moving on,

[steve_earwig]

time to look at some seat forums to see what breaks/fails

Errr, shouldn't you have done that first? To be honest all cars go wrong, so any car club you look at's going to make the car look like a disaster waiting to happen.

You're not trying to bail on us again are you Lozz?

[lozz]

time to look at some seat forums to see what breaks/fails

Errr, shouldn't you have done that first? To be honest all cars go wrong, so any car club you look at's going to make the car look like a disaster waiting to happen.

You're not trying to bail on us again are you Lozz?

no mate,
im just having a break for a while, pc monitor is burning my eyes out, (migraines)
iguess spending to much time on the www.aint good

fed up with cars tbh, atleast with this one if it breaks someone else can get oiled up less to worry about a'spose.,


iwill pop in sometime,


lozz.

[rwb]

Hope you're gonna stick around mate.

Ditto; you're a respected regular.

406FOC (former owners club), come with your problems and never leave!!

I thought that was only if you defect to a Volvo?

[Doggy]

D'ont be a stranger, lozz - place won't be the same.

[lozz]

D'ont be a stranger, lozz - place won't be the same.

thanks doggy,

iwill stay around mate.

[lozz]

Anyone know what the score is with new cars.?

when isighned and went through all the paperwork, they said, 2 -3 weeks,
rang them today and someone else rekons 6-8 wks,

surley it dont take 8 wks

[DaiRees]

Depends on the manufacturer mate. I think 8 weeks or more is fairly typical for a variety of reasons, build time, shipping etc. Bad form on the dealer if they told you one thing before you signed up then more after

[Bailes1992]

6-8 weeks is the norm.

[TooT]

If its 6-8 then she'll be a 13 plater

Been waiting since November for me new works Sprinter

[trufflehunt]

Must admit..., if I was to sell 406.., it'd be a long think.

The last car I had was a MK1 Peugeot 106 1.5 diesel, owned 3 and a half years, the second longest out of
about 25 cars I've owned. Super economical, fun to drive. When someone crashed into it this time last year,
the insurers loaned me a Toyota Aygo ( Citroen C1/ Peugeot 107).. 3-cylinder, loved the engine note, nice to
drive except for lateral pitching when going over a bad bump at high speed.., the Achilles heel of 'town cars'.

And yet, the fuel consumption didn't seem up to the great claims of the manufacturer. And neither was another
3-cylinder car, a hired Polo that I had for a day.

With my 2000 HDI Exec.., 50+ mpg just knocking around is rather easy..,

Difficult one.

[plod]

Must admit..., if I was to sell 406.., it'd be a long think.

The last car I had was a MK1 Peugeot 106 1.5 diesel, owned 3 and a half years, the second longest out of
about 25 cars I've owned. Super economical, fun to drive. When someone crashed into it this time last year,
the insurers loaned me a Toyota Aygo ( Citroen C1/ Peugeot 107).. 3-cylinder, loved the engine note, nice to
drive except for lateral pitching when going over a bad bump at high speed.., the Achilles heel of 'town cars'.

And yet, the fuel consumption didn't seem up to the great claims of the manufacturer. And neither was another
3-cylinder car, a hired Polo that I had for a day.

With my 2000 HDI Exec.., 50+ mpg just knocking around is rather easy..,

Difficult one.

I do miss my 406

The mondingo is a nice car to drive, but, i'm avering 17-20mpg around town, and best i've had was 32mpg on a run
It's not got the grunt of my remapped hdi either, so lose lose situation for me.
Plus paying for the mondingo is crippling me, and when it comes round to taxing it, it will be dearer as well.

Yep, something to be said for the old 406
Hindsight is a beautiful thing, and kinda wished i'd put a new starter motor on it, and worked out the other little issues.
Yes it wanted £200 spending on it ideally, but compared to the £300 a month i'm laying out for the mondingo, and extra fuel, i'd be quids in at the mo!

[Welly]

The mondingo is a nice car to drive, but, i'm avering 17-20mpg around town, and best i've had was 32mpg on a run

That's low, my 2.5 petrol turbo never drops below 23mpg no matter what I throw at it and on a run I can get 36mpg fairly easily. I'd say yours would benefit from an injector clean and possible a new MAF meter. I'm having my injectors cleaned in April just for good measure.

I too miss my 406, I miss its 'honesty' in that it was never trying to be something it couldn't be

[lozz]

Must admit..., if I was to sell 406.., it'd be a long think.

The last car I had was a MK1 Peugeot 106 1.5 diesel, owned 3 and a half years, the second longest out of
about 25 cars I've owned. Super economical, fun to drive. When someone crashed into it this time last year,
the insurers loaned me a Toyota Aygo ( Citroen C1/ Peugeot 107).. 3-cylinder, loved the engine note, nice to
drive except for lateral pitching when going over a bad bump at high speed.., the Achilles heel of 'town cars'.

And yet, the fuel consumption didn't seem up to the great claims of the manufacturer. And neither was another
3-cylinder car, a hired Polo that I had for a day.

With my 2000 HDI Exec.., 50+ mpg just knocking around is rather easy..,

Difficult one.

I do miss my 406




The mondingo is a nice car to drive, but, i'm avering 17-20mpg around town, and best i've had was 32mpg on a run
It's not got the grunt of my remapped hdi either, so lose lose situation for me.
Plus paying for the mondingo is crippling me, and when it comes round to taxing it, it will be dearer as well.

Yep, something to be said for the old 406
Hindsight is a beautiful thing, and kinda wished i'd put a new starter motor on it, and worked out the other little issues.
Yes it wanted £200 spending on it ideally, but compared to the £300 a month i'm laying out for the mondingo, and extra fuel, i'd be quids in at the mo!

summat wrong there if your only getting 32mpg out of amondeo on a run
is it a 2.0 petrol?

if so you shouid be getting agood 38-40 depending on how its driven,

[Bailes1992]

When was it last serviced Plod?

Was it using proper ford Specification (Ford WSS-M2C 913-C or WSS-M2C 913-C) oil?

[steve_earwig]

Was it using proper ford Specification (Ford WSS-M2CGBHOAPLSD14ME123456789) oil?

Nah, he used lard

Hey Plod, maybe it's because you got used to driving a car with a handbrake that didn't matter if it was on or off...