... I have owned new Citroens, but during the past 5 years have purchased used Peugeots.
Image is not important. Reliability is a must, though, so I turned away from the Citroen with their hydraulic suspension (ok when new but in my experience troublesome after 50,000 miles) when seeking ... Read review
Advantages: Well constructed and finished Disadvantages: not much room in the back
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With Peugeot I have in general found maintenance to be straightforward, reliability is good, and economy is very good.
I had two 205 diesels, both of which were very good. Then one day I saw a low mileage 106 Zest 3 diesel.
When reviewing a car, the opinion will of course depend on the owner's experiences with the previous car. I can say that the 106 is better in every way than the 205. I have ... ...which my garage (not a Peugeot dealership) was unable to diagnose.
It started suddenly. I was slowing up at a roundabout, and the engine started vibrating heavily. I thought maybe an injector was blocked, and changed the fuel filter, had the exhaust brackets checked, and in the end resorted to using a fuel additive supposed to quieten noisy diesels. This appeared to help - but for a while only.
I drive about 38,000 miles a year, and have always favoured diesel cars. I have owned new Citroens, but during the past 5 years have purchased used Peugeots.
Image is not important. Reliability is a must, though, so I turned away from the Citroen with their hydraulic suspension (ok when new but in my experience troublesome after 50,000 miles) when seeking a used car capable of the mileages I cover.
With Peugeot I have in general found maintenance to be straightforward, reliability is good, and economy is very good.
I had two 205 diesels, both of which were very good. Then one day I saw a low mileage 106 Zest 3 diesel.
When reviewing a car, the opinion will of course depend on the owner's experiences with the previous car. I can say that the 106 is better in every way than the 205. I have so far covered just 25000 miles in mine, but it is quieter, more economical by 10 mpg (I enter all of my fuel purchases into a computer programme and the best ever is 67 mpg and the worst 58.6 mpg). The interior is better finished off, the seat fabric is of better quality, the boot is just as big, and running costs overall are reasonable. There are no rattles from badly fitting interior trim (experienced this on the 205)!
Front tyre wear is not as good as the 205 diesel, though, and I had a problem which my garage (not a Peugeot dealership) was unable to diagnose. It started suddenly. I was slowing up at a roundabout, and the engine started vibrating heavily. I thought maybe an injector was blocked, and changed the fuel filter, had the exhaust brackets checked, and in the end resorted to using a fuel additive supposed to quieten noisy diesels. This appeared to help - but for a while only.
Finally a visit to a Peuguot dealership (I know I should have gone there first!!) where they discovered a broken top engine mounting ... the first they had ever seen!
I have also had to replace the 4 glow plugs (they cost about £7.50 each and take about 15 minutes for the garage to fit.
My car has now covered 41000 miles and am very pleased with it. I run my cars to very high mileages, so will write another review on this car in 18 months time (at 100,000 miles)
Advantages: Cheap, nippy Disadvantages: Slow to pick up speed on motorways
We owned a Peugeot 106 1.5D Graduate for a year and it was excellent. My wife had it to commute to work (100 miles per day) in Germany and it got hammered up and down the autobahns every day. We covered 29000 miles in a year and it never missed a beat. The fuel economy was great, particularly considering the hammering it got. We even took it to Spain and brought it back full of wine. On the day we drovw home I covered 1080 miles in 18 hours which ... ...We made plenty of stops but the car ran without a glitch despite the temperature being around 34C. The only problem was that to maximise speed we had to keep the sunroof down!!
It handled very well although you had to be careful not to carry too much speed into corners as it would scrub the front tyres very easily probably due to the extra weight of the diesel engine. The other key trick was to keep the momentum going, once you messed it up on the ...
harryson 18.04.2001
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Advantages: economical and reliable Disadvantages: no power steering
I owned a Peugeot 106 XND for 6 years. Throughout this time, I had no trouble with it whatsoever. The only reason I traded it in when I did was because I had rather stupidly put far too much oil in it and damaged the engine (a mistake never to be repeated!).
I found this to be a great little car. It was extremely economical. My journey to and from work each day is only about 30 minutes and I only had to go to the petrol station once a fortnight. ... ...couple of bumps in my Peugeot and the wee car fared well in them both. Neither my fault I have to point out.
On the downside, the 106 did lack power (58bhp for those that understand this terminology!). The car would struggle going up hills on the motorway. Many a time I felt as though I was almost pushing it up with my face almost touching the windscreen, my foot flat on the floor and an articulated lorry about an inch behind. The secret is to get ...
perox 10.10.2003 (19.10.2003)
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...the cabin is the usual Peugeot standard, it looks drab and unremarkable. The 106 isn't the safest car in it's class either which is worth noting if your going to ferry kids around in this car. There is a new 107 just on the horizon which promises to be a great deal better than this model.
I'm sure the petrol variants are much better, and the GTi looks like a bargain. As a 2nd hand buy the 106 probably makes some sense, in petrol form anyway, I would ...
ali007 18.09.2001 (13.10.2001)
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Advantages: Cheap to run, Very reliable.... Disadvantages: Bit slow when eccelerating......
...It comes with standard Peugeot Immobilser which you can change the code on anytime you like, you can also change the code for a short while, like when you take the car into the garage , so if you dont want to give them your proper code you can change it for a short while. All this is explained in the owners manual.
The tax on the car is cheap only £110 for the year, cheap insurance group. Because this car is a diesel it will last you forever, mines ... ...dieing on me yet.
As you might be aware diesel's can do up to 150k even before they show any signs of wear and tear.
The car does make the usual diesel engine noise but thats nothing to worry about, especially when you get so much use out of the car.
This really is a fantastic car, great looks and very cheap to run, definatley worth a look....... ...
emwright 28.09.2005
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Here we go, First Review!
I currently live in Portugal, Diesel is 30% cheaper here than Petrol, So an obvious choice is Diesel. I commute 110kms per day, round trip.
I purchased my 106 about a year ago, and have covered 25,000 miles since then. It now has 80,000 mile on the clock.
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It has lived up to all of my expectations, and more.
Excellent reliability, tyre life & fuel consumption.
It normally does 600 miles on a tank! Which is 44-45 ... ...approx. 60mpg, This is 75% Motorway @ 70 - 85mph, & 25% secondary roads.
Gearbox is a good mix of ratios; I seldom need to drop down to fourth on m-ways (Except with 4 adults in the car!)
In the last year, apart from normal servicing, I have replaced the cam belt, (Worthwhile doing on any overhead cam car) and replaced the clutch cable. Not bad ehh!
She is a little sluggish, but once your upped speed, will happily do 80mph all day long. I suppose ...
Little_Dick 06.11.2004
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