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05 05 RENAULT SCENIC 1 .4 RUSH, met red, 1 owner, 18,000 miles . . 03 53 VW PASSAT 1 .8T SE AUTOMATIC, silver, FSH ........................................ 02 52 VW GOLF 2.0 GTi, 5dr, black, 2 owners, FSH ........................................... 02 52 SUZUKI GV 2.0TD, 5dr, met red, 1 owner, history.................................. 04 54 CITROEN PICASSO DESIRE 2, black, 2 owners, FS H ............................ 04 04 CITROEN PICASSO 1 .6 DESIRE, misty lilac, 16,000 miles, FSH . 03 03 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 XSi, 5dr, met purple, FSH ........................................... 03 53 SUZUKI GV 1 .6 SE, black, 3dr, 46,000 miles.............................................. 04 54 ROVER 4 5 1 .4 CLUB SE, silver, 2 owners ....................................................


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|ACKinl998, . the Peugeot '406 was a


class act, but by 2004 it had become rather embarrassing­ ly off the pace. Up against cars


like the MazdaG, the Honda Accord, the Ford Mondeo and the Vauxhall Vectra, the 406 could not possibly cut the mus­ tard. Something new


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.£17,999


02 52 MERCEDES E320 CDI AVANTGARDE AUTO, silver, grey leather, climate, alloys, FSH ...................................£14,999 05 54 AUDI T T 180 COUPE, met blue, grey leather, climate, FS H ..................................................................................................£13,999 05 05 BMW 115 SPORT, silver, 29,000 miles, FSH, climate, alloys ............................................................................................£11,999 05 05 VAUXHALL ASTRA 2.0 TURBO SRi, 3 dr, silver, exterior pack, FSH .............................................................................£9,999 05 05 VOLVO 1.6S S40, 4dr, red, 1 owner, F S H ............................................................................................................................................£8,999 04 54 VOLVO 1.8S S40, 4dr, red, 1 owner, F S H ............................................................................................................................................£8,999 0404MlNICOOPERCHILLI,pure silver, octagon red part leather, 16" Rn alloys, black mot & minor caps, 6 CD, 30k miles, FSH . . . £8,999 99 T AUDI n (180) COUPE QUAHRO LHD, silver, leather, full UK spec ....................................................................................£7,999 04 04 MGZT 1 .8 120+, 4 door, red, air con, alloys, luxury motoring.............................................................................................£5,999 99 V AUDI A 3 1.8T SPORT, 3dr, automatic, black, a/c, alloys, CD, 47,000 m is ....................................................................£5,499


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06 06 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.8 SPORT TWINTOP, red, 6,000 miles, FSH, 1 owner, a/c, alloys, C D ......................£13,999 01 Y AUDI TT 225 ROADSTER, silver, low mileage, leather, climate, alloys..........................................................................£10,999 04 04 RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 DYNAMIQUE CABRIOLET, met blue, a/c, alloys, C D ...........................................................£8,999 05 05 VAUXHALL TIGRA SPORT CABRIOLET, black, 1 owner, F S H ................................................................................................£8,999


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04 54 AUDI A6 3.0 TDi QUATTRO SE AUTO, met green, 1 owner, FSH, leather, climate............................................£18,999 04 04 BMW 530 SE DIESEL AUTO, met grey, grey leather, 1 owner, FSH .............................................................................£17,999 02 52 MERCEDES E320 CDi AVANTGARDE AUTO, silver, grey leather, FSH, climate..........................................


.£14,999


04 04 CITROEN C8 2.2 HDi SX, 7 seats, met red, 24,000 mis, a/c, C D ......................................................................................£9,999 03 53 SAAB 9-5 2.2 Ti D VECTOR ESTATE AUTO, met light blue, climate, leather, alloys, cruise, C D ................£8,999 06 55 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 HDI SE STATION WAGON, met blue, a/c, alloys, panoramic roof .........................................£8,999 03 53 VW GOLF 1.9 GTTDi 130, 3dr, silver, a/c, alloys, CD ...............................................................................................................£8,999 05 54 FORD FOCUS 1.6 TDCi GHIA (NEW SHAPE), 5dr, silver, a/c, alloys, CD, 1 owner, ............................................£7,999 04 04 FORD MONDEO 2.0 TDCi 115 GHIA, 5dr, silver, 1 owner, FSH, 35,000 miles........................................................£7,999 03 03 VW PASSAT EST 1.9 SPORT TDi TIPTRONIC, silver, a/c, alloys, CD, high mileage, bargain......................£6,999 04 04 MAZDA 6 2.0D TS2, silver grey, 1 owner, FSH, a/c, alloys, CD ......................................................................................... £5,999 02 52 PEUGEOT 307 2.0 D TURBO, 5dr, silver, black leather, a/c, alloys, CD .......................................................................£5,999


04 54 AUDI A6 3.0 TDi QUATTRO SE AUTO, met green, 1 owner, FSH, leather, climate.........................................£18,999 04 04 BMW 530 SE DIESEL AUTO, met grey, grey leather, 1 .owner .......................................................................................£17,999 99 V AUDI A 3 1.8T SPORT, 3dr, auto, black, a/c, alloys, CD, 47,000 mis ...............................................................................£5,499


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05 05 SHOGUN 3.2D WARRIOR, LWB, silver, black leather, 18,000 miles.............................................................................£17,999 03 53 MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT 3.0 AUTO ELEGANCE, silver, black leather, 33,000 miles .............................£8,999 00 W MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.5 V6 ELEGANCE AUTO, blue/silver - black leather..............................................................£6,999 04 53 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA 1.6 S E , 3dr, black over silver, 46,000 miles, F S H ..............................................................£5,599 01 Y SUBARU FORESTER 2.0 TURBO, met green, leather.....................................................................................................................£4,999 01 51 SUZUKI JIMNY 1.3 J L X , silver, 37,000 miles.................................................................................................


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offer it here only in Coupe and Con­ vertible bodystles. You could, after all, buy its arch-rival Audi’s RS4 as a saloon and an estate. With the latest generation M3, BMW weren’t about to repeat that mistake. Which is why there’s the option of the four-door saloon variant we’re looking at here. Just as the M3 Coupe looks like,


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well, a 3 Series Coupe but actually most of the body panels are changed, the saloon version is the same. In other words, there are virtually no body panels shared with your com­ mon or garden 3 Series Saloon. Which given the £50,000 price tag attached to this M3 is probably just as well. The car features the same sleek


front end design from the Coupe M3 which includes the lowered, sportier headlamp design and striking power dome in the bonnet. Primarily, the design of this model


is created by the need for significant volumes of air for the induction sys­ tem. As a result, the M3 does without


NE rather curious decision with BMW’s last generation M3 was Munich’s decision to


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05 55 MINI ONE PEPPER, silver, low mileage ............................................................................................................................................£10.‘ 07 07 VAUXHALL CORSA 1 .2 SXi, 3dr, red, body styling kit, alloys, 8,000 mis .................................................................£8,‘ 06 05 MITSUBISHI COLT 1 .5 SPORT, 5dr, silver, 9,000 miles, air con, alloys, C D ..............................................................£6,1 04 04 SEAT LEON 1 .6 SX, silver, a/c, alloys, 1 owner, FSH .................................................................................................................£5,! 05 54 PEUGEOT 206 1.6 QUICKSILVER, 3dr, 1 owner, silver, 25,000 miles.............................................................................£5,! 04 54 NISSAN PRIMERA 1 .8 S , silver, a/con......................................................................................................................................................£5.! 05 55 PEUGEOT 10 7 , urban red, 19,000 miles................................................................................................................................................E5,‘ 05 55 VAUXHALL CORSA 1 .2 DESIGN, 3dr, silver, urmisher body kit .........................................................................................E5,‘ 05 05 NISSAN A LM ER A 1 .5 SE , 5dr, met blue, climate, alloys, CD changer ..........................................................................£5,- 02 52 TOYOTA COROLLA T2, 5dr, silver, one owner, 29,000 miles, FSH ...................................................................................£5,‘ 05 05 FORD FIESTA 1.2 FINESSE, 3dr, met blue, 1 owner, 19,000 miles ................................................................................£4,! 03 03 RENAULT LAGUNA 2.0T DYNAMIQUE, met almond, a/c, alloys.........................................................................................£4,! 03 52 ROVER 75 1 .8 CLUB SE, met green, climate, alloys, 42,000 miles ................................................................................£4,1 04 04 ROVER 251.61 X L , 5dr, silver, leather, a/c, alloys, s/r, CD, 23,000 miles....................................................................£4,' 04 04 RENAULT C L I0 1.2 AUTHENTIQUE, 3dr, silver, 12,000 miles ............................................................................................£4,' 02 52 VAUXHALL ASTRA 1 .6 CLUB, 5dr, silver.............................................................................................................................................£3,1 03 53 ROVER STREETWISE 1 .4S, 5dr, met silver, sunroof, alloys, CD ......................................................................................£3,1 04 54 FIAT PUNTO ACTIVE, met blue, low mileage ....................................................................................................................................£3,1 04 04 FIAT PUN T0 1 .2 ACTIVE, 3dr, met blue, demo + 1 owner, 37,000 mis .......................................................................£3,1 02 02 RENAULT C L I0 1.2 BILLABONG, 3dr, silver..................................................................


£3,1


99 T AUDI A 3 1 .6 SPORT, 3dr, silver, s/roof, alloys, C D ..........................................................................................................................£3,1 01 Y VW POLO 1.0 E , 3dr, silver, 33,000 mis...................................................................................................................................................£3,1 02 52 NISSAN MICRA 1.0 TEMPEST, 3dr, silver, 22,000 mis.............................................................................................................. £2,1 02 02 ROVER 25 IMPRESSION, met blue........................................................................................................................................................... £2,1 01 Y RENAULT MEGANE EXPRESSION +, 5dr, silver.................................................................................................................................£2,1 00 W TOYOTA COROLLA 1 .6 G LS , 5dr, met green.......................................................................................................................................£2,1


was needed, some­ thing that would not just blend into the scenery. The 407 was the result, and sit­ ting on my drive recently it was still creating quite an impression mth my neighbours, who were frantically twitching their cur­ tains trying to figure out just what had landed. It is certain­ ly different. I had opted for the


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2.2-litre petrol pow­ ered model and that gaping chrome grille, priapic bonnet and hunched up rear end gives the car an almost cartoonish proportion. From some angles


it looks great and from others rather awkward. One thing it is not is boring, and at first acquain­ tance it seemed a


road test


By JUNE NEARY


whole lot better screwed together than some Peugeot products I had sam­ pled.


The Practicaliries The 407 may take


up a lot of road, but the passenger com­ partment is not the biggest in class. Yes, there is room to swing a generously sized cat up front without doing too much damage to the soft furnishings, but knee room in the rear is not overly generous, especially if a taller driver has bagged one of the front seats. Again, the styling


has taken priority over practicality when it comes to boot space, the stub tail preventing a truly big boot. The solution in this instance is to opt for the low slung 407 SW estate version, which has plenty of room astern. Right from the


outset, the invest­ ment in quality is manifest. The fabric seating of our test car felt better and seemed of higher


quality than many of the bargain base­ ment leather trims fitted to upper-speci­ fication mid-range saloons and the seats had both enough lat­ eral grip and were comfortable enough. The steering wheel


is trimmed in leather, but featured neat cut outs for the thumbs. The dash­ board follows the trend for “waterfall” centre consoles on which most of the major instruments are placed and sees a welcome move away from the rattly hard plastic ventilation and air conditioning controls that have blighted many Peu- geotsof yore. Expensively slush


moulded plastics yield to the touch along the top of the dashboard, while there are classy look­ ing applique strips along the dashboard and doors to bright­ en the interior ambi­ ence a little. The Peugeot sta­


ple of chrome-ringed dials and a chrome and leather trimmed gear knob are also evident. Thankfully, the steering wheel is a little better looking than some of the blandly bulging


tillers fitted to many Peugeots.


Behind The Wheel The 160 b,h.p. 2.2-


litre petrol engine that powers the mid­ range 407 model I received will be familiar to 406 cus­ tomers, powering as it did the sporting SRi version, and it is a very good unit. Zippy enough to entertain in a straight line, it will make 60 m.p.h. in 10.1 seconds and run on to a top speed of 136 m.p.h. Fuel economy is


surprisingly good for a peppy petrol power plant in what is a deceptively large car, the 407 2.2 returning a creditable 31 m.p.g. on the com­ bined cycle. Emissions are not


this 407’s strongest suit, although the 214g/km figure will not preclude it from business buyers who are genuinely sold on the look and feel. The steering is very good, as is the gearchange although the car handles more like a big 607 saloon than a spry 307 hatchback.


Value For AAoney Prices kick off at £19,350 for the 2.2-


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litre Sport version and that is the only trim level now avail­ able mth this engine. When stacked up


against rivals, the price looks reason­ able. The question is, would you put


your hand in your pocket for one? With the premium brands like BMW and Audi offering small cars in this price bracket, many potential customers are willing to sacri­ fice a bit of space in


order to have that sprinkling of Teu­ tonic fairy dust to plump up the resale values. Three years do\vn


the line how much will your 407 be worth? It is some­ thing you will need


to consider.


Could I Live with One? Personally, I


would love a 407 on my drive. The neighbours,


however, seem unde­ cided.


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front foglamps, while three large air ducts in the front lower valance keep the engine breathing. Like the Coupe, the M3 Saloon features 18-inch Dark Graphite double-spoke light-alloy wheels as standard, with a 19-inch forged and polished wheel as an


option. Otherwise, the recipe is much the


.same. In other words, vou’re getting


the pace and poise of a Porsche 911 at two-thirds of the price. In fact, you’re getting more, since the entry-level 911 offers ‘only’ 321bhp against the MS’s 420bhp V8. The BMW’s is an engine that’s not


only lighter than its six-cylinder pred­ ecessor but one which punts the M3 into a new performance realm. BMW nuot.R S


a 0-62mnh time of


4.9 seconds for the Saloon (for some reason, i t ’s 0.1s slower than the Coupe) and the same electronically limited top end of 155mph. Like the Coupe, the four-door is said to nudge 180mph with the software nanny shackled. A six-speed manual gearbox is stan­


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