Was the Peugeot 406 the best sedan of the 1990s?

[@Spiderwithweb]

406 simply one of the most well designed car ever, it looks so timeless

[@bestattitude]

I usually comment in French, as we're both French and live in the same region, but since you've shot this video in english, I'll just go ahead and drop my comment in the same language. What a terrific surprise, to see you reaching out to the english speaking audience, and make them (re)discover some good old youngtimers. Your english is quite nice, by the way! The 406 remains unquestionably amongst the best sedans from the 90's. It has aged very well, and even today, it's surprisingly modern in terms of handling and overall driving experience. Even its design still lives up to what I expect a sedan to look like! It's sleek, elegant, and simple. Every time I come across one, it brings back so many good memories, and I wish I could find myself a beautiful example with the ES9 V6 engine and an automatic transmission. But those are getting harder and harder to come by, especially in good condition and with reasonable mileage. I've fallen in love with your 406 ever since I first saw it, and I'm glad to hear that you're still using it on a daily basis. It's a testimony of how well these cars were built, and it might encourage people not to hesitate picking one up! Anyway, I'll try to keep it short here... big thumbs up for this great idea you've just come up with. Keep more videos like this coming, and maybe you could also try and broaden your audience with german, as I know you lived in Germany for a little while. Keep it up dude, it's ALWAYS a genuine pleasure to watch your content!

[@authentiquesautos]

Thanks a lot, really appreciate the support!! Usual french videos are back on Monday ;)

[@nicolaslejeune2413]

I totally agree with the above comment, but I prefer listen your really good videos when you speak my mother tongue language!

[@TheKenjoje]

@@authentiquesautos the brakes are actually great, you're wrong....I read the test of early 406 with 1.8 engine and, of course, thin 185 summer tyres....it stopped for a bit more than 40 metres from 100 km/h, so we could imagine it would have stopped for less than 40 metres with bigger tyres.

[@holtvluwer]

@@TheKenjoje I agree. The brakes are good, but a little soft, and i like that. It's just something you need to get used to.

[@TheKenjoje]

@@holtvluwer the pedal sensitivity might be a bit above average for the nineties, but there are many newer cars that react more sharply on slightest touch of a brake pedal than this pug....

[@garygriffiths2911]

Greetings my fellow 406 enthusiast. I also own a early low milage 406 - in my case a 1998 Diablo Red V6 manual that is also a bit of a KZbin star here in the UK. These lovely old cars are going to disappear if people like us don't show them so love. So keep up the good work my friend and Vive La France! PS - It looks like you live in beautiful part of France.

[@TomasGraf-rr6co]

I have one on the opposite spectrum of the age. Mine is a 2004, one of the last ones, 2.0 HDi. It still drives beautifully. 197 000 kms, manual with velour heated seats in grey colour.

[@SATruthSeeker]

Excellent use of english language my friend with your lovely french accent!

[@authentiquesautos]

Thanks a lot! 🙏🏻

[@chrisaskin6144]

Commenting from the UK: I had a pre face-lift 406 GLX with a 2.1 turbo diesel engine in that identical metallic green paint - absolutely loved it. It succeeded two 405's, the first one a petrol GR model, and the second one a diesel GRDT - loved both of them too.

[@Salman-sc8gr]

480,000 km in the Australian climate.Original engine and gearbox just added oil cooler.

[@Messergebnis-liebhaber]

Petrol or diesel?

[@dratsab1980able]

I had one of these for years as my 1st car, the 1.9 LX TD, bulletproof engine, but from what I remembered they ATE suspension bushes and radiators! very comfy car to drive tho.

[@ryanbram165]

Peugeot? Sure! 😄 I drive a 1983 Peugeot 505 GR, still runs well for 40 y.o. car.. it's all about the maintenance.

[@Messergebnis-liebhaber]

40 year old 505 with original engine and transmission?!

[@rajeevkandasamy5567]

i have a 406 SRI 2.0 turbo from 1998 :D i changed the interior to the blue one from the facelifted model

[@MrAndreCoutinho]

Greetings from Brazil! Sweet car and nice review! We had this model for a few years, very few sold units unfortunately, because it was was imported and Peugeot was nearly unknown and also didn’t had a good reputation as a brand over here. We also had the gorgeous coupe as well, those have nearly disappeared from the used market and the owners are charging premium prices. I particularly like the facelift model, that blue one that appears on Ronin driven by Robert DeNiro through Paris streets chasing the BMW M5 soon comes to mind when we talk about the 406.

[@ΙωάννηςΧατζής-φ5η]

Well,hello from Greece! I really enjoyed your 406 review. I got a new facelifted 1.8l rouge vulcain back in 2001 as my first car which is still my only car. Here in Greece, the facelifted model sold more units than the pre facelifted, which was available with petrol engines starting with the old 1.6. The facelifted model got as basic engine the 1,8l EW starting from the spring of 2001. It's sad to see how expensive new cars have turned to be loaded with all those electronic stuff, let alone the loss of a specific identity. Keep on the good work and enjoy your car for many many years!

[@authentiquesautos]

Thanks a lot! Interesting to learn about its career in Greece. I visited Athens and I was mind blown by how many cool old cars there were! But indeed I don’t remember seeing a lot of 406 😅

[@BaldwinChua]

Great video. I've gotten myself a 406 from 1997 last year to restore. Beautiful car and drives exceptionally well. Suspension is top class compared to today's modern cars.

[@authentiquesautos]

Thank you and good luck for this project, it is worth it!

[@hussamhajj]

Thank you very much for your kind report

[@authentiquesautos]

Bonsoir les abonnés francophones ! Je vous rassure, cette chaîne est et restera en français, je voulais simplement tester ce format car j'adore parler anglais et je me suis dit que nos amis anglophones aimeraient bien voir une jolie 406 ;) Au passage, ma vidéo en français de la 406 est toujours dispo ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/epK8Z2Z5h8yfebcsi=QGMs66MqpT6Dxlhy

[@bestattitude]

Je suis stupéfait de certaines réactions. 🙄 Mais tu fais bien d'y répondre et de rassurer celles et ceux que ta première vidéo en anglais a pu dérouter, voire choquer ou même agacer. Personnellement, je trouve l'initiative très bonne et je t'encourage à continuer.

[@TheQuirkyGarage1999]

@@bestattitude malheureusement moi ca ne surprend pas car il y un certains nombre de français qui on une sorte d'amertume ou de "haine" envers la langue anglaise (généralement parce que il ne la parle pas ) cette attitude m'agace beaucoup moi qui ai une appreciation pour cette langue et consomme plus de contenu youtube anglophone que de français , ducoup je me suis permit de répondre a ces commentaires négatifs

[@bestattitude]

@@TheQuirkyGarage1999 Encore une fois, je vous rejoins totalement ! Je trouve que vous avez eu bon compte de répondre comme vous l'avez fait. Je suis moi aussi un énorme consommateur de contenu anglophone et germanophone, et je suis moi aussi toujours agacé par l'hostilité que certains peuvent manifester à l'encontre des langues étrangères. La plupart du temps, cette hostilité cache (fort mal) de la frustration voire de l'aigreur. Parfois, elle est simplement le marqueur d'un patriotisme inepte, que l'on voit beaucoup (mais pas seulement) chez certains "seniors" (les fameux vieux schnocks dont vous parliez dans votre autre commentaire 😁)

[@TheQuirkyGarage1999]

@@bestattitude le commentaire du schnock m'a rappelé une expérience similaire lorsque j'ai fait ma 1ère vidéo en anglais sur ma chaîne y a quelques années

[@tonybaker7484]

In the UK we had a 2 litre 406 in Sherwood green with a beige interior. We loved it - it was SO comfortable - a really lovely car. I think they looked better before the facelift. Lovely to see your review, brought back some happy memories. Pleased you did it in English - thank you.

[@authentiquesautos]

I fully agree with you! I wish I had found one with the beige interior…Thanks ☺️

[@rusevnikolay]

Mine is 406 Break, 1997, 2.0 petrol engine. Same color and interior as reviewed one. It even has code ignition. It is produced 1997, I bought it in 2008 as second hand. It has only around 350 thousand kilometers in 2023. Yours seems in better condition. A lot of people say that the seats are very comfortable. I am used to them and don't really think about it.

[@Messergebnis-liebhaber]

1997 406 2.0 16V RFV with 350k kms and original engine?

[@rusevnikolay]

@@Messergebnis-liebhaber XU10J4R original engine

[@Messergebnis-liebhaber]

@@rusevnikolay Fantastic! My father owns a Citroen Xantia with the same engine and original!!

[@mikekornet]

Your English is great, thank you for your efforts! I really enjoyed your video and am looking forward to watching more. Keep up the great work 👍

[@authentiquesautos]

Thank you so much! I’m not going to do other videos in english anytime soon but I keep the idea in the back of my head, maybe for a secondary channel one day!

[@froggy0162]

I had one the same colour about 20 years ago here in Australia. Wonderful car. Mine had the alloys and the tan colour velvet seats. A great car for Australian conditions as it cruised effortlessly and soaked up the bad roads. I once raced a big V8 engine Australian made Holden and I was faster on the tight winding and rough road as the 406 suspension and handling was far superior. He beat me quickly on the straight parts of course with his V8…

[@dartskipper3170]

When every other sales rep was driving a Mondeo, I chose to drive a 406. In fact I drove two, both late face lift models. They were superb. Reliable, comfortable, with a large boot for samples and catalogues.

[@authentiquesautos]

Absolutely!

[@autisticdrone.]

I liked this video as it was clear and in English. I am not French, I inherited a 1998 pre-facelift 406 from my dad in 2001, 1.9TD, Right hand drive. ( it was his second 406 company car, he bought it from Shell when he retired the year before). A comfortable car to drive. I liked the ability to dead lock the car, and you could lock the boot with the key inserted in the lock , and it could only be unlocked with the key being reinserted. Mine had a Peugeot factory fitted alarm , which could be deactivated by the interior door handle, which rendered it useless. The first 406 (1996) my dad had, included the keypad immobiliser, the second (1998 ) did not, peugeot stopped installing them as the wires apparently broke with the up and down movement of keypad, they went back to the chip in the key idea. I still have the scissor jack from this car, as it is far better quality than modern jacks that is included with the spare wheel.👍🇬🇧 Please do more English video’s…

[@authentiquesautos]

Thanks for sharing those memories! I'll stick to French content on this channel but who knows what I could do on another one! :)

[@autisticdrone.]

No problem, I wish you luck. 👍

[@arnaudr6798]

@@autisticdrone. Tu te prends pour un anglais :) Merci Google translate.

[@autisticdrone.]

@@arnaudr6798 Hi. I am English, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, I think translation was not correct, google translated as: You think you're English :) Translation should be, I think you’re English. 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇷

[@froggy0162]

These do have really good brakes, was one of the things I liked about mine. Your one might have some low quality pads or old fluid etc. If I was you invest in some new discs and pads, and some new rubber hoses with a good flush and new fluid as well. Use some quality parts from Textar or ATE or Brembo or TRW etc. Look at a parts seller in Estonia called Spareto for really good prices. The parts are cheap still and it will make you love it even more.

[@mrc_lucas8999]

i' m about to get one for my first car !!!

[@BoomChockolaca]

It's a great review! Thank for the video

[@gregrobins5615]

The best car I've ever owned. Same colour as the video with the V6, manual and a great exhaust system. It was very quick but still economical and was a hoot to drive with a great sound too.

[@authentiquesautos]

I’d love to try one with the V6!

[@gregrobins5615]

​@@authentiquesautosFantastic car, get a drive in the manual and you'll be impressed even by today's standards.

[@alekBold]

Nice car bro. Looks very smooth

[@authentiquesautos]

Thanks, it really is!

[@vladimirdosljak3111]

I have a 2003 2L diesel model, all black, most comfortable car I've been in apart from the 2001 C5 my father has

[@honda4185]

This one Pre-faclift looks so much better both exterior and interior! "BrittishGreen" 406 is hot!!👍

[@authentiquesautos]

It does for sure!!

[@well_2097]

Je suis un french auditor. J'arrive à comprendre et l'accent n'est pas surjoué. C'est agréable et effectivement ça va élargir ton auditoire. C'est très bien filmé et commenté. As usally...

[@holtvluwer]

I have watched this video over and over again, so just again some comments. The igniting orange bulb of te engine is normal at the start, it should disappear after a few seconds, just the same time as the oil level disappears. The PIN code to start the engine was a nice item at the time, but now it is useless and can couse issues. You can disable it by starting the engine using the code, then ( with a running engine ) remove the power cables, seal them and put it back. From now on you do not need this feature anymore. Just remember the code if you want to install it again. Furthermore there should be a printed 6 digits number under the hood on top of one of the springs, usualy the left one. This number ( in your case ) ends with 89, which means that it was produced in Sochaux, like all SV's where produced there. So your number could be 691289, meaning that it was the 6912th day since a day in 1976 i believe that this car was produced. On the internet you can find a tool to configure the exact production day of your car. Just for info. Enjoy your 406 as i do, and keep it in that shape. As i have said before, it should have it's original alloy wheels to make it real original.

[@authentiquesautos]

Thank you very much!! In my case the check engine light appears here and there, probably some minor electronic issue 🤷🏼 Thanks for the production number tip, I didn’t know that! And regarding the alloys, I’m pretty sure mine came out of the factory with hubcaps, alloys were optional

[@Eatonylexmore]

I was thinking of letting go of my one step up 406 from your one but Noways~ over my dead body 😂

[@danisattar9325]

After many years it's still my favorite car ❤

[@authentiquesautos]

It’s hard to go wrong with a 406, isn’t it!

[@martonaichelburg8284]

I agree with the conclusion 100%

[@AngelinaJolie734]

Very good idea to translate your videos into English, so you will reach a wider audience and you can show the whole world the quality of our cars. PS : j'adore ton accent. 😛

[@authentiquesautos]

Hahaha merci !

[@Dattebayop]

Hello, très bonne initiative ! J'avais vu la version française il y a quelques jours et ton anglais est très bon, je pense que c'est une bonne idée car tu dois avoir une audience anglophone qui regarde ta chaîne assidûment malgré la barrière du langage. J'ai été surpris de voir une chaîne youtube il y a quelques temps qui faisait sont propre doublage (et non pas sous titrage) sur la même vidéo et donc qui n'avait pas besoin de retourner une nouvelle vidéo pour chaque langue. Je ne savais pas que c'était possible et il suffisait simplement sur la vidéo de choisir la piste audio comme on choisit des sous titres. Peut être que ça pourrait t'intéresser ?

[@Vincent-bs5mf]

One off the best cars Peugeot built. My car is a 205 from1991,and it is still going. ( see picture)

[@authentiquesautos]

The 80s and 90s were Peugeot’s best years for sure!

[@PetitCircuit]

Hello Usually watch your videos in French and will still watch in English! If you ever find yourself in the middle of England, let your community know ahead 🙂

[@authentiquesautos]

Will do, thanks for the support!

[@anfahrt]

I love your video about the Peugeot 406. It defenitely is the best car Peugeot ever made togehter with tbe 605. I remember How well it drove and How good the handling was. The 407 which folllowed the 406 was a big step backwards. The 406 was much more comfortable and much more reliable. It still is a great car to drive every Day!

[@authentiquesautos]

Thank you! You forgot one crucial thing: the 406 looks MUCH better than the ugly 407!

[@anfahrt]

@@authentiquesautos yes, indeed! The 407 was very modern when it was introduced. But it has aged very bad. The 406 still is timeless beautifull design!

[@danielwalker2613]

Can you explain the registration system used in France please ?.... I'm not sure what the number is on the far right in the blue section, or the first two letters, or any of it to be honest ? ..... Thank you.

[@user-di5nf8sd2b]

It’s simply the number of the departement. In this case, « 06 » means that this car was registred on « Alpes-Maritimes », especially around Nice, near the Italian border. All of the others caracters doesn’t have a specific signification. On the old french registration system, when license plates where yellow like the english ones, the number of the departement could be seen on the two last caracters, insteed of those ones on the blue line.

[@tontonsylvain1789]

This car is great and comfortable La série des 6 chez Peugeot sont bien au dessus des 7 Bien vue authentiquesautos ;)

[@TheQuirkyGarage1999]

je salue l'initiative car je regarde plus de contenu anglophone donc ça me déroute pas , tu te débrouille bien d'ailleurs 🙂

[@authentiquesautos]

Merci beaucoup ! :)

[@german_lifestyle_tajbakhsh7282]

I own a 407 coupe v6 you can see in my channel. I absolutely love Peugeot in Germany. It never rusts and enjoyable to drive. But german people don’t simply like it

[@authentiquesautos]

Rare car as well!!

[@mohammadshahin8758]

If you want to sell it, ship it to me to Egypt We understand Peugeot more than France if you can believe it Because we consider this car to be made only for us and not for anyone else, it understands us and we understand it

[@harisdevedzic3167]

Ot was a realy sweet car, I would not mind owning it even today

[@HanBiKwang13]

Cool ❤❤❤

[@sebastianfernandez3974]

I find the Xantia with the same 135 cv Engine is as good as the 406, plus it has a more floaty feel and it is more practical because of the hatch. I don't agree with the magazine on that regard :-)

[@authentiquesautos]

Looks a bit less elegant, but I agree for the hatch and the comfort. Less sporty too. I’d love to try one!

[@sebastianfernandez3974]

@@authentiquesautos It's interesting: comparing the 406 with the Xantia becomes a very subjective task. Both are equally comfortable and have super road holding, space and interior quality. I believe the main differences have to do with a different style and feel. The Xantia will feel more floaty and with more body roll (unless you have the Hydractive, in that case it would be close to the 406, and I leave the Activa aside because it's isn't a normal car 😅) but more indirect. The 406 more "sporty", but overall they both excel in this domain. The Xantia with the "VSX" alloy wheels looks particularly elegant! (check the "vert vega" one 😍). Probably the best cars PSA has ever made. If you try a Xantia ensure the suspension is working as it should, they often are neglected and you will get a false impression.

[@Salman-sc8gr]

A taxi driver in Athens has driven his 406 1 million +120,000km

[@yann.22]

Je te suis depuis peu et je t'avoue que cet épisode j'aurais aimé le comprendre malheureusement je ne parle pas anglais j'espère que les prochains épisodes seront en français😅

[@authentiquesautos]

Pas de soucis à te faire, cf. mon commentaire épinglé ;)

[@holtvluwer]

Nice review!, could have been mine. I own myself a blue SV from 1996 exactly the same as yours, only missing the steer handle for the audio system. ( in The netherlands such options were only available on a SVE, and these are very rare ) My car has 158000 km. I also have a 1996 SV in Sherwood green for daily use. This one has 254000 km. Also unigue that this one has no AC or rear window screen, but a roof window instead. I also prefer the phase one to be more elegant and technical better. Phase two comes with an on board computer, so enough said. I started driving a 406 in 2009 when i finaly could buy one for good money. Drove this SV twelve years as a work horse and she ended in the shredder. Of my current cars one will be driven to the end, the other one ends up in a museum. Why should one drive old crap or modern crap if there is the 406? ( By the way: The box behind the rear seat is mentioned for an emergency kit )

[@authentiquesautos]

Interesting to see those subtle differences from a market to another. Your 406 deserves a long career! Cheers ;)

[@holtvluwer]

@@authentiquesautos In France the 406 had more options as standard. In The Netherlands the SV version had alloy wheels just as shown in the magazines you have. Should be on your car too to keep it original. Further the mist lamps, colored mirrors, and wood all around the car. Options were the rear window screen, the AC, and the passenger airbag. So i own myself a full options Dutch SV and also a less option one, but still SV. Things like leather seats only came on the SVE, or later in the Phase 2 model that i don't like that much. Most family cars were 1.8 SL or SR. Business cars mostly 1.8 ST. The rest were diesels. Hardly no one would would pay for a 2 liter SV and the luxury, because it added not that much compared with te taxes. Those people with money bought themselves a 3 liter V6, mostly a coupe version. Coupe's had their time of being valued. Most of the best ones are saved by their owners, but on the current market you see prices of Coupe's dropping. SL, SR, and diesels are gone to the shredder or export. Only a ST or SV is going price upwards nowadays. Let both our SV's have a long career.

[@mickyanthony2824]

PEUGEOT 406 REMAINS A LEGENG. AM IN LOVE WITH THE OLD GIRL..LOVELY VIDEO...

[@authentiquesautos]

Thanks a lot!

[@chimneysweeep]

salut ! je pense que tu devrais créer une chaine spécifique pour ton contenu en anglais, ça dérouterais moins ton public français ^^

[@authentiquesautos]

Clairement, là je voulais juste faire un test, pour voir

[@timiYES]

​@@authentiquesautos translations will be okay, you don't have to shoot separate videos in English. I'm interested in getting a Peugeot but it's a straight fight between a 406 and a 407. I'm so confused right now 😢

[@blucz883]

Im Czech, as I made some money at 18 yo, I wanted a car, first of all I wanted some old cheap car that was easy to work on if it broke and parts were cheap.. So I looked at 1988 Škoda 120 that was listed for around 20k CZK (800Euro), after I seen it I said nope, those are old, shitty cars but whe worked needed to be done on them would be more expensive then whole car.. So I looked around and there was Blue Peugeot 406 1999 Sedan (after facelift) with 1.8 16v petrol engine (I dont like diesel tbh so only petrol for me) with 192k km.. Honestly loved that car ever since and it was only 30k CZK (1200Euro) Its in verry good condition, not as good as in video but still good, basicly no problems and comfy, and I have to say, for me more elegant and simple then the pre facelift.. I have lower specification no basic A/C, only powered windows in front and manual mirrors and no fake wood.. Blue car (Chine de Blue I think) and grey interior. But for my its more elegant than this. Dashboard is more clean, dials look kinda more modern, you dont have that passager airbag think, you just have clean black plastic across, the steering wheel looks better on newer models, also the car is refined to me, you dont have that line on the trunk, you have clear headlights and more agressive looking grill. Honestly it looks like Nisan Silvia but smaller and 4door sedan. I also like these older prefacelift models, but for me the post facelift one is just the perfect car I could have owned, and with that blue color I have Im more then happy to have it.. Only thing I dont like is the fuel consumption, 8l/100km is kinda okay but when you give it gas it goes up like 10/100km. Othervise its perfect the way it is, and people did great job with this car. My parents own a 206 (2000 with 1.6l petrol) that is another underrated fun little car.. Great video and wish you the best of luck on the road :)

[@authentiquesautos]

Love to read this kind of story, thanks for sharing!!

[@zakbakk6439]

Pas mal tu te débrouille bien en anglais

[@authentiquesautos]

Merci !

[@HeichH1]

Laguna 1 phase2

[@patricksenna]

C’est quoi le but?

[@TheQuirkyGarage1999]

de proposer une video sur voiture rarement abordé sur le youtube anglophone.. moi perso je salue l'initiative

[@AngelinaJolie734]

Toucher une plus large audience et montrer au monde entier la qualité de nos autos. 🙂

[@authentiquesautos]

Cf mon commentaire épinglé ;)

[@bokexd3173]

i heard it has problems with electronics which is a major takeaway

[@authentiquesautos]

So far so good on mine!

[@bokexd3173]

than you got an awesome car

[@thgu1234]

We are in French collègua. Même pas j mate Prout

[@NajCharfeddine]

good car, unfortunately it's a petrol hog average more than 12L/100

[@blueburaq]

والله ما تركبها!!

[@ivanantoniozapatavaleria180]

mecanico una maravilla automatico una porqueria

[@morini29]

J avais exactement la mêmekzbin.info/www/bejne/eXiXq2tmr7mrr9Usi=DROp_Z2XhlkaTUAa

[@antho2o210]

WTF 😂? Pourquoi c’est pas en français ?

[@authentiquesautos]

Cf mon commentaire épinglé ;)

[@mrandre4957]

Déroutant....

[@authentiquesautos]

Cf mon commentaire épinglé ;)

[@philippedesmedt1605]

Trop dur de parler Français ?? 😡 je me désabonne !

[@TheQuirkyGarage1999]

il a deja fait une video en français concernent cette voiture donc il n y a rien de mal a faire une video pour le monde anglophone qui ne connait moins ou pas cette voiture , donc cette video est une initiative a saluer plutôt que ton commentaire stupide de vieux schnock franchouillard .

[@authentiquesautos]

Cf mon commentaire épinglé ;)

[@bestattitude]

@@TheQuirkyGarage1999 Je m'associe à votre réponse ! 😊

[@antho2o210]

in english please !