THE_Liam's 406 HDI

[THE_Liam]

Crikey...bet it feels futuristic compared to your usual stuff lol!

Must admit I do like the 406 estates, better rear end than a 306 estate and nicer dash than 306s as well, doesn't look or feel like it fell out of the 80s inside. Personally I'd have gone for the 110 over the 90, but a remap should sort that anyway. Hope it does you well!

Not really, it's still a mid 90's design, and the 190 and 300 were actually very modern cars for their time, just feels like a big 306 with proper rear suspension! The 110 is a fair bit more expensive and has a DMF which is just a recipe for trouble, which will need changing anyway to go for big power, so you may as well have a 90.

Is this a reference to the wheel bearing that Jonny broke?  



Yeah I'll get heated leathers if I can, not that easy to find though. 

I did no such thing, the cv joint seized at 70 odd before I made it to Rotherham. Proper brown trouser moment!  
Although in fairness you did say it was noisy.. 
Looks like a good bus!

Thanks man.

I know what you mean, I just don't like people making out I sold you a death trap, so thanks for confirming that you knew what you were buying. I honestly thought it was a track rod end.

Its a bit of a trade off with the 110. You get the FMIC but you also get the dual mass flywheel. Not sure how well the clutches cope with a remap. I'm looking at a 406 estate as my next hack as i need a tow bus for my track car.

To be honest, if I was tuning a 110 I'd ditch the tiny intercooler anyway, even an XUD9TE has a bigger cooler than that.

As said...Proper Win Barge

When your down the Cornish coast again perhaps that could be a reason for a meet up of the south west lot.

Could definitely be arranged, I'm in S'nives in June and S'nagnes in September, usually meet Joe and Ruan but all welcome!

Even though I'm one of those fuggin' emmits cloggin' up YOUR roads with bleddy caravans?

Very nice! Good camping wagon.

Any chance you'll go stage 2?

Nah, 205 will be the quick car, this is just a cruiser.