The 407 V6 was hampered in the UK by its automatic gearbox. We had one for 6 years. Utterly superb cruiser, good handling, excellent suspension, loaded with kit, a stupendous bargain compared to an Audi and more fun to drive too, but when you tried to push hard the gearbox was blunt and stupid - we should have remapped it. A manual 406 V6 will thrash a 407 V6 auto.
@IceCold720 To be honest my mum didnt want to buy a peugeot anymore, but that was due to the service, not the car. She wanted a vw passat. But my dad didnt, because he hates that car . Since he couldnt buy a 407 anymore, he bought the bmw. You are right, I havent owned a car yet, im doing my licence at the moment. The 407 was my dads car and so is the bmw, Adult ...
You get a shitload more car for your money with a Peugeot. Peugeot is more reliable than BMW too, and the 407 doesn't die at 100,000 miles unlike the 3-series.