Well I've had my D8 1.9td estate for exactly a year now, and Monday was its test. After having spent the weekend replacing ball joint, washers, wipers, lower arms etc etc I put it into the garage and......
........ can you feel the suspense??????.........
ITS FOOKIN PASSED
Consequently I'm going to be starting a new thread in the basement as I have a lot I want to do to it as I'm definately keeping it for another year as it has been a dream runner. As me and my missus are expecting our first child in November I'm now relying on the pug to be my responsible family car.... so here's to another year pughumping
Well done and congrats Johnny!
I bought our first 406 just before our second son was born and haven't looked back!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
congrats on both counts mate. i too am going to be a 1st time father in 8 weeks ( or less who can tell) so i need the 406 to be reliable which i thought they were and many others agreed..........then i join this forum and i begin to wonder what i let meself in for
1999 d8 1.8 petrol - died at 85163
51 plate hdi 110
kevtherev wrote:so i need the 406 to be reliable which i thought they were and many others agreed..........then i join this forum and i begin to wonder what i let meself in for
The thing about forums is that people are always looking for help, most threads appear 'cos someone's got a problem, you don't get people starting a thread to say that everything's fine . So don't worry if you look in here and it appears that the 406 has lots of problems, they generally don't and are actually far less troublesome than most other similarly aged cars.
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kevtherev wrote:so i need the 406 to be reliable which i thought they were and many others agreed..........then i join this forum and i begin to wonder what i let meself in for
The thing about forums is that people are always looking for help, most threads appear 'cos someone's got a problem, you don't get people starting a thread to say that everything's fine . So don't worry if you look in here and it appears that the 406 has lots of problems, they generally don't and are actually far less troublesome than most other similarly aged cars.
lol i am very pleased with the car and no serious probs but i have a quick look in everyday and i read things and think "yeah my car does that sometimes " or" i have that on mine " from baulky gear changes ( miss 3rd is the solution) to the stepper motor ( which i have cleaned) occasional hunting i am like a car hypochondriac but to repeat happy with the car and the forum is a fountain of knowledge too
1999 d8 1.8 petrol - died at 85163
51 plate hdi 110
cheers guys, and I know what your saying about threads only being here as a solution etc etc. The mechanic did the MOT even said it drove beautifully and he liked it as much as his Landy sport. So yeah a cracking little car
Dreaded MOT test with the new handbrake, and a new cat where the engine mounts had caused the flexi to be chewed through.
Apart from a brief scare where I couldn't turn the automatic lights off it flew through. Didn't mind the non-locking flap, the cap itself was making a seal.
Nice shiny new MOT disc on the windscreen
Soooo might get the mounts done over the summer and keep her, she's starting to grow on me again
1999 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0 Vtec Automatic
Previously 2002 406 HDi 90 Rapier Monaco Blue
Welly wrote:something to do with rubber/splits/bursts/flat/floppy etc
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
i am like a car hypochondriac 
<------------------- GONE :'(