Pug 308 Is it just me?

[Petrol Only]

Iv had the displeasure of driving MY10 3081.6hdi "sport" (snigger)

Is it just me that seems to have great difficulties holding the thing bloody straight on the motorways. Seems to want to wander without any steering input. Or feel of input anyway

The Steering is god damn awful. No feedback at all. Never experienced this in any other cars I drive/driven.

Anyone else find this?

[thinfourth2]

Petrol Only said:

Iv had the displeasure of driving MY10 3081.6hdi "sport" (snigger)

The irony is strong

[Petrol Only]

thinfourth2 said:

Petrol Only said:

Iv had the displeasure of driving MY10 3081.6hdi "sport" (snigger)

The irony is strong

Back up there fella.

Its not mine.

[The Wookie]

I've not drive a 308, but a 207 I rented was quite similar to what you describe. It was generally quite rubbish, and exhibited most of the complaints about modern cars that most on here bang on about.

[Petrol Only]

The Wookie said:

I've not drive a 308, but a 207 I rented was quite similar to what you describe. It was generally quite rubbish, and exhibited most of the complaints about modern cars that most on here bang on about.

Glad its not me becoming a stter driver.

It's much worse than the 207. That was grip grip o st under steer with little to no warning.

Ok I don't expect the feedback of my Eunos. But the missus MY10 Golf is pretty good.

[The Wookie]

Petrol Only said:

Glad its not me becoming a stter driver.

Perhaps because the French weave on the motorway, their cars are designed to weave in the opposite direction, so anyone that drives in a straight line ends up looking like they're French

[ludicrous speed]

tyres and pressures could be the issue... or it could just be st

[andy400]

Petrol Only said:

Iv had the displeasure of driving MY10 3081.6hdi "sport" (snigger)

Is it just me that seems to have great difficulties holding the thing bloody straight on the motorways. Seems to want to wander without any steering input. Or feel of input anyway

The Steering is god damn awful. No feedback at all. Never experienced this in any other cars I drive/driven.

Anyone else find this?

I had the joy of driving an Astra estate ('58 plate) recently. It, too, had little directional stability. I felt like I was in the A-team, with my constant-adjusting-of-the-wheel driving style.

Utterly st car, I think it's a bit of a disgrace that cars that bad are still made and sold in this day and age.

[halo34]

Most modern cars feel vague to me at speed - especially dead centre where you don't feel anything happening through steering yet you have managed to veer way off course.

[robsco]

Never noticed this on either of my last two 308 company hacks. Decent cars, to be honest.

[durbster]

ludicrous speed said:

tyres and pressures could be the issue... or it could just be st

That's what I thought too. Even a supposedly st car shouldn't wander about on the road.

[Petrol Only]

durbster said:

ludicrous speed said:

tyres and pressures could be the issue... or it could just be st

That's what I thought too. Even a supposedly st car shouldn't wander about on the road.

That was my initial thoughts. But no plenty of tread and all pressures correct.

[Chris_w666]

I currently have a 207, I will give feedback on how good or bad the steering feel is as soon as it displays any.

[fathomfive]

Chris_w666 said:

I currently have a 207, I will give feedback on how good or bad the steering feel is as soon as it displays any.

The most feedback I got out of the 308 I had on hire a few weeks ago was when I reached full lock.

[Chris_w666]

fathomfive said:

Chris_w666 said:

I currently have a 207, I will give feedback on how good or bad the steering feel is as soon as it displays any.

The most feedback I got out of the 308 I had on hire a few weeks ago was when I reached full lock.

Well at the minute the steering seems to not differ between icy roads and dry ones, which makes driving on slippy stuff a very tricky thing to do.

[Petrol Only]

Chris_w666 said:

fathomfive said:

Chris_w666 said:

I currently have a 207, I will give feedback on how good or bad the steering feel is as soon as it displays any.

The most feedback I got out of the 308 I had on hire a few weeks ago was when I reached full lock.

Well at the minute the steering seems to not differ between icy roads and dry ones, which makes driving on slippy stuff a very tricky thing to do.

Its awful.

Imagine if you just passed your test and got straight into one of these. you'd be like what's all the fuss snow, ice, grass tarmac, garvel it all feels the same. followed shortly by O st WALL

[hotmelt]

You have to do this- I think tyre pressure is different for the emppty car(just driver) or loaded. So you can put 2.6 front and 2.4 rear(or similar pressure, do not know exactly) if you are driving alone, when the car becomes much more responsive because rear follows the front much better. Also put premium tyres, best from Michelin(pilot exalto).

[Prof Prolapse]

Electric power steering + novelty oversized low profile wheels by chance?

Inappropriate wheels come standard with most "sport" models don't they? That and a CD play to distract you from the fact you're buying one of the sttest cars they make...

[Waugh-terfall]

Can't say I've ever struggled to keep our 308 in a straight line, sure the steering feel is rubbish but overall it's not a bad car. There's a strong love for our MY08 1.6(120) SE in our house

[jains15]

Quite a bit of love for the 308 in this thread. I was lucky enough to have a 307 for about 3 weeks and it was bar far and away the worst car I've ever driven, and I've driven a Dacia Logan!!!

The 307 actually made me feel ill driving it it was so bad.

A real shame as the 306 we used to have was a lovely steer (felt like a mk2 golf) I so wanted the 307 to be good. It wasn't.