We all love 406's but what do you hate about them?

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dont forget about the height adjustment on the drivers seat that keeps going down :evil:


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FunkyNige wrote:The way the interior light won't come on without the ignition on.
The way it's put together with Torx screwdriver bits.
Lets not get started on the stupid bloody Torx drivers!!! :x
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Mainly just the electrics, everything else (touch wood) is OK


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Re: We all love 406's but what do you hate about them?

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Ooh, not just me then...
Welton wrote:The handbrake
Or should that be The Handbrake of Stupidity? Do they ever work? I had a Nissan (first and last time, yuck) which had a handbrake so good I reckon it'd be on it's roof before the wheels turned.
My clutch
My D9 too, so hard to get a smooth change.
The scabby boot badge
Lacquer seems to have peeled off on the D8. Strip and repaint?
The door cill rubbers
See newby post. I do know that if you leave them off mud goes everywhere.
The drippy door handles after you wash it
The drippy wing mirrors '' ''
The drippy rear lights '' ''
The impossible-to-dry honeycomb front grille
I have the answer for you, 9 bars of compressed air...
The 'rake' angle of the steering wheel
They adjust you know. I've had so many cars where they didn't...
The strange electrical feedback noise from the driver door mirror
I modified the backing rubber.
The faint knocking at the rear, but still passes MOT
Turn the radio up?
The easy-to-dent side panels
Weigh savings = thinner pannels, sadly.
The look of the rear end sometimes
You must have a saloon...
The 'cheap' feel to the centre console/handbrake suround (nasty plastic)
Wanna buy a Nissan?
The way the doors sound when you shut them (too light)
At least they don't go clang!!
The way the A/C won't stay 'OFF' when you tell it too
They stay off if you disconnect the compressor wiring...
The alarm goes off when it's windy
Neither of mine have an alarm so I can't help you there. Try shutting the air vents?

Lastly:
trem1 wrote:dont forget about the height adjustment on the drivers seat that keeps going down :evil:
So gradually that you don't notice until it's gone all the way... :frown:
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Post by 574lk3r »

the way the boot rattles with the slightest bass,
the ac thing again...
lack of space or whatever for an induction kit........
the handbrake...
the sun shield in the back, rattles too... reminds me..must remove it..

other than that i love my 406 :)
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steve_earwig wrote:
The 'rake' angle of the steering wheel
They adjust you know. I've had so many cars where they didn't...
It would be nice if it adjusted a bit further though. For various reasons (being tall with a bad back) I have to sit with the chair right back and the back reclined a lot which means I'm playing a delicate balancing act between non-pain and being able to reach the wheel. ISTR my Mk1 Laguna's wheel came riiiiight back, but that might have just been the chassis bending or something... :lol:
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I hate the stupid messages which come up on the centre console screen.

*beep* ENGINE TEMP TO HOT No its fine
*beep* BRAKE FLUID LOW Nope thats fine
*beep* RISK OF ICE Its fooking summer
*beep* FUEL LEVEL LOW I filled up yesterday

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I hate the stupid messages which come up on the centre console screen.

*beep* ENGINE TEMP TO HOT No its fine
*beep* BRAKE FLUID LOW Nope thats fine
*beep* RISK OF ICE Its fooking summer
*beep* FUEL LEVEL LOW I filled up yesterday

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The aircon is sh*t when it hits above 30 degrees! :evil:

*The UK members would not know what I'm on about though* :P :P :P
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STALLED wrote:The aircon is sh*t when it hits above 30 degrees! :evil:

*The UK members would not know what I'm on about though* :P :P :P
Mine works fine in hot weather (we do occasionally get some!). Perhaps you should try getting yours re-gassed?
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It goes to 30+ here and the air con in my D8 is fantastic. Then it does have "hot climate" fans :cheesy: .
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michaeljclark wrote:Mainly just the electrics, everything else (touch wood) is OK
Apart from the ECUs for the airbags and speedo I've not had any electrical gremlins, probably because they don't shovel salt everywhere at the first sign of frost (old cars here don't rust either, there's all sorts floating about, a Fiat Topolino pulled out on me the other day...) I miss cars with disco lights. You know, it used to be typical of mark 3 corsets: indicators work fine, brake lights work fine but put the two of them on together -

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mjb wrote:
STALLED wrote:The aircon is sh*t when it hits above 30 degrees! :evil:

*The UK members would not know what I'm on about though* :P :P :P
Mine works fine in hot weather (we do occasionally get some!). Perhaps you should try getting yours re-gassed?
Its cold...but not as powerful as some of the local product such as the Holden Commodore and the Ford Falcon!

Might get it regassed though - pretty cheap solution! :)
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Post by k3nny »

Since welly has been kindly enough to quote my low brake fluid level :cheesy: so i supposed i don't need to list my shite braking case.
apart from that;

- the clutch
- electrics
- stupid indicators
- crappy bottom torque

otherwise, it's a totally nice car with the nice piece of ass. :P :lol:
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Post by 406silverhdi »

my 406 is fine :)
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