Peugeot 306 D Turbo Review
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“I have owned this particular car for 6 months now, and...”
★★★★★
written by tgarraway17 on 03/12/2006
Good Points
Excellent handling, good acceleration, comfy, eats up the miles with ease!
Bad Points
A little smokey and a bit noisy when cold, unreliable air con.
General Comments
I have owned this particular car for 6 months now, and have owned 3 previously - all petrol (1.4-1.6xs) and it is easily the best! Quicker than the 1.6, and feels more solid and robust. My present one is a new shape, as opposed to my old ones (phase 1) and I have to say that I much prefer the interior on the newer ones, whereas I feel the exterior on the phase 1`s appear more aggressive, and look meaner! The performance is great, especially now I have had the fuel pump opened and fitted a pipercross induction kit, (which gives the car a lovely growl!) 4th gear being my favourite gear (go from 60-100!!) Acceleration is good, 0-60 in 10 secs. However I do miss the rev range of petrol, you need to change gear a lot quicker in the diesel, topping out at 45, economically, in second. Overall, an excellent car, highly recommended to anyone who wants a good, quick, economical car, which is also practical and comfy! Suited to all ages!
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1998
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6 months
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5
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Airborneuk's Response to tgarraway17's Review
Written on: 12/10/2007
I agree, Good car and it looks brilliant.. although as stated the air conditioning units on these cars can be unreliable!, Mine wasnt working when I purchased mine and I later discovered why, needless to say the repair bill was going to come to in excess of £700! So be warned, they are not a cheap fix!!
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<br/>Sadly mine is high mileage, and I have had a lot of expense added for repairs to this car, so avoid high mileage's if possible!!
Airborneuk's Response to tgarraway17's Review
Written on: 23/12/2007
Oddly enough the repair bill on mine would have been around £700 - £800. - nothing wrong with a window.<br/><br/>After a few years of owning this car I would advise that you look HARD and CAREFULLY, and test EVERY button!<br/><br/>Since owning my car I now wish I had never of purchased it!, (mine was a high milager though - now done 140K for an S reg 1998). I have had to replace, 2 rear shock absorbers, catalistic converter, main raidiator, alternator, ball joints, track rod ends, a manual fuel pump - as a hole appeared and drew air into the fuel and cut the engine dead, also had to replace the heater control unit as that short circuited, the passenger side electric door mirror is fussy sometimes it wont tilt down, and there is no a problem with the alternator belt pulley wheel (ball barring is on its way out).<br/><br/>Not saying they are all like this but parts aren't exactly cheap, but its the garage labour costs which cripple you..!<br/><br/>If you really fancy one of these cars as they are nice cars, I would suggest an AA or RAC inspection, so that a qualified mechanic can inspect the car to see what hidden problems there are!, stay away from high mileage vehicles as they ware badly.. a badly warn steering wheel will be a good indicator to see if the vehicle has been warn in a lot. Try ALL of the electrics and if you find something that's wrong but you still want the vehicle..HAGGLE! cause its going to cost you to get the problems fixed! - unless you know how to do it yourself.<br/><br/>Just be cautious as with my car, one problem seems to bring another.. probably my bad luck though!