Love kite buggying , new model army , The Fall , Bitter ,VW campers,the late John Peel and vegetaria...
Love kite buggying , new model army , The Fall , Bitter ,VW campers,the late John Peel and vegetarians. Do not define my life by my Job. Have a weird sence of humour, best described as a Anarco cyber hippy.
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The 307SW seemed like the perfect rep car combined with weekend kite buggy vehicle.
I am a shallow person and the things that attracted me to the 307SW were as follows:
loverly big glass roof ( handy as you can watch the clouds whilst waiting for the RAC to tow you back to the dealer) Kick ass stereo ( multichanger in dash which has jammed twice) nice dark interior ( does not show the sand from the beach) GPS sat nav ( again handy as you can tell the RAC where you are when you break down)
So you can tell by the tone of this review that the experiance witht he 307sw has not been a happy one, well it gets worse.
The 307 rides like a cart, has the same accseleration as my VW beetle ( 1973) , gives fuel economy in line with a v8 mustang ( 37.9 MPG on a diesel is not on ) is dangerous to drive in the wet ( the windscreen wipers do not wipe the whole screen) , is falling apart ( more on this to follow ) , is serviced by a dealer who seems to have been trained by peugeot to give the galic shrug in responce to all problems.
So you really get the idea that i hate this car with a passion shown by Basil Faulty when he beats his austin with a branch, you are right , thus far this is what has happend to it in 2 years of driving ( 44000 miles )
Wiper motor burns out, and takes out wiring loom New battery fitted entire underside falls off on M6 Knocking suspension changed CD changer jams ( once whilst listening to killing jokes.. Laugh I nearly bought one ) MPG falls to a all time low of 32.5 drivers seat tears ( changed after 5 weeks of a piece of metal sticking in my leg) Fails to start 4 times ( RAC comes out ) Radio control stem snaps off Car locks itself if you slam the doors ( even with the keys in the ignition)
in summary this is the WORST car i have ever had the misfortune of choosing as a company car. Last week I got made redundant so the PUG is on its way back, and although I am sad to be unemployed the fact that I dont ever have to drive the piece of crap, falling apart clowns car of the 307 has made me a little happier.
Peugeot say in there latest adds that "playtime is over" maybe if the 3rd year primary class had built this car, rather than playing with fuzzy felts it would have turned out a little better than the unreliable, nailed together faulty french piece of scrap metal i am about to wave goodbye to.
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Advantages: Great drive, flexibilty of 5-7 seats, economical to run and reliable. Disadvantages: You don't get offered a 7-seater by insurance companies if your in for accident repairs.
Nov 3rd, 2004
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