Peugeot 308 v Seat Leon

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Pug is coming along in terms of build quality in the last 3-4 years, but visually they are not as pretty as a seat, I think pug is getting lost in terms of design the only nice looking car they have is a RCZ which looks like a mk1 audi TT at the front and a audi R8 rear quarters and someone sick on the page for the rear hatch and bumper and called it a masterpeice.

27col

And the moral of the story is. Never ask anyone what car you should buy. Especially on an open forum

southantrim3

27col wrote: »

And the moral of the story is. Never ask anyone what car you should buy. Especially on an open forum

Might be the best advice yet lol. We all learn from experience!

27col

I always found that, when I was at work. The best way to start an argument(discussion) was to casually mention that you thought such and such a car was good/bad. Within minutes you would be up to your neck in tales about how awful / marvellous that particular car was.

motorguy

27col wrote: »

I always found that, when I was at work. The best way to start an argument(discussion) was to casually mention that you thought such and such a car was good/bad. Within minutes you would be up to you neck in tales about how awful / marvellous that particular car was.

The worst person i found for talking about buying a car with was my dad. I remember when buying my first one, when i found one i liked he would say "leave it a couple of weeks and he'll be easier to talk to".

So of course i did.

So two weeks later i'd check and if it was still there invariably i got "well if its still there there must be something wrong with it" and if it was sold it was "must have been a good one if it sold quick".

:mad:

I quickly learned to just buy what pleased me.

I dont think there is one vastly better than the other here, therefore the O/P should buy the one they prefer - ensuring of course they make sure they are getting the best possible deal, as both with depreciate dramatically.

DominicH

motorguy wrote: »

What does "reliability" mean though in the context of a new car?

The tables I referred to show that older French cars are worse than average compared to other cars of similar vintage, in terms of number of problems reported over their lifetimes. But French cars made in the last five years or so do better, relative to other makes. Whether that's because they've improved, or other makes have let things slip a bit, I don't know. My unscientific perception is that they have indeed closed the gap in terms of quality.

freeman3030

I would recommend the seat leon, my neighbour has a 2008 seat which he's had from new and is still very happy with it. Likewise a friend had a seat ibiza and loves it to bits. My father in law used to have a 2003 peugeot (307 or 308 - I can't remember) and it was always going to the garage for bits and pieces.
If I were you go and test drive both back to back and see which you prefer. If you're buying brand new you should have at least 3 years of piece of mind.
Good luck!

reddwarf2002

I currently have a VW and I can safely say it has been the most troublesome car of all the cars that I have owned (in terms of parts failing). I might just have been unlucky, but next time it will not be a VAG group car that's for sure.

BeenThroughItAll

Progres wrote: »

Maybe this comparison will be a bit helpful:
similarcar.com/en/Peugeot-308-II-Hatchback-5d-1.6-e-HDI-115HP-manual-versus-Seat-Leon-III-Hatchback-1.6-TDI-CR-105HP-manual

Probably would have been much more useful nearly four months ago.


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