Faults:
From *new*:
When I picked the car up it had a poorly painted bonnet and scuffed front and rear bumpers, the finish on the rear seats was awful and parts that I had ordered to be dealer fit were on back order.
After 4 weeks the alternator belt tensioner seized and it broke down.
The parts on order did not fit correctly and I had to have CD player and jack moved.
Engine would not idle at correct speed. Often 'stuck' at 2000rpm instead of 1000rpm. (Never sorted)
Interior carpet came away from the trim.
After 3 months the accelerator cable snapped and it broke down. Again.
Nut came off the track-rod end.
After 9 months the car kept cutting out while driving and not starting again for about 10 minutes. This was due to a faulty seal around the petrol filler cap. It had water... in the petrol tank!
This lead to a cleaned out tank and replacement parts that were contaminated.
After 18,000 miles my front brake discs had to be replaced because they were 'fractured'.
After just over a year, the car started cutting out while driving again. The catalytic converter had collapsed due to faulty oxygen and inlet manifold sensors (probably caused by the water in fuel tank episode).
The catalytic converter was not covered by the extended warranty, but the sensors were.
General Comments:
The good points first: Nice seats, pretty quick and good handling.
In general, it was horrible to drive at 'normal' speeds and around town.
It was not fun to drive at all and was very 'gut-less'.
The above faults speak for themselves.
From day one, the service from Peugeot (the dealership and head office) was appalling. They were unbelievably unhelpful and uninterested - even though I had just spent over 14000 UK pounds.
To add insult to injury, Peugeot still have the nerve to contact me and ask me "How's the car going?"
23rd Apr 2001, 19:18
Hello, these are the early hours of Tuesday, and I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of an 'R' reg 106 gti in a garage in Glasgow on Wednesday. It is sitting at 24k miles and priced at 7.5k. To find such a deal I have found to be scarce, in fact there would seem to be only 2 106 gti's advertised in the Central Belt of Scotland, from a dealership (I need a trade in) under 8k, the other one has 38k priced at 8k. But on reading your site I was reminded that the Saxo Vts was faster, and in my neck of the woods, cheaper, 9k for a delivery mileage, 5 minutes walk from my house! I like the looks of the 106 better and as I said they are harder to obtain so in theory should hold their value. The thing that swayed me 1st of all towards the 106 was the amount of Vtrs bombing around so fast I couldn't notice if they were Vtr's or Vts's. The 106 gti is nearly unique, unless its silver. I know someone who just traded in a 106 gti for a Clio 172, and never said a bad word against the 106, but I don't know anyone who's owned a Vts, only Vtr. I once owned an AX gt, and so did my mate, with the only visible difference being 1 number on the reg. He had fractured brake discs and numerous other problems, but thankfully I had no problems for 3 years. So here goes, I will let you know what I think of the 106 if I buy it, which I aim to do!!! happy safe driving!!