Just a great and luxurious car
Not much. Only CV joints so far.
This gasoline version of the 406 has to be super rare. Even more rarer than the V6.
Seats and cabin are very luxurious. Half leather sport seats... And all kinds of equipment like automatic A/C, cruise and my last favourite of the three rain sensors in the wipers.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 19th April, 2010
Superb family car, hidden gem
Seems to eat headlight bulbs, small insignificant problem considering its age.
I simply cannot fault this car.
It has never let me down, and after owning it for two years, I can honestly say it is probably the best car I have owned for the money.
The fuel economy is excellent for a big family saloon (35mpg commuting and nearly 50mpg on motorways.
It is comfortable, quiet and reliable.
There is plenty of room in the back for the kids, and the boot is a chasm; it's huge.
It also looks okay and drives like a luxury car, as if it's worth much more money.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 7th February, 2010
Economical, comfortable, reliable
Blew the clock display due to jump starting another car (not a good idea with any modern car!) 40euro from scrap yard.
Engine management light had to be reset due to driving through floods on 2 occasions.
Bought a reset tool on eBay for 30euro.
One rear drop link 12euro. Caused clonking sound from the rear.
This car is very reliable.
I commute 70 miles per day and there has not been a hiccup in the last 32000 miles.
This car is not very fast from 0-60mph, but there is lots of power for overtaking once the turbo kicks.
This is the ideal motorway cruiser. Very comfortable on a long journey.
The heater controls etc. are not very ergonomically designed, and you always need to stretch a little for them.
The economy is excellent on this car! 523 miles for 38 liters! That's amazing for a car of this size.
I will never own another petrol car! Hope to get a 136bhp BMW 320D...
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 27th May, 2008
The reviewer traveled 32k mile over a year, which will mean it was mostly driven on the open road. 30 MPH will use more fuel since you’d be driving in a lower gear. My own experience in a 1.8L BMW manual 3-Series hatch on open road driving with few hills, is 16.5 km/L. A diesel ALWAYS gets more mileage than a petrol car. So yes, 22 km/L is possible with a diesel manual on the open road always running warm.
Don't know about 61, but in the high 50's range MPG is perfectly possible from this diesel engine from Peugeot; it was one of their best at the time. A lot of these cars in the 1990s and early 2000s (405 and 406) were used as taxis as they were above average in economy and reliability for your typical Peugeot.
Yeah, I think 60+ MPG would be possible in these cars in favourable conditions, i.e. traveling at 50-60mph for long periods. They are quite long and low, good aero etc.
My stepdad once owned a 2000ish ex-taxi 406 2.0 HDI Estate (in white, of course). It had done approx 330,000 miles! It felt its age, but it was still a nice thing to drive.
True they were good economical cars, above average for Peugeot, who were generally looked at as a budget brand manufacturer. But the 405 and 406 were respected by those in the know as good as any family saloon or hatch.
Nowadays the closest thing to one is a Skoda Octavia - proven diesel engine for over a decade now - it's why you see so many as taxis.
15th Jul 2019, 11:50
WOW! 523 miles (= 523 x 1.6 km = 836.8km) on only 38 liters of diesel / really amazing.
This translates to 836.8km/38 l= 22.02km/l or or 99.1km/gallon or 61.9 MPG!
At what speed did you achieve this (probably at 30km/h?)?