THE_Liam's 406 HDI

[Toms306]

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.

I didn't think you were going for big power though?

Was a similar situation with the Focii really, 1.6TDCi came in 90bhp with no DPF, or 110 with a DPF... I couldn't believe how much slower the 90 was compared to the 110 though, 20bhp doesn't sound like much until you actually drive both. I don't really bother avoiding DMF's these days though, I can't think of any modern diesel without one, a lot of petrols do as well, they're not as bad as they used to be fortunately.

Proper rear suspension makes a massive difference doesn't it!