New Car

[Gary406]

been looking for a new car for a good few months now. then this VW golf came up but i still keep thinking about another 406 but it has to be the right one. either silver or black (possibly the blue one) and exec or se 110hdi with not so high miles.

even with the golf parked up front my mind still cant get away from another 406 the golf is a very nice car but think i would still rather have a late 406

[waue1978]

There's a nice 2.2 hdi Exec Silver Estate in Cannock. Ex Motor show car with 73k for £2990.

[lozz]

Gary
have alook on pre-loved theres been some nice looking 406s popping up on there,

[highlander]

Get yourself a Coupe - there's plenty of V6 models around at the moment, could pick one up for under a grand and put an LPG conversion on.

[Gary406]

im a diesel man me. dont think i'll be going for a v6 . . . . especially with insurance reasons. thats reason im not keeping the golf .

waue is 2995 not overpriced for a 406 ?

think a 2.0hdi is biggest i will get and get it remapped as i love the pull power on this golf which is 130. so a 406 similar to that will be nice

[Gary406]

another reason i wont keep the golf. the seller gave me a wallet full of receipts from work done on car and i do not wanna be responcible for some of those if it happens again

[Welly]

another reason i wont keep the golf. the seller gave me a wallet full of receipts from work done on car and i do not wanna be responcible for some of those if it happens again

What's that? a VW having loads of costly repairs you say? who'd have thought it?

Good thing about Golfs is that you can sell them easily to, well, anyone really - they all think it's a "Golf" so what's the worst that can happen?

BMW's are easy to shift too, I've sold two in less-than favourable condition and they were fighting over them

I'd probably avoid a low-mileage HDi having (sort of) had one as it is likely to be crying out for all of those things the older one's need like Bottom Pulley, In-Tank pump, Eggsauce Flexi, EGR, Engine Mount etc... I'd get one with higher miles but lots of history. I bought mine at 96,000/ 7 years old but didn't appreciate that it was approaching the 'cusp' of fairly major overhaul, nothing major singularly but all together a bit tasty on the wallet

[lozz]

ithink vag cars are reliable,

altho Auto ones, iwouidnt touch, them Ag4 boxes are a bastid,
there sposed to be filled for life, but ive seen alot needing fluid change, and the fluid as to go in at a certain temprature or the box is fubard,

other than that ithink there just as Reliable as anything else on the road,

[waue1978]

waue is 2995 not overpriced for a 406 ?

Not from a proper retail forecourt with warranty (& a full PDI as I was told) when you consider myself & Plod watched a similar spec one end on Ebay from a home trader @ £2700.

I'd probably avoid a low-mileage HDi having (sort of) had one as it is likely to be crying out for all of those things the older one's need like Bottom Pulley, In-Tank pump, Eggsauce Flexi, EGR, Engine Mount etc... I'd get one with higher miles but lots of history. I bought mine at 96,000/ 7 years old but didn't appreciate that it was approaching the 'cusp' of fairly major overhaul, nothing major singularly but all together a bit tasty on the wallet

Welly is talking absolute sense there - mine had under 80k when I bought it & look at what I've had to spend so far.

[Gary406]

will bare that in mind about the milage . cheers

[Bailes1992]

I'd be willing to spend upto £3000 for a late, low mileage, mint 406 with shitloads of history!
It's that or an Early, high mileage 407

[ToddM]

I'd be willing to spend upto £3000 for a late, low mileage, mint 406 with shitloads of history!
It's that or an Early, high mileage 407

You can actually get a pretty decent 407 for £3k mate.

[Bailes1992]

I'd be willing to spend upto £3000 for a late, low mileage, mint 406 with shitloads of history!
It's that or an Early, high mileage 407

You can actually get a pretty decent 407 for £3k mate.

Thats the thing! I'd probably have to go for a 1.6HDi for insurance reasons. Not a problem, and if I get the XLine I don't have to deal with the shitty DPF.

BUT... I really am hankering for a 406 but at the same time I feel they are getting on abit now

But we'll see.

Sorry to go off topic Gar'

[FarmerPug]

about £3000 should get you a top spec se or executive no problem.

[Bailes1992]

Or I could get a middle of the range newer 407?
Hard choice actually. I want something thats going to last me a while. Spending the same money on something thats not as old seems a better option to me, but going on that basis I might aswell buy a push bike