New (old) 406 GLX - embracing the velour
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MK3 Mondeo shed moved on to my aunt, still going along nicely enough but fancied a change, so I've decided to go back even further in time. Always liked the 406, and was in the mood to embrace a little waft into my life. Saw this one at the end of March.
Strong money at £1995, though everything is strong money now, so relative I guess, and it came with a full 12 months ticket. 148k, one previous owner, extremely well taken care of, all the books and a stack of paperwork. Only minor flies in the ointment are a bit of bubbling under the paint of the offside front wing and passenger side window only goes up not down using driver's side switch (the humanity!). Will be making a cambelt change a priority just for peace of mind. Always thought they were a handsome car, finding it pleasingly different amongst a sea of compact crossovers in the carpark.
1.9TD, so slow as arse and not quite as economical as the HDi, but simpler and cheaper to maintain so swings and roundabouts I suppose. I'm also not quite as impatient on the road anymore as I know I'm slower than pretty much everything anyway.
A few months in and I'm finding it quite a nice old stick to float about in, really. Velour, arm-rests, and a dab of fake wood are rather pleasing as it turns out...would anyone like a Werther's?
Strong money at £1995, though everything is strong money now, so relative I guess, and it came with a full 12 months ticket. 148k, one previous owner, extremely well taken care of, all the books and a stack of paperwork. Only minor flies in the ointment are a bit of bubbling under the paint of the offside front wing and passenger side window only goes up not down using driver's side switch (the humanity!). Will be making a cambelt change a priority just for peace of mind. Always thought they were a handsome car, finding it pleasingly different amongst a sea of compact crossovers in the carpark.
1.9TD, so slow as arse and not quite as economical as the HDi, but simpler and cheaper to maintain so swings and roundabouts I suppose. I'm also not quite as impatient on the road anymore as I know I'm slower than pretty much everything anyway.
A few months in and I'm finding it quite a nice old stick to float about in, really. Velour, arm-rests, and a dab of fake wood are rather pleasing as it turns out...would anyone like a Werther's?
I had a 2.0 petrol LX, loved it, took it from 73k miles to 168k before it was moved on (took it to Ireland with me, then sold it on when I returned, wasn’t worth bringing back to the UK). Fabulous car, but of piston slap on the engine when it was cold, went through 5 or 6 headlight bulbs each year, but was comfortable and quick enough.
That is a fantastic car - one of the best from a period where Peugeot had a string of great looking vehicles.
I may be showing my age but my first thought was 'How much?!?' followed swiftly by - what else can you get, at this quality, for this money? Very little. The interior looks perfect!
Is there anythign that actually needs to be fixed? Perhaps a full underbody de-rust and underseal prior to winter?
I may be showing my age but my first thought was 'How much?!?' followed swiftly by - what else can you get, at this quality, for this money? Very little. The interior looks perfect!
Is there anythign that actually needs to be fixed? Perhaps a full underbody de-rust and underseal prior to winter?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275348441808?mkcid=16&a...
By chance I was looking for cheap good motoring yesterday and this was top of the list. Certainly reads like the perfect advert for old but well looked after.
By chance I was looking for cheap good motoring yesterday and this was top of the list. Certainly reads like the perfect advert for old but well looked after.
Spinakerr said:
That is a fantastic car - one of the best from a period where Peugeot had a string of great looking vehicles.
I may be showing my age but my first thought was 'How much?!?' followed swiftly by - what else can you get, at this quality, for this money? Very little. The interior looks perfect!
Is there anythign that actually needs to be fixed? Perhaps a full underbody de-rust and underseal prior to winter?
Yes it's strong money, but I thought paying a bit more for a provably well looked after car would probably see me a bit better in the long run. Nothing broken that needs to be fixed, all the seats are in beautiful condition, there's no suspicious stains anywhere, no funny noises when driving aside from the tractor lump under the bonnet. I may be showing my age but my first thought was 'How much?!?' followed swiftly by - what else can you get, at this quality, for this money? Very little. The interior looks perfect!
Is there anythign that actually needs to be fixed? Perhaps a full underbody de-rust and underseal prior to winter?
But no squeaks and rattles, beautifully smooth, even the air con blows cold. As you say, the only thing in mind really is preventative maintenance.
austinsmirk said:
That’s strong money. My father in law sold one about 18 mths ago for a few hundred pounds. Couldn’t give it away !!!
Definitely strong money - but I thought a one owner car that demonstrably hadn't missed a service was worth the premium. "Worth it" is a relative term I know, but I still feel it's a lot of metal for the money. Wheel_Turned_Out said:
Thank you, I love these enginesYou probably know this, antifreeze is very important, mine ran without it for many miles and then stopped working
Very tidy, as has already been mentioned, you're on cash-back every trip
Hope you have many enjoyable trips with your new car, I think it's the last of the good Peugeot's
Ran my XUD into the ground, didn't look after it, ended up doing a part rebuild on a replacement engine, bottom end was good
Like yourself, will need to replace a cam-belt in the future, am dreading doing the job with the engine in the car, it was a nice job with the engine out
Not meaning to hijack your topic, here's a few pics
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