I have run 3, 406 estates, the first did 246k until it got wet and wrecked the electronics, never went wrong until then. The second which we have now I bought for £400 with 11 months MOT we have had it just over 2 years and covered 20k+ and its never broken down, I have another one which we don't use so much, that's done about 150k and likewise has been utterly reliable.
These have all had the 2.0. 8 valve diesel which is virtually bombproof, relatively simple for a modern diesel, no DPF and 50-60 mpg and examples with 300,000+ miles are not all that rare. They are certainly the most reliable cars I have run in my 60 years of motoring.
The cars themselves are very well built by modern standards and even the little wheel under the dashboard that raises and lowers the headlights still works on all three cars.
If you want a smaller car the 206 is also available with this engine until 2009 I believe although late ones are few and far between. Certain Citroens also use the same engine although in my experience they are not as reliable as the Peugeots.
Peter
These have all had the 2.0. 8 valve diesel which is virtually bombproof, relatively simple for a modern diesel, no DPF and 50-60 mpg and examples with 300,000+ miles are not all that rare. They are certainly the most reliable cars I have run in my 60 years of motoring.
The cars themselves are very well built by modern standards and even the little wheel under the dashboard that raises and lowers the headlights still works on all three cars.
If you want a smaller car the 206 is also available with this engine until 2009 I believe although late ones are few and far between. Certain Citroens also use the same engine although in my experience they are not as reliable as the Peugeots.
Peter
