Peugeot 407 Coupe

[Rs Rosco]

Hope its not gonna turn into a headache like 605 SVEs - pain of my life them when they were launched! hehe

Our coupe's in the showroom now - only 2 people have driven it & it hasn't generated much intrest!

Ross

[CombeMarshal]

Great sales man you are!!!!!!!!!1

[james280779]

Hey guys, I'm normally in tvr forum but popped in here.

I'm currently on my 3rd 406 coupe and I have only ever had coils go on one in last 5 years of ownership and a few fuses.
No problems at all and I love them, hate the look of the 407 coupe tho.
BTW my last 406 coupe DID have active suspension but my newer current one does not.
I do not know if optional as last one had every optional extra imaginable but someone decided to drive into it at speed otherwise i'd still have it- thanks
I decided to give my 406 a makeover instead of getting a 407. Had a custom chromoflake chameleon paint job done instead.
Now it looks the business!!!

[CombeMarshal]

James, Is it electricly controled Active suspension or Hydraulic as in the Activa??

[GasMonkey]

I think the 406 Coupe has elec controlled adjustable suspension, which acted on the anti roll bar on the front suspension, cars with this spec also had different strut ratings. I have also seen a police spec 406V6 Estate with this set up.

I think all of the V6 406 range handle very well, with or without elec wizzardry

GM

[Thom]

GasMonkey said:

You only have to look at how many nearly new Peugeots are on non Peugeot forecourts to support the industry figures that suggest that Peugeot went backwards by 20% in terms of registrations.

Considering what they are investing in Asia I don't think they're currently that bothered with the decrease of domestic (Euro) sales.
Although the 207 is more a new segment than the replacement of the 206 it is likely to sell well, at least in mainland Europe.

[DennisTheMenace]

Just picked up a 407 sw 2.0 hdi , to replace a laguna while a wait for my company hack to be delivered , chalk and cheese springs to mind , the 407 is a really comfy cruiser and handles quite smartly , the laguna is just pure rubbish , cant beleive people buy them .

[james280779]

CombeMarshal said:

James, Is it electricly controled Active suspension or Hydraulic as in the Activa??

It was electrically controlled, sorry think i mucking fuddled, I just read the thread again- long day lol.

I just absolutley love the 406 coupe, I was without one when I sold it to buy the TVR, I had a great weekend toy but I missed it so much I just had to buy another. I had 4 cars in 4 months between for same cash- Corsa SXI, Polo 1.9 TD, Fiesta Zetec, and Luxury KA, all absolute rubbish.
Just needed the sweet smelling leather of the coupe, a year or two older but just gorgeous.
I ended up having to get one with the Tan interior- still not sure about that.

[Rs Rosco]

Hi -

Im not a salesman anyway thank

Yep 406 coupes are quite nice vehicles - as stated the most common thing with the ES9 V6 engine is coils failing - other than that ive done head gaskets and a couple of radiators and timing belts on them over the years, 406s are quite sweet handling cars....