Peugeot 106 1.4 XSi

Cheap, practical, spacious for it size with very decent power and one of the greatest feelings you can have driving a car

It is a love affair even if you know that it has its problems, you want to drive it with every opportunity. It has a lot of pros but somehow for every pros some cons also. The engine has good power for the weight of the car and it is the type of car you control by throttle, but it has so little very low end torque that you need 1st gear when in other cars you have 2nd( not so good at cruising around town, you can not cruise by changing gears and almost no throttle). Amazing feeling from the steering wheel, but you need to turn it a lot to make a corner, and it is so small that you can park anywhere but with so heavy wheel and turning cycle you strangle a lot. It is so spacious for its size but if you are over 1.80 m tall you hit the roof. It is so reliable mechanical, but at this age the plastics break every now and then etc.

But when you are on a curvy road by yourself and just drive it makes you smile.

I totally recommend this car to anyone, it is a good daily (if you want to exercise while parking haha) being so light even with factory suspension corners well while rides well also, you can go anywhere and carry your friends and family and when you are by yourself on a good road you can have the thrills of a good sport car. Needs a little reprogramming of your driving cause it is not forgiving (lift off oversteer ftw), but it does everything you tell it to do so it is one of the most evolving vehicles that can make you a good driver in the process.

also for those that say that they dont like the stripes, this is not a good example of an xsi, it is the first time i see one with stripes, generally i think it is a good looking car (i love the details of the xsi model)

For fuel i need almost 10 l per 100 km if it is good i let you decide and consider some oil also in the long run

I own a 106 1.4 xsi, after reading all these reviews I'm not sure we are talking about the same car. It revs hard but does not. Have the speed to match it. My girlfriends 1.8 diesel focus was pulling away from it today.

Really poor on fuel.

Love the looks and the way it feels to drive but after hearing about how nippy they are before I bought it then driving it I found it pretty much same as any other 1400 . Pretty slow if you ask me

fantastic performance from a 1400 pinpoint handling a great alround drivers car a very hot hatch i have added a billstein suspension kit lowered 35mm torsion bar matched newman camshaft protek 4 branch manifold & pugsport straight through bmc cda filter all this really brings the car alive also got a 1300 rallye gearbox

These cars are a good cheapmans sports car!

They handle like go-carts on rails, very responsive steering, and very powerful engines yet still maintain fairly good fuel economy.

I ' d recommend this car as a great substitute for more expensive to own and run sports cars like Audi ' s and beamers etc.

Defiantly surprises other cars who think they can leave me standing WRONG

Used everyday and its great to know every morning your going to be driving a great little car giving you loads of fun on the way to work and then again on the way home. I still find it hard to believe that this little 1.4 xsi has only 100 bhp as standard. if you ever get the chance to own one of these or even better by one I would take it. In my veiw it puts most other 1.4 cars to shame like the Nova.

I personally would owned a Peugeot 1.4xs and I do think its a nice car; I don't like the colour and white stripe combined should have done it black or gold lol

its fast, fun to drive, good on fuel and it looks great

The best decision I ever made was buying a Peugeot 106 XSi 1.4. I definitely recommend it to anyone!

The is a brilliant car it my first car and I love it. It puts a smile on my face when I push the throttle down, and it is reliable and fast for a little car. I suggest you buy one I have beat a lot of fast cars because they just think its a slow 1.1!