Peugeot 206 Xsi 1.6l

Charlton_King

I am being offered a 2003 reg, petrol vehicle which I have yet to view - don't know many details including mileage as yet.

My query is regarding general fuel efficiency for this model and am wondering whether anyone can speak with experience. It seems to me that this would probably not be an ideal vehicle for me if better than average mpg is a priority.

Any thoughts, please?

attila_

http://www.whatmpg.co.uk/Peugeot%20MPG%20Information.html

I wouldn't say its fuel efficient if thats at the top of your agenda. With a car this age I'd be more intersted in cambelt change, clutch pedal feel, brakes etc.

forgotmyname

Better than what average?

My car can do over 60mpg on a clear run but i have averaged less than 30mpg over several tankful's.
Short winter journeys.

99% of my journeys are short and in fairly heavy traffic. Dual carriageway to the shops about 3 miles long, The trip computer shows a big improvement on that one run alone.

Its how you drive and the journey types, During my daily travels i have no hope of reaching the manufacturers stated fuel consumption.

If you do short jouneys you want the smallest engine possible. Longer runs then a bigger engine may actually be better on fuel.

MPG is not everything though. It may cost more to insure than a bigger car, It may cost more in repairs. Lots of things add up to buying a car that does a few MPG less to save money overall.

s_b

its a big engine in a little car so economy wont be the manufacturers aim when it was made
think quicksilvers
on this year im sure they did two models as well, a fast one and a real grunty fast one
add in insurance
road tax
cost of fuel
and if you want a potterer but with a little poke buy the 1400 version
a car for yesterday i think and not something i would want

Charlton_King

Thanks for the contributions. Food for thought. Really, like many people, I want an economical car which even so can handle the occasional long distance motorway stint. Don't want much, do I?!!

Notmyrealname

Charlton_King wrote: »

Thanks for the contributions. Food for thought. Really, like many people, I want an economical car which even so can handle the occasional long distance motorway stint. Don't want much, do I?!!

A friend of ours drove to France with us on holiday. He was in a Renault Clio 1.5D. We drove down in one day stopping only for pee breaks, the Eurotunnel and dinner - 750 miles roughly. His car did it no problem doing about 1800 miles that week. However he did say it wasn't the most pleasant car to do a long run in.

Lithian

The 206 really wasn't Peugeots finest hour, it scored very low on reliability tests and further cemented the image of French electrics being prone to gremlins.

Even if this car got 50mpg everywhere it'd probably still cost more to run than something reliable that got 35mpg. But it doesn't get 50mpg…

Yes sure, its a sub £1000 car (or it should be) and if its got 12 months VED and MOT you could just risk it… but taking that risk the best that will happen is you get a mediocre car to drive around in (yay)

eschaton

Charlton_King wrote: »

I am being offered a 2003 reg, petrol vehicle which I have yet to view - don't know many details including mileage as yet.

My query is regarding general fuel efficiency for this model and am wondering whether anyone can speak with experience. It seems to me that this would probably not be an ideal vehicle for me if better than average mpg is a priority.

Any thoughts, please?

A number of years ago I had a 206CC SE with the 2.0 engine. That returned between 32.5 and 34mpg, I would expect the 1.6XSi to be closer to 40mpg if driven moderately taking into account the smaller engine and less weight for the hatchback.

brokenant

My partner has a 2002 1.6glx, it returns an average of 35mpg on mostly short 2-3 mile trips on country lanes, when she used to travel an extra 5 miles on a free flowing a-road it returned nearer 45mpg.

forgotmyname

Why do people assume they need a big motorway car when virtually everything sold in the pat 20 odd years will be quite capable of cruising the motorways all day everyday.

Ive driven all around the country in on mini's and metro's with 1L engines. Traded up to the BIG 1300cc engine, Fuel consumption was similar because you didnt need to drive everywhere with your foot glued to the floor.

Well i was young i thought you had to drive like that..

Saying that i had owned my 1st mini for many months before i found out it would do 70mph+.
Never felt the need. 40-50 was confortable and no need to slow down for bends, roundabouts etc.

adamc260

According to official figures the 1.6 is only 2mpg worse than the 1.1!