RE: SOTW: Peugeot 406 Coupe
Discussion
GranCab said:
This a particularly unsuccessful attempt at a Ferrgeot 430/406 ... but I think it blends in well with the 1960's Wimpey Housing Estate setting
... it looks like it's held together with duct tape
I was trying to find a shot of that ... it looks like it's held together with duct tape
Edited by GranCab on Friday 8th March 12:07
I still cant get over how bad it is. Look at the arch clearance. A F430 Offroader!
When released, I thought this car was, alongside the Alfa GTV and Fiat Coupe and a certain girl in my class, one of the most beautiful things in the World. It is still a sharp looker, proof that simple elegance lasts while following faddish trends, erm, doesn't.
I quite fancy them still but its probably not interesting enough or fun enough to drive to merit shed temptation for me. Good shed overall, but not for me this week.
I quite fancy them still but its probably not interesting enough or fun enough to drive to merit shed temptation for me. Good shed overall, but not for me this week.
Usget said:
had Pug diesels (306 DTurbo, 206 HDI, 407 2.2 HDI)
In context.I've had a 306 diesel, 306 Hdi (remapped), 306 Dt, 406 2.2Hdi (Remapped) covered over 40 k miles between them, and had 1 engine issues (406 hdi stupid emissions thing) no electrical issues and 100% reliablity (few niggles but never failed to start and drive), all engines over 100k miles when I bought them.
Briefly had a 2.0 HDI with some sort of sport kit on it as a company car, was comfy but not very quick.
I managed to bend the floor pan by driving down a very uneven road near wisbech, it bounced so hard that the floor was raised up by about 3 inches on the passenger side, I stupidly wasnt wearing a seatbelt and it bounced me across half ontothe passenger seat still doing about 30 with ditches either side of the road - eek.
I managed to bend the floor pan by driving down a very uneven road near wisbech, it bounced so hard that the floor was raised up by about 3 inches on the passenger side, I stupidly wasnt wearing a seatbelt and it bounced me across half ontothe passenger seat still doing about 30 with ditches either side of the road - eek.
X5TUU said:
im surprised at the negativity on the colour, especially as its very similar to a rather overly popular colour mercedes benz are using across their range ... 
The colour does look much better in the metal, that said it is a colour which does get a little lost on such a round shape, the merc in your post is an excellent example of how the colour perks up with sharper lines. The Mk1 Mondeos had the same colour related problems imoA colleague had one of these coupes years ago a V6 and in the office car park it really stood out as quite a handsome piece of kit, but i'm not sure time has been too kind on them.
A GTV next week for the Pininfarina hatrick?
Escort Si-130 said:
bonnet de douche????
All explained here: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bon...From Dell Boy's guide to speaker French proper, like what he does!
As said above, really needs to be a V6 auto for a car like this. I remember as a kid at the London motorshow when this launched, my dad test drove one (they were doing them on a mocked-up track). My overwhelming memory is of an epic amount of body roll on the squidgy springs, but amazing smoothness. I'd love one as a V6 automatic wafting chair, but sadly for fuel (and insurance...) that is not a great combination. Still, I think these large, comfy 90s coupes are really becoming great used buys. Like an unchavved 200SX, if such a thing exists.
Edited by SimonSaid on Friday 8th March 13:47
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