What does Peugeot represent to you?

[Bogracer]

Long gone are the days of the 205 Gti, so what does everyone think of Peugeot's?

[Crafty_]

Ugly.

Someone is buying them though, the local dealer remains put, prior to that it was a Mitsubishi dealership that didn't last long at all.
The peugeot lot seem to buy in used cars of other brands to sell though?

[Getragdogleg]

badly driven cars.

[Hubris]

Dodgy electrics, in my experience.

Cant speak for anything under 15 years old though.

[JakeT]

Used to make nice hatchbacks and good grandparent type cars. Pioneer of Diesel.

Now they make boring cars for people that can't drive. Not a big fan of french cars now.

The 206 GTi does look nice though, can't fully comment as I haven't driven one.

[Troubleatmill]

There are many ways to assemble a car.

The French seem to rely on bluetack instead of bolts.

[DoctorX]

Frumpy styling, driven by old codgers and, in the 208 and 308, fascia design which is absolutely hideous. Shame, as they used to produce some of the nicest looking mass market cars available. Better than a Renault though.

[Baryonyx]

Former glory.

[TooMany2cvs]

Crafty_ said:

The peugeot lot seem to buy in used cars of other brands to sell though?

Or maybe they just don't punt their PXs out to auction?

[Joey Ramone]

They used to make good bicycles

[Vipers]

Columbo's seemed to last for ever.............

[BFG TERRANO]

Generally I think of them as cheap French tat. But... My wife had from nearly new an 02 reg 206 1.4hdi. Took it up to 96,000 trouble free miles with nothing other than servicing, one exhaust, one battery and discs and pads.

It was far from a ball of fire but it did 50-60mpg, road tax was cheaper than dinner for two and it never ever let us down. Recently sold for just under a grand which represents a loss of less than £500 per year of ownership.

[Crafty_]

TooMany2cvs said:

Crafty_ said:

The peugeot lot seem to buy in used cars of other brands to sell though?

Or maybe they just don't punt their PXs out to auction?

Maybe, but they have all sorts in there, Merc CLKs, BMWs, Audis and the like, only a few at a time, everything else on the forecourt is peugoet.

[k-ink]

Cheap, dull, jelly mould.

[thelawnet]

Nice salt and pepper mills. They cost as much as a used Peugeot though.

- £352
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peugeot-Paris-870520-Peppe...

- £250
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

[johnxjsc1985]

I needed a car that was cheap to run but 5 door etc I bought a 3008 sport. What sort of a gearbox is it in this thing its a worse change than when I started driving 35 years ago. It is an awful car and it will be gone sooner rather than later.

[m8rky]

Criticised by the masses but provide cheap reliable transport,look how many old 306s are still about. Chap at work has just got the latest 308 and have to say is a decent car.

[J4CKO]

Used to be chic, Gallic, funky, fun and charming, now a bit forgettable, but there are glimmers they are getting their mojo back, the RCZ for example, the "Aldi TT" is pretty unfair really.

[danzman1991]

Just bought a 407 diesel estate for peanuts, the good thing about large French cars is they depreciate horrendously making them a lot of car for the money compared to the equivalent A4 & 3 series. I'm actually really pleased with it!

I understand it's never going to set the road alight, but as a daily can't really ask for more for the price I paid for it!

[SAS Tom]

Getragdogleg said:

badly driven cars.

This. Has anyone ever seen a well driven 3008?