My 406 V6 saloon for sale (UPDATED WITH PICS!) - now £895

vladman · Post by **vladman** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:08 pm

Well, rather reluctantly, I have decided to sell my trusty Peugeot 406 V6 (saloon). Before it goes on Ebay, Autotrader, etc. I thought I'd see if anyone here was interested.

Straight on to the important bits:

First registered 29th November 1997 (R-reg)
3000cc, V6, 194bhp, petrol, manual, saloon, gunmetal metallic gray, light gray leather
Electric everything, front seats, (heated) mirrors, all windows, auto-wipers, 6-CD changer, cruise control, etc.

The car drives and runs beautifully (but see point* below), starts first time every time, and I have thoroughly enjoyed owning it. It easily kept up with my friend's 2006 Golf GTI on numerous occasions, and surprised more than a few boy-racers off the lights, in their Fiestas, Escorts, etc. :-)

Good points:

Only one owner before me (I bought it in November 2004 - pretty much on its 7th birthday)
Only 62500 miles (only 10000 or so done by me since I owned it) - (updated with accurate mileage)
Full main Peugeot dealer service history, with all the stamps, invoices, receipts, old MOTs, etc.
Cambelt replaced at 54000 miles (as a preventative measure, there wasn't actually anything wrong with it)
Radiator replaced at 54000 miles (see below)
MOT until December 2007
Tax until end of May 2007
Brand new exhaust system (NOT including catalytic converter) in December 2006
New brake shoes (for handbrake) at the back in December 2006
New front brake pads in April 2007
Oil and filter changed in April 2007
Fully working air-con

Bad points:

Minor frontal damage from a prang in stop-and-start traffic. Mounts for both lights were cracked and the radiator suffered damage, and all of these things were replaced with brand new items (I did the lights myself, and the radiator was replaced by the main dealer). The only remaining consequences are that the Peugeot badge is broken (but this is nearly invisible except on close inspection), there's some paint peeling off the front bumper, and the bonnet is a bit difficult to open, it doesn't pop when you pull the release lever, you either need to prop the lever in the "open" position and then go to the front and open the bonnet, or you need two people to do it. The bonnet itself suffered no damage.
* In the last couple of months, I've noticed a clunk from one of the suspension corners, to be honest, I can't tell if it's coming from the front or the back, I think it's the front... Not sure what this is, it only seems to happen at low speeds over bumpy surface - hopefully nothing expensive to fix
The bracket connecting the back exhaust box with the middle pipe probably needs changing, I don't think it's the correct fit, and there's a bit of blow-by by it.
Several minor dents, stone chips, scratches, nothing big and all normal for the car nearly 10 years old.
One very small windscreen chip (was there when I bought the car)
Heated seats don't work (never worked since I bought the car)
One of the knobs on the passenger seat for electrical adjustment is broken off (was this way when I bought the car)
One of the LEDs behind the LCD screen on the radio seems to have died - but everything is still totally visible and legible

Providing you have no difficulties insuring it (group 16), this car will not fail to put a smile on your face, and if you get the suspension clunk sorted, it will be even more satisfying to drive (although it drives fine now, but the clunk is obviously annoying).

I have been totally honest about the car's condition, and mentioned everything I could think of that a potential buyer should be aware of. Any inspection welcome. The car's in Northolt, Middlesex.

Pictures to follow.

I am very reluctantly selling this car as I'm aware that unfortunately, their value on the market today is ridiculously low. It really has served me fantastically and I will be sorry to see it go, but I simply have no need for it any longer, since it's been replaced by a... (that's for another post!).

A heck of a lot of car at a bargain £895 ovno. PM me if interested.

Front

Rear

Side

Close up front - you can see where the paint's peeling a bit under the headlights

Dash

Radio and Air-Con

Inside front

Seats

Post by **Welly** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:29 pm

Vladdy, how could you! your fantastic V6

I hope you have a very good reason to part with it and I know you have looked after it very well from all your past posts

That will make a good buy for sure.

All the best matey.

Welly

vladman · Post by **vladman** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:53 pm

Thanks Welton!

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:17 pm

if only i was a bit older and had more money

vladman · Post by **vladman** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:45 pm

still available... have to get off my ar$e and put it on autotrader, etc...

TooT · Post by **TooT** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:57 pm

Errrrrrr why has it got a diesel exhausts? Mines a oval chrome tailpipe

That gives me an idea. Get a HDi badge for the back aswell and go baiting idiots

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Thu May 31, 2007 6:51 pm

TooT wrote:Errrrrrr why has it got a diesel exhausts?

When I saw that, I grinned and went "yup, I like his style"

Rick_J · Post by **Rick_J** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:14 pm

someone snap this up whilst you can, its a bargin

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Thu May 31, 2007 8:18 pm

i want, but cant afford

vladman · Post by **vladman** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:06 pm

It's got that exhaust because I replaced the middle and back part of it in December 2006. I ordered it from a website which advertised it as original for the 406 V6, but when it arrived, I saw it looked like a diesel one. I thought I didn't care about that much, and as a few of you pointed out, it makes the car look even more inconspicuous. You could even take off the V6 badges, and then it would be nearly indistinguishable from the diesels.

Until you floor it.

vladman · Post by **vladman** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:18 pm

Also, forgot to mention, this car has one of the most fantastic sounding audio systems I've ever heard in a car. I'm not talking about massive subwoofer bass type of "fantastic", but simply about great sounding music, without distortion at higher volume too. The bass is great and tight, and the trebles are crisp too. My friend paid extra for the best factory-fitted available audio system in his 2006 Golf GTI, and honestly, it doesn't sound not even close as good as this car's. And it's all standard Peugeot stuff.

I decided to mention this as I remembered I always enjoyed listening to music in this car, it really is very good.

A point to note: the tax has expired today.

niz406 · Post by **niz406** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:57 pm

Now the tax is out... you going to drop the price to say circa £700 - £800??

vladman · Post by **vladman** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:49 am

not really mate...

i did mention the tax was going to expire end of may in the initial post. i think the car's a bargain as it is. i'm willing to sensibly negotiate, but not drop the already low price by 20-30%.

turbolag · Post by **turbolag** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:55 pm

I'd have it myself, but i've already got more cars than I have places to keep them!

Is the bonnet 'open' in the picture, is is that a mahoosiv shut line?

vladman · Post by **vladman** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:08 pm

The bonnet wasn't open when I took the pictures. I can see what you mean, the gap between it and the sides is bigger than normal, because of the prang I mentioned, but the picture has managed to make it look worse than it actually does.