Peugeot 206 Hatch 1998

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  • On the road

    Driving

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Quicker than I expected, effortless motorway cruiser.

    Performance

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Handling is excellent, although drive shafts are noisy.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Having accidentally put petrol in my diesel, I discovered that HDi's are very susceptible to problems, and it turned out true - £3000 to replace the full fuel system, and my Pug dealer took two weeks to find the problem even though this not a rare thing

    Image

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Sleek but a bit of a hairdresser's car.

    Comfort

    3 out of 5 3.0

    A bit of an 'Italian' driving position - short legs, long arms, but seats good with adjustable squab.

  • Security and Service

    Service

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Identifying the 'petrol in diesel' symptoms should have been obvious according to diesel experts Dragon Performance (dragon@mrhoot.com), but it took my local dealer 3 weeks of constant calls to Peugeot to find out what the fix was.

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Full fuel system replacement required after 6 litre of petrol was put into 12 litres of diesel by mistake.

    Other

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    Yes

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    Yes