Peugeot 407 SW - A big dopey estate car, or a sophisticated barge of comfort?

I wasn't going to hate this car, but I didn't expect my opinion to be changed
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[@owensteele1645]

They are very good value these days. This car's in very good condition. Nice colour.

[@MegaMarlboro666]

I have 407 SW 2.0 hdi from 2005. I'm the first owner. It has 375.000 km. The reason I'm still driving it is because I never had any big problems with him. I have full package of equipment, leather, electric seats, navigation and everything still works perfect. I'm considering buying new 308 SW but no way I will sell my 407 for 2000 or few more euros. I will just keep him. Best regards from Croatia👋

[@Retrofordguy]

So glad to see somone else enjoying these barges mine was a gt nav spec with all the bells and whistles so great to woft in

[@pit_stop77]

I had a 407 executive. What a sumptuous car it was. I do miss it

[@stevewatson5065]

Ive got one its the best car i have ever owned ,great comfort and tremendous space

[@kalui96]

That rear hatch is a great idea

[@mikeymike3240]

I’d love 💕 an automatic one of those cars in dark metallic Subaru blue 😮

[@andrewphillips6436]

I learned to drive in my Dad's Renault 25, always had a soft spot for big French cars 😊

[@martinwarner1178]

Great review, you know loads about cars, and that comment about Greg taking his sausage dog a walk, in the pouring rain conjured up all sorts of images...greatly amusing. Peace be unto you.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Good road test 🚗🚙🚘⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍

[@SmashingPistons]

8:20 - I personally associate Peugeot with great little hot hatches and the 406 coupe which is gorgeous !

[@ianoconnell8678]

It’s sister the Citroen C5 is even more quirky and more comfortable with its hydractive suspension a review should come on one of those soon a car that is just very overlooked and underrated

[@badbooks476]

Very interesting, I have never driven a big French car. Well done for not eating the sausage dog

[@mikes747]

My brother in law had a top of the range one of those as a company car years ago and I can confirm that it was a very comfortable old.barge!

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Had one of these for 4 years. Front looked like a shark! Only gave it up because of the DPF trouble, it became an MOT failure.

[@stevewatson5065]

I own one of these ,it's a really comfy car and drives really well

[@gazonatrike7005]

liked mine, didn't love it. too many niggles, but the fold forward and flat passenger seat was great.

[@paultaylor9652]

As having owned many French cars I believe most people who hate them have never travelled in one. Also none of them visited a garage apart from a annual service and MOT which they passed. Strange one that model 407, to have steel wheels and a full length glass roof with a blind, maybe someone swapped the alloys at some point in its life.

[@devilmahon666]

Great Video Paul. Your welcome to test drive witbier of my 2 cars if you ever wanted too. I’ve an early T Plate Rover 75 2.5V6 Auto Saloon in old English white that was used at the London Bridge Rover launch event for the Rover 75 on 19/6/99 or if you fancy trying something super modern I have a Seat Leon FR Plug In hybrid which is actually a fantastic car and quick! 😂

[@stepheng8779]

Can't be doing with trout face cars. Good win for you at the darts today on Ch5, hope you go well tomorrow 😂

[@animalcrackersong]

My 2.2 sport is a fantastic car ,,,, never had a car so big that corners so well , a new cam sensor and crank sensor made the engine feel like new at 100,000 miles plus .DPF warning light finally vanished with the cam sensor . . smooth as you like and more powerful ,,, is no slug ,, Big Dopey estate ,,,,, NOT . Great driving position , most comfortable car I,v ever driven. It eats miles on motorways with great fuel economy and comfort . Don,t blame the car for poor maintenance . The traction control button actually allows you to accelerate on ice ,,, very impressed with this beautiful car ..

[@windymiller5058]

Peugeot are a funny old company. They made boring cars, then they made ok cars, then they made very pretty and elegant cars, then they made spectacularly ugly cars, now they make pretty cars again. Despite their looks, they were always quite a nice car to drive especially in countries with roads made out of rocks and holes like they are here. It looks like a gormless fish, but then all French cars of the period looked un peu poisson. I wonder what happened, perhaps there was a lovely sea bream on the menu at a French car design conference in 2002 or something. I once went all the way to Newcastle in one of these, not the proper Newcastle, the other Newcastle, the one way up north. Jimmy Nail. It was ok, comfy, quiet and whilst I didn’t drive it I thought it was ok. The roof is awesome, Mrs Miller has a friend with a 307 Space Wizard with this roof and an unexpectedly luxurious interior if you’re in the back being driven through a city then it’s a very nice experience. The 407 Coupe looks like my friend Robin. I’d very much like a Peugeot, but not this one. I’d like a PX10.

[@General_Cheeseburger]

I had a petrol Xantia in the 90's, lovely thing to drive. I got rid of it before the warranty expired, though. I didn't fancy shelling out for repairs. The usage of the Infidel's name has been noted and will be discussed on Monday night 😂😂

[@Dino_Dad.]

Lots of wine and fine foods and I'd be after a big French soft sofa to drive home in ..

[@Dino_Dad.]

Oh and my uncle who had a taxi business went from Granadas and sierras to 405s and 406 diesels but ultimately skodas but it was comfy for a while I guess

[@Retrofordguy]

I had one about 2 year ago owned it for a good 3 years would still have been owning it had it not been written off everyone says they were awful but it woffded around brilliantly it was a 2liter hdi gt nav spec with full leather and even had a telephone it was a superb motor never had problems bought it with a worn ball joint got all that sor t ed and it was fabulous motorway or vountry road cruise incredibly smooth when warmed up it was a bargin at 2 grand i loved it so much i want another so bad

[@simonbrader8408]

Excellent review. You are spot on with your analysis that the bold exterior design - which I really like - is badly let down by the bland interior. Où est le légendaire je ne sais quoi français?

[@frothe42]

I like this! I really like the front trademark badge, the rear styling reminds me of the Renault Vel Satis. A little too basic for me; it kills me that you get keep fit rear windows on low spec models. I wonder if you could have gotten this 407 SW with a V6? I know you pay by the litre, we in the US pay by the gallon, plus diesel is more expensive than unleaded petrol. You should be paying for fuel (petrol) by the gallon instead of a litre!

[@aapaap8595]

Yes, it was available with 3.0 V6.

[@frothe42]

@@aapaap8595 Excellent!

[@Boss-dr2zk]

Huh? Your wallet does not care if you measure your fuel in gallons or in liters 😂

[@conroy1275]

Huge quantities of gapage on the front end.

[@Michael-it6gb]

This is one of the cheapest car on the second hand market, so I thought it might be crap. But I guess it seems pretty capable.

[@StevensPaul]

#BecauseFrenchMustard 👍🥖🍟😁 lovely shade of ♥️ Red it's finished in.

[@johnchincotta1qwdb15]

Quite a nice car and fun to drive.Electrical components tend to fail in these cars as you mentioned in the video paul.Driven these cars before but never owned one myself.

[@theskinnybiker5908]

Just out of interest is the MGTF at the end of this video now not going to its new home?

[@Phiyedough]

I've seen a Peugeot 407 CC. That seems a small engine for that size of car!

[@3vom918]

Rear side windows on a French estate car? Yer buy one, yer get one free!

[@davidmarshall6538]

Personally speaking, I believe Peugeot haven't made a decent car since the 406 Coupe. That reminds me, the 406 Coupe started life as an "Alfa Romeo Nautilus" styling idea.

[@Mr.DickDastardly]

These must be good practical cars as there were a lot about. I think Peugeot must have built a couple of new truck prototypes and, thinking they were going into production, ordered thousands of front grilles and bonnet badges! When it was cancelled, I guess they had to find something else to put them on!😁 The Granada Scorpio was described as looking like the last haddock in the shop! On similar lines, I'm afraid that to my eye, this Peugeot has a last bug-eyed frog in the mud look about it! I wonder if that xxxxl headlight design was a reverse- influence over the ever-decreasing 'letterbox style' found on most current models?

[@davidmarshall6538]

On the subject of the Ford Scorpio, I always thought it would have looked and sold far better if Ford had given the car a similar front & rear to the Galaxy MPV. If I remember correctly the mk1 Galaxy came out just before the 'froggy' Scorpio. Maybe Ford made it so ugly because they planned to kill it off and used the poor sales to justify their decision? 🤔

[@Mr.DickDastardly]

I thought there was really not much to fault the looks of the previous generation 'hatchback' Granada - I had one in fact and I really liked everything about it! I think the Scorpio may have been an attempt by Ford to sell the same car in the USA as well as Europe, but it was of course a flop in both markets! Somebody must have known looking like that would never work, so who knows you may be right about wanting to kill it off!

[@davidmarshall6538]

@@Mr.DickDastardly You could be right, Dick. My dad had a mk3 Granada Scorpio, F200 FGA, and he absolutely loved that car. The two "froggy" Scorpios he had were a bit meh. Nowhere near as well built.

[@Mr.DickDastardly]

Mine was a bit older, a D reg, 2 litre Automatic. It drove beautifully and had a really nice interior even though it was only GL trim. Quite a big car back in the 80s but probably only comparable in size to a Ford Focus these days! 😀

[@davidmarshall6538]

@@Mr.DickDastardly I know what you mean about the size. The GL was still a decent spec and the space in the mk3s was great. My dad's other favourite car was his 1980 Granada Chasseur estate SE. That was enormous and would be worth a fortune now. Thanks for reminding me about the mk3, Dick. Brings back great memories. 👍

[@blinkachu5275]

I've always liked the look of this car Idk Looks like a shark

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

I have 2.7sw biturbo for 5 years now, only electric problem was the microswitch on rear hatch, goes well & i enjoy driving it

[@markmoore2625]

Been in a few of these over the years ( taxi drivers seem to love them). For me there's too much front end for my liking, the 406 was a better balanced design. Doesn't the 75 tourer have an opening tailgate window? Interior looks too bland,like most of the budget went on the exterior.

[@craigpickles6910]

Yes the 75 tourer does have the opening glass on the tailgate which I can only imagine BMW brought to Rover as all their tourers have opening glass too.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

406 estate was far better looking then this thing

[@PJ-om2wq]

I'd rather have a 406

[@qc2731]

The big “smiley” face period… horrible cars. Never liked them when they came out and still hate them now. Decent engines and that’s it.

[@SteveDull]

No

[@Mr.DickDastardly]

... no and thrice no!

[@SteveDull]

@@Mr.DickDastardly 👍

[@dannyharty3656]

You can take it from someone know the 407 is one of the worst cars ever made night mare electrics dpf are just some of the problems

[@Mr330d]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 go back to sleep

[@dannyharty3656]

@Mr330d I think as far I know I have opinion and aslo hade a bad experience with one of these cars

[@Mr330d]

@@dannyharty3656 worst cars ever made ? You made a fool of yourself now go back to sleep 😂

[@MegaMarlboro666]

Dpf what? I just turned off mine and no more problems

[@Mr330d]

@@MegaMarlboro666 Same My DPF was fine but problem was with the additive tank so deleted DPF & EGR & remapped ecu for more power unfortunately mine is only the 1.6 HDI 110

[@RichardDenton-cw6sw]

Don't buy 1 please I don't like French cars their a pain in the arse 2 repair😫