Peugeot 306 2.0 XSi Review

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Peugeot 306 2.0 XSi
3.7 stars
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SirFlex's Review of Peugeot 306 2.0 XSi

10th Jan 2008

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    1 year
  • Performance
    4 stars
  • Reliability
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1998
  • Doors
    3
  • Practicality
    4 stars
Good Points

It's cheap, handles well, goes well.


General Comments

I have read the comments on this car much to my amusement. I am not a boy racer, but trust me I can drive and I have had more cars than most. Most of comments respond to comments already made by others.

Performance... From 2ltrs and 16 valves I expect more but the grunt is adequate and more importantly is well balanced in accordance with the brakes. To the gentleman who was talking about the Golf, I had a Mk2 GTi 1.6, and the XSI would have made a better MK3 Golf than the Golf did. The Golf GT1 may have been quicker, but it wasn't loaded down with side impact bars and airbags. As a fun car, the MK3 Gti is not very good. The XSI is fun and has great handling.

Economy... Like a woman, if you treat your XSI gently she will be good to you, if you thrash her around, then she will make you pay! Yes, I admit the car is a bit thirsty. There ain't no Golf on the planet that does 45 to the gallon without a 'D' in it's name. You have got to look at horses for courses, I once had a BMW 325 sport, you could get 25 to the gallon if you had Miss Daisy as a permanent passenger.

I wouldn't buy a 306XSi new and if I bought another one it'll probably be a 1.8 as opposed to a 2.0 but... I paid £900 for a 1998 car and I have really thrashed it... oh and I have taken my 74 year old mother shopping.

If I did the £900 at Disneyland it's over in one weekend and I've got no resale value.

And finally... My 22 year old daughter can get insurance without remortgaging her house..

What more do you want?

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