Faults:

Exhaust back box rusted through.

Radiator full of silt needed replacing.

Clutch went at 70000 miles.

Front suspension lower arms bush`s went.

Variatrack induction system spheres went.

Brake load compensator valve went causing total loss of brakes and change of pants.

Valve oil stem seals failed causing white smoke at high revs.

The above problem blocked up the catalytic converter with oil causing it to collapse and need replacement.

72000 mile service at Peugeot dealership including cam-belt cost over £500.

3 clutch cables.

2 accelerator cables

Electric fan relay.

Knock sensor.

Heat sensor.

New rear brake caliper.

Head gasket.

Petrol tank air locks refusing to take more than £10 at a time.

Big end bearing came lose for no obvious reason wrecking the engine.

New engine fitted.

Engine cuts out under hard acceleration every now and again.

Fuel pump relay.

Wiring problem to fuel pump relay.

Mystery drain on battery battery goes flat if car left unused for longer than 3 days.

3 new batterys.

Eats tyres and discs, i drive it reasonably hard, though seems to be twice as bad as my cavalier sri was.

Wiring problem, interior fan runs with ignition off.

Coil packs.

The previous owner could probably double this as the list of parts and labor bills no longer fits int the 306 owners book.

I've probably forgotten or missed some bits out.

General Comments:

This car handles like its on rails.

It really does stick to the road like glue.

In standard trim its not devastatingly fast, but will get to 60 in uner 8 seconds and top out at 135mph.

Dynamically this car is awesome.

Dealers are useless, I've had comments like goes well for a 1.6, did you put the s-16 stickers on?.

Whats a s-16?.

They arnt very good at fixing faults.

I do all my own servicing and repairs now including the engine swap.

Faults:

The brakes went wrong on the front of the car, I fixed it myself.

General Comments:

For a diesel, this car was very cheap to run, was very reliable and powerful. I had a 16ft Avondale mayfair and this pulled it like it was nothing.

Faults:

Alarm kept going off when driving.

Engine earth wire broke so car wouldn't start.

Tyres wear out really quickly. I have had them replaced twice in the 18 months I have had it.

The main problem is now where the idle speed is playing up. Car won't tick over for about first 3 minutes when started. Once engine is warmed up the rev counter bounces between 500 and 1300 RPM.

Has anyone got any ideas how to fix this? (I have tried altering accelerator cable and idle speed, but to no avail)

General Comments:

The car doesn't look too bad and is fairly quick.

The seats are pretty comfortable and the interior is clean throughout.

However the build quality is a bit poor in places and is pretty flimsy.