Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I escaped. The 308 wasn't mentioned. I'm not sure what the point of that particular bit of licence fee wastage was, really. I enjoyed the rest of the programme though.
My 308 (and JC's 207s and 208), have been enjoyed by some very good drivers and attracted few adverse comments (c.f. your post about the combination of a good driver and a bad or mundane car, in the other thread).
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I escaped. The 308 wasn't mentioned. I'm not sure what the point of that particular bit of licence fee wastage was, really. I enjoyed the rest of the programme though.
My 308 (and JC's 207s and 208), have been enjoyed by some very good drivers and attracted few adverse comments (c.f. your post about the combination of a good driver and a bad or mundane car, in the other thread).
pete g wrote:Blimey Steve ordered a Pug...
I must take some credit for getting you out of the Audi tunnel vision!
pete g wrote:You should have got one of these; http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/peu ... th/verdict.
pete g wrote:Err yeah.. brakes wear out, cant be that bad if you kept for 86k miles thats 80k more than I kept my BM!)
Slink_Pink wrote:pete g wrote:Err yeah.. brakes wear out, cant be that bad if you kept for 86k miles thats 80k more than I kept my BM!)
Yes, but I seem to recall it happened pretty early in its life although I can't remember exactly. Wear and tear aside, it has a some other minor irks (dodgy wiring to numberplate lights) and one of the things that annoys me most is that the clock just can't keep even close to the correct time. I know that it's not exactly a primary feature of the vehicle but one wonders if they can't get that right....
Not a patch on my Toyota which is 3 years older and fault free, albeit with much lower miles at the moment.
One more thing is that I really don't like the continental wiring of EVERYTHING switches off with the ignition but that's obviously more of a personal preference thing.
gannet wrote:We must remember that every maker makes lemons I've had 4 french cars (two pug 206s, 2 citroens - Saxo vtr & DS3) and nothing really out of the ordinary has gone wrong with them - certainly nothing that wasnt covered under warranty. In contrast the Alfa 147 was a nightmare, and the z4 was less than impressive - clutch after 30k, abs sensors changing, light lens' breaking - yes 2 etc...
TripleS wrote:Yes, I expect so - at least for quite a long time - although personally I'm inclined to keep away from the top end of the speed range in the case of an engine that has clocked up a high mileage. it's just my natural conservatism, and maybe not strictly necessary.
gannet wrote:Slink_Pink wrote:pete g wrote:Err yeah.. brakes wear out, cant be that bad if you kept for 86k miles thats 80k more than I kept my BM!)
Yes, but I seem to recall it happened pretty early in its life although I can't remember exactly. Wear and tear aside, it has a some other minor irks (dodgy wiring to numberplate lights) and one of the things that annoys me most is that the clock just can't keep even close to the correct time. I know that it's not exactly a primary feature of the vehicle but one wonders if they can't get that right....
Not a patch on my Toyota which is 3 years older and fault free, albeit with much lower miles at the moment.
One more thing is that I really don't like the continental wiring of EVERYTHING switches off with the ignition but that's obviously more of a personal preference thing.
which citroen?!
We must remember that every maker makes lemons I've had 4 french cars (two pug 206s, 2 citroens - Saxo vtr & DS3) and nothing really out of the ordinary has gone wrong with them - certainly nothing that wasnt covered under warranty. In contrast the Alfa 147 was a nightmare, and the z4 was less than impressive - clutch after 30k, abs sensors changing, light lens' breaking - yes 2 etc...
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