Peugeot 306 D Turbo

ive had my phase1 Dturbo pug for 12 months now and it hasn't missed a beat nor had any electrical problems (touch wood) even though its done 165000 miles.

it starts first time every time even when it had 6 inchs of snow on her and

-10c last winter. its one of the best cars i've brought and yes it is showing her age but she still gives some modern car a run for there money and i can see myself buying another one if and when the old girl gives up the ghost but i can see that happening just yet.

performance. as it a diesel it no ferrari. pulls well. took it on a 200mile round trip this week. at 60mph it cruises at 2000rpm. average 58mpg. (due to upgraded exaust) it prob do well over 60mpg.

practicality. big boot. loads of room in cabin. and really comftable. quite inside not rattling cant hardley here engine. really comftable on my long trip this week. usually end up with a sore back in other cars. foot rest next to clutch pedal. mine got half leather out of a xsi. same stle seat as dturbo. seats support really well. i can get in back easy to and seat comftable (iam 5ft9).

reliability. been reliable so far starts up fine even when it been -8oc. omly things ive had done since november a service. drive it 3000miles. mostley to work on dodgy potholed b road. ( can suffer minor electricial faults i hant had any yet touching wood).

value for money.

spec of mine

half leather out xsi (normal dturbo interior good

aircon ( think mine need regasing)

outside temp

glove box on small side

two ash trays front and back in middle of front seats

interior lights front and back or car.

loads of extra bit think car good valve for money. good spec for a 12 year old car. shouldnt rust which is a good point.

This car has been fantastic. I bought it when I was at uni because i needed something which would be cheap to run. It is group 6 insurance and very economical. I consistently get around 45/50mpg and that's a mixture of city and country driving.

People who bad mouth french cars reliability have probably never owned one. In the 2 years i've had it i've not had to replace anything apart from normal consumables and it's always started first time.

I have previously owned the 306 1.9DT which although a good engine, is less refined and sounds much more 'diesely'.

These cars are quite hard to come by now in the 3dr Dturbo spec which means they are holding their value quite well.

I would recommend this car.

The Peugeot 306 D Turbo looks quite sporty

The Peugeot 306 D Turbo is just an absolute perfect base car with an astonishing handling it just loves to be trown round bends !!

loved my pugeot until it was written off bent the front o/s chassis from a hard working car to a long distance driver loved it and would buy another

Very quick diesel hatchback on the roads believe. If you get the chance try to drive one. Very sporty looking car wouldnt get bored with it trust me. Look for one with a good service history if you want to get one.

Most frustrating car I have owned, brought when it was two years old with 55k miles on it sold 6 years latter with 118k. Cheap to insure, service costs low but does need it every 6k miles and easy to get over 500 miles out of the 55 litre fuel tank.

But over all ownership cost was completely unacceptable, despite being serviced on the dot had to pay 1000 ' s in repair bills. Had to be recover by the AA three times, I was on first name terms with the patrol man.

The clutch was replaced until warranty when I bought the car.

A year letter the air-con condenser failed - £750 repair bill

At 84k miles not long after the cambelt was changed a con-rod snapped (known fault on 97-98 Dturbos) total bill for replacement engine, starter motor and air-con pump £3500

Fan belt snapped got into the cambelt case, two new belts and a full engine check £400

Immobiliser failed £150

Bit of plastic snapped off the electric window rack, new rack and motor £180

Sometimes it would go for a year or two with no problems but on balance it was a liability and I was glad to see the back of it in 2006. Will never buy another French car again, but if you can find one that has been looked after and fancy a gamble then there worse cars you can buy.

I have 250,000 Kilometers on the clock, 160 000 miles. Still looks good. I take good care of my Pug 306. Originally the car was a 1.9 aspirated. Did a good 200 000 kilometers, till the gearbox cracked. Till now I had to change a number of times engine mountings and front suspension arms. Roads in Malta are terrible. Changed engine complete with gearbox from another pug turbo. The rear suspension now is noisy now. I used to service photocopiers and delivered a big number of photocopiers with the car as well. The only place that the car showed rust around the roof. Exactly under the weather rubber strips. Door cable harnesses had to be replaced as well. Considering all the hard work carried out with the car think that it fared quite well.

Being only 19 the dturbo is going to the best car I can get insured on (group 5) I think its a brilliant car its quick will do 0-60 in 10 or 11 secs and will save you in the pocket doing 45-50 mpg. Mines a bit of a poor starter in the morning, but I love this car I like how the engine growls and its great when the turbo kicks in I also love the sports seats:). Mines done 115000 miles and even though its dated now stil looks great and runs well. I have a phase 1 and prefer it to the later models as it looks more agressive and meaner. You can also get performance gains from little tweaks of the turbo wastegate and fuelpump for example so again saving money. Mines a 3 door a will fit 5 no trouble and in prettygood comfort. Overall a nippy car good for the economical motorist and defintley a looker great robust engine too.Id recommend this more than a 1.4 or 1.6 not only is a bit quicker but cheaper to run and more fun to drive. Great buy if your a student like me wanting a decent pretty fast car.