Peugeot 406

If only that were completely true.

I've looked at a hell of a lot of cars over the last few days. I was expecting the 406 to be poorly built with plenty of rattles and squeaks, but as it happens it wasn't. Nice quality plastics, no untoward noise. I also expected the gearchange to be a bit imprecise. It was.

OTOH the S40's dated interior rattled a bit.

Harsh ride and electronics to stop it falling off the road? Nah sorry, different kettle of fish. This 406 wasn't as well built as the Astra (say) but matched the S40.

I was seen wiping dribble off one on Sunday.

Lovely colour.

Yes. I can't put my finger on it other than the XUD has more character.

I suspect it's because the HDi's electronics care about trees and stuff whereas the XUD's mechanical injection just wants POWER. :)

I don't think it is China Blue...

Its the really like blue - same as the 206 GTi on my website?

Car built for LHD, RHD has a couple of additional UJs and an extra shaft, really tight angles taking the steering load. Cars that are stood or poorly maintained suffer from rust in the joints and they get play in a very short time - mine had been stood for a while before I bought it.

High mileage cars tend to last longer.

The metallic glittery one they used to use on 205 GTis ? Sure that was tahiti blue or something...

Pass. I'm too lazy to find your website 'cos you don't link to it in your signature. :)

That's the king of bodge Fiat would be proud of ;-)

A pre-facelift one then.

Parkers suggests that they were available in China Blue till 2001 - but i'm sure i've never seen one :)

Besides, the only true blue is Aegean ;-)

Specifically -

Or 'shell suit blue' as the rest of us call it.

Dude, you're so not in a position to ever rip on the colour of anyones car :-)

This is sort of true. However, you actually *chose* that colour. For me I chose a car and took whatever colour I could find.

Miami blue :)

What would you have chosen? A nice original Silver, or Black?

Black or dark metallic blue. Although they also did a dark metallic purple that looked good.

It is dark metallic blue :) Darkish anyway ;-)

I've never seen a purple one. I'm just gutted they don't do Firedance Orange anymore :D:D