406 hot spot

[scotty73]

Just got back from a week in the caravan down in Brean sands and on the way there and back i saw quite a few 406's but in Brean itself i must have saw 100 of the feckers, was there some 406 convention down there i didn't know about? i counted 10 driving past the beer garden i was in for just one pint one day in the week and there was loads on the site we stayed on.

Did i pass any of you?

[FarmerPug]

Could there be more there than there is in derry city, i was there a few months back and every street had at least 5 406's in various trims and conditions and a lot of them were taxis.

[scotty73]

Could there be more there than there is in derry city, i was there a few months back and every street had at least 5 406's in various trims and conditions and a lot of them were taxis.

On that note i think Derry wins ... None of the ones i saw were taxi's i was quite suprised at that.

I saw quite a lot as taxi's in Caernarfon back in May though.

[FarmerPug]

there was one taxi stop where i seen two skoda superbs and 5 406's which was very suprising because over in belfast the skoda superb is what nearly all taxi drivers use.

[Pilch]

down this way there is lots of 406's. see them all the time!

[lozz]

IMight be miles out here but,
ithink there dying out as taxis, (which is good)

ionly see the odd taxi 406 now and again, but a year or so ago there where 100s of them being used as taxis,

Most probs because the Scrapyards carnt keep up with the Demand of spare parts to keep the taxi lads going,
The skoda Octis have filled the gap

[midsmike]

i think we should do sum i spy cards like over on the coupe club

[Nightshade]

I reckon they're becoming a rarer sight round my way.
And I think that's a good thing - they'll have almost bottomed out in price, I'll feel a little more exclusive and scrappys will be ripe for parts (least the last one I visited was)

I say grab a good one and hang on to it!

[lozz]

I reckon they're becoming a rarer sight round my way.
And I think that's a good thing - they'll have almost bottomed out in price, I'll feel a little more exclusive and scrappys will be ripe for parts (least the last one I visited was)

I say grab a good one and hang on to it!

Good point that,
yeah ive noticed too there seems to be more 406s in the scrapyards, Alot more than there was a year or so back,
when iwanted parts, there was just virtualy Bare shells in the Yards.. and Ebay prices where scandalous on price for 2nd hand parts

As of prices of 406s ithink the Values of Trebled, for eg. a half decent d8 is worth a grand or so, abit back you couid pick them up for 350 -400 notes,

[Doggy]

I'm surprised by how 406 prices are holding up, (my game plan was to swap mine for a lower-mileage equivalent sometime in the 12 months from now, expecting it would only cost me £500 - £1000 to do so). Decent 406's are still fetching almost what I paid for this one, 4 years ago.

[lozz]

I'm surprised by how 406 prices are holding up, (my game plan was to swap mine for a lower-mileage equivalent sometime in the 12 months from now, expecting it would only cost me £500 - £1000 to do so). Decent 406's are still fetching almost what I paid for this one, 4 years ago.

Keep what youve got mate,

As they Say Better the Devil you know,

Anewer car Might Apear to be a good thing but .. is it in the long run,
alot of older cars can be More Reliable than Newer ones, thats what ive learnt anyway

[steve_earwig]

They used to be quite a rare sight where I am but suddenly they're everywhere Mainly D8s. Maybe as they're getting more affordable now - under 2 grand!

[lozz]

Iwonder how many years away it will be before people are buying D8s to put away in a garage like the 405s

Wont be long away idont think another 4 - 5yrs perhaps