Peugeot 206 CC

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Mon 7 Jun 2004 13:10
Peugeot 206 CC - peterb
Last week we covered 450 kilometres in a Hertz baby Peugeot Cabriole in southern Spain.

As others may be heading for such parts in the near future, I thought I?d share my experiences. (Cost was Euro 190 for Tuesday 10.00 to Friday 10.00 including zero excess insurance.)

I enjoyed the excellent handling and the amusing roof mechanism. The 1.6 engine was acceptably lively. Both front seats were comfy and we did twice use the rear ones for short distances.

However, there were some problems:
1 Erratic electrics
2 Build quality no better than average
3 My forehead was approx 9? from the top of the front screen even with the seat right back (I?m approx 6? tall)

Overall, I did enjoy driving it (especially with the roof down), and would recommend it as a fun if expensive hire car. However I couldn?t imagine spending my own money on one due to the quality issues.

By the way, Hertz also do a 307 CC in Spain.
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Mon 7 Jun 2004 19:53
Peugeot 206 CC - Ross Lavery
In 2.0 Litre form its nearly acceptable,

I cannot do with the 1.6 TU5 Engine, Its slow and makes a horrible noise.

All 206ccs are generaly cramped mate, everytime we get one in for work I nearly have to put the roof down to get in!!

Im surprised the Roof mechanism didnt fail on you!!

Cheers
Peugeot Master Tech (Been working on them too long now!)

1997 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 GSR
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Tue 8 Jun 2004 07:54
Peugeot 206 CC - peterb
"I'm surprised the roof mechanism didn't fail on you!!"

Some friends had a 307cc and the roof was very unpredictable.
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Tue 8 Jun 2004 22:47
Peugeot 206 CC - Ross Lavery
Hi,

We recentley had a 307cc in where the BSi completley shut down and the roof became stuck down!!

This could have been you! (Although I would imagine the weather was nice at the time)
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