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Happy to give you some info on them, had a couple of them.
Is it an SW/Break or a regular one?
Both are very very big inside!
The 90bhp one is pretty slow tough, would always go for the 110hp, they have all the poke you ever need in a car like that.
I had the 110 and the 136, and the 136 was fun with 5 people, a roof box and a full boot, in the mountains. But other than that, the chassis just couldn't cope with 136hp (!).
As said, a great car (for what it is), but you'll be struggling with 90hp and loaded up.
Is it an SW/Break or a regular one?
Both are very very big inside!
The 90bhp one is pretty slow tough, would always go for the 110hp, they have all the poke you ever need in a car like that.
I had the 110 and the 136, and the 136 was fun with 5 people, a roof box and a full boot, in the mountains. But other than that, the chassis just couldn't cope with 136hp (!).
As said, a great car (for what it is), but you'll be struggling with 90hp and loaded up.
Ladvr6 said:
oh, forgot to add they have the most annoying feature i've seen on a car; indicators which automatically switch from side to side when exiting an island (or tight bend, or any corner come to think of it)
? never had that in my 307's.I only had the post-facelifted tough, maybe an issue they fixed...
I had a 110 HDi Quicksilver as a courtesy car for a week and put a few miles on it. To be honest It felt under powered. I apreciate its a diesel but the powerband was just way to short. Other than that it was just an average car.
My brother also had a facelift 56 plate GT HDI 136 which replaced the old XSI. It was 6 months old when he bought it and he to sell it a year later as the warrenty was running out soon and it had too much go wrong with it to keep it without a warrenty. In the time he owned it the turbo had to be replaced (sub 30K miles), a new alternator, the traction control went two or three times, the bolsters on the drivers seat collapsed and I'm sure there was more that went wrong with it.
In short run away!
My brother also had a facelift 56 plate GT HDI 136 which replaced the old XSI. It was 6 months old when he bought it and he to sell it a year later as the warrenty was running out soon and it had too much go wrong with it to keep it without a warrenty. In the time he owned it the turbo had to be replaced (sub 30K miles), a new alternator, the traction control went two or three times, the bolsters on the drivers seat collapsed and I'm sure there was more that went wrong with it.
In short run away!
Incidentally, taking the 90BHP model up to 110 is a simple case of transplanting in the intercooler and associated pipework and getting someone to tweak the ECU. Intercooler parts are bolt-on and common with just about every Peugeot and Citroen car and van that use the same engine, so plenty scrapped mini-cabs and commercials you can harvest from.
Overall unburtstable and a lot less fragile than the equivalent common-rail engines in many many other cars.
Overall unburtstable and a lot less fragile than the equivalent common-rail engines in many many other cars.
Edited by r11co on Monday 10th May 13:35
mightymouse said:
Go for at least the 110 version if you want one.
Had one a few years ago and it did go well and nothing fell off
^This. Also had a 110 version (3-door) and never had any problems with it (apart from a few door-opening dents). Had one a few years ago and it did go well and nothing fell off
The Mrs has got the 1.6 5-door Auto version (06-plate) and it's needed a couple of bits - coil pack I think and a couple of balljoints - nothing major or out of the ordinary.
Ladvr6 said:
oh, forgot to add they have the most annoying feature i've seen on a car; indicators which automatically switch from side to side when exiting an island (or tight bend, or any corner come to think of it)
are you sure that wasnt just you hitting the stalk.. ? I borrowed a 1.6 307 and covered about 1200miles in it over 5days, was very very slow and boring but did its job well.. an HDI engine would improve the economy even more, although i would want the 110 as a minimum for power.. but if its cheap enough, got to be worth a go.
307 1.4 HDi here & yes very sluggish, keeps locking itself when its wet, the indicator stalky thing, handbrake & gear knob freeze in the winter, only 49 mpg because your foot to the floor all the time. But, it's a nice car, roomy etc, only £35 road tax. Try & get a good one otherwise it'll do your head in. 
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