.
Not for me - apart from the boot release, naturally.
The 604 had something very cool and french about it. With a V6 and yellow headlights obviously.
The 605 was like a bigger, posher 405 - a great car in its day. Like comparing a Renault 20 with a 30.
The 607 though - the styling is just too dull - and with a diesel too - nothing says cut-price mini cab more than this.
Not for me - apart from the boot release, naturally.
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Bonjour,
I have owned quite a few Pugs and my experience was always pretty positive - 405 and 406 in particular were great comfy workhorses.
As for a more up to date garlic loving alternative to the 607 - surely these are the obvious heir apparent, non?
Mr Micawber, Smokey and the Bandit - Shaman
I have owned quite a few Pugs and my experience was always pretty positive - 405 and 406 in particular were great comfy workhorses.
As for a more up to date garlic loving alternative to the 607 - surely these are the obvious heir apparent, non?
Mr Micawber, Smokey and the Bandit - Shaman
Edited by Mr Micawber on Friday 17th April 23:35
A big, wafty French barge is on my list of scratches to itch. Never owned a French car, but driven a few when I worked at National Car Rental back in 2004 (307, which was pretty rubbish and the 407, which was ok compared to the other cack on the fleet).
My old man had a 305 back in the 80s, and I remember that being a comfortable motor.
A friend at uni had a 306 DTurbo, which was impressively fast for its time and fun to drive (his one had the twin headlamp conversion and Ecosse body kit - they were the days!).
An old manager of mine had a 2001 Auto 607 2.2 diesel. He was a big lad, but never looked big in that car. It was loaded with extras, and wafted along the road nicely. Hid old man worked for Peugeot in Coventry, and he got it for a fair chunk off the list price.
I love the 505, and also the 504 pick up models are ultra cool. Would like to own a nice 605 V6, but they are now rocking horse pooh. Other options on my French tick list include the Renault Safrane (Phase 1) and the Citroen C6 or XM.
pSyCoSiS - Goodfellas - Jimmy Conway
My old man had a 305 back in the 80s, and I remember that being a comfortable motor.
A friend at uni had a 306 DTurbo, which was impressively fast for its time and fun to drive (his one had the twin headlamp conversion and Ecosse body kit - they were the days!).
An old manager of mine had a 2001 Auto 607 2.2 diesel. He was a big lad, but never looked big in that car. It was loaded with extras, and wafted along the road nicely. Hid old man worked for Peugeot in Coventry, and he got it for a fair chunk off the list price.
I love the 505, and also the 504 pick up models are ultra cool. Would like to own a nice 605 V6, but they are now rocking horse pooh. Other options on my French tick list include the Renault Safrane (Phase 1) and the Citroen C6 or XM.
pSyCoSiS - Goodfellas - Jimmy Conway
I think the best feature of this 607 is the facility for the driver and passenger to independently adjust not only the temperature but also the air direction (screen / face / feet). That would save many arguments between me and my wife about cold feet vs. hot heads etc. (definitely a very first-world problem! 
)
I ran a manual V6 406 Coupe for a while, purchased with around 145k miles on the clock, which I loved.Unfortunately it died after being caught in a flood and I sold it to someone who arrived with its doppelganger and trailered it away.
RichardR - Jungle Book - Catholic Priest (not DBS checked)
)I ran a manual V6 406 Coupe for a while, purchased with around 145k miles on the clock, which I loved.Unfortunately it died after being caught in a flood and I sold it to someone who arrived with its doppelganger and trailered it away.
RichardR - Jungle Book - Catholic Priest (not DBS checked)
RichardR said:
I think the best feature of this 607 is the facility for the driver and passenger to independently adjust not only the temperature but also the air direction (screen / face / feet). That would save many arguments between me and my wife about cold feet vs. hot heads etc. (definitely a very first-world problem! )
I ran a manual V6 406 Coupe for a while, purchased with around 145k miles on the clock, which I loved.Unfortunately it died after being caught in a flood and I sold it to someone who arrived with its doppelganger and trailered it away.
RichardR - Jungle Book - Catholic Priest (not DBS checked)
This issue with that is that you can only control each side individually. You can’t control the whole car from the drivers side. To make it even worse the temperature is a button and not a dial so it takes much longer than it should to change the temperature.)I ran a manual V6 406 Coupe for a while, purchased with around 145k miles on the clock, which I loved.Unfortunately it died after being caught in a flood and I sold it to someone who arrived with its doppelganger and trailered it away.
RichardR - Jungle Book - Catholic Priest (not DBS checked)
SAS Tom said:
RichardR said:
I think the best feature of this 607 is the facility for the driver and passenger to independently adjust not only the temperature but also the air direction (screen / face / feet). That would save many arguments between me and my wife about cold feet vs. hot heads etc. (definitely a very first-world problem! )
I ran a manual V6 406 Coupe for a while, purchased with around 145k miles on the clock, which I loved.Unfortunately it died after being caught in a flood and I sold it to someone who arrived with its doppelganger and trailered it away.
RichardR - Jungle Book - Catholic Priest (not DBS checked)
This issue with that is that you can only control each side individually. You can’t control the whole car from the drivers side. To make it even worse the temperature is a button and not a dial so it takes much longer than it should to change the temperature.)I ran a manual V6 406 Coupe for a while, purchased with around 145k miles on the clock, which I loved.Unfortunately it died after being caught in a flood and I sold it to someone who arrived with its doppelganger and trailered it away.
RichardR - Jungle Book - Catholic Priest (not DBS checked)
When I was a lad my mother had a 205 gti 1.9, I drove it sometimes, scared me s
tless but was a fantastic car.
Love these French old barges and they (usually) have some styling flair about them. That Citroen DS9 looks fabulous - brilliant details like the light (indicator?) at the top of the c pillar etc.
And Peugeot came up with this stunning concept - E-Legend a while back:
That 505 looks fantastic. Why can’t car markers draw on their historic iconic designs and use them as inspiration for modern reinterpretations?
tless but was a fantastic car.Love these French old barges and they (usually) have some styling flair about them. That Citroen DS9 looks fabulous - brilliant details like the light (indicator?) at the top of the c pillar etc.
And Peugeot came up with this stunning concept - E-Legend a while back:
That 505 looks fantastic. Why can’t car markers draw on their historic iconic designs and use them as inspiration for modern reinterpretations?
Edited by aston addict on Friday 17th April 18:02
Loved my old 2.6litre V6 604. An 81 w plate barge with huge velour seats. It had the usual cam follower tick on one bank but was fixed cheaply by a factory trained Peugeot mechanic I knew Mr Pat Carriage.
We had one of these 607's on the site around a year ago, metallic dark green, immaculate but only sold for £600. 12 months mot, fairly low mileage around 80k I think but we had very little interest in it..
We had one of these 607's on the site around a year ago, metallic dark green, immaculate but only sold for £600. 12 months mot, fairly low mileage around 80k I think but we had very little interest in it..
Turbobanana said:
If you click on the user names and "My Garage" of those that really, REALLY don't like this car, you notice one of two things: either they own a BMW, or they're not even brave enough to tell us what they do own.
I sold Peugeots for many years, through the X05 and X06 years, getting out just before the 607 landed. I was never aware of the litany of electrical problems that others claim afflicted them - it was mostly flaky trim and worn rear suspension, but they seemed to soldier on uncomplainingly anyway.
I really REALLY don't like this car, and as you have probably clicked on my profile and seen (which is a bit of a sad thing to do imo but), I drive a BMW.I sold Peugeots for many years, through the X05 and X06 years, getting out just before the 607 landed. I was never aware of the litany of electrical problems that others claim afflicted them - it was mostly flaky trim and worn rear suspension, but they seemed to soldier on uncomplainingly anyway.
I was a taxi driver for 6 years, and on the 'fleet' were a few Peugeot's (406's), Renault's (Espace), and Citroen's (Xantia's).
I drove them all, and really REALLY didn't like any of them. They were all unreliable (the Xantia's being the worst), all were constantly off the road regularly being repaired, they were all horrible to drive, and fell to bits from the cheapo quality.
When I had a choice, I drove the ancient Montego estate diesel, which drove better than any of the french fleet, and just kept on going taking as much abuse as we could give it.
So yes, an old Montego diesel estate is better than a new french car in my experience.
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