richard150 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 the wife cant wait till Friday as ive swapped her cooper s for something else but its not a ford so what . watch this spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 does she know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Please God tell me it doesn't start with a "V"? Unless it is a Volvo, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 or an c,r,a,p, otherwise known as citroen , renault, alfa, peugeot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard150 Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 no to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 thats good then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 29 minutes ago, iantt said: or an c,r,a,p, otherwise known as citroen , renault, alfa, peugeot. Oi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 and your point is? lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, iantt said: and your point is? lol If you ignore the fact they leak worse than a bus shelter, parts randomly fall off and they are known for dodgy axles - Peugeots are actually decent cars... I'm not convincing anybody am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Tango Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I quite like Hyundai at the moment will see how I feel towards them in a few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 never convince me , older ones were ok actually compared to there rivals, im talking 1980's peugeots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 4 minutes ago, Ryan_Tango said: I quite like Hyundai at the moment will see how I feel towards them in a few years They actually aren't as bad as they used to be. Our 2001 Santa Fe is well made and drives well (for an SUV), and since then they have gone from strength to strength - to borrow the old Peugeot slogan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 1 minute ago, iantt said: never convince me , older ones were ok actually compared to there rivals, im talking 1980's peugeots I'd never buy a post-2000 Peugeot as since they went "curvy" and dropped the old XUD, they lost all appeal for me. A 1988/1989 405 or one of its predecessors would be my dream car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 1 minute ago, iantt said: never convince me , older ones were ok actually compared to there rivals, im talking 1980's peugeots I think they were still alright in the 90s... 106, 205, 306, 406 etc, last of the decent Peugeots! Though that said, I'm half way through replacing the headgasket and rear axle on a TU 306 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: I think they were still alright in the 90s... 106, 205, 306, 406 etc, last of the decent Peugeots! Though that said, I'm half way through replacing the headgasket and rear axle on a TU 306 today. Yep, really selling it Tom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredfox Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 20 minutes ago, jmurray01 said: If you ignore the fact they leak worse than a bus shelter, parts randomly fall off and they are known for dodgy axles - Peugeots are actually decent cars... I'm not convincing anybody am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Only done 80k as well, I'd never seen so little left of a headgasket. It is a shame to see how the majority of them are these days though, bought my first one back in 2009 when there were still loads of decent ones about, now you've gotta go to some effort to find a decent one! And as you say, the newer ones are just rubbish tbh, the 307 is in no way a replacement for a 306! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 11 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: I think they were still alright in the 90s... 106, 205, 306, 406 etc, last of the decent Peugeots! Though that said, I'm half way through replacing the headgasket and rear axle on a TU 306 today. Whilst I partly agree (90's Peugeots were awesome) the new generation of '08' cars are near the top of the pack now, and with the next generations in the next 5 years I can really see Peugeot at the top again. Just look at the reviews of the 208 & 308 GTI's, they're very close to the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 15 minutes ago, jmurray01 said: I'd never buy a post-2000 Peugeot as since they went "curvy" and dropped the old XUD, they lost all appeal for me. A 1988/1989 405 or one of its predecessors would be my dream car. I do love a 106, 206, 306, 309, 405 and 406! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: Only done 80k as well, I'd never seen so little left of a headgasket. It is a shame to see how the majority of them are these days though, bought my first one back in 2009 when there were still loads of decent ones about, now you've gotta go to some effort to find a decent one! And as you say, the newer ones are just rubbish tbh, the 307 is in no way a replacement for a 306! The company I used to work for had a 2013 208 as one of the company vehicles, and with less than 20k it got a low oil pressure warning!! Yeah, I'll give them a miss. It's a shame as in the late 80s and 90s they actually were fulfilling their slogan of "the lion goes from strength to strength", but after the millennium things went downhill faster than a 205 GTI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, chrisroberson99 said: I do love a 106, 206, 306, 309, 405 and 406! Not that you're greedy or anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hmm there's an old saying "don't tar with the same brush" In the reliability surveys PSA are doing well and are generally beating the German brands. And haha yes, I just need to find space for them all, there's something magical about an old Peugeot! (And of course the MK1 Focus) I loved my aunts 3.0 V6 406 Coupé she had until last year when it got written off. It was one of the last made on an 03 plate. She stuck with the Lion though and now has a 407 Coupé (although not as good looking as the 406 and it's a diseasel) My cousin has a 307 which she adores and I want to line all the cars up, 207, 307, 407. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 not difficult to beat the german brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 23 minutes ago, iantt said: not difficult to beat the german brands. Sadly, these days it is not. Although I dare say that all cars (bar Ford, of course!) are becoming deliberately disposable so that manufacturers will make more money. Vauxhall started that trend back in 1903 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard150 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 got the car back hone tonight and its a cooper s clubman will but a picture up tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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