Quick 406 HDi question

They are like spots these threads, cant leave them alone.

I just cant get me head round how you are going to have gone from a tidy Mondeo, to a nice Saab, to a shed, which has GOT to do ya head in driving it, for no real reason.

I can just about understand getting a cheaper car, but why a complete shed?

You just aint going to find a "nice" 406 estate.
 
iaind said:
My friend's coupe is a 2001 and that's anything but tatty and is a very nice place to be - I see no reason why an estate can't be the same.
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Hang on, wait. Are you honestly saying that you don't think the typical owner demographic of the two bodystyles will be vastly different?

One the one hand, a cheap estate, bought to abuse for trips to the tip, for lugging around the dachshund, and for generally filling with crap that you wouldn't or couldn't fit into a nicer car. On the other hand, a very pretty coupé that would be a pleasure to keep of nice appearance?
 
This may amaze some of you, but not 10 years old car is a shed.

The 406 might not have the refinements of heated seats and the like (unless you get the exec model) but they're perfectly good cars. They aren't all rattly heaps edging their way closer to the scrap yard.
 
SB118 said:
This may amaze some of you, but not 10 years old car is a shed.

The 406 might not have the refinements of heated seats and the like (unless you get the exec model) but they're perfectly good cars. They aren't all rattly heaps edging their way closer to the scrap yard.
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Lack of heated seats would be the least of my concerns.

The last 7 owners, 2 being mini cab drivers and bob the builder being number 7 would be my main worry.
 
SB118 said:
This may amaze some of you, but not 10 years old car is a shed.

The 406 might not have the refinements of heated seats and the like (unless you get the exec model) but they're perfectly good cars. They aren't all rattly heaps edging their way closer to the scrap yard.
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Whilst I know this very well (my 16 year old 325i was in excellent condition), a cheap French estate is hardly likely to be the exception to the rule.

I also have a rather large inkling that your definition of "shed" is different to mine.
 
Anyway its up to our man Ian to make up his mind, im not slating any more cars he wants to buy, one of the girls works in my office for me just read this and said i was being a ****er, weeing on his fire :)
 
DiamondMark said:
They are like spots these threads, cant leave them alone.

I just cant get me head round how you are going to have gone from a tidy Mondeo, to a nice Saab, to a shed, which has GOT to do ya head in driving it, for no real reason.

I can just about understand getting a cheaper car, but why a complete shed?

You just aint going to find a "nice" 406 estate.
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If I can't find a nice one, I wont buy one, it's just one of the options of suitable cars. This is really just taking a step back to what the Mondeo gave me but trying to avoid the trouble spots that the TDCI has. I'm sure I can find a perfectly tidy car for a few k

paradigm said:
Hang on, wait. Are you honestly saying that you don't think the typical owner demographic of the two bodystyles will be vastly different?

One the one hand, a cheap estate, bought to abuse for trips to the tip, for lugging around the dachshund, and for generally filling with crap that you wouldn't or couldn't fit into a nicer car. On the other hand, a very pretty coupé that would be a pleasure to keep of nice appearance?
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No not at all, I fully apprecaite that there will be more shed estates than coupes, but I just meant that 9 year old 406 doesnt mean shed by default
 
DiamondMark said:
Lack of heated seats would be the least of my concerns.

The last 7 owners, 2 being mini cab drivers and bob the builder being number 7 would be my main worry.
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You wouldn't buy a car because proffesional drivers view them as highly reliable and robust?

If a car has been maintained and is clean what differance does the job of the previous owner make?
 
paradigm said:
Unless you actually take it anywhere. If my mates 406 HDi is anything to go by (a 110) it's actually no better (and in many cases worse, most likely due to gearing) than my 330d.

It is far better round town, but take it out to an NSL or god forbid, a motorway, and that edge just plummets.
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My friend gets high 40s on average out of his 2.2, low 50s on a run. So mid to high 40s from an estate isnt unreasonable - either way it's going to be significatnly cheaper than something like a 2.0T 9-5 in fuel terms
 
[TW]Fox;16663678 said:
You are the last person I would trust.to accurately appraise whether a car is a shed or not :P
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I'm actually the best person to spot a shed as i keep buying them! ;)
 
SB118 said:
You wouldn't buy a car because proffesional drivers view them as highly reliable and robust?

If a car has been maintained and is clean what differance does the job of the previous owner make?
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wow did you really just ask what difference it makes if a car is an ex taxi!?
 
SB118 said:
You wouldn't buy a car because proffesional drivers view them as highly reliable and robust?

If a car has been maintained and is clean what differance does the job of the previous owner make?
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None at all mate you carry on, if you cant see the problems with ex mini cabs and builders vehicles, im not going to try and tell you.
 
Just to clarify, I have no intention of buying a shed, ex taxi or generally tatty car. I want a tidy reliable car for a few grand - the 406 fits my requirements so if I find a tidy one, then I don't see why not to buy one. I'm perfectly capable of spotting a well looked after car
 
I didnt realise you were up to a few grand now..... i have a fabulous 407 you can have very reasonably :)
 
See the update in my last thread - budget has been upped a bit and I'm taking partial ownership of my dad's MG TF (possibly soon to be S2000) to take care of the fun side :)

Gives me the cash I'd like, lower running costs and something a lot more fun than the Saab to use at weekends or when I want a hoon...whats not to like?
 
Partial ownership of a TF? Why would you want to take that on?

Are you a don using a second account for the lulz or something?
 
iaind said:
See the update in my last thread - budget has been upped a bit and I'm taking partial ownership of my dad's MG TF (possibly soon to be S2000) to take care of the fun side :)

Gives me the cash I'd like, lower running costs and something a lot more fun than the Saab to use at weekends or when I want a hoon...whats not to like?
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Dont get me wrong, i just hope you dont end up buying the wrong car, have it go wrong, fix it, get sick of it and end up 12 months down the line another 2 grand worse of buying another 7k car when you could have just run this one for a bit and got a bit of value out of it.
 
It's his second car, he's happy for me to use it if I'm insured fully comp and contribute towards the maintenance of it. Not what I'd necessarily choose, but a decent bit of topless motoring for sunny weekends

DiamondMark said:
Dont get me wrong, i just hope you dont end up buying the wrong car, have it go wrong, fix it, get sick of it and end up 12 months down the line another 2 grand worse of buying another 7k car when you could have just run this one for a bit and got a bit of value out of it.
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I appreciate that, which is why I'm doing a good bit of research. When I sell mine, I'm going to need something fairly quickly to replace it - so instead of deciding on a specific car I want, I'm better off getting a list of appropriate cars and buying the one in best nick. The implication by some people seems to be that they think I'm going to go and buy a car that's on fire, after giving the windows a good licking obviously - just because they dont agree with my decision in the first place
 
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