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 Жыл бұрын
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-ek1ub11 ай бұрын
Limiter & cruise are combined. A wheel Lets you select between the 2. It is hidden behind the Sterling wheel on the left side
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Stellantis clearly want to get their hands on as much global market share as they can.
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Don't they own Opel now?
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
@@lloydvehicleconsulting They seem to be taking Peugeot back to its curious but functional vehicle roots.
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
Indeed, same company as Opel.
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thank you for reminding me! 🙂
@henryhol8538 Жыл бұрын
Its good seeing this car on your channel. My daughter had one.👍🏽
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
Well, I had one back in 2020 too, but that was ages ago.
@seancooke7332 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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-AB7 ай бұрын
@@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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.
@stephandolby10 ай бұрын
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.
@lloydvehicleconsulting10 ай бұрын
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.
@stephandolby10 ай бұрын
@@lloydvehicleconsulting They don't get enough love. I think they shaved well over 100kg off the equivalent 207 as well.
@lloydvehicleconsulting10 ай бұрын
Yes, the 207 is one of the worst cars I have ever done on the channel!
@stefencooke Жыл бұрын
The 208 is a great car i passed my driving test in one
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Good Morning Sir. Definitely worth going for the highest trim level possible.
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
We do like a bit of luxury on this channel, sir.
@csmith2367Ай бұрын
How high is the clutch on these 208s? Is it right at the “engagement point” like I’ve heard. I’m looking at one.
@lloydvehicleconsultingАй бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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...
@gsparta87622 күн бұрын
Do these cars have rear view camera for parking?
@lloydvehicleconsulting22 күн бұрын
It depends on the specification...
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
For what seems to be a basic model, it's still loaded with stuff, isn't it?
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
This was essentially the middle of the range.
@TrevorBuick Жыл бұрын
Lovely car but they can have a show stopping alternator software fault, garages change the battery to no avail
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
You sound like you have personal experience of said alternator software fault, sir?
@TrevorBuick Жыл бұрын
Yes sir, all done in the name of reducing electrical load and hence emissions, but fails and hard to diagnose,
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
@@TrevorBuick, oh sir, not emissions regulations again!
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
Do these cars have major rust issues, to your knowledge?
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
Not sure, sir.
@MB-ek1ub11 ай бұрын
Peugeots use to do very well on rust protection. Better than most
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
Do you not talk about the 207 and the Leguna on this channel too? 🤣
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
What do you think, sir?
@alaricbragg7843 Жыл бұрын
@@lloydvehicleconsulting A heavy fuel Peugeot 406 - very much alive and well in New Zealand - perhaps? 🤣
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
We don't discuss those round here, sir...
@user-of2os4mk8s5 ай бұрын
Iv got thw gti, fookin rapid m8
@lloydvehicleconsulting5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
@zzhughesd Жыл бұрын
Not a car that'll we being seeing 20 years later, I broke down in a 1414 at start Covid in 2020!!!
@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын
Was that by any chance a 1.4 Prince engine, sir?
@zzhughesd Жыл бұрын
@@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