Small buzz/rattle in passenger side front door.
Nothing else.
My previous car was a 1998 Peugeot 406 ST 2.0 petrol manual. This car was very reliable and well made. I loved the exterior design also. Because I had such a good experience with this vehicle, I really didn't consider much of the competitors vehicles, when purchasing my current 406 HDI.
The new HDI engine gives me better low range pulling power than the previous higher reving petrol model, and the fuel economy is in a different league - 7.0l/100k on average, mostly in city driving!
The exterior Pininfarina design is even more beautiful on this updated model.
The rain-sensing wipers are a really good feature - not a gimmick!
Inside; the cabin is well put together, more refined and well laid out than ever. I like the trip computer and remote control stalk for the stereo (excellent quality sound by the way), and the cruise control works well, without surging!
The suspension/steering combination is typical Peugeot - accurate and well weighted steering, while the suspension dispatches all, but the biggest bumps and pot-holes.
Hello there.
I bought a 406 rapier 2.0 HDI in march 2004, at 15000 miles from the main dealer in West Bromich, I have done about about 6000 miles in it.
IT IS A SUPERB CAR, but they had to replace the ECU, central locking, indicators stalks within the first month, after that everything is running fine except every month or so the AIR BAG light comes on, I take the car back, they say they corrected the problem, but after a few days of driving it comes back on again. Insurance group is a bit high at "9" but its got a lot more extras than usuall..
A bit of advise "DO NOT BUY THIS CAR WITHOUT Warranty" because so far it has cost the dealer about a £1000 to put it right and they are still trying to fix the air bag fault.
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