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hi guys
some of you may remember me from a while ago when i was on here, at that time i had a d8 hdi 110 but due to my insurence company being twats i had to sell it for somthing cheaper to insure and so began my nightmare.
i was forced to buy a citroen xsara mk2 (by the wife) and when i managed to kill that one she made me buy another xsara only a mk1 this time, that served me well in the year i had it but signs were it was starting to fall to bits so i told her im buying another 406!
so after many weeks of serching i found this one, went to look at it and bought it he same day


406 HDI rapier estate
109k on the clock
mot till june
tax till end of nov 2010

needed a few things doing but nothing i cant handle myself
crankshaft pully and aux belt (done)
2 front tyres (done)
problem with abs kicking in
due a major service

Crikey! Welcome back!! That's a splendid looking motah you have there

jamjar1383 wrote:needed a few things doing but nothing i cant handle myself
problem with abs kicking in

Could be very expensive if the ABS pump has gone.

GeordieBoy wrote:

jamjar1383 wrote:needed a few things doing but nothing i cant handle myself
problem with abs kicking in

Could be very expensive if the ABS pump has gone.

i think its the rings on the shafts so gonna get new cv joints soon.
im chuffed to bits to have another 406 its sooo nice compaired to my crappy old xsara

jamjar1383 wrote:

GeordieBoy wrote:

jamjar1383 wrote:needed a few things doing but nothing i cant handle myself
problem with abs kicking in

Could be very expensive if the ABS pump has gone.

i think its the rings on the shafts so gonna get new cv joints soon.
im chuffed to bits to have another 406 its sooo nice compaired to my crappy old xsara

Yep, had 1 of them go on my HDi, I just glued it back together.

Welcome back chap, very tidy car!

Thats a nice looking car

Hi mate...

us ex Xsara people should stick together

Col wrote:Hi mate...

us ex Xsara people should stick together

col how the devil are u buddy???

have u heard ur car is being broken???

jamjar1383 wrote:

Col wrote:Hi mate...

us ex Xsara people should stick together

col how the devil are u buddy???

have u heard ur car is being broken???

doing good mate

yes I've been browsing the Xsara forum every now and then just to check what happening with the old car

what a money pit that damn car was

Col wrote:

jamjar1383 wrote:

Col wrote:Hi mate...

us ex Xsara people should stick together

col how the devil are u buddy???

have u heard ur car is being broken???

doing good mate

yes I've been browsing the Xsara forum every now and then just to check what happening with the old car

what a money pit that damn car was

indeed mate hows the 406 treating you??

the 406 is a bit rough round the edges, but is proving to be unbelievably reliable... makes a nice change

I was hoping to do it up a little when I first got it, but I like it the way it is now - lots of character

time for a update

to do
fit tsw stelth alloys ( once ive re-furbed them)
wider tyres
fit dvd player and subs
lower 40 mm
tint rear windows
lugana front splitter
find passenger wing in china blue
abs rings DONE
change seats for leather
full service DONE
timing belt
110 intercooler and all piping
de-cat and remap
new clutch

thats all for now that should keep me busy

why lower it though?

FarmerPug wrote:why lower it though?

just for the look im not gonna go mad and drop it on its ass, just enough for the wheels to fill the arches a bit better.

thing is pug and citroen always set the ride hight to high, for example have you seen the c4 by loeb now thats got about 2 inch's of space in the arches around the tyre and 17 inch wheels it just makes the wheels look to small.