RE: Peugeot 208 GTI pricing

[HighwayStar]

tbc said:

Does it look good?

Yes

Would I buy one?

No

Will it break down?

Almost certainly yes, almost every week something will give way

Will it depreciate much?

within 5 years it'll be she'd money

What an idiot you are

[MajorProblem]

I'm pretty sure (without checking) my R5 GTT in 1991 was £11500.

In today's money that would be £20k

[Darren61]

pthelazyjourno said:

Driving a Lotus and not a £20k hatchback with a price that will drop like a brick...

I wasn't suggesting you spend it on a German hatch, BTW, merely answering another point.

Have had many French hatchbacks (at least 7 off the top of my head), and £20k for a small Peugeot is madness, whether you claim to be a petrolhead or not.

If it turns out to be brilliant, I'll revise my opinion.

Edited by pthelazyjourno on Tuesday 29th January 22:08

Fair enough, theres just a lot of folk here that will shoot down anything that is 'not German' as you probably already know, and I'm sure this car will be a good steer, it needs a chance to be successful, as I'd like to see some challenge to RenaultSport personally (in this segment)

[TobesH]

MajorProblem said:

I'm pretty sure (without checking) my R5 GTT in 1991 was £11500.

In today's money that would be £20k

I remember the R5 GT Turbo very well, fragile but quick (fast enough to bother a Porsche 944 2.5 which was £20,000 new in '86). It was MUCH faster than pretty much any comparable 'hot hatch' when released listed at £7600 so actually equates to £16,000 now.

The fact is Peugoet seem to be struggling to make cars like which really stand out and that you'd actually buy instead of a VW, Audi, Ford, Vauxhall etc.

By the way I've found a new Focus ST1 (basic version) for £ 17,000 brand new so I guess the Peugeot will be discounted heavily anyway.

[militantmandy]

Baryonyx said:

We have a fleet of Ford, Vauxhall, BMW, Peugeot, Mercedes and a scant few Volvos left at work now. The BMW's and the Vauxhalls are the most unreliable of the lot. The BMW's are also the most expensive to fix.

ALL of our 11 plate diesel Astras (25+) had to go in for dodgy gearboxes. The mechanism that stops you putting the car into reverse without pressing the button on the gearstick kept failing. As such, you pushed the stick forward into what you thought was first and hey presto, reverse! Particularly bad for a hire car! No idea what they cost to fix or weather it was done under warranty.

I can also confirm that crashed Audi A1s are VERY expensive to fix!

[hotmelt]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/new-cars/has-new-cl...

Sutcliffe at the end says "Maybe the Peugeot 208 GTI really does stand a chance of redressing the balance, after all." i think journalists have allready driven 208 GTI just that tests will be published next week. I was sceptical too but it seems Peugeot GTI is back http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2013/11/136318...

Edited by hotmelt on Tuesday 19th March 01:22