On Feb 2, 1:30 am, Albert T Cone <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Ken wrote:
> > Our 406SV is about ten years old and we are looking at 407s or Mercs
> > for a replacement.
>
> > There have not been many posts about 407s - which may mean that noone
> > is buying them but, hopefully, means that they have been fairly
> > problem-free (if Peugeot monitor this group they will be soldering the
> > air bag leads under the seats on the assembly line).
>
> > What can group members tell me about the 407? Is it better than the
> > 406? How? And what about the diesel version - plenty of posts about
> > the 406 HDI - no particular drama.
>
> > There are probably many group members in a similar position to me -
> > lets kick some info around about 406 replacements. I will be test-
> > driving a 407 HDI and a Merc Kompressor on Monday. Stay tuned.
>
> I don't have direct personal experience, but my boss has had both, and
> had far fewer problems with the 406. All the problems he has had with
> the 407 have been niggling electrical type problems which the dealers
> can't diagnose. I do know that the 407 is a pretty nice thing to drive,
> and that the 136Bhp Hdi lump is quite sweet, although not as economical
> as one might expect. The boot opening on the estate is both quite
> clever and rather stupid - the two-way opening is quite clever, but the
> aperture you have when fully open through which to insert camping
> gear/dogs/wa****ng machines is really quite small. On balance he
> preferred the 406.
>
> I have no experience of the modern mercs, so can't help there :-)
Interesting. The problems with the 407 sound a bit like I experienced
with a new Ford - they finally replaced a thing called the 'body
control module' and it has been OK. Our 406 occasionally acts up -
immobiliser. But it has only happened about three times in 9 years
(that is three times too many!). This is one reason why all the
vehicles I am looking at on Monday are demos - 3k to 25k kms up.
Hopefully they have got any bugs out of them.
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