Sensible Secondhand Reviews: 2014 Peugeot 208 1.2 VTi Allure - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Excellent little review and the cambelt advice is very important for any potential buyer as these belts can go at low mileage. Make sure the correct grade oil is used and as you say get it done before Peugeot recommend. If you have a turbocharged 1.2 puretech then this may be subject to a recall as it affects the braking system when the belt breaks up. Again a strange spec from PSA no cruise control but a speed limiter on a mid spec?? Another excellent review as always Sir.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, a strange specification, isn't it? They can indeed fail at low mileage, so best to adhere to the intervals on your Puretech engine and use the correct oil. Thank you for watching, sir!

[@MB-ek1ub]

Limiter & cruise are combined. A wheel Lets you select between the 2. It is hidden behind the Sterling wheel on the left side

[@alaricbragg7843]

Thank you for this video! I presume, like other CERTAIN French cars, that this is found in New Zealand. Certainly the new electric Peugeots I have seen on display at the local mall suggest the brand still has a strong presence in my country - such cars were recently used by a major rental firm here!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Stellantis clearly want to get their hands on as much global market share as they can.

[@alaricbragg7843]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Don't they own Opel now?

[@alaricbragg7843]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting They seem to be taking Peugeot back to its curious but functional vehicle roots.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Indeed, same company as Opel.

[@alaricbragg7843]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thank you for reminding me! 🙂

[@henryhol8538]

Its good seeing this car on your channel. My daughter had one.👍🏽

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Well, I had one back in 2020 too, but that was ages ago.

[@seancooke7332]

Great to see Peugeot back at their best. They seemed to lose their way a little after the beautiful 206 which was so popular at launch that they flew out of the showrooms. The 208 seems like a fine all round family vehicle in 5 door form but I can't help thinking that the 308 or the Citroën C4 would be even better with a bit more space. Maybe I'm wrong. Would this be the same engine as my friend's 2021 Vauxhall Crossland now that both makes are under the Stellantis umbrella?

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, the 207s are not very good. Not very good at all. The 208s have their issues, although the Puretech engines are still being used in many Stellantis models, such as the Crossland, 308 and C4, they aren't necessarily the most reliable. The Prince engines were worse, however...

[@Jordan-AB]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Welp, my 207 is still going strong. My mother handed it down to me and it's great. It's the most reliable car my parents have ever owned and besides the weak engine, they kinda regret giving it to me lol

[@mattw8332]

Enjoyed this review. I think the highest output 1.2 litre engine would be my choice. The windy rear windows wouldn't bother me at all. The 208 looks 100 times sharper than the 207, which I too didn't like. Never experienced what they were like to drive but the 207 was lazily executed in my opinion. They looked liked a stretched and widened 206. I wish that Peugeot kept the 206 in production for longer and never bothered with the 207.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes sir, about a million times better than a 207. The 206 was indeed kept in production in facelifted form as the 206+ until the 208 came out in some Continental markets, funnily enough.

[@stephandolby]

I have a 2012 1.6 e-HDi (sorry) Allure. It has a higher resolution, colour driver's display as per the higher trim levels, a blue light set centrally in the indent below the binnacle, lighting for the front footwells and the storage area ahead of the (removable) front cup holders, and blue-to-black faded interior grab handles on the front doors. It doesn't have DAB, as it was an early car. Also, the car in this video does indeed have a shared stalk for cruise control and the speed limited (you can only use one or the other, not both at the same time) just below the indicator stalk, you see it briefly at 7:12 and will note it's extremely similar to the old media control on prior Peugeots (albeit flipped); the button at 9:35 is the rear door child lock, and this version has an upgraded SMEG touchscreen.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Good to know that I got most of it right when I filmed one of these back in the summer. I was quite surprised that this video has done reasonably well, these aren't bad little cars, really.

[@stephandolby]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting They don't get enough love. I think they shaved well over 100kg off the equivalent 207 as well.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, the 207 is one of the worst cars I have ever done on the channel!

[@stefencooke]

The 208 is a great car i passed my driving test in one

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I kind of have a bit of a fascination for them, even if there are a number of variants we are unable to discuss on the channel...

[@camperlustig68]

Good Morning Sir. Definitely worth going for the highest trim level possible.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

We do like a bit of luxury on this channel, sir.

[@csmith2367]

How high is the clutch on these 208s? Is it right at the “engagement point” like I’ve heard. I’m looking at one.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I don't remember the clutch being particularly problematic, but this was filmed in August 2023, and I have driven a lot of cars since then, so it is possible my recall is not particularly accurate.

[@lordstiffupperlip3095]

I like the look of em but put off by the engines , you can pick em up a lot cheaper than Fiesta's too . Fiesta 12.50 engine much better . We had a 206 2002 1.4 TU engine great car no problems with it at all .

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

The TU engines have proven to be much more reliable than the Prince engines we cannot discuss. The good old Zetec-SE Ford unit is coming up in another episode of Sensible Secondhand Reviews very soon...

[@gsparta876]

Do these cars have rear view camera for parking?

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It depends on the specification...

[@alaricbragg7843]

For what seems to be a basic model, it's still loaded with stuff, isn't it?

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

This was essentially the middle of the range.

[@TrevorBuick]

Lovely car but they can have a show stopping alternator software fault, garages change the battery to no avail

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

You sound like you have personal experience of said alternator software fault, sir?

[@TrevorBuick]

Yes sir, all done in the name of reducing electrical load and hence emissions, but fails and hard to diagnose,

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@TrevorBuick, oh sir, not emissions regulations again!

[@alaricbragg7843]

Do these cars have major rust issues, to your knowledge?

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Not sure, sir.

[@MB-ek1ub]

Peugeots use to do very well on rust protection. Better than most

[@alaricbragg7843]

Do you not talk about the 207 and the Leguna on this channel too? 🤣

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

What do you think, sir?

[@alaricbragg7843]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting A heavy fuel Peugeot 406 - very much alive and well in New Zealand - perhaps? 🤣

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

We don't discuss those round here, sir...

[@user-of2os4mk8s]

Iv got thw gti, fookin rapid m8

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

[@zzhughesd]

Not a car that'll we being seeing 20 years later, I broke down in a 1414 at start Covid in 2020!!!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Was that by any chance a 1.4 Prince engine, sir?

[@zzhughesd]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Nope, the 1.0i. Glasgow to Stockport, died at Salford, ECU relayed problem, had t hard reset remove battery terminal get going last 10 miles home. lovely

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Oh sir!