406 exec hdi estate querry

Sort of. I just picked up a 98K 406GTX extate, 2L petrol. Got it for just over 4K V reg. Seems okay. That kind of mileage creates minor dings & scratches, but not too bothered 'cos the kids will wreck it in no time ! Our was an ex HSBC lease, so had all docs right down to when lightbulbs were changed. Useful info.

Thats it.

James

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I've had 3 406's and currently have 406 Exec Estate with 2.0 Petrol HPi engine. I ran the first 406 Exec 2.0 Petrol Turbo to 120K miles. I've had

Crucial thing on 'your' car is if you're not certain cambelt has been changed then budget for it to be done immediately (there's another thread here discussing cost of this). I have recurring issues with warping front brake discs (violent shaking of steering when braking from speed and if you let the car roll v.slowly while gently braking you can feel the pad touching/not touch the discs as the car rolls). I've also had probs with uneven rear tyre wear (tyres wearing heavily on the inside edges) - the rear tracking is adjustable but it's apparently quite fiddly to get right (I had the car 4 wheel laser tracked eventually). Some of the alloy wheels don't have a centre hole so can be awkward to get balanced (tyre places need an adaptor which they frequently don't have). Front fog lights are expensive (I've had a few break). Other than that, mine have been pretty good. An estate might have had a hard life and the Exec leather is probably expensive to get fixed. On cars I've taken over from other users, the leather door trims on the rear doors have been damaged by having long objects pushed into them as they were being loaded. The one I've got now has picked up a lot of small dents along both sides, and, mysteriously, several on the bonnet and roof too. If you get one with Sat Nav make sure you get the CD (although it will be quite out of date) and the remote control.

Rory