Peugeot 306 - replacing drive shaft on a 1999 T reg Peugeot 306

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Tue 3 Jan 2012 22:11
Peugeot 306 - replacing drive shaft on a 1999 T reg Peugeot 306 - cherry1980

Hi. im thinking of buying a Peugeot 306 and have seen a 1999 petrol T reg model which has done 90k. its £650 and only problem reported is that the drive shaft has started going. is this going to cost me a lot to fix and is it worth buying the car with this fault? what kind of problems will it throw up when driving? thanks

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Tue 3 Jan 2012 23:12
Peugeot 306 - replacing drive shaft on a 1999 T reg Peugeot 306 - Peter.N.

Not to expensive if you do it yourself a secondhand one would probably suffice. If you have to pay I would think about an hours work for the nearside or an hour and a half if its the offside as this has a centre bearing. If it drives OK I wouldn't worry about it as they don't usually fail suddenly. What are the symptoms?

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Wed 4 Jan 2012 11:28
Peugeot 306 - replacing drive shaft on a 1999 T reg Peugeot 306 - cherry1980

the seller is trade and has said it will be ok for now and if it was their car they wouldnt even bother doing it. . there is a slight pulsing on the steering wheel and gearstick but other than that its hardly noticeable- in fact if they hadnt said i dont think i would have thought anything was amiss but he just said that obviously they have to make buyers aware of any potential faults, even if minor.

i just wanted to get a second opinion as didnt want to buy it and then find out id been a bit of a mug as it were!! is it an ok price then what he is asking for the car given its age and mileage?.im having a baby in Feb so need a bigger car- only got a KA at the moment u see. need something that is gonna be ok as a family car for next couple of years as money is going to be tight.

he said it would be £65 for the part and £40 labour if they repaired it- does this sound reasonable? as if not i have my own garage where i go and he is a french car specialist so guessing it might be better to get him to do it. thanks

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Wed 4 Jan 2012 13:00
Peugeot 306 - replacing drive shaft on a 1999 T reg Peugeot 306 - Peter.N.

If you are happy with the car I wouldn't worry about it, you would probably be able to get one cheaper on ebay or even a diesel for the same price but if you don't want the hassle and can afford it go ahead, the mileage is quite reasonable.

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Wed 4 Jan 2012 14:17
Peugeot 306 - replacing drive shaft on a 1999 T reg Peugeot 306 - cherry1980
Hi thanks for your replies, they have really helped.

one last question- what will it be like on petrol- mpg etc? It's 1.4 petrol model.
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