Peugeot 206
I have recently bought a new car, but before I could get the new one, it I had to sell the old one. This review is on my old car, a Peugeot 206 XS.
I purchased this car as the first NZ owner from a dealer. It was originally from Japan. At the time I paid a fair price for it, although if I had the time and energy could have sourced a cheeper model.
It was a year 2000 model, 1.6L with manual transmission and included front and side airbags, fog lights, after market racing alloy wheels and a few other features which appealed to me.
I was specifically looking for a Peugeot 206 as I really like the shape of the car. I had never owned an European car before either, so this was something new for me. It takes a few weeks to get used to the indicator and wipers on opposite sides.
The car was really fun to drive, although the pedals were very close together. It would be a struggle to drive while wearing boots or other large shoes. It had excellent turning ability and vision which helped with tight parking. It also had enough power to overtake comfortably on the motorways.
With regards to fuel economy, it was quite good. The majority of the time it was driven stop start around town, but when hitting the motorways could get many KM’s on a full tank.
Soon after getting the vehicle the passenger seat malfunctioned and was unable to recline back further than an upright position. After looking at getting this repaired we decided against it as the parts and labour would be prohibitively expensive, mainly due to the airbags being inside the seat.
Overall it was a fun stylish car to drive, but expensive when requiring maintenance.
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