My girlfriend has a Pug 206 Quiksilver 1.4. It's an 03 plate but she's put 157,000 miles on it. Now that doesn?t bother me that much, I've previously put 120k and 173k on two Micras and have got to the stage where I see high mileage as a badge of honour rather than a stigma! The first Micra I sold, the second I couldn't bear to be parted so she's SORNED in my garage and is still roadworthy. I figure the Pug owes us nothing, so it too is going to be run until it dies, and I'm hoping for a good innings out of it yet. The miles are mostly motorways and it's been serviced on the dot.
However there are a couple of things that annoy me, so I thought best to come to the experts.
Firstly there is a mysterious clunk from the back. To me it sounds like the spare wheel moving in it's cradle, but when I've checked it, it seems fairly solid. It's an odd sound in that it will disappear for weeks on end before returning. It's been examined several times by the garage, and they assure me it's not the suspension, however I just wondered if anyone has any suggestions
Secondly there is a hiss coming from the passenger footwell, it occurs when the brakes are applied in particular when the car is being driven and the brakes haven't been touched in a while. Again this has been checked by the garage, but the sound annoys me and I don't like anything untoward about the brakes. Again does anyone have any thoughts? Is it part of the conversion to RHD?
Finally, any hints and tips regarding the high mileage? Anyone else out there with similar mileages in a Pug? I've always fancied trying to get a car to 238,855 miles, the average earth-moon distance. However I'm not convinced that the 206 will make it with as much ease as the Micra. (hmm I'm just looking for an excuse to put it back on the road...)
cheers
Douglas
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 05/01/2009 at 13:06
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I can't help on the other issues, but the hiss is probably the servo. I have the same problem. I posted a thread on this some time ago and got this as the general answer. I have been driving it with the hiss for some time and if you just gently tap the brake pedal, it goes. It is annoying, but you do get used to it. I and having the car serviced soon and having this problem looked at. I wouldn't recommend driving with it as I believe the brakes could go if it isn't fixed.
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I don't think the brakes will"go" as in fail, but you could lose the servo assistance without warning which could lead to very high pedal pressures being needed to get any good braking effect = unsafe but not total failure
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That makes sense, it also stops if you tap the brake pedal. It's booked in for a service on Friday and I've told the girl that if the brake pedal goes hard, they are still working just missing their power assistance so push harder.
I'm slightly concerned that it's been like this before when it's been serviced. Twice to be exact, both times the garage said they could hear nothing. Still this time it's utterly obvious and I'll be a lot happier when it's fixed and silent.
Thanks for the advice
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>Firstly there is a mysterious clunk from the back.
What else might be 'loose' in the back? Is the exhaust OK? Where does the jack live in a 206?
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