written by EFC15 on 27/04/2006
Good Points
Very quick car for a diesel
Always starts first time no matter how cold the weather is.
Very reliable
No rust whatsoever!
Does not sound like a sack of spanners in a tumble dryer!
Very cheap to run
Bad Points
A bit thirsty for a diesel
Awful acceleration going up hills
General Comments
I have owned my Peugeot 205 1.8 diesel for about 3 years now and it has not let me down once. I first had the car bought for me to learn to drive in three years ago and have drove it ever since. It is an "N" Reg so it is one of the newer versions of the 205 so it is not a rust bucket like most of the ones you see. This car is extremely fast for a standard diesel and will sit comfortably on a motorway at 100mph even though they say the top speed is only around 96mph. The car also has a fairly good 0-60 time considering it is a standard diesel which is around 10 seconds. These cars can also keep up with most hot hatch's on motorways, overall a fantastic car!