Highlights
- Rare factory-standard survivor with only 50,000 miles
- Single family ownership from new
- Garaged throughout its life until the past year
- 2024 recommissioning including brakes, tyres, cam belt and filters
- MOT valid to August 2026 with no advisories
- Well kept and unmodified car
The Appeal
Peugeot’s 406 brought something distinctively French to the 90sm fleet car market. Crisp Pininfarina styling combined with a decent range of engines and, above all, supreme comfort and proved a big hit with Britain’s army of motorway-ploughing sales people.
Despite all that, surprisingly few survive, so we welcome the arrival of this 1997 car. Finished in metallic grey with plush GLX spec, it is a petrol 2L car with an auto box that leans into the 406’s relaxed vibe. The car has covered just 50,000 miles, reportedly in the hands of the same family from new, and is pleasingly well kept.
We’re told that the car was extensively recommissioned in 2024, including work to the brakes, new tyres, replacement engine filters and new cambelt. This is supported by the MOT history, which shows a clean test valid to August 2026.
This is a rare and really tidy and usable ‘unexceptional classic’ that would fit right in at the 2026 FOTU show.
The vendor says:
“The vehicle still shines like it did when new, it had been garaged all its life until this past year. It rides exceptionally well, as it did when new. Since recommissioning it drives as it always did and attracts interest. It has just clocked over 50k miles and is driven weekly.”
Key Information
- Mileage: Just exceeded 50,000 miles
- Country of registration: UK RHD first registered December 1997 with two keepers
- Technical inspection status: MOT valid to 16th August 2026 with no advisories
- Technical specs: 1,998cc 4cyl petrol engine with 4spd automatic gearbox
- Paperwork: Main dealer service history from early years mentioned by seller
- New exhaust and new brake discs all round
The Detail
- Originally purchased new by current owner's father
- Main dealer maintained in early years according to seller
- Current owner took over in 2006 and used periodically until 2015
- Garaged throughout life until the past year
- Extensively recommissioned in 2024 by the owner, a skilled engineer
- Finished in grey metallic with generally well kept exterior showing minor marks and dents
- New brakes, tyres, cam belt and filters fitted during recommissioning
- Vendor states underside is in very good order for its age with only very light surface rust
- Some age-related marks on front wing edge and wing mirror
- Touch-up painting applied but could benefit from professional attention
- Original wheels with minor kerb marks
- The vendor informs us the interior is original and presents well
- Well kept grey velour interior with plush GLX trim level
- Interior fabric could benefit from gluing and driver's seat rebolstering
- All functions working correctly
- Period-appropriate CD changer fitted in boot
- Original Peugeot boot liner present
- The vendor states it rides very well
- Driven weekly
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