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Post by danio on Sept 16, 2007 21:16:39 GMT
hiya ppl.. im new to the website and forum.. so jus wanted to say hi..
also i kinda need to ask a question..
Ive been lookin to start drivin and stuff and looked at a few cars..
all peugeots: 106, 206, 306, 205..
i think my fav has to be the 205, it looks lovely and seems cheap..
but i jus fort id ask on here b4 makin any choices.
so is tht the right choice to make?
Cheers..
Danio
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2007 8:47:24 GMT
hiya ppl.. im new to the website and forum.. so jus wanted to say hi.. also i kinda need to ask a question.. Ive been lookin to start drivin and stuff and looked at a few cars.. all peugeots: 106, 206, 306, 205.. i think my fav has to be the 205, it looks lovely and seems cheap.. but i jus fort id ask on here b4 makin any choices. so is tht the right choice to make? Cheers.. Danio Hello Danio Welcome to the forum. A few comments on your choices bearing in mind you are a learner driver 206 - newest car here. Going to be the most expensive to insure as the insurance company will assume you are going to have a prang at some point and the 206 will be by far the most expensive for them to fix. Third party insurance will make this cheaper but only means the bill will fall on YOUR pocket. I'd wait until you've got a few years experience. 306 - bigger car. Perhaps not the best car to learn in die to it's size, but not a bad choice. Smaller engined ones will be cheaper to insure but awful slow due to bigger car/smaller engine ratio. 205 - easily the best looking of all these choices. Cheap to buy, cheap to run, great to drive...but the oldest model here. Not so safe in crash and likely to need some careful attention to keep it running. 106 - winner! small, easy to drive, not afflicted with more recent Pug reliability woes, cheap to insure in small engine sizes but still a good drive in 1.1 form. Not as cheap to buy as a 205 but a much better first car. Hope this helps. It's only my opinion of course! |
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Post by jock0909 on Sept 17, 2007 9:57:50 GMT
You could also look at the 107 - cheap to insure, £35 per year road tax, 60 mpg and has a reliable toyota engine.
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Post by danio on Sept 17, 2007 14:39:31 GMT
ok cool cheers.. well i'll have a look about and hopefully i can sort sumthin out.. oh and yer, tht has helped a lot. if n e 1 else has n e ideas feel free to let me kno  Cheers |
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Post by sarahq on Sept 17, 2007 16:39:49 GMT
Hi, I was driving a L reg 205 Style diesel until very recently - I had never driven since passing my test ten years ago. Its back brakes seized shortly after successfully getting me home through the 2ft floods in Gloucestershire recently, but the body work is still completely sound and rust free.
It was very easy to drive, and very difficult to stall (excellent for me). It was very cheap to run, and the insurance was quite low.
I am just about to buy a Roland Garros convertible which I have fallen in love with, but can heartily recommend checking out eBay for cheap 205 diesels, especially ones that are badly listed, as they can go for next to nothing, and you've got a car that will last you ages...
I also think the 205 has a lot of character and charm too
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Post by danio on Sept 18, 2007 19:05:43 GMT
yer tht sounds cool.. wat sort of life has the 205 engin got then? coz most of the 1s on ebay are well over 100,000 i checked insurance on the 205's and cum bak as the cheapest out of all cars ive checked.. so thts a bonus for it |
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Post by sarahq on Sept 19, 2007 15:58:13 GMT
I bought my 205 with 68,000 which was quite rare as it was an L reg.... I have driven a car with 110,000 miles, and it was still going well last time I saw it. It all comes down to the general condition of the car and how well it's been looked after.... My Roland Garros is a 1991 model and has 150,000 on the clock, but it's been looked after by a real enthusiast....
The trick with eBay is to work out how much you are paying by month for the car... I bought my last one for £450 and it lasted me nine months, so at £50 a month, I think it was worth the money. If you pay £100 - £300 you can generally expect it to not last as long....
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Post by danio on Sept 19, 2007 18:22:05 GMT
ok cool.. well i been lookin in to 205s a lot and they seem to be a overall good and nice car with a lot of potential.. and it seems cheap to run and stuff..
im jus gonna try and get 1 with quite low milage (below 100.000) but if i can find 1 lower then 90,000 then will tht last a wile? i will look after it soo much.. its gonna be lyk havin a baby LOL
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