406 a good bargain?

[Pob]

Hi all,

I'm new to the fourm and owning a 406, I actually have two at the moment. I bought a '98 2.0 Glx last week and the week before a '98 SRi Turbo. I was wondering what bargain 406's people have got? I got the Glx for £275 and the SRi for £200, I'm going to be keeping the Glx, but stripping the SRi for parts to donate to my 205 (Sorry lol) So far I've been quite impressed with the Glx

Dan

[mjb]

Some !$#@#% got my near perfect V6 Exec saloon for something like £545, and I had to let a scrap yard take my beloved 2.0T exec estate for £50

On the upside, I bought the V6 exec for £600, bought my dad's 2.0T Exec saloon for £140 and my current V6 coupe cost me just £655

[Doggy]

It's difficult to put a value on these cars without seeing them, but you can't go far wrong with two for under £500
I won't tell you what mine cost, but at your prices, I could've got one for each month and still had some change
I've got a feeling it'll take me a little while to recover the difference in fuel savings

[Welly]

Bangernomics !!!!!

[highlander]

Mine was under £1800, but I used my old '94 1.2 Renault Clio Mk I as a trade-in (with a full tank of fuel to increase the trade-in value )

Sounds like a lot? Nah, my 1999 1.8i LX D9 saloon was in showroom condition - it looked just like a brand new car, save for the plastic wheel trims which were a little tatty, and the exterior temperature sensor (which is optimistic about the weather, reporting up to 50 celcius (and I live in Scotland!)). Only 29,500 miles on the clock too.

Since I bought it, I've put 15in Peugeot 307 Rapier alloys on it (used, and a little scuffed here and there, but still a damn site better than the steels that were on it originally), and it has never been in for any kind of repair.

It's a gorgeous car, comfortable, reliable, and a lot of fun to drive. Bargain? You bet.

[eoin27]

Mine was under £1800, but I used my old '94 1.2 Renault Clio Mk I as a trade-in (with a full tank of fuel to increase the trade-in value )

Sounds like a lot? Nah, my 1999 1.8i LX D9 saloon was in showroom condition - it looked just like a brand new car, save for the plastic wheel trims which were a little tatty, and the exterior temperature sensor (which is optimistic about the weather, reporting up to 50 celcius (and I live in Scotland!)). Only 29,500 miles on the clock too.

Since I bought it, I've put 15in Peugeot 307 Rapier alloys on it (used, and a little scuffed here and there, but still a damn site better than the steels that were on it originally), and it has never been in for any kind of repair.

It's a gorgeous car, comfortable, reliable, and a lot of fun to drive. Bargain? You bet.

When did you buy it?

[highlander]

Got her in November. I've taken her up to 34,500 miles since then (did 400 at the weekend)

[Welly]

I did a run to Portsmouth in the volvo of around 400 miles taking it over to the next x-thousand miles and I remember feeling a bit dissapointed like I'd 'wasted' the miles

I think if we get a low-miler we somehow want to keep or preserve it that way (maybe it's just me)

My Sister has a 4 year old Audi A3 with 14,000 miles on it from new

Having said all this old carp there is the school of thought that low mileages are not always a sign of excellent mechanicals

[eoin27]

Just read your post again, didn't realise it was a D9. Thats not so bad. It seems like one in a million. As long as you know you won't be able to sell it for nearly as much

[eoin27]

I think if we get a low-miler we somehow want to keep or preserve it that way (maybe it's just me)

I want to see how high i can go. 155k and counting..........

[Welly]

I want to see how high i can go. 155k and counting..........

Well that's true too Grahame.

You won't catch mjb though

[swiss]

16K and still running fine, well yes. You'd certainly hope so.

160K and still running fine... er... more or less fine, anyway... that suggests it's a solid car. Still does 50mpg!

Course since I bought mine for 400 quid a year and a half back, minor things have started to go pear-shaped. But I reckon that's cos this city is full of speed bumps and I never slow down

180K on the wife's Omega and it runs smoother than mine

[eoin27]

I want to see how high i can go. 155k and counting..........

Well that's true too Grahame.

You won't catch mjb though

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[Welly]

S'ok I got your name so wrong I'm just gong to make up my own from now on Dave

[eoin27]

S'ok I got your name so wrong I'm just gong to make up my own from now on Dave

Ok. Two can play at that game