WiNgNuTz's 407 SW

[WiNgNuTz]

I realy like these, for some reason!

Wait till you get to working AC in the summer, the usual "it's not needed cos mine is broken" 306 owner attitude may change!!

Lol, yeah I already figured that, the dual zone climate control is very nice.

And tbh, the more I look at it and drive it, the more I love it!

Yeah that Peugeot lion looks very much like a Vauxhall griffin!

Lol, he's right though, boring, silver, square blocks look exactly the same as mid 00s Vauxhalls!


Looks like a decent upgrade over the 306 heap anyway Steve, shame about the fire but hopefully that's easily sorted.  I'm gonna guess there is a rear light/wiring fault caused by the fire that's causing your bulb issues atm.  Otherwise looks nice, they are huge though, not sure I'd want to be parallel parking one haha.

I don't care how boring and square it is, or even if it looks like a Vauxhall, I like it.

As for the rear light fault, I think (touch wood) it's fixed. Cleaned the connector to the light unit up, sprayed with a bit of WD40, and replaced, and I also cleaned the terminals on the battery up, there was a lot of gunk around the negative terminal.

As for the size, it's actually really easy to parallel park, the reversing sensors do help, though they're probably cheap ones from ebay, poorly fitted, as they can't be relied on fully, need coupling with a bit of observation and common sense.

I realy like these, for some reason!

Wait till you get to working AC in the summer, the usual "it's not needed cos mine is broken" 306 owner attitude may change!!

the cruise control and the panoramic sunroof will be loved dearly too! Just don't let the kid/kids near the button for the roof blind or it will no doubt break!

Well, the twins are 10 now, so will be told in no uncertain terms not to dick around with the buttons, and Hallie is only 6 months, so she won't be able to reach the buttons for some time.

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want a good bonnet and front bumper and leathrr seats for one?

Bonnet and front bumper are alright on this one thanks, I'm half tempted by the leather seats though...shame I'm broke for the foreseeable future, especially as I need to pay my family back for the loans to get this. Current seats are comfy enough for the time being....I'm not planning any mods at all really, hence I didn't make a project thread.

These aint bad to drive tbh.
I maintain one for a fwend.

Bottom ball joints/bearings are a common failure on the front...bit of a pig to do

And if the ball joints do go make sure you don't let them go on for too long as you'll be replacing the complete hub due to wear on the part of the hub the bearing part sits on.

Also ABS sensors seem to be a common issue on these, certainly not a bad old bus though these

Like I said above, when I get any issues with this one, I'm likely to just take it to the garage to have the work done...more expensive I know, but at least it gets done properly.

As for ABS sensors, not sure that's what I've got a problem with, apparently these have tyre pressure sensors as well, and I'm either missing one or it's failed, as the car reckons I have a puncture....which I don't. Gonna check the pressures today anyway as I didnt get round to it yesterday.