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Durability And Maintenance Of Peugeot After 5 Years


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#71
samloost

Posted 07 November 2012 - 05:48 PM

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QUOTE (lee5079 @ Sep 3 2010, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yah, I am from Penang. So far only able to made it for one of the monthly gathering where 2 other attempts didn't managed to find a parking and drove off.

Would not be able to make for the Ipoh gathering, lot of commitments + stuffs in the pipeline to settle recently. Thanks for the invitation though.


Hi alfa & lee, i'm going to owe used 407 this week. This is my 1st conti and intend to drive to KL this week.
Any mechanic recommended to check if everything is fine before i start my journey?

Anything you would like me to take note? Appreciate your expertise advice. Tks smile_blush.gif

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Posted 04 June 2014 - 07:03 PM

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I am not sure if i have the confidence that the car will last 7 years smile.gif

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lee5079

Posted 04 November 2014 - 10:06 AM

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So, in reality for those that own a Peugeot for more than 5 years, what is the real facts of keeping that car in terms of
- durability
- quality
- maintenance cost
- spare parts
- failure rates

For current 407 owner, mind sharing what is your combine driving FC and highway FC ? I noted the car is rather heavy during the test drive.. but once gaining momentum, it is ok.



Hi All Lion owners,

Time flies and hasn't been coming back to this forum for years. Happened to login today and saw my own thread from 5 years ago ( Almost ).

Maybe I can do a follow up on this topics after 5 years of ownership ( Almost ).

- durability & quality
:- The car has been servicing me pretty good until today without giving me much of serious problems. A few minor problem here and there which still considered reasonable.

- My JBL sub woofer has a damaged foam surround which I yet to order sparepart to replace it
- Some noise coming out from rear left area which I yet to identify where the sound came from. Hoping its not the shock absorber
- Some minor hissing sound from driver side door panel, guess minor loosing part on the door panel
- Lamination on the ceiling cushion / panel seems to came off, managed to glue the area where it meeting the windscreen but the center top area is also seem detached from the foam. Haven't know how to deal with it yet.
- Overall not experiencing major issues. ( Touch wood )

- maintenance cost
:- Maintenance cost has been normal for continental car, slightly expensive than Japanese car BUT that is if you compare to sending car to non authorize workshop. If comparing sending back to Authorize SC for other brands, I think the different are not much. This is comparing to my wife's previous Honda City that always going back to Authorize SC

:- The only big Hit i have was when doing my 80K major service and have to change for some major parts, it cost me RM4k++ for the whole 80k servicing. Maybe I got "knock" by the SC supervisor telling me this got to change and that got to change. Have my colleague check with his brother in law that working at Peugeot at KL area, that seems the expected figure if performed according to the 80k schedules

- spare parts
:- So far no major needs for that besides the pulley and some other parts paid during 80K major services

- failure rates / Issues
:- 2 x Batteries failure which is normal battery life spans, 3rd one is using batteries from outside since it saved me about RM200++ comparing to getting one from Authorized SC ( RM230 after trade in old battery vs RM580 to get from SC )
:- Earier issues on Alarm sound off by itself came back lately but only happen for once )
:- Non other failures experienced so far

FC
- Highway drive ~ Average 12.xx KM/L if driving according to speed limit
- Highway drive ~ Average 10.xx KM/L if driving not more than 150km/h
- City drive with daily heavy traffic commuting around 8.9 KM/L

Driving pleasure
- I have not tested / driving other new released car after the 407 beside these

: Peugeot 308
: Mercedes Benz E200
: Honda City
: Volkswagen Beetle
: Mitsubishi ASX 4WD
: Toyota Camry
: Nissan Selphy
: Honda Civic
: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
: Kia Forte 1.6SX
: Toyota Hilux
: Mitsubishi Triton

In between these cars, I would rate my personal driving pleasure on city / highway as follow ( entirely personal taste )
Mercedes E200 -> Peugeot 407 -> Peugeot 308 -> Pajero Sport -> Honda Civic -> Toyota Camry -> Kia Forte -> ASX -> Selphy -> City -> Hilux -> Triton -> Beetle

Would i regret ?

- Yes and No

Yes, resell value really sucks... I did expected that to happen but just didn't know is a lot worst than I have imagine. This happened because the car markets changed a lot after I bought the 407 and a lot more models are made available to car buyers now. Most are equipped with newer features and technologies. My current needs for a car would be a 4x4 if possible, since could not go for Pajero Sports or Toyota Forturner, has settled with an ASX 4WD as replacement to my wife's Honda City

No, among the car i listed above... its still the 2nd fun driving car either on Highway or city drive especially on the speed pickups and handling

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freeck

Posted 25 November 2014 - 07:51 PM

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Hi guys ,

Im also a 407 yr2006 owner . Currently at 3rd year of owning and now its a 8 yrs old + car already. So let me comment on below .


-durability

I would say this is a very durable car . Compared to my waja before , interior plastic is still like new . Except for door handle plastic and switch coating came off. Else everything still like new. No noise so far from the cabin , only is the back suspension guk guk sound when going very uneven road. For the years of owning ive changed a battery ( lasted 3years ) , 4 abs sensor , few bulbs , gear knob , and the cabin headliner ( fell down , had it replaced for 500 bucks) . Still a very quiet car even milage at 170k

- quality
I believe peugeot parts are made to last , if not because our hot weather I think it will last forever.

- maintenance cost
I did not service mine at authorized sc. Last major 140k service 1.5k which is timing belt . I only maintain Engine oil fs mobil1 rm270 5L , n iridium plug ( rm180) , abs sensor rm250/tyre , changed 5 times . If u ask me I think maintenance cost is quite cheap. I like to describe it like a tank , just maintain the engine , everytime will be fine.


- spare parts
Most of the part except oil I got it from singapore , here they sell it cheaper than sc even after conversion rate

- failure rates

Very reliable I would say . Touch wood not a single broke down yet. Gear box need to sayang , dont stress it so much n it will take care of u.


I always feel proud when driving 407 , ppls tend to head turn , the car has this timeless beauty that none can beat. Ive enjoyed myself driving it ....

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Posted 13 January 2015 - 05:14 PM

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QUOTE (lee5079 @ Nov 4 2014, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
- Lamination on the ceiling cushion / panel seems to came off, managed to glue the area where it meeting the windscreen but the center top area is also seem detached from the foam. Haven't know how to deal with it yet.
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Same problem as above. Go to a car cushion shop and quot me for RM 450