Peugeot 207 -

blacksta

As I want a new car, would you recommend a 207 auto - on 57 or above plate or is their anything i need to avoid

2 or 4 doors

Cheers

Ebe_Scrooge

Nooooooo !

A Bugatti Veyron is a much better choice, trust me, you'll enjoy driving it a lot more than a Peugeot.

Seriously though - I don't think anyone can answer your question. What do you want the car for ? How many people will you be carrying ? Will you be doing long-distance motorway miles or town driving ? Is comfort more important than fuel economy to you ? The list of questions is endless, only you can make that choice.

For what it's worth, Peugeot's in general are not bad cars, very popular, being popular spare parts are easily available. Check out WhatCar, Honest John and the Parker's websites to get an idea of running costs, good and bad points, known common faults, etc.

Hope this helps.

blacksta

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Nooooooo !

A Bugatti Veyron is a much better choice, trust me, you'll enjoy driving it a lot more than a Peugeot.

Seriously though - I don't think anyone can answer your question. What do you want the car for ? How many people will you be carrying ? Will you be doing long-distance motorway miles or town driving ? Is comfort more important than fuel economy to you ? The list of questions is endless, only you can make that choice.

For what it's worth, Peugeot's in general are not bad cars, very popular, being popular spare parts are easily available. Check out WhatCar, Honest John and the Parker's websites to get an idea of running costs, good and bad points, known common faults, etc.

Hope this helps.

If i could aford a bugatti - I wont be on this site. I do all manners of driving, most times i will be alone in the car , long distance driver, If i can get 40mpg i will be happy and comfort is key

I started the thread to find out if there are any major mechanical faults i should shy away from.

LandyAndy

blacksta wrote: »

If i could aford a bugatti - I wont be on this site. I do all manners of driving, most times i will be alone in the car , long distance driver, If i can get 40mpg i will be happy and comfort is key

I started the thread to find out if there are any major mechanical faults i should shy away from.

I would shy away from all major mechanical faults:cool:.

My only experience of Peugeots is a 1995 405 that I ran for 6 years until about 2 years ago (finishing up at 245k+ miles). I would say the major bits were tough and reliable, the minor bits were rather less so.

jase1

That is the way with most French cars, and it continues to this day.

The French generally buy cars with absolute poverty spec. This means that if you buy a French car loaded with toys (as they tend to be in this country) the engine and gearbox will be fine, but all the electrics tend to be completely underengineered and often unreliable as a result.

Add that to the fact that the French spend as little as they can possibly get away with on the RHD conversion, especially on the smaller cars and that gives you a good idea of what to look for.

If I was buying a French car it would be a poverty-spec, low-speed diesel, exactly as it was designed to be. The more toys it has, the more likely I'd avoid like the plague.

Good electrics = Made in Japan (if you can fine one these days). Every time.

blacksta

What is classified as poverty spec - One with an electric window, decent sound system, Headlights ?

jase1

Headlights are headlights, and a decent stereo you fit yourself (almost all factory head units are carp). Leccy windows, hmmm, they'll blow up, but they're cheap to replace.

Just don't go buying one with the auto stop systems or the expensive sat-nav or the electric seats or the tyre pressure sensors or....

blacksta

jase1 wrote: »

Headlights are headlights, and a decent stereo you fit yourself (almost all factory head units are carp). Leccy windows, hmmm, they'll blow up, but they're cheap to replace.

Just don't go buying one with the auto stop systems or the expensive sat-nav or the electric seats or the tyre pressure sensors or....

i hear u loud and clear

DCFC79

jase1 wrote: »

That is the way with most French cars, and it continues to this day.

The French generally buy cars with absolute poverty spec. This means that if you buy a French car loaded with toys (as they tend to be in this country) the engine and gearbox will be fine, but all the electrics tend to be completely underengineered and often unreliable as a result.

Add that to the fact that the French spend as little as they can possibly get away with on the RHD conversion, especially on the smaller cars and that gives you a good idea of what to look for.

the electrics in my 206 are still working perfectly after 7 years so cant be that electrics

mazy_m

I have a 07 207 and I love it!xx

chanz4

207cc brand new are on offer at £14k on the road