Good looking and economical car
None.
Car looks great, and looks even better with the Peugeot SP Bodykit on.
Only problem, it's a diesel so acceleration is poor and the engine is noisy at 80mph+.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 29th September, 2000
Not the fun it should be!
Suspension collapsed OSF.
Stereo completely packed up 2 months after the end of the warranty.
Various electrical glitches: horn jammed on, doors opening by themselves, stereo won't come on, aircon starting by itself.
Very poor driving position, steering wheel too far away, footwell very cramped, so that I hit brake/clutch at the same time.
Handling quite good, engine not bad, fuel so-so at 30-36mpg.
I wish I had kept the Saxo VTS - more comfortable, no problems, faster ,handles better, just more fun!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 25th August, 2000
Almost perfect
Noisy engine on idle.
Gearbox problems.
Drivers seat needed rebuilding as runners collapsed and jammed.
Radio cutting out.
Engine mountings needed adjusting.
Intermittent leaking of driver's door.
Lovely car, shame about the aftersales or rather the extreme lack of it. Even on a higher level, ie. Peugeot UK rather than my dealer, they do not reply to any correspondence.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 26th June, 2000
Great performance, shame about the dealers and the reliability
Loss on fuel injection system within 1000 miles, car unlocking itself, failure of drivers wiper on motorway (in driving rain!), leaking water cap, squealing fan belt, and cam noise (a feature apparently).
Dealers and Peugeot UK are useless, uninterested and inefficient. The whole ownership experience has been ruined by them. Great car - shame about the reliability and the dealers. Just ordered an Audi A3.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 20th June, 2000
None.
Has the worst seat adjustment ever! Very difficult to get a good driving position. Drivers footwell rather small & controls rather close together for those with large feet!
GTi is loads of fun though!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 22nd February, 2000
The stereo has been problematic. Every few weeks it requests the code to be entered when I start-up. I am told by the dealer that it's a problem with the standard-fit Blaupunkt unit, there isn't a fix for it either. There was an intermittent problem with the engine idle speed when the air-con was on, the dealer fitted a new control unit under warranty which seems to have done the job.
After 6 months of ownership I still love the car. I chose the GLX over the XS for the spec and CD player which was definitely the right decision. My brother drives a 1.4 which feels lifeless when compared to the 1.6.
Two things need to be improved - the driving position, seats are tricky to get right and the engine is a bit on the gruff side.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 21st December, 1999
29th Jan 2001, 08:19
I got a 206 on a weekend's hire because I was thinking of buying one. I was glad I did because I suffered back pain from the poor seat and also had problems with the pedals being too close together.
It's a pity because it's a great looking little car, but it's a case of all fur coat and no knickers.