Faults:

Well where do I start, good job I've got plenty of time.

Roof cable snapped (made of string) £45.

Faulty airbag system (light flashes) £90.

Leaking radiator £335.

O2 sensor failed £150.

Handbrake cable split £130.

Welding on boot lock snapped £60.

Intermittent wipe failed.

Rear window rubber fell off £30.

Plastic rear window split in cold weather £216.

Electric ariel jammed.

Plastic cover above drivers foot-well fell off.

Alarm system failed.

Passenger seat insecure.

General Comments:

I purchased this car thinking it would be great fun, reliable and last a few years. Instead I have bought a money sponge, that soaks up cash trying to keep its many faults in check.

The main dealers are more interested in customer cash than customer care (this is especially the case at George Hartwell, in Bournemouth, avoid like the plague)

However, despite it's numerous faults, I still enjoy driving it and it's still a great looking car.

Before I owned this car I envied people that had one, now I pity them.

Would like an Audi A4 cabrio next, but a Japanese car would be the sensible option.

Faults:

Cam belts MUST be changed every 25000 miles, if not your in trouble!

Tyres do not last as long as the tyres on my last Honda.

Does not like normal 95 unleaded petrol, lots of starting trouble unless I feed it shells optimax.

Has good days and bad days, but then I think every car does.

General Comments:

The seats are very nice for the age of the car, my car seems very well built, very sturdy and solid.

Very comfortable and roomy inside for front and back passengers the leather seats are a nice touch!

The car looks very stylish and chunky in all the right areas!

Fuel consumption was a little shocking going from a 1.5 litre to a 2.0 litre!

But worth every penny.

Steering is very precise with lots of feeling from the wheels, very hard to go wrong, but be warned this car will bite if rubbed up the wrong way!

I added an air filter to mine, and seems to have given it the kick it needs during the lower end of the revs, the gearbox takes care of the high end of the revs as every gear is designed to keep it going where it loves to be!

All in all, an excellent car, brings a smile to my face every time I start it up!

I haven't regretted it yet!

Faults:

The driver's side front door seal needed replacing at 55,000 miles.

At its 67,000 mile service, the following faults were advised:

The cylinder head gasket was starting to fail.

There were a number of engine oil leaks.

The sump was badly corroded.

The servicing garage advised me to sell the car.

General Comments:

The 306 is a nice car to drive, but its build quality doesn't seem to be as good as the Germans and Japanese.

Faults:

Cam belt needed replacing just after it was bought.

Heater leaked - mostly into passenger foot-well, only escaping major mess thanks to floor mat. Was rather costly to repair!!

Rear washer jet blocked (and is again currently) and was impossible to fix ourselves (no doubt a ploy to get garages, and Peugeot, more money), cheap to fix, but annoying having to get it booked into a garage for such a simple thing!

General Comments:

Good, fast car.

Handles great at speed, good acceleration through the gears. copes fine in 5th at low speeds of 30 through villages, however poor acceleration in 5th on exiting!

Inside generally good, seats very comfy (even for driving 2 days non-stop from England to Spain), glove compartments slightly small (for things such as road maps), and the top glove compartment means loss of dashboard space, which would probably have been more useful!

Not bad on petrol over long steady journeys, however drinks lots for short trips, and HUGE tank means my needle is constantly on empty!!