what (boring)car advice

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Im posting this for a long time lurker who works with me (hi chris!)

due to promotion he is looking for a company car to compliment his 205 1.6 gti - which is now going to be retired to weekend driving and stripped out.

the car must be a diesel mid-szied saloon or simlar; such as a4, passat, poverty spec 3series/c-class etc.

he is keen to get a peugeot 607 as it is rare, high speced and a peugeot and so will handle well.

I agree that they are rare (maybe there is a reason for this) and there is no dount its a lot of car per pound but the big question is do big modern pugs handle well or does this rule apply only to old small pugs?

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hi, its a company car and he gets an allowance to cover lease costs which can vary depending on depreciation etc but i think its up to £25k as a rough figure - obviosulys with an eye on the old tax.

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Seem to remember reviews saying 607 didn;t handle well, though i haven't driven one. 406 definitely does handle though. My 90bhp HDi 406s (2 in succession) both averaged around 45mpg in a combined 50K miles.

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407 apparently handles rather well for a big car - double wishbones!!! A Pug-loving friend was very impressed when he borrowed one. But depreciation on any big Pug will sting, so better to lease perhaps.

New Passat got good reviews.

Accord is always a class act, and this one drives pretty well too, so the guys at my local dealership tell me.

Mondeo ubiquitous and a decent chassis too, if he can't think of anything else...but V6 or TDCi only, the 4-pot petrols aren't anything special.