2001 Peugeot 406 GTX from UK and Ireland - Comments

9th Jul 2006, 12:52

"Quirky French diesel car that plays big saloon games with big saloons"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Emissions control ECU failed at about 58,000 miles - fixed under warranty from supplying dealer.

Throttle position sensor failed at 60,000 miles - fixed by independent specialist - paid for by dealer, and very very economic (£40)

General comments?

Peugeot's 2.2 litre 16 valve HDi diesel engine is a peach. It's so very very quiet and so very torquey and lively.

A cautious ECU remap has increased the performance from lively to plain FAST.

It's quiet, quick and comfortable.


23rd Jun 2007, 13:22

Still rate this car - now have 85,000 on the clock and it drives as beautifully as ever. I highly recommend the ECU remap to anyone if done properly. A recent rolling road test revealed 192bhp and over 320 lbft of torque.


26th Aug 2007, 18:29

As an ex-406 owner I can only recommend you SELL IT IMMEDIATELY, because in two or three years time you'll just have scrap metal.


9th Nov 2007, 15:40

Still got it. and it's still going beautifully. Turbo failed under warranty and was replaced. I think part of the cause was excess heat due to over-enthusiastic tuning.

We've lowered the peak boost pressure to around 1.1 bar - still gives about 180bhp and midrange is phenomenal as ever (like 50-70mph, 4th gear in about 3 seconds!)

Nothing else to report - it's a comfortable and quiet car with tons of standard kit.

Front seats full elec adjustment. Auto wipers, auto lights etc.

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