"The agonising truth for the 406's rivals, however, is that it is equally strong on the dynamic front, toting a blend of serene refinement and effortless performance with a genuinely startling chassis balance that, in our experience, not even the legendary Volkswagen Corrado VR6 could match in most give-and-take driving."
"What also seperates it from other mass market coupes is that it feels and drives like a very different animal from the saloon on which it is based. It's as if Peugeot decided to take the saloon and eradicate all the soft edges, take away all the compromises that had to be engineered in to keep the general market happy. Not that there were ever many of those in the first place."
"The gorgeous 406 coupe is unbeatable. By some margin."
Five stars.
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"The battle for first is very close fought between the Peugeot 406 V6 Coupe and the handsome new BMW
328Ci." "Objectively it?s a hard choice between the Peugeot and BMW but we?ll give this verdict to the German because, subjectively, it seems just a little better built, just that fraction more desirable and just a speck more cherishable than the Peugeot. Now, can we please end it here before we change our minds?"
You've gotta admit though, BMW's 3-Series version of the tradition Coupe, is rather a stretch. It looks bugger all different to the normal Saloon version :)
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Nom
Agreed.
Sensible I.T. people like myself, buy them for the whole experience. The nice looks are a bonus !
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SteveH
Yes, but if you weren't so vain, you could get a much more capable car that isn't in the 'repmobile coupe' class for the same sort of money.
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Nom
Coming from you, that's really something. I'm off to change my ways at once - thanks for the tip off !
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Nom
Good-oh.
Yep - and that's why they sold 110,000 of them. Pretty looks, sell cars.
It's equally appealing to me. I don't give two hoots which end is driven in my cars, but I'd rather it were both ends to be honest. If it had happened to be RWD then fine - I wouldn't have looked at it any differently.
Good job it doesn't have that then !
Well between 1994 and present day, there have been nine PSA cars (all Pug) in my immediate household. The only none-trivial issue we've ever had, was a popped headgasket on a 1993 405 1.9 Diesel. I rate them pretty highly.
It was to me, otherwise I'd have bought something else :)
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SteveH
You need to drive some more cars, though, if you think a 406 is an 'experience'.
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Tim S Kemp
Well, depending on definition of "crash"...
I crashed a Mk2 Escort. Backwards through hedge on an unfamiliar country road in heavy fog.
I crashed two omegas in two weeks...
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Nom
What tripe ! If a "capable" car is important for getting to work, then why did you buy a Passat ?!?!
My car is perfectly capable for my needs. Short of swapping it for a Bentley, I'm not sure how I could improve on my work commute.
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Alistair J Murray
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I've driven lots of upscale RWD stuff and I'm inclined to think that I'll continue to spend my money on BMWs for the foreseeable future.
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Tim S Kemp
Erm.. yeah it does. Different stance, wider body, lower roofline...
As for the reviews you posted, one suggested it was better than a corrado (not a car setup for comfy cruising) and the other suggested it's not as good as the BMW....
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Tim S Kemp
Sensible IT people buy Volvos...
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Tim S Kemp
110,000 - in what, five years?
Man, that was popular. Anyone got numbers on 3 series coupe? CLK? Hyundai Coupe? Volvo C70? Astra Coupe?
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SteveH
Because:
It was dirt cheap
I have 2 other cars for stuff other than commuting and
I have 2 bikes as well.
Buy 2 cheaper cars so you have one that's good to drive?
Although you wouldn't know what's good to drive, would you?
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Nom
I'm not short of money, and I don't make bike trips. So as 99% of my driving is commuting and motorway trips, you can see I made an excellent choice of car.
What exactly is your point here ?
I already have one car that's *excellent* to drive for the journies I make. Why on earth would I want a second one ?
I know *exactly* what's good to drive, thanks all the same.
Why do you insist on continuing this thread ? I have no idea what point you're trying to make ?!?
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Nom
I disagree. The C70, the 406, and the Cougar, are all an order of magnitude more, er, Coupeish.
Yep.
As I said, you can see it came out *very* favorably at the time :)
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Nom
Heh - none of the ones I work with :)
We like Saabs and Astras and Mazda 3s and Pug 206s and XSara VTSs in our I.T. carpark :)
Although, our nearly-retiring manager guy does have a C70 Coupe...
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SteveH
That you spent way too much money on an averagely good car to drive because it looked nice.
Why do you subscribe to car groups when you have no interest in driving?
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Clive George
Point of order : uk.rec.driving is over there -->
(and they're on about their millionth post in their discussion on "dangerous roads")
cheers, clive
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Tim S Kemp
Ahhh - /poorly paid/ IT people, or IT people with oppressive mortgages!
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Tim S Kemp
Erm
Steve...
... you buy Alfas. With their reliability record obviously you like the way they look...
... on the ramp, on the recovery wagon, on the drive in bits, in the garage, at the side of the road.
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