list your old cars

Post by **Welly** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:25 am

Cheeky devil steve

This shot was included in the oh-so-many photo's I took, and sent to the insurance co....

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:27 pm

Blue406 wrote:
mjb wrote:I think I'll be buying D8s until I can get a 407 for under a grand
'bout 2 months then

They are depreciating quite nicely aren't they?

I think it'll be about 2012 before we see that sort of price though and I'm betting the petrol V6 in top trim level will be one of the first to break the magic £1000 barrier although it'd be a top-trim diesel V6 that'd get me into a 407. 400Nm of torque. Mmmmmm. Wonder what it sounds like

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:28 pm

Welton wrote:This shot was included in the oh-so-many photo's I took, and sent to the insurance co....

Ahhh forgot what country he was driving in...

lawsys406t · Post by **lawsys406t** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:15 pm

that was one mashed up motor. got some nice motors here 2 though. like the mr2

and ibiza 2.

TooT · Post by **TooT** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:37 pm

STALLED wrote:What year was that Ibiza? Seems a tad new to be on a "N" reg?

2001 Y. As captain said its on my PP

Fuzzybear · Post by **Fuzzybear** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:11 pm

1st - renault 19 1.9td, got written off when i lent it to my mate.

fun car though

2nd fiesta 1.3 flight, carb blew, car was generaly crap

3rd rover 214 gsi, block cracked after 2 days

4th audi 100 2.0, straight 5 beauty. dash elctrics were shot form day one so spent 8 months driving off the rev counter before the fuel system went.

5th renalut 5 1.1, worst car i have ever owned blew the engine after a trip to cardiff and back

6th citrion ax 1.0, borrowd of a mate for a few months, no rev limiter

7th saab 9000 2.0t cde, so far the best car i ahve ever owned. been through hell and back with it and it had done me a good three years,

8th peugeot 406 2.0 glx d8, picking it up tomorow and hope to spend many happy years with it

Cookies · Post by **Cookies** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:51 pm

I wrote this down so i'd remember them and... it really looks rubbish. i actually like cars

Here goes: -
89 Mazda 323 Javelin (you could moon walk faster!!!)
91 Nissan Sunny 1.6 GS (brilliant - really!!!)
92 Rover 216 SLi
95 Rover 216 SLi (I didn't learn)
96 Pug 306 XTdT
99 Pug 306 GLX dT
01 Golf GT TDi
03 Megane 1.9 dci dynamique
01 Pug 406 LX HDi

My current ones are : -
01 406 HDi Rapier &
06 407 X-Line HDI 136

Sorry!!

Zippokovich · Post by **Zippokovich** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:54 pm

I may have the shortest list here:

[March 07] - P reg 1.4 Pug 306 Style (was a great wee car, one of the best of my school year. I was tail-ended on 15/05/08 and it was written off.)

This is what happened to it.

[May 08] - 51 plate 1.8 Pug 406 LX (don't technically have this yet, i get it on friday.)

Yes is have a short list but i'm only 18 and i only passed my test in September - 100% pure pug though.

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:31 pm

They wrote off a car for that little scratch?! Or was there more to it?

Post by **steve_earwig** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:44 pm

Looks like a bit more than a scratch, the car'd need jigging to pull it straight, then the back panel either hammered straight or replaced, maybe the inner too and what about the floor pan? I'd tie it to a lamp post and drive away a few times but you know what insurance companies are like.

It's occured to me since I did my list that I forgot about a few cars (e.g. '88 Scirocco with awsome sound system and sh!t brakes)

Zippokovich · Post by **Zippokovich** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:32 pm

Captain Jack wrote:They wrote off a car for that little scratch?! Or was there more to it?

That's it after we tried to fix it with a hydraulic ram.

Basically the boot wound'nt close and the right hand light cluster was knackered. The car was only worth 600 quid (we bought it for £460

) so it wasn't worth even the labour costs to fix it.

I have to say goodbye to it tomorrow, we're scrapping it

, i will miss it, we had some good times. But its OK because then we go and get my 406!

TooT · Post by **TooT** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:48 pm

Cookies wrote: 03 Megane 1.9 dci dynamique

SNAP

Slightly off topic but can you give me a heads up for anything problem wise i can look forward too?

Cookies · Post by **Cookies** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:48 pm

Hi Toot,

The wee migraine, aside from all the bad press was a very good car and served me well for my 4 years of ownership. i had a look at the megane 2 owners club website for some advice and guidance, and it was a good find. some of those guys really had some lemons tho. Anyway, here's all that went wrong with mine: -
KNocking noise from front suspension - never cured but they (dealer under warranty) did go over the front end with a fine toothed comb and assured me that all was 100%
Check Injection warning - this just needed a new heater plug
Misting headlamp - fixed under warranty - but they hadn't bothered aligning the bulb or connecting it to the electric adjuster - returned to the dealer and the service manager tried to adjust/connect it with a soldering iron (unplugged thank god) - bizarre, just bizarre!
Vibrating passenger seat - it annoyed me but the mrs loved it

cured - apparently there was something loose at the top of the seat where the headrest goes in.

Generally - everything that went wrong was just rattles and squeaks - the real let down was the quality of after sales service. My brother-in-law also has one and we tried to find a decent dealer but at some point one of us was always let down. If you're using a main dealer, be very clear about why your car is going in and exactly what they are going to do when it's in there!

Oh, one more thing is the squeeling brakes - don't use renault OEM pads.

Good luck, nice car, great engine, great handling, good mpg!
PM me if there's anythng else you need to know.

Cheers
Cookies

TooT · Post by **TooT** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:59 pm

Hey, cheers for that cookies

Ive had it about 5 months now and its been trouble free, it does have one or two rattles in the cabin on the rough roads and speed humps when driving round town but shes silent out on the open road

Ive got a headlight bulb to replace, which iv been putting off. What iv read is that its a complete bastard as you need to go the a little hatch in the wheel arch

But yeah i,m pleased as punch with it. 48 mpg is my usual average and thats not really trying. Engine performance is good, pulls nice, and in 6th. Three figures is no problem. Still tho a may sneak a remap or chip on it at some point

Ahoward87 · Post by **Ahoward87** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:53 pm

TooT wrote:Like blue i've remembered the reg plates just in case i see them about again.

E54 EBB Ford Fiesta 1.6D L - First car. Wound out fuel governor, watch the smoke
K650 TCU Vauxhall Nova 1.5TD SX - Tweeked fuel pump, hybrid turbo, bleed valve. Faster than a GSI. Rolled
N277 EUA Rover 114 GTA - I dont know why. It was white too, how gay
L353 XUT Peugeot 106 Rolland Garros - Half leather, nice car. Found out it was on VCAR
R353 CVM Fiat Punto 1.7TD SX - Slowest most uneconomical pile of crap ever. Hate hate hate
R72 CEE Citroen Saxo VTS - Fast. 800 miles a week just about killed it. You think your 406 needs alot of maintenance
Y161 HYG Seat Ibiza Cupra 20v turbo. Great car and rare. Dont know really why i sold it
T387 OHN Peugeot 406 V6 Exec - Brillant car, 2.5 years of trouble free motoring (honest) Just too much too run
Currently Renault Megane dCi Dynamique - Good car so far, problem is i miss the character my 6 had

Hey,

I just googled my number plate and this post came up and noticed toot was the previous owner of my car. I was just wondering if anyone can pm him for me as I can't as I'm a newbie to the site. I now own the cupra 20vt reg y161hyg he owned and I just want to let him know it's in very good hands and has changed an awful lot since he owned it.

Thanks

406oc.co.uk

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