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Can confirm its yellow for motorbikes atleast.

Nice design, lovely to drive from what reviews say. A good Audi TT alternative. For ownership costs, @fiat fanwill be the best guy to ask because they share alot of mechanicals.

Doing good, for a 20+ year old euro its reliable. Tiny niggles and wear and tear items that have been ironed out so far. Only issue to be sorted is the BSI being finicky once a while (rat attacks long term damage). By default, well sorted our cars.

To be pedantic, it was not an official recall. PSA replaced it with an updated unit under warranty IF you were to face the issue within the warranty period. The issue was discovered by owners after crossing about 50k - 60k kilometers. That's the sad part as there were many owners who didn't do that mileage within the warranty period. It was a BMW-PSA joint venture project from 2006. The engine did have a recall for a timing chain and tensioner issue (both parts were designed by BMW, they had issues with Timing chains in their diesels and other petrol engines as well from that era, most famous was the N47). The engine was a good design; lightweight, compact, had good low down torque, made good power, smooth and economical for the power outputs it offered in various tunes. On the RCZ-R, It was tuned for 270hp and it had the highest HP per Litre ratio of any production car, until the Yaris GR came along about 5 years later. The main flaw being that the piston rings were fragile in the earlier years and gave way very quickly. Similar issue to what the Honda Fit GP1s faced. They resolved the issue with better quality rings on the later THP engines. How bad is the oil burn in yours? Does it drink more than 1L per 2500km or so? Lot of white smoke? Rough running and noise?

Might as well call it a baby Type R. Good find man and wishing you many happy miles! That manual with that high revving 1.8 must be such a joy. The FD platform was so good, they sold them as an Acura in North America. All the car you need. @fiat fan agreed and remember, a doctor hopes you fall sick, a mechanic hopes your car breaks, while only a crook wishes you prosperity! 🤣

How many kms on the engine? You may need to go for a rebuild if you are seeing signs like white smoke, Hard start, oil burning etc. Like the above comment said, checking the sparks are a start. You might be better off replacing that carburetor as well next time since the Discover/Platina 100 carbs are not too expensive. With lankan fuel quality, you need to be cleaning them more frequently depending on usage.

Bump (2) Alot of my friends have left lanka in the last 2 years... alot. Even my own family is away for a while. So its a bit lonely at times but I'm content with the life and people here considering I was exposed to the foreign life for 12 years, so I was fortunate to have a slice of perspective as to what the other side holds. Its a lovely country and it is home. Sure, alot of things are still way behind global standards but its manageable for the most part. The current obvious issue is with the whole recovering economy, you just lose your drive, your enthusiasm. As if there is no end in sight to your turmoil and hard work. All one could do is bear, work and hope towards a better future. Or leave in hopes of a better future elsewhere. But the home-sickness will always persist.

Great car but keep in mind parts are relatively expensive. Alot of hacked cars out there too. plenty of information on 406 has been shared in this forum. Do search up and if any specific questions are there, do feel free to PM me!

What app/software did you use? I have ELM327 and the 406 doesnt seem too happy with 92. Need to get a reading.

Talk to Customs. I was told motorbikes of upto 350cc were allowed (only one bike per person).

Apart from the recent rat attack on the wiring, the 406 has been running well so I may as well not jinx it with black magic lol.

Ahh thats a beautiful car. I was thinking the somewhere along the likes of Skoda haha.

Design seems european. But im all out of ideas.

How is the Honda dealership in Kenya? Also like iRage said, its down to those 2 issues only 99% of the time. You just gotta find a reliable mechanic who can open up that gearbox properly.