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Darren123
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New aaand full of questions :)

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Irish newbie lads :) Drive a 306 but thinking of buying a 406 :) just wondering what does rapier mean? :) Cheers :)
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dgt
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Welcome! Rapier is a D9 spec, half leather, alloys, climate control etc. Worth going for one over the base model

* on 306oc as Mal :cheesy:
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Hi & welcome to the forum. 8)

406 is good iron. Worth finding out which flavour suits you best.
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
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Hi mate, I have a 306 and a 406, 306 is the wife's and 406 is mine.
306 is more fun round town but the 406 is superior as a family car. Both ultra-reliable and economical.
The 406 prices have dropped so a good time to buy one, aim for a later and higher spec model if you can as prices much the same....
2003 2.2hdi estate - mine
1998 Volvo 940 auto estate - also mine
2019 Citroen C3 something - the wife's
PP2000 user, can help with faults / diagnostics in the Bournemouth area.
Darren123
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Its a 01 im thinking aout but i know it absolutely miiint!!
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dgt wrote:Welcome! Rapier is a D9 spec, half leather
Nope - Rapier just had black cloth. Rapier is positioned between LX and GLX - both of which have manual cloth seats.

It's still nicer than the LX spec I had when I had a saloon.

If you wanted half-leather, you'd need to look out for a D9-model SRi or SE. All the others had either full cloth or full leather. This is UK trim levels I'm talking about though - the trim levels varied from market to market.
2002 (D9) Peugeot 406 Coupe SE, 2.2 litre Petrol. Scarlet Red/Rouge Ecarlate/Rosso Scarlatto. Black Leather interior. SOLD :(
2008 (E60 LCI) BMW 525i M-Sport, 3.0 litre Petrol. Carbonschwarz Metallic. Black Dakota Leather and Myrtlewood interior.
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highlander wrote:Nope - Rapier just had black cloth. Rapier is positioned between LX and GLX - both of which have manual cloth seats.

It's still nicer than the LX spec I had when I had a saloon.

If you wanted half-leather, you'd need to look out for a D9-model SRi or SE. All the others had either full cloth or full leather. This is UK trim levels I'm talking about though - the trim levels varied from market to market.
Irish market :wink: having said that we do tend to get weird specs at times, a lot of D8's here didn't have rev counters for example. My old one was a base model on the taxbook, yet had a sunroof :?:
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