An Unexpected Car Swap! 

It mad me smile the way the manual illustrates the car's features with what looks like a lady of the night! 😀

What a great and sensible car! 🙂 A friend of mine had one just like it for several years. It did the job perfect 👍

My dad had a 3008 hutch I think had the same engine. I found it drove more like a petrol engine than a diesel. Also, it had an hydraulic anti roll bar that rotten through and he had to make a new one, as you could only buy the complete rear axel assembly, not just the parts. Madness!

Very acceptable sir I’ve always been partial to a slice of garlic bread…

I think Gérard Depardieu is a good name

I was trying to guess what you had swapped for and the red leather seats made me think Alfa 157. Then the 2.2 engine made me think you had a Honda Accord. I never guessed that it would be a Peugeot. A Peugeot from their deep sea period. However this one could be the best Peugeot from their deep sea period. I don’t have a huge amount of experience with the Peugeot 407, I did have a 406 briefly that was pleasant and comfy but jolly slow and quite plasticky. My only time I’ve knowingly spent in a 407 was a trip to Newcastle to see Nick Cave and we hired one for the trip. Geordie Newcastle, not proper Newcastle so a long way. Thinking back the trip was entirely unmemorable, so the car must have been competent. I have recently been in a 307SW, the prospect of which didn’t fill me with excitement or joy but actually it was quite pleasant. It was beige inside but a nice, classy, French beige. Like the lobby of a nice, classy hotel in Grenoble. It’s stand out feature though was the big glass roof like you have. It really made a short trip across a city in a humdrum car into quite an event, I could look up at the buildings and the trees and it made me realise just how much you miss travelling through a city in a car because the roof blocks your view of so much. And it’s doubly nice to be inside a Peugeot from their deep sea period because when you’re inside it you can’t see the outside. This one looks lovely inside with its red leather seats and it’s panoramic roof. Maybe you have to speak to it in French, like Officer Crabtree from Allo Allo and then it will understand you. I hope you and your Peugeot from their deep sea period will be very happy together. Perhaps you could call it Jules Verne, what with it being from Peugeot’s deep sea period.

Grreat family car paul ,no idea for a name suggestion.

As soon as you said red leather seats I instantly thought Alfa Romeo 159, then you said 2.2 and I thought ohh the petrol version. Then I was like maybe it's an X-Type and then low and behold look what we have here 😊 it's such a happy car! The roof is my favourite bit especially for rear passengers. I expected to not like my 406sw but I really did like it a lot. I can't explain why it just made me happy! Great video Paul and without bias excellent car too!! 😂 When I went to France I once met a chap named Guillaume so for me I vote Guillaume 🎉 Edit: call it Dijon for obvious reasons 😂😂😂

Call her Precilla. Only cuz I had a 623 that we called Elvis and every time you turned the radio off it made a sound like it was saying " er huh" and my then lady friend would say "thank you very much".😂😂😂 I guess you had to be there but it was amusing.

Slightly surprised by the Peugeot, Paul but it meets your needs. Hope it's a very good car for you.

Its french, So Pierre the Peugeot

An estate is always a boys name.....PERCY PEUGEOT 🤩

Pierre is surely the best name.... I like that Pug, must have cost someone a lot when it was new. A quite interesting car Some things can't be set up until the car s stationary French cars tend to have restricted glove box because the fuses are in there with RHD cars

‘Don’t press skip’ 😂 my finger was hovering at that point 😂. François or the baguette as my suggestion

Very nice car. I wish you the best with it i hope you and your family enjoy it. I think noel is a nice name for it.

I dont need a Rover 600. I need a diesel with a tow bar. Me too.

Charles Aznavour? Une Voiture? Nice motor Paul, very useful, lovely interior and it has a certain presence too. 😊

You've done well there! They are extremely comfortable, and reliable mile munchers. And, as you spotted, the rear is great for a picnic.

Old French cars = a world of pain 😆

Wonderful, and deserved. Enjoy! 👍 Name: Vanessa Paradis - '(Purr) Joe le taxi' ??

Good trade Mustard. In the end you got a Car you NEED and Harry Secome(O.B.E.😅..) went to a Family that needed Him. Hope it all goes well for you. The Kids should like the Space Age looks and that huge Interior... and Wilma already seems to like it...🤪!

Dorothy Puddleduck, a classic name.

Its definitely better looking on the inside than it is on the outside. Hope it serves you well. Peter the Peugeot

You did very well out of that swap. We have owned Peugeots for many years and they have always proved very reliable and economical.

Nice one Captain.

Looks like an excellent deal for you. Meets your needs with no cash outlay. My name suggestion, just because it reminds me of something slightly large, curvy and with a big front end and backside, is Bella.

Yep like windy miller, I was expecting and Alfa then realised you havent reviewed one. I remember being squashed into the rear facing 3rd row after a session at the public bar. Was probably a nice car if had faced forward. Thoughts on the name come from a similar vehicle Fred (the shed) and Wilma making BamBam( flinstones) . Also a commanding frenchie was Napoleon... or french car lover Mr.Tickle...👌🦖

I wasn’t expecting to say this but I like the 407. It’s ideal for your needs, nice dark red leather interior, plenty of room for Wilma in the back and a safe it’s comfortable car for your family. It’s also practical being a diesel estate car fitted with a tow bar. Look forward to seeing how things go with this car.

Puggy mcpugface is my suggestion. Nice motor, Mr Mustard, however, I would never want one, I’ll stick with my old Saab, thanks, style, character and build quality is a win for me, you can keep ya gadgets and ya Frenchness.😂😂

...... For some weird reason that I can't quite fathom, the name "Leonard" is beating away in the back of my head ..... ?!

Call it Edith Piaf

i had a 2.2 406 coupe , i actually quite liked it too and kept it for more than 2 years . something very rare for me

You know I love a pug. Yes I think a lot of people gave a derisive snort and switched off 😅 The character of the car is great, but the realibilty worries me in the way the a soulless Passat doesn't! Our C220D 150bhp feels quick. It does spin the rear wheels. 👍

Fair Pierre

Name proposal, Big Bertha

Léandre, a possible appropriate name? Good luck with it

Name suggestion: Pepe le Pug - wth an accent on the last E - pronounce peppy!

Name the Peugeot 'Rover', just because

You have had a good deal there, the rover600 was nice but that Peugeot is much better imo, hope you enjoy it. Name I would say grace.

Do not run it too low on fuel... I was once on the A1(M) near Weatherby in a Peugeot 308 diesel which informed me it had 19 miles fuel remaining - I saw a sign that said SERVICES 2 MILES - then ran out of fuel about 1.5 miles short! Still showing 19 miles remaining!🤔

René (Artois) Maybe the long bonnet styling has a bit to do with being a longer crumple zone for crash protection?

hDi engine good 👍, unusual to have leather call it Colonel Moutarde , French for mustard

I had a bad experience with 407 diesel 1.6 diesel it was a nightmare electrics are shit I hope you're not having trouble with yours mustard

You should call it Edith Piaf, je ne regrette rien

Decent estate car ,typically French! Quite like the seats, the tech is always annoying though!

What with the smooth thrust of the diesel, and the leather inside, it has to be Serge Gainsbourg....

Knew was a 407. I bought the 508sw hdi last week cheap but looks like Cyl head. Love to know if the 2.2 better tow braked kilo better than 2.0. The 508 2.0 Hdi drives zero better than the 407. They drive the same.

Does the aircon work on both sides? Direction 'flaps' can fail mine did. Also does the passenger seat fold flat? Lever behind the seat, Handy for getting a kip I found.

The Peugeot station wagon is certainly different to your other cars because it's French and the French do cars differently

Pierre the Peugeot.

Never would think you would have a Peugeot i was thinking more like a Volvo but Peugeot have head gasket issues and clutchs with a manual but just depends on the mileage and if it been looked after then you be fine but its ideal for your needs

Pierre the Peugeot

Good for remapping these to 220bhp and 340lbft

My parents had the lesser spotted 306 estate.......it was so terrible, it was good......if that makes sense?

Pepe’ Le Pew-geot

ah ye😎😎

Claude

I'd be surprised if you keep this car long.

I expect it's good on the road tax too?

Jean-Pierre

Mmmaniac

I thought you where a woman with a beard but then I have also heard you refered to as being a wookie so am confused 😂😂. But you say your a man so am convinced now that your a man. Not a fan of the Peugeot body but the engine is really good. 😊

Michael itcheanus

Felix Myring

Penelope

Blodwyn

Simon Pegg the Peugeot