thinking of buying a 406 1.9td

[yan101]

right im definitly taking theis peugeot out tomorrow, just went to macdonalds for diinner, and while sat waiting the car was shaking like mad, lifted the bonnet and the engine was moving quite aloit, im thinking engine mount??

anyway its just another problem to add to the list and im rapidly falling out with this car

[yan101]

not looking good on the 406 front im afraid. rang my insurance prior to going for a test drive to make sure it was vible, and to change the car on my policy is an extra £470!! bringing my monthly payment to £106 a month, now i can cancel my policy for £25 and take out a new one with asda insurance at £110 deposit and £60 a month, bit the £100 - £150 i might get in cashback from the dealer is going to go towards the deposit, and a cam belt change wouldnt be on the cards for another month or 2. would i risk it? my dad has drilled into my head for years "when you buy a used car get the belt changed before you get it home" because he bought a vauxhall omega a few years ago, and a couple of weeks later it snapped on the way to work, cost him round about £4k to get it sorted, it was the 2.5l 24v v6.


what do you think? risk it for a biscuit?

service book is stamped up to 93k miles so i would hope its been changed at least once in its life as its now on 160k

[STALLED]

Nope - people don't spend money on cars, always play by the assumption that it hasn't been done - especially if there aren't receipts and the like to prove it!

[yan101]

good advice, im not doing anything until payday, when i might go down and have a look, im a civil servant so im on strike on pay day next thursday. seems like a good time to go lol