My sister has a eight year old Golf as an everyday car. The Golf has been breaking down recently and she is thinking of cchanging it. A friend of hers has offered her a bargain two year old 307 1.4 diesel for £5500.
Anyone have any experience of them? They supposed to do 65mpg is that achievable in real life and it seems to me that such a big car with a 1.4 diesel will have the performance of a tractor.
She was going to get a 206 with 1.6 petrol engine or one of these small small MG hatchbacks I am thinking they are better bets, both in terms of performance and ecconomy
Has anyone with any experience of this model,
Any replies appreciated
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>I am thinking they are better bets, both in terms of performance and economy< I've no experience of any of these cars, but I would say Performance - definitely; Economy - I doubt it. The 1.4 diesel (joint PSA/Ford engine) has a small output for a car of 307 size, so is sold on economy, but not performance.
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Have never driven a 307 but had a 206 1.4 HDi (green 'i') as a hirecar for a weekend once. My last 6 cars have all been diesels but I was very impressed with this little engine. Acceleration was'nt blinding off the line, but it seemed to got better in the higher gears. Hit an indicated 110/115mph averaged about 90mph (was late for the tunnel) and still did nearly 600 miles on a tankfull. On the way back it was pretty loaded up but it still went as good as before, did'nt notice the extra weight at all.
That engine should be plenty fast enough for todays traffic, what with so much speed enforcement and at current fuel prices would make it a sensible buy.
Hope that helps.
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I have not driven the car in question but I have been impressed by the preformance of several other pugs I have either driven or been in. In contrast to some other makes PSA engines seem to have the number of horse power claimed and they are all fit stallions as opposed to lame pit ponies.
Renault use a 1.4 diesel on the scenic which is quite a bit bigger and heavier.
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I doubt you will get 65 mpg in real life driving. 50 to 55 mpg is more like it on our cluttered roads. If someone can prove me wrong, I will buy one...
Some reverse logic now - problem with modern diesels is they are all nice to drive, powerful and refined. This leads you (or certainly me anyway) to drive it like a petrol, rather than changing gear earlier to take advantage of the torque. As a result the economy suffers. You need to adopt a different driving technique with an oil burner.
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Hi there
I have driven a 307 1.4HDi a while back. It was a very impressive car with more punch than I would have expected. It is, of course, trying to overcome the weight of the bus-like 307 but I found it reasonably quick and particularly good at motorway speeds which it seemed to suit. It may not be powerful, but it has plenty-enough torque to overcome hills. I also found the engine amazingly refined at all speeds and before I knew it there was 90 on the clock!
I would be more worried about the 307 bit of the equation, which is not a car known for reliability. I would find-out why the seller is getting rid. I also think 65mpg is unlikely, much closer to 55 in real-world driving (I get 55 out of my 80bhp Punto JTD)
For Info, the 206 HDI (Green 'I') Eco model was actually a 90bhp 2.0HDI, not the 1.4 70bhp. It was, in all-but name, a 2.0HDi Style (i.e. basic) with taller gearing for super-economy ;)
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Thats a good price, but their have been lots of problems with the 307 and other Peugeots (look at the car by car breakdown on this site)After my experience with Peugeot and their dealers I will never buy a french car again.
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Here we go once more, all French cars are tarred with the same brush.
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Sadly, the reliability surveys of both Top Gear and JD power would suggest the 307 is a bit of a lemon. I quite like the car (to drive), but I have a colleague who has been plagued with problems on his 307SW 1.6SE
I used to have a 205 and I loved it, it is just a shame Peugeot can't get the quality right in it's latest products.
p.s. I also have a smart which is built in France, so no adversity to French cars here ;)
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The company I used to work for had two pool cars which were 307 1.6 diesels. I think as town or even motorway cars they are OK, although I do not know what the 0-60 figures are overtaking was interesting and needed some planning as well as courage.
I never tried to wo9rk out the mpg either but I would be surprised if it was anymore then 45 mpg. The car seemed to return not much more on the motorway at 70/80 then around town.
The cars seemed to suffer with badly fitting trim that dropped off, the bit that goes under the engine (protect it I guess) came off one day on the motorway. Another time the driver?s door handle came off. I can not remember either off them breaking down.
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