Peugeot 607 “The overtime car”

[SAS Tom]

It’s been busy at work recently so I’ve been doing a lot of overtime. What does any self respecting PH’er do when they have some spare cash? Buy a car they don’t need of course!

I had a budget of around £1000 so plenty of sheds to choose from. As my current car is a Skoda Fabia with various bits to make it suitable for track days I decided a barge would be nice to go with it. I looked at various mercs(too rusty), BMW’s (knackered), Rovers (not that much choice other than 75’s) and Lexus LS400’s (too expensive to insure).

Eventually I decided to go and look at this;



It’s a Peugeot 607 2.0 HDI. Never in a million years did I think I’d buy one but it caught my attention for a few reasons. It was cheap, it hadn’t done millions of miles, it is loaded with kit and had seemingly been looked after by the single previous owner. Reviews on the internet were surprisingly positive and google searches of common problems didn’t turn anything disastrous up.

A quick inspection on Tuesday morning showed it to be a decent car. It drives as it should, the bodywork whilst not perfect is pretty decent and a lot of marks will polish out with the DA. A full service history with the cam belt done less than 8,000 miles ago. 4 matching Michelin tyres and decent life left in the brakes.

Downsides were, a chipped windscreen but it went through the MOT, it needs a good clean, missing mats and a broken fog light lens. It sounds like a transit van which isn’t surprising but it’s not my favourite noise either.

Now for the kit in this thing. Previously I’ve never taken any notice of the 607 other than the car chase in the first transporter film. I was surprised to find out how much they put in these cars.

Electric heated leather seats including the rears
Double glazing
Tv
Sat nav
Electric rear blind
Cruise control
Climate control (a/c doesn’t work currently)
Electric boot lid
6 cd changer
JBL Sound system with loads of speakers. I think 8 but possibly more.

I’m sure there’s more it’s hard to remember how much stuff there is.

After looking at it I decided it was worth a punt so bought it for £950 and after a few days I’m happy with it for the money. There’s a bit of tidying up to do but nothing major so I’ll have some fun doing that. As for using it I think it’ll become the daily driver and mainly be used for giving lifts home from work after the aforementioned overtime.

Edited by SAS Tom on Thursday 8th August 23:14

[CX53]

Nice choice for the budget, any more pics?

[drdino]

Nice, bookmarked!

[joropug]

Puts my shed to shame. Top work. More pics!

[Poppiecock]

That's a great shed - and a good example of why my employers won't give me a car allowance instead of a 'business needs' company car. They know I'd have a different ageing barge every 6 months.

[0a]

Sounds like a good buy. Post some more pictures for us and a review of how it drives and rides.

[pfnsht]

Nice, warming to french barges generally. So much VFM compared to Merc//bmw/Audi amd you're likely to get a decent car at this end of the market.

[Croutons]

Bloody fantastic!

There’s a 3.0 V6 on AT for £948 that I’m struggling to avoid, the seats are so nice, but that one needs a belt kit which is near as dammit 50% of the price, the dervs are cheaper but still a bonus to have had that done.

[warch]

I remember one of them on the Pug stand at the 2007 Excel Motorshow. I didn't realise anyone had ever actually gone out and bought one.

Looks good though, a nice unpretentious cruiser in the mould of the old Vaux Omega. Really can't go wrong buying a car for a bag.

[SAS Tom]

I’ll do a full update later when I get time. Unfortunately I haven’t got anymore pictures at the moment but will get some more.

So far I’ve bought a few things for it.

Oil
Oil Filter
Air Filter
Pollen Filter
Brake fluid
Windscreen wipers
Mats
Replacement fog lamp (surprisingly just £38.99 for an OE Valeo item)

To be fair it only really needed the fog lamp but I’d rather have the piece of mind knowing it is all ok. I pulled the old pollen filter out this morning, it was absolutely rammed full of leaves and other bits of tree. The inlet in the trim under the windscreen was all full of tree too. I’ve cleaned it all out and the new filter is now in. Unsurprisingly the fans work a lot better now!

Windscreen wipers were an easy fit and although the old ones weren’t knackered, these are much better.

The brake fluid was pretty dark so although I haven’t had time to do a full flush, I have sucked all the fluid out of the reservoir and replaced it with new fluid. I also flushed the clutch line out which has given the clutch and gearbox much better feel. I’m hoping to change the gearbox oil with the engine oil.

Tomorrow sees it go for an air con regas at kwik fit. I’m hoping it just needs gassing as there’s no obvious problems but we’ll see.

To drive it’s very soft! It just floats along nicely, although it’s a manual it’s still very relaxed and although I was initially looking for an auto I’m glad I got the manual. The seats are really comfortable although the black leather does get very hot in the sun! The engine sounds like an old transit at idle but once you’re on the move it’s pretty quiet. I like the engine, it’s not fast with just 136bhp but it has enough torque to waft along and is currently returning 42mpg with about 80 miles of stop start driving round Leeds. I expect this to climb over the weekend when it’s going to spend a lot more time over 30mph. It’s much more relaxing to get in at midnight when I’m going home than my Skoda which is a bit to stiff for some of the roads I go down. Wind and tyre noise is very quiet most of the time although this does highlight some of the squeaks and rattles coming from the circa 2006 phone holder wedged down the side of the radio controls. YouTube shows this should be an easy fix.

More updates to come!

[Eyersey1234]

Sounds a good buy OP. There are some good cars about that can be bought for peanuts.

[Jazoli]

Hahahaha you are turning into an old man!!!!!

My wife has the same engine in her CC and its quite nice for an old school diesel, they remap really well and its not expensive if you send your ecu off to hdi-tuning

[anonymous-user]

Love stuff like this.

[Sa Calobra]

Bookmarked

[Croutons]

Is it an SE?

[SAS Tom]

I believe it’s the executive trim level but I’m not sure what the differences are.

Today has been a good day. I got the air con regassed this morning at kwik fit. I was surprised for 2 reasons, firstly the service from kwik fit was good and secondly it works! Lovely cold air makes it much more refined than driving around with the windows open.

Firstly some pics of the interior;





I did a bit more maintenance too;

Air filter changed


I took the old handsfree kit out. It took a bit more work than I expected but the car seems to come apart in a logical way. The air con controls just pop out then various torx screws hold the rest of the trim in place.







My googling found it’s a common issue that doors can drop on their hinges. Mine was fine but I found one of the bolts was back out so I tightened it back up.



I should have got more pictures of the outside but I forgot. I’ll get some at some point probably when I’ve given it a wash and polish.

[milu]

Had a look on AT after reading this. They seem older than yours. Is 06 a late one. Good buy regardless
I still want a C6 though.

[SAS Tom]

I don’t know much about them having only taken an interest a few days ago.

They were sold 2000-2008 with a facelift in 2004.

[rallycross]

I had one of these (a 2.2 diesel i think it was), and the previous owner had owned it since new and done less than 40,000 miles, it must have been one of the most unreliable Peugeot's ever made the cars service history was packed full of things being repaired or replaced looked like it spent every 2nd month going back to the main dealer for replacement parts. It was super comfy for long trips though.

[carinaman]

Interesting. I didn't know they were available with double glazing.