Tharinda406

I sold my 2.0L 406 Executive few months before. It was a good car.... as we all know maintenance cost was high but I never had an issue in finding brand new\used spare parts. It did 10 to 11 kmpl in average. This because most of my commutes are away from Colombo and city limits. Few days before, I bought another 406. This time it is an auto gear car.... yes... it is AL4 gear box. The gearbox already had issues so the owner himself offered me a reasonable price to compensate that. Gearbox is being repaired at the moment and I should be able to ride the car in a few days. It is a full rebuild of the gearbox. Estimated cost is about Rs 150,000. Yes it is high..... but I believe it is a good deal if it runs without issues for at least 4-5 years. If someone is interested, I can provide more details of the place and I can share more information. They seems very professional and said it will take about 4 working days to complete the job. Ultimately it is a Peugeot 406.........

I too agree with Spock. FB15s are not that good with fuel. I have had one (YOM 2000, Auto) and it did about 11 KMPL outstations. Spare parts are cheap. Mine had a gearbox issue and I found a reconditioned gearbox for Rs 35,000

All these are figures displayed on the onboard computer. I did reset the counters before each of above travels. I believe that the computer is accurate but have no proof in hand to prove the accuracy of the computer. With the next full tank, I will verify the computer calculation against actual and will let you know the results. However, 15.5 figure above was obtained by driving with extra attention on fuel efficiency. I have noted that, with 2.0L 406, RPMs above 2000 makes a clear difference in fuel consumption. So I never REV beyond 2000 unless there is a purpose like overtaking. On the other hand, I never hesitate to REV beyond even 4000 - 5000 if I need to quickly overtake a vehicle.

Interesting Stuff ! Thank You.

Hi All, Finally I bought a Peugeot 406 few days before. It is a 2.0 liter-Manual- Executive, YOM 1999, imported from UK and registered here in 2002. Car is in good shape but there are some front and rear suspension issues to fix and probably need an engine tune up. There is also a slight oil leak from a packing and few other minor things to fix. Will have to spend a bit to get everything the way I want them to be. Handling is great and road holding seems to be good. Feel like very solid and stable on bumpy roads but pit holes on the road are felt than I expect. Few guys mentioned that this does about 8KMPL in Colombo which appears to be correct. Below are my observations with regard to Fuel consumption. ( @ Type preassure 32 psi and... of course with AC on. Maintained RPM around 1500 and 2000 most of the time and speed was between 60 and 80). 1. With the traffic in colombo during school time (about 7 Km within about 45 mins) ** 4 Kilometers per Liter 2. On roads arond Gampaha ** 11 to 12 Kilometers per Liter 3. Avoiding traffic ( Starting at 4.45am today, 2 hours drive of about 100Km on Dambulla-Kurunagala road and Kuunagala Negombo Road. Speed between 60Kmph - 80Kmph ) ** 15.5 Kilometers per liter. Above figures shows that, this is car is not as bad as people say with regard to Fuel consumption. Most of Japanese sedans does about 8 KMPL in Colombo and about 12KMPL out of Colombo. I wish it had the maintenance cost of a Japanese car too ......

Hi Harshan, Thank you for providing your insights and appreciate that. I also went through several web sites and spoke to few others regarding the same. I have decided to go for a 2L car. Will keep you posted on the progress Thanks

Hi All, Peugeot 406 has been a car I like but I never bought one do far. I had Honda, Toyata and Nissan cars so far and this time I am going to buy a 406 for sure. I have already done some research and only remaining question question is selecting between 1.8L and 2.0L. I will buy a car with a Manual Gear box. Could some one please advice me on performance, fuel consumption and maintenance of these 2 engines. Most of my commutes will be outside Colombo and varies from 15Km to 100Km. More than 70% of time, I drive between 40Kmph and 80Kmph and this is because most of my routes are traffic free. I usually do about 1500Km per month.