Despite hating my 406 sometimes, here's why I love it too

Eric · Post by **Eric** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:24 pm

STALLED wrote: Tis alot of fun to punt around the twisties!!!

On it's door handles ;)

mbell666 · Post by **mbell666** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:00 pm

i quite like the handling of the 406, its good compromise. going round slower corners (e.g. round abouts) it does roll quite a bit, but its is big car with high profile tryes. Show it a country road at around 50mph and the handling is just plain fun, its also good fun round the bigger round about you can take at 40 to 50.

Driven quite a few large saloons, found the octivia (old shapes) are too soft and have plenty of body roll at all speeds. mondeo's are the reverse, hard not much body roll which is good for fun but not so good for the longer jounery.

the 406 you can drive 200 miles down motorways and A roads, will you get to the last bit down a winding B road and still in a state that you can put your foot down and enjoy the handling! Then when you get home you just want to get back in the car shoot down the b road again!

TooT · Post by **TooT** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:52 pm

I quite like the handling of mine it seem to quite happily stick it nose in and fly round corners, maybe it has something to do with the great heavy lump at the front?

It would be even better if i shelled out for some decent rubber because its the tyres that give in before my nerve

Eric · Post by **Eric** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:37 pm

TooT wrote:I quite like the handling of mine it seem to quite happily stick it nose in and fly round corners, maybe it has something to do with the great heavy lump at the front?

It would be even better if i shelled out for some decent rubber because its the tyres that give in before my nerve

Yes my ditchfinders don't inspire me with confidence either.
Always had Eagle F1s before and they are stunning but not sure if I can get them in 406 size.

TooT · Post by **TooT** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:43 pm

Ive not looked into what decent tyres fit either.

Ive liked in the past, Mitchlin Pilots and Pirelli P Zeros

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:50 pm

the steering i think is one thing that lets it down, its too light when you push it hard, its fine for a big car, but the steering in a 306 is far better, albeit a fair bit heavier, at the end of the day the 406 is no sports car, it handles amazing for the size and weight of the bugger, but i agree with eric the 306 is a whole different league when it comes to handling, but then again they are two completley different cars
the 406 saloon handling is nothing compared to the estate, having owned both i can safely say the estate is LOT more fun

Foghorn Leghorn · Post by **Foghorn Leghorn** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:55 pm

DaiRees wrote:I would like better brakes though - After a few miles of country lanes they do begin to fade a little. I dread the day I'm tooling down a lane and meet someone coming the other way driving like me - that could be an unfortunate situation

Agree with you on the brakes, They are good initially but fade off quickly. Had a very naughty blat across the cat and fiddle a few months back (when it was dry!!) pulled up at the junction to see smoke pouring from the front arches

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I've got EBC Green stuff fast road pads on now, havent managed to make them fade yet, and I've been trying quite hard

Fog

Foghorn Leghorn · Post by **Foghorn Leghorn** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:57 pm

Eric wrote:Always had Eagle F1s before and they are stunning but not sure if I can get them in 406 size.

You can't get the Eagles in 195/65 15 but you can get the Goodyear Hydragrips. Very good tyres in that size.

Fog

Blue406 · Post by **Blue406** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:58 am

STALLED wrote:........Tis alot of fun to punt around the twisties!!!

Ozland has twisties?!

Foghorn Leghorn · Post by **Foghorn Leghorn** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:34 am

supafrisk wrote:
Foghorn Leghorn wrote:
Eric wrote:Always had Eagle F1s before and they are stunning but not sure if I can get them in 406 size.
You can't get the Eagles in 195/65 15 but you can get the Goodyear Hydragrips. Very good tyres in that size.

Fog
Umm.. yes you can. That's what I run on and I just put 4 on at the cost of £45 a corner

I usually run on eagles cos they don't keep bridgestones in stock and I can't be arsed to order them in advance

You nearly had me for a minute there, those are NCT5's, its the Eagle F1 GSD3's that I was after, awesome tyre. Just don't come in that size.

Fog

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:09 pm

because they are goodyear eagle nct5's, the goodyear eagle F1's are a completley different tyre