in the market to buy a coupe any advice

[slightproblem]

hi there as stated im at the moment looking at buying a 406 coupe. im after a 2l though not a v6. just wondering if there are any common faults/ problems i should be aware of when buying.

im looking at one at the moment that is a really light green colour almost pearlesent and have been told this was a lmtd edition model with only 100 being sent to the uk, is this true? it has 170,000 miles on the clock. but looks really well looked after and comes with loads of history/recipts. belts were changed at 60k and 130k, but am unsure as to the high millage, any information will be a great help and hopefully, i will be able to post some pics of my new car in thwe near future!!!!

[teamster1975]

Welcome in mate! Take a look on the Coupe club website

[turbolag]

My only advice is not to buy a cheap snotter. It's cheaper in the long run just to buy a straight one.

[Doggy]

Don't know if you're aware but there are 2.2 petrol & diesel versions too.

[FarmerPug]

If its the fuel economy of the v6 putting you off dont worry you can still enjoy that great engine, a friend had one with an lpg conversion, it was doing the economy of a diesel but still had the nice v6 note and pace, although the insurance of the v6 and the tax are reasons not to get one

[slightproblem]

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[slightproblem]

i have a fto gpx at the moment which is v6 but £20 every 2 days for a 12 mile round trip to and from work ?????
so im loking to sell my fto and use this money to fund the purchase of a coupe, which means after the fto has gone ill have in the region on about 1k'ish to spend, id love a diesel great looks with great mpg but think that model is out of my price range, i understand im not going to get a blistering car for 1K, hence asking for the advice so i can get the best for the money im looking at spending

[steve_earwig]

Oops, sorry about that. I wasn't sure which of your posts to approve so did both of them but now it looks a bit funny. Blame it on our "first 5 posts need approval to keep the spamming scumbags out" policy

Still, just two more and it won't be a problem

I reckon the choice of engine is down to you, I'd go for a 2.2 petrol meself but maybe you'd be loosing too much performance. Then again, the 2.2 diesel can be remapped to something nice and the coupe club have that software to get rid of the stupid particle filter nonsense (here's a thought, look for one with issues with it, it'll go cheap 'cos not many people know what to do about them without expensive replacement/dealer fees)

[turbolag]

The 2.2 manual petrol is only a third of a second slower than the 3.0 auto. Best of all the 2.2 can be remapped to 191 BHP (as is the same motor in my 407) which put's it above the PWR of the V6, without the complication.

[no2lurch]

Best of all the 2.2 can be remapped to 191 BHP (as is the same motor in my 407) which put's it above the PWR of the V6, without the complication.

petrol or deisel?

[turbolag]

Petrol, with the Marelli management. It rolled dead on 163 at the begining, and some 40 minutes later ran 191.7 on the same rollers. They reckoned it might've given more, but the gas analyser showed it was approaching MOT limits, so they trimmed it back a touch to 191 and I was very happy.

I wasn't so much after the power, though it was nice, but I wanted to rid it of that awful emissions-lurch when the engine shut off the fuel as you lift to change gear.

[no2lurch]

i think in standard form, the 2.2 petrol is a very nice engine.

[turbolag]

Roger that, apart from the lurch, though I don't know if the 406 was better in that regard than the 407. A nice induction kit gives it a pleasant almost V6 throb through the lower revs, unleashing that long-stroke warble.

[no2lurch]

Roger that, apart from the lurch, though I don't know if the 406 was better in that regard than the 407.

lurch?

[turbolag]

Dunno about on the 406, but in the 407 when you lift off to change gear the engine shuts the fuel off very abruptly, making upchanges very jerky on the 2.2. I've tried sustained changes, the lot, and it was nigh on impossible to make a smooth upchange. The remap lets a dribble of fuel in on the over-run, which also helps with the gear changes a lot.

civic Type R and the E36 M3 were the only worse cars for this phenomenon I've ever driven (on the Civic you felt like your face was gonna wallop the dash on every upchange, just appalling unless you're hammering at 10/10ths)