1997 Peugeot 406 – Driven To Write

Only Something, Nothing Less

A rather damning biannual vehicle roadworthiness test has spelled doom for Penelope the Peugeot, the much-loved family steed.

Although the only apparent problem involved a bit of noise from the exhaust, the vehicle inspector found so many faults he could not Continue reading “Only Something, Nothing Less”

Bangernomics And Recognition For The Peugeot 406

Autocar and James Ruppert are celebrating 25 years of the bangernomics concept. And the 406 gets some publicity.

1999 Peugeot 406: www.the-blueprints.com — 1999 Peugeot 406: http://www.the-blueprints.com

For those who don’t know, bangernomics is Ruppert’s term for a car buying philosophy where the aim is to find a really cheap car with a long MOT. I first came across the concept in the early ’90s when reading Car magazine. At that time Ruppert had a column on used cars. He also ran a series called the Crap Car Cup that required the contestants to get the best, cheapest car possible and run it and race it.

I used this bangernomics philosophy when time came for me to Continue reading “Bangernomics And Recognition For The Peugeot 406”

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