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Something that's always been on my bucket list as I think it's one of the prettiest mainstream cars of the last 20 years and will never be as cheap as they are now. The air con packed up in my Celica, I noticed this on Autotrader in darkest Cornwall and cheap so there was only one logical outcome
It's a 2.2 petrol manual with 80k on the clock. In an ideal world I'd have a blue v6 but I'd say this is a nice compromise. Everything appears to work as it should aside from the radio reception (probably because of that beesting aerial) and cruise control, although it may be I was just doing it wrong. Initial impressions are positive; feels premium, very light clutch and steering, comfy although the engine seems somewhat diesel like, not willing to rev and plenty of low down torque. Still, if nothing else I'll have something nice to look at whilst waiting for the AA to arrive
It's a 2.2 petrol manual with 80k on the clock. In an ideal world I'd have a blue v6 but I'd say this is a nice compromise. Everything appears to work as it should aside from the radio reception (probably because of that beesting aerial) and cruise control, although it may be I was just doing it wrong. Initial impressions are positive; feels premium, very light clutch and steering, comfy although the engine seems somewhat diesel like, not willing to rev and plenty of low down torque. Still, if nothing else I'll have something nice to look at whilst waiting for the AA to arrive
Awesome cars; seriously under-rated.
This is my 2.2 petrol model, in Scarlet Red, with 19" Mille Miglia T12 alloys:
If you're not already a member, I'd suggest checking out the 406 Coupe Club forums too (http://www.406coupeclub.org/PHPBB3/) - there's plenty of useful know-how on there. One of the members (ade1122) runs a breaker's yard; any parts you need, he should be your first port of call.
This is my 2.2 petrol model, in Scarlet Red, with 19" Mille Miglia T12 alloys:
If you're not already a member, I'd suggest checking out the 406 Coupe Club forums too (http://www.406coupeclub.org/PHPBB3/) - there's plenty of useful know-how on there. One of the members (ade1122) runs a breaker's yard; any parts you need, he should be your first port of call.
406highlander said:
Awesome cars; seriously under-rated.
This is my 2.2 petrol model, in Scarlet Red, with 19" Mille Miglia T12 alloys:
If you're not already a member, I'd suggest checking out the 406 Coupe Club forums too (http://www.406coupeclub.org/PHPBB3/) - there's plenty of useful know-how on there. One of the members (ade1122) runs a breaker's yard; any parts you need, he should be your first port of call.
Very nice - not that I ever would of course but you could probably stick Ferrari badges on one and fool a lot of people. Shame the engine sounds like a diesel on startup and even by 4 cylinder standards is pretty dull. I have signed up on the Owner's Club under the same nameThis is my 2.2 petrol model, in Scarlet Red, with 19" Mille Miglia T12 alloys:
If you're not already a member, I'd suggest checking out the 406 Coupe Club forums too (http://www.406coupeclub.org/PHPBB3/) - there's plenty of useful know-how on there. One of the members (ade1122) runs a breaker's yard; any parts you need, he should be your first port of call.
Negative Creep said:
Very nice - not that I ever would of course but you could probably stick Ferrari badges on one and fool a lot of people. Shame the engine sounds like a diesel on startup and even by 4 cylinder standards is pretty dull. I have signed up on the Owner's Club under the same name
It does sound a bit agricultural when idling cold, right enough. Not sure why. Treat it to a (well-designed) stainless steel exhaust and it sounds a bit better. Mine snarls quite nicely when you boot it, and it feels like it has a bit more poke than the 160HP the engine produces by stock.Trivia - the 2.2 petrol engine is, by far, the rarest fitted to the 406 Coupe - just 3,600 were fitted with that engine, worldwide. The later-model 3.0 V6 engines were tuned by Porsche. All the 406 Coupes were built at Pininfarina's factory in San Giovanni Canvanese, just outside Turin. Peugeot just shipped them the mechanical bits and interior trim parts in boxes. The plush comfy seats were designed by Pininfarina and built by Recaro. Some of the special edition Coupes (the Settant'Anni (Pininfarina 70th anniversary) edition) are individually-numbered, are very rare, and were even originally sold with high-quality accessories (hand-stitched leather luggage coloured to match the leather on the interior, etc).
Misbadging it as a Ferrari would be a mistake, right enough. Peugeot has an undeservedly poor reputation for reliability and build quality; I've never had much trouble from either of my 406s, and if I were to start finding reliability issues now, I'd put it down to being a 12+ year old car rather than putting it down to being French. Some people choose to debadge their Coupe completely (including the Pininfarina badges on the sides), which I find bizarre - but somehow I find the idea of sticking a completely unrelated badge on the car to be an insult - like the owner's just plain ashamed of owning a
The reason the 406 Coupe gets butchered into a fake Ferrari 360 (the Extreme bodykit) is because the wheelbase between the two cars is basically the same. Done properly, yes - from the outside, it can look exactly like a Ferrari 360. Downside is that it doesn't sound or perform like a real Ferrari 360, and nowadays you can probably get a real 360 for the same price as a 406 Coupe + Extreme bodykit + all the work required to complete the conversion.
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