Some advice please, which car?

Hintza

bubbs wrote: »

2004 54 PEUGEOT 307 1.6 HDi 110 S [AC] 5 Door Hatchback [/URL] got the price down to £3,500 got 67,200 on clock.

These aren't worth more than £1k- £1.5k

bubbs

Hintza wrote: »

These aren't worth more than £1k- £1.5k

But surely thats private and not through a dealer? I dont know enough about cars to buy privatley

rev_henry

Hintza wrote: »

These aren't worth more than £1k- £1.5k

Really? Cursory search on ebay shows most in that price range are older and or 100k+ miles.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Cars-/9801/i.html?_udlo=&_from=R40&_nkw=307+hdi&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udhi=2000&_pgn=2&_skc=50&rt=nc

rev_henry

OP do you have the number plate of the hit and run vehicle? If so you can trace it and if uninsured go thru MIB...

funkycoldribena

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_307
Scroll down to reliability....

Seriously these are not worth it,you might get a good one but its not worth the gamble,its quite well known they are a nightmare.So many better cars out there-Focus,Fiesta,Fabia etc.

Contessa

bubbs wrote: »

Thanks for your input, the peugeot 307 1.6hdi was the 1st one i test drove and i say it was ok, The 206 i test drove straight after and my husband said straight away you are more comfortable driving this arnt you? i said yes it did feel nice but i could have another test drive in the 307 and see how i got on, considering the accident was only yesterday im still very dubious.
Do you think the price is good?

I don't know much about cars! I saw a Pug. 307 1.6 hdi-2005reg, 37k miles for about £5500. Thought it was expensive-but it sold quickly.
I've only driven the 207 as courtesy cars and preferred the 307 (but had driven 130k miles in one!)
If my choice was only between these two cars-then it would be the 307 ( BUT I need a larger car than the 207 anyway)
I'm sorry-this probably dosen't help you at all! Really, all I can say is that I drove a Pug. 307 diesel for eight years and it was excellent.

Hintza

rev_henry wrote: »

Really? Cursory search on ebay shows most in that price range are older and or 100k+ miles.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Cars-/9801/i.html?_udlo=&_from=R40&_nkw=307+hdi&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udhi=2000&_pgn=2&_skc=50&rt=nc

I didn't say that the cost to buy would be £1.5k, I just think these 8-12 year old cars are overpriced.

You can still get a new Panda for less than £6k!

mikey72

Hintza wrote: »

I didn't say that the cost to buy would be £1.5k, I just think these 8-12 year old cars are overpriced.

You can still get a new Panda for less than £6k!

To be fair, if they were overpriced, they wouldn't sell for that price. But they do. They probably sell because they either get "oh, it's french, buy a fiesta" then someone who realises it's lasted nearly ten years already, it's good for another ten, the diesel engines will motor on forever, (the petrols aren't too bad but I'd go for a french diesel every time though) snaps them up.

s_b

mikey72 wrote: »

To be fair, if they were overpriced, they wouldn't sell for that price. But they do. They probably sell because they either get "oh, it's french, buy a fiesta" then someone who realises it's lasted nearly ten years already, it's good for another ten, the diesel engines will motor on forever, (the petrols aren't too bad but I'd go for a french diesel every time though) snaps them up.

so you thing 3.5 is a good price for an 8 year old hack from france?
mm
one born every minute:rotfl:

funkycoldribena

s_b wrote: »

so you thing 3.5 is a good price for an 8 year old hack from france?
mm
one born every minute:rotfl:

Totally agree,3.5 is absolutely bonkers when you can buy the Focus equivalent for around 2k and is a better car by far.