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i had a volvo v 40 estate for a while, 90,000 miles i bought it for 900 quid about 5 years ago.Bought if off a farmers wife...heated seats, cruise controll those cars literally go on forever. A mates dad did 400,000 in one that was a v 70 though, i did 100,000 in mine over that 5 years.still going strong. got a diesel golf now 2 year old. My brother is a mechanic and he said stick with ford or vauxhall cant go wrong with them.
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It was to do with the fact Daewoo nearly went tits up about 7 or 8 years back. Basically they thought they'd do a Volkswagen and buy an Eastern Bloc company (FSO the one in question this time, makers of the Polish Polonez car). Ended up not doing their best and owing many a Zloty left right and centre.trayhop123 wrote:ps , betch ,,,,,,,,,, think they started off as daewoo , then chevvy took em over on a certain year ,,,,,,,, not sure why/how etc
mines defo daewoo
Get a BMW Audi or voltswagon cant go wrong, diesels r great cheap on fuel car tax and insurance my 120 d msport is 177bhp and will blow loads of cars away, raced my mate in his pug 206 gti he lost by a mile. U can get new cars remapped fo extra bhp and better fuel comsumption, mine would go upto 212 bhp I was just a bit worried about the warranty so didn't bother.
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race is ontommya wrote:Get a BMW Audi or voltswagon cant go wrong, diesels r great cheap on fuel car tax and insurance my 120 d msport is 177bhp and will blow loads of cars away, raced my mate in his pug 206 gti he lost by a mile. U can get new cars remapped fo extra bhp and better fuel comsumption, mine would go upto 212 bhp I was just a bit worried about the warranty so didn't bother.
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ahh , the 1007 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, where do i start ?
i initially thought what a great economical diesel car this would be .
but it soon became apparent that it was guzzleling fuel at double the rate i thought it would .
so reading spec's and reviews online ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,( something admittedly i should have done beforehand )
turns out the reason its so fuel intensive , is because of the admittedly snazzy sliding electric door mechanisms , .............. the weight of the car is astronomical because of them .
one reviewer said , even when driving alone , you are already carrying the weight of two full grown adults extra to yourself .
then their were hundreds of owner reviews , a lot of em stating that the door mechanisms develop a common fault ,,,,,, and that its stupidly expensive to get them fixed.
now i know if you look for the bad on these type of sites your gonna find common faults with every car.
but having had peugeots before i can confirm ,,,,,,,, that official peugeot parts are indeed an expensive joke ,,,,,,,,,,,,, when it came time to sell my 107 (had it from 6month old ) at 3 years old ,,,,,,,,,,, a new ( peugeot branded) clutch cost £575 before fitting. and i shopped around .
so i sold the 1007 before giving it slotters mileage ,,,,,,,,,,,, and tempting fate with over excessive door use.
shame i like peugeot as a brand , but when things go wrong ,,,,,,,,,,, its empty wallet time.
i initially thought what a great economical diesel car this would be .
but it soon became apparent that it was guzzleling fuel at double the rate i thought it would .
so reading spec's and reviews online ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,( something admittedly i should have done beforehand )
turns out the reason its so fuel intensive , is because of the admittedly snazzy sliding electric door mechanisms , .............. the weight of the car is astronomical because of them .
one reviewer said , even when driving alone , you are already carrying the weight of two full grown adults extra to yourself .
then their were hundreds of owner reviews , a lot of em stating that the door mechanisms develop a common fault ,,,,,, and that its stupidly expensive to get them fixed.
now i know if you look for the bad on these type of sites your gonna find common faults with every car.
but having had peugeots before i can confirm ,,,,,,,, that official peugeot parts are indeed an expensive joke ,,,,,,,,,,,,, when it came time to sell my 107 (had it from 6month old ) at 3 years old ,,,,,,,,,,, a new ( peugeot branded) clutch cost £575 before fitting. and i shopped around .
so i sold the 1007 before giving it slotters mileage ,,,,,,,,,,,, and tempting fate with over excessive door use.
shame i like peugeot as a brand , but when things go wrong ,,,,,,,,,,, its empty wallet time.
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oh my god ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you simply have to read this to the bitter end
please please please (someone with knowledge how) ,,,,,,,,,,, post a link to the following
its on ebay ,,,,,,,,,,,, the item number is ,,,,,,, 220768216260
its very very long ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but well worth the read
i swear jg is behind this lol
please please please (someone with knowledge how) ,,,,,,,,,,, post a link to the following
its on ebay ,,,,,,,,,,,, the item number is ,,,,,,, 220768216260
its very very long ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but well worth the read
i swear jg is behind this lol
Little discipline = BIG issue
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