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Pug 306 to 307 - Car upgrade, have I made a mistake? - Ubermik

I am hoping for some objective advice as I am beginning to get a bit paranoid. I have a 306 2.0 HDI which was my first peugeot after wanting one for ages. about 9 months after purchase a wire from the fuel relay died, there was no "actual fault" per se, but apparently peugeot sometimes use cheap wire which then corrodes. I managed to run a new wire that from the relay plug to the engine fusebox and since then the car has been a nice drive with just normal maintenance being needed. Then prior to the MOT in september the brake light wouldnt go off completely and again it was a dead wire as it stayed the same with both the brake fluid plug and hand brake plug removed. So again a new piece of wire and all was well, This however made me lose confidence in the loom. And because of the amount of computers and sensors on the HDI I decided it was wise to seek out a replacement before a wire for the ECU itself or something equally fatal also rotted. So I have now bought a 52 plate 307 2.0 HDI only to see many references to these ALSO having crappy wire used in the loom. So now I am wondering if as much as I like the car if the experienced professionals on here with experience of peugeots of this kind of age think I just just ditch the new car right away and maybe look at something else like perhaps a focus although to be perfectly honest I am half tempted to go back to something more "simple" like a rover 200 series, maybe the streetwise on a 53/54 plate due to the lower level of computerisation and complexity (and cheapness of spares). Any advice would be greatly appreciated (PS Why cant I do paragraphs on here? Is it something I am doing wrong or the website itself?).....Mike