I'm gonna have a look now for the idiots who can't handle it. See what I can buy for £3,200 that does 0-60mph in under 7 seconds, does 47mpg or more, costs £130 or less a year to tax, and has a 5 Star NCAP rating.

Lets see what I can find...

First up here's a BMW (WOW!): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-BMW-330D-Manual-6-speed-M-sport-black-/141681671980?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20fce2bf2c

Oh wait, it's done 160,000 miles. Oh wait it costs £225 to tax a year. Oh wait it only does 42mpg. Oh wait it's only got 4 NCAP stars instead of 5. Oh wait it costs a million pounds to service and will need an MOT doing. Hmm, it's also a 12 year old BMW, people will probably think you're a drug dealer and probably not even a very good one.

Okay, lets try again!

Next up here's another Hot Hatch: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seat-leon-cupra-1-8t-low-miles-/331570473448?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d3323e9e8

Oh wait, it only does 0-60 in 7.5 seconds. Oh wait it only does 33mpg. Oh wait it costs £290 a year to tax. Oh wait it'll need MOT every year. Oh wait this model is so old it doesn't even have an NCAP rating.

Okay, lets try again!

Let's try for another Hot Hatch: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-Type-R-EP3-2002-Black-/171811676020?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2800c61f74

0-60 in 6.4 seconds? Check! Oh wait, it only does 31mpg. Oh wait it costs £290 a year to tax. Oh wait it'll need MOT every year. Oh wait this model is so old it doesn't even have an NCAP rating. And it needs a load of work doing. We nailed the speed though!

Try again? Okay!

We were close with a Hot Hatch, lets try just once more: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-Renault-Clio-Sport-182-Anthracite-Wheels-A-C-Cruise-Control-Arctic-Blue-/281707978729?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41971a9fe9

0-60 in 6.9? Check! Oh wait it only does 34mpg. Oh wait it costs £265 a year to tax. Oh wait it'll need MOT every year. Oh wait it only has 4 NCAP stars.

****! Sorry, I give up.

This sort of thread really gets me moist :smile:

For those who understand lease deals: Great deal, right? Might not be a suitable car for you personally, but no denying the financials! Good work, have a gold star. Feel content that you aren't being completely backward in refusing to understand differing points of view.

For those who DON'T understand leasing (and that appears to be a LOT of you):
* This is a NEW car, not used
* Depreciation on a new car bought outright will be MORE than what the lease cost is over 18 months on this car.
* No registration fee to pay on the car's first year of tax
* No VED to pay on new leased car
* Used cars a bit older will need MOT
* Both old and new will need a service!
* Old cars ... ALSO DEPRECIATE! Good god -no surprise there, so don't ignore it
* Buying a used car for £3-£4k requires £3-£4k of cash up-front (i.e. NOW!). That is money you need to either save, or tie up in your vehicle. A risk - especially if your valuation of your car is not what someone else is prepared to pay. It works both ways, however!
* Leased cars (new, I might add!) spread costs out over the term of the lease. This is called cash-flow. This is fundamental to business and life in general. Smooth cash flow, means a smooth life. No bottle-necks.
* Both new/old need insurance
* Old car bought outright means as much mileage as you like, but increased likelihood of repairs required for incremental mileage
* You can sell your used/owned outright car at any time. A lease is a contract. A contract is legally binding. They're not easy to get out of. Buyer beware.
* Both cars can make use of GAP insurance.
* Used cars are not the most recent model in many cases. Some people don't care and view cars as a simple tool. Others may require to be in a newer vehicle for work purposes. People have different wants and needs.

Golden rules for everyone:
If you can't afford the payments, don't do it!
If you don't want a NEW car, don't do it!
If you want to take the risks on buying a used car and the associated benefits of it being reliable and costing next to nil to maintain, before selling onwards, don't do it!
If you don't understand, don't do it!

Platinum rules for everyone:
If it appreciates, BUY IT.
If it depreciates, RENT IT.
n.b. there are occasional exceptions to the rule. Cars are not really one of those exceptions.

If you're still unsure:
Think of a holiday. You spend £2000+. At the end of it, you don't get to keep the hotel to sell on. Nor the swimming pool, aircraft or airport. You have nothing to show for it except a tan if you're lucky. You have had the benefit of enjoyment.

A car is not dissimilar. Lease deals are great for people who want new cars and don't want to tie up vast sums of cold, hard cash up-front. Plain and simple facts. Easy.

If you STILL don't get it:
Log out, and don't try and reply. Ever. On a lease deal. There is no hope for you.

tldr; these deals get hot for a reason. If you don't understand, put some time aside and try to, before spouting utter nonsense and garbage.

Life lesson:

2nd hand cars are cheaper to buy than new ones.

Sure glad I browsed on here tonight, that gem might have passed me by.

£3 for a sandwich?! And what do you have to show for it at the end? Trapped wind...

Go and buy a decent used sandwich from a colleague at work for a fraction of the price. Granary bread tends to be the most reliable and filling...

New car was ment to be delivered today but after chasing I have been told that they have found some damage and it won't be delivered toaday.

Anyone else had this, if so how long will the delay be and will I get anything extra for waiting?.

Same, with any luck i'll have the car this time next week!

Finaly received them today

I had the same on Friday morning but radio silence since then

Had an email from NVS saving dealer is prepairing them today.

Hopefully receive them on Monday

They'll have a busy week next week by the sounds of it, didn't get them through today.

Having the same issue, car goes back on the 12th April and been told I need to take the new car delivery before the tax change on 31st March.

I said that will be OK

Finance docs should have been with me last Monday but still not had them.

I can't do without a car as I need it for work.

Only a scuffed alloy for me, £65 charge - hopefully be waived as it was only small.

Having a nightmare getting the new car delivered by NVS, after being told it was 2 weeks away from delivery at the start of February i'm still chasing for them to raise the finance paperwork (2 weeks at the moment), it's pretty pitiful, they've previously told me it had to be delivered before the 31st of March.

Not sure how much but I will find out



Online quote was, The provisional value of your vehicle is £11925

No way!!! That's really annoying considering I've enquired & been turned flatly down. In actual fact, I received a 2nd letter today, reminding me that the lease is coming to the end & that I should ring them within 30 days of the lease end date to arrange the return! How much out of interest?

Anyone had the offer to buy either for cash or finance?.

Had a letter today, shame as I have already ordered the replacement.

Good info, thanks! Just the one wheel for me so hopefully it'll slide!

Yea, I did. I threatened that after I paid the £260 that I would go to Citizens Advice, Small Claims, Social media (Facebook etc) forums and complain. They said in essence :
Untreated rust/corrosion is considered abnormal wear, however further to our conversation today I will as a gesture of good will, and to prevent further escalation remove the £260.00 you have been charged.

So all in all a good outcome. I think they just try it on.

Hope you don't get charged!

I might as well be, this is Spain. Have to use WiMax as on a caravan park with no landline availability.

4 mins and 22 seconds? Are you still on dial up?, get with the times! Hahaha

I've noticed mine has some corrosion on the outer rim of one of my wheels, certainly wasn't caused by me. Have you had any joy with them waiving the penalty charge?

Useful piece of information, I put that into my address bar and in 4 mins and 22 seconds I had that information on my screen. The wonders of modern technology.

Has anybody got Manheim, collection services telephone number?

Looks good

Can't wait till my new car comes Wednesday been on order since Sept 29

I only have the one but gives an idea of colour.

My car went back few days ago it will be missed.
They found 2 small dents during inspection which were within limits so i didn't get charged. Overall they were happy.
I have bought a Nissan Qashqai now as I have a 1 yr old and its going well.

no pic of new car :disappointed:

My return and delivery all went smoothly, the inspection was very thorough, two guys spent 15 minutes going over it with a fine tooth comb. Happy to report by the end of it they thanked me for the immaculate condition the car was in and away it went leaving my new one parked on the drive.
This was my first lease experience handing back a car and its been a good one. I guess leasing suits people who look after their cars, if you don't its probably not for you or you have plenty of money to pay them to fix it up.

Now, what do I get in two years time? HaHa

because they can :wink:

mine went upto leicester

was on an offer in september £246 5k miles i picked 9 upfront and i picked the auto was a bit extra

i knew i wasn't going to get anything good for same as Peugeot so was trying to find a deal and it popped up been a long wait though

Did you get a good deal on it? I'm currently looking at the Astra Elite or SRi for the Mrs. Both work out at just under £4100 for a 24mth contract & 5k miles. Will be sad to see the Pug go. I actually enquired through Vauxhall if they'd sell it to me, but was told they don't do that & that the car is taken directly to the closest auction to me once picked up, & that I can ask the inspector on the day where that would be, then basically follow it & buy it back at the auction!!! Surely more cost effective to just sell it directly to me? It also makes me wonder why Pug charge anyone for minor damage if the car's never gonna be in their possession again?

well new car is booked in for delivery 8/3 bmw m140i counting down the days

I got the letter a couple of days ago saying they were going to take the money from my account via DD on the 6th March.

Has PSA actually charged you the £260 ? Or was that just what the inspected said you would have to pay ? I wouldn't personally do anything until they tried to invoice me and then contest the claim. Certainly wouldn't pay first.

​From the sound of it the collection guy has messed up. He is suppose to check for damage and distinguish between user damage and manufacture damage/fault.
Peugeot once they have a human that actual reads the report rather than a computer/admin. They won't charge.

Don't understand that if it's a warranty issue why they can't get it fixed under warranty

All Peugeot at the end of the day

Yes the sooner the better. You could try citizens advice but sometimes you have to wait for an appointment.

No paint marks or alloy marks

They advised me to pay and then if the review is successful they will refund me the money.
Should I take it up with trading standards now?

Did you have any marks on your wheels? I live up in north Scotland, so we have more wet/snow and salt up here.

Never pay first, take it up with trading standards.

Well mine has just gone no defects very good collection experience

BTW I got a Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.8 TSI 192PS 3dr to replace the PUG (based on price). I think it's a nicer drive than the Pug but not so many toys in it.

My Pug got picked up nearly two weeks ago. Inspector marked down all four wheels as having corrosion. They have charged me £260 in total.
Car was looked after so well.

Inspector said that the wheels are particularly bad for corrosion.
He had to mark them down on the form, but he said they are not any form of damage caused by the customer. He has seen the same issue on these models.
Peugeot do not use the same wheels anymore due to the issue.

He said that customers were usually never made aware that they should get wheels repaired under warranty. We certainly never were told.

Car got serviced 6 months ago at the main dealer, and they did not say anything.

I have opened up a review case with them and will be pressing hard to get the charges waived. However I am advised to pay them first.
We will have to wait and see.

Same as me, I have mine comming on the 12th April :smiley:

Same again but in metalic red, I had a look about for other but to be honest I like the car and it suit me and my wifes needs very well.

what have you gone for

Mine is being collected on the 2nd March and fingers crossed the new one is being delivered on the same day!

have you booked collection yet tou do need to be there to sign paperwork and sign for damage if any mine goes tomorrow

Collection, my new car is due 31st of March.

are you taking about the collection and inspection ?

What was your guys turn around on getting the car collected? My understanding is it's not done over the phone, is done with paperwork?

good price

Mine went on the 10th. No damage at all.
Just signed all the dealer paperwork for my next lease today. Hopefully delivery will be 5th March.
Scirocco R for 237pm 3+23.
Can't wait. :smile:

My Pug is gone

PistonHeads Lease discussion thread

No mate, used it as a second vehicle, had a look around but cant find anything that comes anywhere close to this deal

Did it get replaced?

Mine went back last Friday :disappointed:
Nothing extra to pay
Will certainly miss it

sad times mine goes next friday

Just had mine collected :disappointed: Sad day.

I had quite a bad scuff on one of my alloy wheels, which the inspector picked up on, however, they haven't charged me anything according to the report. I guess I'll be charged after its gone through a more detailed inspection at the depot? I've read several people have been charged £65, which isn't too bad.

i have 1 should be wear and tear

If your company leases cars to their employees see if your fleet manager can get hold of the BVRLA guidelines for you. It'll detail what can be considered as wear and tear etc... Exampe from GE Capital.

Hi all

Anyone been charged for stone chips to bonnet or a chip in the windscreen?

I know it says chips in windscreen are chargeable in the paperwork.

when is the last payment or is it going early

Am i the only one that finds PSA finance difficult to work with? Just rang for a quote for my car to be collected on the 24th of March... they gave me an early settlement as of today, and not for March 24th? Or am i just doing this wrong?

thanks all sorted did get a bit worried as he said can collect from the 8th i thought me was talking about march but it was feb.8th was the soonest

lease ends 26th so collection is Friday the 24th time has gone so quick

I 'think' it is 0345 3133809 Option 1 - written on a post-it note on my desk with no name!

has anyone got the number for manheim collection left the bit of paper at home

Going to call tomorrow to get it booked in hopefully for the 28th of Feb

Well I wasn't present, but gf was. They go over with a fine tooth comb and 'suggest' fees for noted damages. You must be there or anything can be said really.

I waited two months for collection, agreed a £500 early end fee, but have had £441 taken in rental since I first got that. According to Pug they will still charge the £500 (plus damages which is 0 in my case) then refund the £441.... Got the letter yesterday saying no fee, but no real mention of monies to pay other than I'll get a debtors notice soon and not to be worried about it... Sigh

I've contacted peugeot several times over a three weeks period stating that I wanted to return car early as car is not been used and parked off the road , was informed a letter would be sent out, needless to say im still waiting.... Frustratingy I have now been charged my final payment ! Manheim are due to collect next week, I was initially informed that I would get a quote at time of inspection for any damage to agree a fee, now I've been told I don't need to be there for the inspection and i will have no initial quote is that correct?

Fees waived, although I should think so tbh!

Thanks for the replies, will be interesting to see how much I get quoted!

No, just said Peugeot will be in touch via email or post.

Do they expect payment when they pick it up, or are they advised costs?

Yeah sure, fingers crossed eh!

VS and NVS were the brokers, surely it was Mannheim that came and inspected the car ? I would wait and let pug get in touch, some peeps on here have had damage charges waived.

Hmm, not sure with alloys, but I'm with VS not the normal NVS most people here are with.

dont marks have to be over a maximum size ?

Very good to know! My car was just picked up after a 2 month £75 insurance wait. They initially refused to take it as my private plate was removed as per peugeot instructions but they hadn't been informed, took an hour to agree... Then they found the smallest of scuffs on one alloy, only damage, but said I'll have to pay £65, even though car has 5k less miles than I was allowed... Not overly happy at the moment!

The report said on £65 on mine. But then Peugeot sent me a final bill and waived the £65 charge so will maybe do the same for you.

Hi guys, my car is due for collection in next week or so , will be sad see it go back! , just covered over the 15k mileage! I have one alloy that has been kerbed , thinking of swapping it over for the full size spare, I'm guessing the inspection company check that , are the prices they quote for damage reasonable? As also have a very slight 4 inch mark on bumper? Thanks in advance

Maybe like a yob grandad

Mine hasn't been standard since last march. Its making 230bhp and yeah I tend to put my foot down a lot haha

I dunno.....I don't think of myself as a quick driver but mine went back with 11.5k and only 3mm on the fronts. Either you drive like a grandad Danny or you're having all your fun in your other hot hatch?

Blimey you must have been hooning it everywhere, I'm at 14k now and still have another 5k worth of life at a guess.

Mine is due back in May so have a few months left. Had to replace both front Tyres at 10,000 miles when i took it for its service. Used the spare as one of them.

This is the problem. I only did 3k in the Pug (London, sigh), but now have a Fiesta ST3 with all extras, Mountune performance kit to improve upon the Pugs power, and go faster stripes to boot! Costing a lot more, 2k deposit and £267 a month from the £1k/£147, but is actually a better/faster/nicer looking car (albeit with a less swanky system inside) and goes like absolute stink!

I feel you though, I pained over reviews/cars/deals non stop for a while to find something as an acceptable upgrade, I will never downgrade if I can help it!

Sorry, forgot to say thanks for your advice! I'm going to test drive one and decide from there - although I have spoiled myself with the GTI :disappointed:

I'm gonna be at 14.5k by the time I give it back, so got my use out of it :smiley: Really gonna miss this car.

Yeah... when I had the service they were pretty confused until I said it was a lease.

Wow...Makes me feel better about only having done 11.5k of the 15k allowance over the 18 months!

The 1.2 engine in the fiesta is a old non turbo lump, it will feel absolutely breathless compared to your GTI and don't be a substantial amount better on fuel and on a long run the Pug will no doubt match its fuel economy ! if you want cheap wheels and fancy a fiesta get one of the ecoboost engines which are turbo'd. if you are set on the 1.2 fiesta, go on a long test drive in a 1.2 fiesta first and you'll see what i'm on about especially at higher speeds/ hilly areas.

Mines going back mid-Feb. My car use has plummeted since having this so it's got just under 3000 miles on the clock. Wish I got to use it more as it's a lovely drive.

I'm looking for advice on the following though please.

I've been looking at going for a simple car and found what looks to be an okay deal on a Ford Fiesta 1.2 Zetec Colour edition. I got quoted £144 per month for 48 months, 8000 miles per year, road tax, 3 services, and MOT included with a £144 initial rental. 144+6912(144x48) = £7056 over the four years.

On the road price seems to be about £14,620 with the spec I get. Had a look and found similar 4 year old Fiesta's with 32000 on the clock seem to go for about £6000, so depreciation seems right. I mean including the tax and servicing this seems OK? I'm happy to have no thrills as I've moving out/house end of Jan and my insurance on the GTI nearly doubles :confused:.

Deal long gone I'm afraid. Broker got given about 15 stock cars and once it got put on the PistonHeads lease thread they went in less than a day.

Solid White, Pan Roof, 8k 3+23 @ £295 plus £234 admin all inc VAT. £7900 over the term. Pretty happy with that for a £40k list car.

Would have been £35/mth cheaper if I'd got in early enough to get one without a Pan Roof. But I'll cope with it somehow :smiley:

How much for the e class gazebo ? I'd rather stick with petrol cars

what sort of deal did you get on that if you don't mind me asking.

My replacement has to be auto, ideally petrol and something a little bit tasteful so the E200 would be an option.

Had replacement a couple of weeks: Merc E200 AMG Line Coupe. Got a good deal because it is an unpopular small petrol engine in a model that is being replaced in the summer. But suits me - German, auto, Android Auto, assorted bells and whistles as part of base spec. Love it so far.

Just received these quotes from NVS
Vehicle: Peugeot 208 GTi Prestige THP 208HP 3 Door
Extras/Options:In Metallic Colour
Profile:14 Month Contract (1+13) or 24 Month Contract (1+23)
Miles per annum :10000
Initial Rental: £244.34 Inc. VAT
Monthly Rental: £244.34 Inc. VAT per month
Admin fee: £239.99 Inc. Vat
Road tax Inc.: Yes throughout contract period
Delivery/Notes:To coincide with the return date of your current lease vehicle / 9.5p per excess mile
Based on Non Maintained Personal Contract Hire

After my car was collected there was £65 charge for a scuffed wheel in the report. But Peugeot sent me a letter with the damage and excess mileage charges and the they waived the £65 wheel charge so just had to pay the mileage. So might be worth leaving it.

Mine is going back on the 12th Feb. I've already started getting it back in order. Went to a few places today regarding scuffed wheels. The first place wanted £75 a wheel 'Because they're diamond cut' plus VAT and would take 5-7 days. Ignore this nonsense. They will use the same mobile guys that go around to all the other dealers. They can do it in a couple of hours. I'm going to pay £35 a wheel with them. And this includes 'diamond cut finish' or whatever it is!

Look where the spare wheel is as it may be in there

i have the book in mine its blue i think and got it stamped might want to get the invoice sent to you just in case

You got a invoice ? If not ring the dealer and ask can they forward you one, hopefully that will be good enough :smiley:

Very surprised they didn't include the service book within booklet / wallet...
Best bet would be to contact the dealer and ask for proof of service
Take it you kept the receipt?

Did anyone get the book which you get your services stamped into? I had a service in October but wasn't able to get a stamp, because I haven't got the book. How will the lease company know that I've had a main dealer service done? confused!

Had my new car since November, still waiting on collection next week for Pug. Very annoying £75 more on insurance... My Pug is in pristine condition, 3k on the clock, so assuming they'll be quite pleased with me and give me my 2 months charged fees back whilst I've waited....

have you got a new one on the way ?

And she's gone....just picked up by Mannheim. Just £65 for a badly scuffed alloy seems more than fair. Good car overall, at least when they finally fixed the irritating rebooting head unit. And ridiculous value for what we paid.

​Mine goes back same day. I rang last week. Guy told me to ring back in the afternoon of 12th. Said collection on that date shouldnt be a problem.

​

Thanks mine is due to end 28th Feb so will wait
Just don't want them to turn around and say can't collect untill after the 28th might be busy as new reg is the next day

​7000

My contract ends on the 10th of Feb, so called today and they said it was to early to arrange collection...
Said they'd not received the paperwork yet from Peugeot and to call back Friday

Mileage?

Yeah not bad pal. I'll be paying £500 + 24 x193 for mine come April.

3 services + gap insurance probably amount to £500

Just got this deal for a 208 prestige from arnold clarke. £928 deposit and 48 months @ £210. This includes 4 year warranty, 3 services + first mot. Plus Gap insurance. Think I did alright?

yep got the email good deal

Has any one seen the scirocco r deal atm.
3+23 at 225pm 5000 on nvs and vehicle savers.

Well I returned my letters etc and two weeks later nothing so called around the houses, earliest they could do was 5 weeks later. It will cost me plenty now grrr. I'd ring asap and get it sorted mate.

i have had my letter about collection it asks to call up when your car is due for collection within 4 weeks is that going to be enough time or is it worth calling mid jan dont want to end up with insuring 2 cars

Actually 2 months, but apparently will refund me....

did they charge you another month because they cant collect until january

Mum Van Rentals.com. LOL. But good for her.

My mum has offered to lend me hers. But good idea. Thank

Go on line for car rental companies and you can get some good rental deals for the time you are carless. Sign up for regular updates to get the best prices. Just an idea.

Well I have just ordered my next car. Went to local Ford dealer to see if would match a quote. And they did. I'm getting Ford Kuga 1.5T st-line, 6000 miles per annum. 3+23 £235.14 pm. No bad for a £26000 car. Only problem is they are not building the St-line till January. Mid to late March delivery. My Pug goes back 10th February.

I'm not very happy, filled in document, taken them 2 weeks and no response, they've then taken another months rent out so I chase. They told me I'm to call and arrange a collection. Do that and get told nothing free until 16th Jan. Had to pay 60 quid to insure the car sat on my drive and as they are taking so long I'll have to get another week on top which is 25 more... Grrr

Well mine was collected on Tuesday. The guy took about 20mins to check it over. Just a scuffed alloy to pay £65. (Was well scuffed).

Very nice, enjoy!

Well, the new ST3 with all extras has arrived! Here's the before and after

Swapped my insurance to my new car. And then put the 208 on temporary cover with the same insurer until it's collected next week. Cost me an extra £23 so not to much of a hit.

Suspect this might happen to me too. How are you managing this from an insurance/SORN point of view?

I started the process of returning it at the end of October but I was returning it early.

not sure when to call them need it collecting 1st of march as wont have room for 2 cars in drive

They give you the earliest date they can collect or you can request a date after that. The earliest date they gave me was 3 weeks away from when they rang me. And my new car arrived Monday so stuck with 2 cars at the moment.

is that a date you requested or do they tell you when they can collect ?

Mine is being picked up on the 12th.

anyone had car collected yet did it all go ok

That's pretty good, thanks. I opted for the two year renewal with delivery on the 31st of March. Mine was due to expire on the 5th of May so given your experience i'm not as fearing of the charges now.

I have had a quote for £520 to end 4 months early, which is £72 less than the full rental.

Agreed, and this is obviously more psychologically troubling when it is 2 of the same car! My brain talks itself into losing money so I can get the new car :smiley:

Hmmm, i'm just thinking if i have to give the car back early then i'm opening myself up to 2 months of payments + another 3 month initial rental.

For me? To be honest I haven't asked because I'm assuming I will have to pay til the end. But that's not a big deal as it's only early Feb and I won't get the new car until mid/late Dec

What's the hit been like on the early cancellation, if you don't mind me asking? Have you had to pay the remaining months off?

I'm in a little dilemma. I'm happy to renew for a couple of years but my lease is only up in May, whereas the lease company would like to deliver by end of March. They said this: "I’ve just spoken to Peugeot Finance who’ve confirmed that there’s changes coming in 2017. The Loyalty programme will end, they’ve advised that all orders must be in place by 31st December and delivered and registered by 31st March 2017. Any orders outside of this timeframe will not be eligible for the loyalty support.

In addition as there is a price increase effective 1st December, all orders must be with the dealer by no later than 3pm today to ensure price protection.

I’ve asked if Peugeot will offer customers early termination free of charge, however I’ve been advised that as there will be restructures in Peugeot and Citroen Finance they cannot confirm this at this stage."

So i'm wondering what the hit might be if i return the car early.

Broker got an allocation of 15 or so stock cars. Base spec ones went first so I had to pay £35/mth extra for a panoramic roof. But the Pug has got me used to having one so OK with that :smiley:

Solid White, Pan Roof, 8k 3+23 @ £295 plus £234 admin all inc VAT. £7900 over the term. Pretty happy with that for a £40k list car.

Only had the reboot a handful of times just as a fix appeared so it went straight in and was sorted thankfully. Not had a single issue with mine, although it has only done 3.2k miles! Still got the nobbly bits on the wheels lol

*merc. Blooming auto correct.

​What deal did you get on the merchandise?

I seem to have accidentally leased an E Class coupe that's in stock so my little Pug will likely be gone before the month is out. I'm sure on one level I will miss it, for those odd occasions of good conditions and an empty twisty road. But for the 99% of my driving stuck in traffic or on motorways I suspect I will be happier in the Merc :smiley:

On the whole it's been a good car, albeit with the rather massive exception of the endless rebooting ICE unit that took them forever to fix. And definitely good value for what we paid. But I'm glad it was a lease rather than a long term purchase - not convinced of the build quality.

Thats a good deal :smiley:

I'm slightly miffed the Fiesta I got has just had the new range announcement, totally upgrading the slightly iffy interior, but the one good thing is there's no indication of the ST hot hatches, standard models June so assuming maybe 2018? At least I have the best car for a year beforehand!

I've ordered a Prestige yesterday in metallic red through the Evans Halshaw Peugeot Dealer in Doncaster.
I'll be paying £156.96 initial payment plus £218.99 for 23 months with no admin fee.This includes the £500 discount from Peugeot. The mileage limit is 6000 miles pa with an excess of 7p per mile inc vat.
I couldn't do the 1+22 months to avoid the second service as it is a web deal of some sort that won't let them choose 1+22.
I was told after we had done the deal that it's a good job I came in yesterday as there is a price rise 1st Dec of £400 making it even less appealing.
The new car gets delivered the same day the other one gets picked up in February.

Brexit mate, Brexit.

I was meaning to email NVS over the next few days see what a renewal deal would look like. There was a note on the their site mentioning existing Peugeot customers could contact for a better deal than was being advertised.

My first impressions are that this offer doesn't exactly seem amazing.... and I'm not on the original £161 a month offer, I'm on the £181 ish a month offer. The new offer seems well Above inflation inc. 20% more for the admin fee, and the mileage has increased from 7.2p per mile to 9.5p

I got the same email at 12.15 with the following addition -
To secure this rate orders need to be placed by 12pm 30th November as Peugeot have a price increase effective from 1st December 2016.

Hmmm, less than 24hrs to decide & need to know how much difference it would be for only 5k mileage per year.

I've had this through today:

Peugeot 208 GTi Prestige THP 208HP 3 Door
Extras/Options: In Metallic Colour
Profile: 2 year contract (3+23)
Miles per annum : 10000
Initial Rental: £596.91 Inc. VAT
Monthly Rental: £198.97 Inc. VAT per month
Admin fee: £239.99 Inc. Vat
Road tax Inc.: Yes throughout contract period
Delivery/Notes: To coincide with the return date of your current lease vehicle / 9.5p per excess mile

This! When I came to find a car with similar tech I had to fill them with extra's just to compete, and in some instances like the Golf GTI that was £3500 of extras bumping the monthlies up to about £400! I went for the Fiesta ST3 Mountune in the end to beat the performance, beat the smiles, and it got a few upgrades such as keyless, oh and I added a rear parking camera; have to upgrade when getting a new car eh! The downside is there is no touchscreen and the paltry offering Ford have will take a bit of getting used to. That being said though, the Pugs sat nav was rubbish, I always used TomTom on my phone anyway....

The renewal price you got was still a good price, the pug 208 GTI is a brilliant all around hot hatch crapped full of tech and options you often have to pay for with other brands. Even though the interior on the 208 is ace, I'm hoping for the 209 they will copy the new 3008 interior and I think I'll have to get another on lease :smiley: enjoy your new cars guys!

Very true, I certainly cannot afford to buy one new but this allows me to get my hands on one.

I was also told if you drive it, fly it, or sail it, lease it. I know lots of people don't agree but it works for me. If I could only find a good lease deal for a yacht I would be set, ha.

Well, tbh thats what the leasing is all about right, don't know/care for the hassle of second hand cars get a new one easily :smiley:

I've only ever had second hand, and decided it was time to move from older performance cars with less tech to nice new hot hatches that are above my price range but dirt cheap at 200 a month or so :smiley:

Also, you're supposed to rent what depreciates and buy what appreciates right? Just bought me a house and renting a car, finally the right way around!

Unfortunately I don't know enough about cars to really go down the second hand route. Anything goes wrong and I am totally at the mercy of the mechanic! Great if you can though and the RS200 sounds like fun. I played the safe card with the 208 renewal, still quite happy with the price considering the 23+1 deal but I know I could probably have gone cheaper.

Well sounds great anyway, sadly you can't have everything. Apart from in the st3 I'm getting :wink:

Definitely a more extreme car than the pug, the type of car to bring out the inner boy racer in you and begs to be pooned around ! The pug does make the better day to day and relaxing car though, going to miss it massively especially on my long regular trips down to cornwall, oh and the MPG of the pug. The RS200 will do early 30's best case senerio ! oh and road tax is £280 !!!

Ouch!! Hope car is good after all that?

Yeah soooo the second hand hot hatch route is working well for me................. thought I would have to drop £1k into the cheap Clio rs200 I bought and that would include some new boots all around, ended up spending £1300 on steering, suspension and brakes alone abid performance ones of my choosing to replace the broken/knackered original stuff and another £400 on premium boots all around. Brings the total Clio spend to £5800ish, not bad for a car that now has new brembo brakes and performance pads, new H&R lowering springs all around, new tyres plus all the other work the previous owner did.

Just shows that with second hand cars expect the unexpected and have a wodge of cash spare, hopefully no major work will be needed for the next few years and the price i would pay for a decent lease this time around will pay for it within 2 1/2 years. if only there were more hot hatch lease deals for less than £170pm i would stick with the lease route.

Exactly, this was a best case deal for now ending shortly so decided to grab it ☺️

yes otherwise you could be paying more when 208 expires come pics when it comes :wink:

i do wish the 1st of march will hurry up

Actually no, it arrived in Belgium port today, within 3 weeks! Have to pay 520 or a little less to settle early but worth it for the saving I think

when is it getting delivered 1st march ?

Update, managed to get the only Ford Fiesta ST 3 with all extras in my colour that can arrive in the UK before the 0% finishes in 24th, and got a smashing deal, 2k deposit, 267pcm. Done!

I had the letter and was set to do some research this evening as the letter is worded for someone who works in the courts, I believe. So thanks for posting this, I really appreciate it.

​No I haven't had a letter? Mine goes back beginning of February. What are the implications should I write carefully off now?

Have any of you had the letter about Gap Insurance 123 going into liquidation? I had mine yesterday and was a little concerned. Thankfully the following has just been been posted on pistonheads.

Latest, I've been called by another Ford dealer who said he can 'substantially beat the other Ford dealers quote' BUT he will only tell me the price once I visit his showroom with my documents ready for the finance application.... This is 'to prevent me using the figure whilst calling other dealers'.

Oldest trick in the book I'm sure, but still tempted eh...

No, likely today/tomorrow really. I'm leaning more the side of the pcp route, but could easily go the cheaper route and just save the extra 600 pre, 50pcm post instead with no car to sell!

doesnt help when you dont have long to decide :wink:

Sure thing, by the way though I can just hand the car back on the pcp as well and move on if I wish, but that would make the least sense as it'd cost more for giving back. Hmmm, decisions decisions!

i would just so you can hand the car back and get another it all comes doen to do you want to own the car at the end of the 3 years if yes then there is your answer

Oh is it? Had no idea, not intentional!

That's a bit challenging isn't it? perhaps a more polite response would be, can you give me your reasons.

Right, and how come?

i would go option 1 and keep the go kart until lease ends :smiley:

Ok, would appreciate some advice please :smiley:

First, I'm tending towards Fiesta ST-3 with all extras, prefer interior of Focus but enjoyed Fiesta plus much cheaper, agree?

Second, I've got two offers:

Contract Hire, can collect from 2 weeks away to 5 months (when current contract is up) in my spec
£1450 deposit, £242 pcm including Mountune power upgrade, free delivery, no admin fee.

2nd option, have to sign within next couple days to get 0% pcp direct with Ford. £2k deposit, £289 pcm (so far best quote) with Mountune, will get in ~2 weeks but then have to pay £520 to end 208 contract early.

Pro's of contract hire, can wash hands at month 36. £600 lesser deposit and £40 less pcm.
Cons - tied in for 36 months regardless and must give back at end

Pros of pcp - can terminate (for a likely fee) after 1.5yrs if needs be. Been told 7.5k end of term payment, but looking at 3yr old ST2's now with similar mileage and less specs than mine would be, they go for ~£14k so potentially could sell at end and get £7k cashback. Possibly can trade with a special 'Ford owners' exchange deal.
Cons - Hassle of selling/owning, need to pay the £520 to end 208 early, so around £2k more spent on gamble of the equity at the end.

What would your votes be?

0-62mph in 6.7 seconds (1.8 TSI 192PS)
Interesting! I've gone to the Seat website though and needed to add on £1700 of extras to make it a nicer car, the cupra black edition needs nearly £700 for a spoiler and sideskirts! Surely that should be standard on this sort of vehicle?...

Just going to throw this in the mix. :smiley:

Seat Ibiza Sport Coupe 1.8 TSI Cupra Black Edition

£189 per month on a 3+23.
£174 per month on a 3+35.
8000 miles per annum.
£180 admin fee.

Can reduce the mileage and also save on price as well. Also includes a choice of metallic paint. Jan/Feb delivery.

https://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/Seat_Ibiza_Sport_Coupe-1-8-tsi-cupra-black-71737.htm

If anyone's genuinely interested then I think I can get the monthlies a little cheaper via a dealer, you'd also save on the £180 admin fee - PM me if that's the case.

Another good quote that may interest some from nvs:

Vehicle:
FORD FIESTA 1.6T 182 EcoBoost ST-3 3dr Manual

Extras/Options:

Premium paint – Spirit Blue
ST Style Pack
Rear View Camera
Rear parking sensors

Profile:
3 year contract
(Initial as below 6+35)

Miles per annum :
5000

Initial Rental:
£1307.45 Inc. VAT

Monthly Rental:
£217.91 Inc. VAT per month

Admin fee:
£239.99 Inc. VAT

Road tax Inc.:
Yes throughout contract period

Delivery/Notes:
Factory order TBC / 8.38p Inc.VAT per excess mile

good price

This just in:

Volkswagen Polo Hatchback
1.8 TSI GTI 5dr
£161.33 inc VAT
Initial Rental: £1451.97 | 23 Months @ £161.33 | 8,000 miles per annum
Contract Hire | Admin Fee: £300
https://www.vehiclesavers.com/car-leasing/volkswagen/polo-hatchback/1.8-tsi-gti-5dr.html

Well, putting it that way makes it sound like a massive waste of money lol! The rs would be super, but I think it may be too much money in the long run, including insurance etc. I'll pop the numbers down and see. Worth noting, rs isn't in the 0% deal.

Edit - £500pcm as its 5.9% apr. Ouchy!

I don't know all your circumstances, but from what you've said:

- you average about 3k miles pa in a hot hatch, so about 9k miles over 3 years.
- you're happy to spend £358 per month on a Focus ST-3 with a few extras over 3 years (you'll also pay a £2k deposit that you'll get back).

If the above's correct, then I'd be more inclined to go for the Focus RS (especially if you're a cash buyer, although the sums would still work ok for a PCP deal). Lead times are long, but historically the RS will hold its value very well and would work out cheaper.

If you look at the mk2 RS on Auto Trader, 7 year old examples are being sold for £21k+ (with less than 50k miles on the clock). So a mk3 RS with 9k miles on the clock should easily be worth £27k+ in 3 years time.

Your choice of course, just putting my thoughts out there. :smiley:

Well the deal is just the one on the ford website actually, 0% until Nov 24th.

The focus st3 with basically everything extra works out at 358 per month after 2k deposit for 3yrs. I asked if there was any movement in that figure and he said if you are wanting to buy straight away I can have a chat with my manager to see if that figure can be lowered.

He said it was cash refund as there's nothing to stop me selling privately and getting that extra anyway, but it could also be used towards another new one in 3yrs too.

So what would be the numbers in terms of your deal for the Ford? £2k deposit followed by 23 monthlies of how many £s?

When you say Ford give you a refund, are you sure that's a cash refund or is the equity used as a deposit for another car with Ford?

Anyone had experience of cancelling early from vehiclesavers.com ? I've got 5 months left, however seriously considering a Focus ST-3 direct from Ford, they have a 0% finance offer at the moment ending in 11 days. If I were to get that, delivery in about 2 months, I'd have 3 left which I assume I pay upfront with no further penalties to cancel? 208 is in pristine condition with only 3.2k on the clock....

The interesting thing with the Ford deals are that if you are a low mileage user and give the car back lower than the estimate, they actually give you a refund which according to the sales rep would equate to the 2k deposit I'd put down in the first place. That begins to make this a very tempting deal, better than all the hire deals out there we are looking at.

Only signed and sent the letter back yesterday so hasn't been Collected yet. Will post updates on here.

dis you have any isses with any damage or minor marks or were they ok

Yes it is I've just done this I had two months left. Got a polo gti coming end of the month stock car so good price. They send you a letter with how much left to pay sign and return it. Then they arrange collection. Then bill you for any damage/excess mileage. Pay this if any to pay then they take what you had left to pay via direct debit. In my case 2 months payments.

Does anybody know if it's possible to hand the car back early, or to pay the remaining amount off now but keep the car until it goes back?

I'm trying to move and would like to clear this debt so I can get a better mortgage deal

Well I have given in and taken their offer, I cannot be without a car and am the type of person that likes to have things sorted for piece of mind. I had a look at other deals but simple could not find anything to match for a similar price.

I went with the 1+23 so its £215.99 deposit and £215.99 per month on a 24 month deal. The car is scheduled to be delivered on the day my current one goes back and will be in metallic rioja red.

It may be that a better deal comes up between now and then but I was keen to get in the queue given the delays with this one so I guess I will have to take it on the chin if there is. That being said happy with the deal I am getting and love the car so overall feel pretty good about it.

Ah, you have to go to A4 first to filter it... But, automatic? Nah! Thanks though mate, I'll branch out the search to include S1-4 :wink:

https://www.centralukvehicleleasing.co.uk/vehicle/choose_your_lease/76721/audi/a4/s4_quattro_4dr_tip_tronic.html

Not sure what that mileage was on the Fiesta price you quoted, but it works out just under £10k. The S4 works out at £10k based on 8k pa - you could probably get it a little cheaper if you phone a few dealers.

I cant find it on sites/parkers compare, where have you spotted a good deal please?

I'd say the S4 has the same if not more kit as standard. Plus the added bonus of a better quality interior and, perhaps more importantly, 350bhp. :smile:

But probably not with the extras needed to bring it to the same sort of tech spec (I'm fussy!)

Jan 17 you say? Perhaps I'll calm a little and wait patiently then!

Or rather Peugeot did - they have delivered subsidised marketing for fast cars that will result in future revenue from us for Audi/BMW/etc :smile:

You can lease a 335d xdrive or a S4 for those prices.

Next batch of lease deals will be in Jan 17.

I specced up a couple cars, my swapout is April and I pay £150pcm currently. The Fiesta ST-3 with blue paint and a handful of extras to make it equivalent to our 208, plus the Mountune upgrade to make it faster = £350 deposit and £391pcm :confused:
The BMW M140i with extras to bring it up to tech spec was £1500 deposit and £360pcm :confused: both 24 month rentals.

I'm beginning to think we shot ourselves in the foot a little with getting a high spec high powered low rental period 208 :/ I'll never go back in specs/power as I started with a Nissan 350Z and 'upgraded' to this car as it is...

Also, the arrival times for both of those are March, so it gives me a month to find a better deal. Hope someone spots something soon as those prices are astronomical :'(

Amen to that. Or the sub £5k/2yr Golf GTi again. Or a stupid M140i deal

Think I will take them up on the 215.99 offer, I like the car and trying to find anything close to the original deal we got is impossible it seems. Looking around at other hot hatch deals and I cannot find anything. The thought of putting down over a £1000 deposit does not appeal.

I'm hoping the Golf R will make a comeback.... That or an S3 would be nice.... :wink:

joggghgghhgggggg onnggfnnnn :stuck_out_tongue:

What is an "aye" and when is febuary? Plees chek befour postin.

should be ok then a deal will pop up

Yeah I know, but it's a risk I can take as I can live without a car for a bit if needed (2nd commuter car - I can always get the train)

you might want to keep an aye out as depending how popular it is .
as i ordered mid october a bmw m140i and that isnt getting delivered into the uk until febuary for 1st of march delivery . my 208 ends 28 feb 2017

It's just appeared on the NVS site

Just had email from them too. 1+23 plus £240 admin fee. Also seems metallic is included in that price

Pretty good @£50/month premium over last time Our original price was crazy anyway. To be honest if I had to pull the trigger now I'd probably go with a Polo GTi for a change (plus 5dr & DSG). But more expensive and base spec isn't as good - no climate, no sunroof etc.

Still can't believe another broker screwed up my cheap Golf GTi - that really would have been perfect. Think I will wait and see if any more killer deals between now and March. Or maybe I'll crack and get this. :smiley:

Is that to keep your original car?

Had a renewal offer from NVS and it comes in at 215.99 deposit and 215.99 per month for 24 months.

I am tempted as I really like the car, what do all think to that?

Just had mine serviced at Bristol Street motors, Riverside, Northampton for £115. They did try the online price of £295 but I said I only wanted the level 1 service done. My millage was jut over the 10k which means I'm just on track with the millage quota.
6 months left to go. I had a look at the 308 GT line while I was in Peugeot and it looks nice.

Not only did I not get it done, I did not even know about it!

Nice one :smiley: I wanted to actually do the service myself being an electrical/mech engineer and fixing servicing cars, bikes anything all my life, but i thought the headache they could potentially give me about me doing it myself (even using the genuine oil and filter ) or my second option of using a specialist isn't worth the money saving. on a side note did anyone bother getting the fuel tank valve recall work done ? I tried getting it done at the same time as the service but it had too much fuel in it to do the work.

I was a little lucky with mine, Peugeot in Hull closed, the nearest was an hour away in daytime traffic. I rang and they said to use a local garage that specialises in Peugeots, (PugCity). I even got them no make a note on their system and send me a letter to say that was OK. So the first service with oil and filter change cost me £85.00. Not bad at all.

Mine was booked in for £176. Did it online, you can choose if you want hte filters etc.. changing. Mines only done 5000 miles so didn't bother with that.

Rang 3 dealers, all of them saying tier 2 service for its first service which costs £350+ !!!!!! basically had to tell them that the service book itself says air filter, fuel filter and spark plugs are recommended but not required to be changed at the first service. then got 2 of them ( both robins and day ) offering £180 for tier 1 service ( basic oil and filter change ) but evans helshaw did it me for £130 :smiley: and had awesome customer service to boot.

Ditto, its such a effortless car to go quick in, really refined aswell. Completely different to the RS200 i'm running at the side of it. I prefer the Pug for 99% of the time and don't want to hand it back. Some minor good news is when the brand new 208 ( or 209 ) is released next year hopefully it will get the interior design of the new 3008 which is awesome !

also had basic service cost was £188

For me it was a basic service, I believe they referred to it as a level 1 service at Robin's and Day. When you ring up they give you a ball park price as they just say what the system says - book it up anyway. On the day when you go in, explain you only need a level 1 service and don't need the filters and spark plugs, you'll sign off the work document before they do work anyway, so if you don't reach an agreement you can pull the plug.

Can someone please tell me which service I should be getting done? I know there were lots of comments on here a while ago & some were being charged for a service they didn't need. Who managed to get the cheapest one in the end & where was that? I'm in Langley, near Heathrow.

Snap, 4 months left and really don't want to see it go.

I think most people are at the stage where they'll be looking to hand it back. Mine is awesome and even though I have just over 4 months left on it, I'm already feeling like I'll miss it.

How are people finding the performance of their GTI ?

I've done 2300 miles in mine now so had time to put it through its paces.

I'm very surprised at how fast it accelerates for the amount of power it has. Also fuel isn't too bad however only getting around 50mpg driving steady on the motorway, think the book states around 65mpg extra urban, no chance of that. Quite happy with the handling of the car but not overly impressed with the braking.

I plan on uprating the brakes and will also get the vehicle remapped at some point, will be a wolf in sheeps clothing for sure then!

yep then look for a car whenever a deal for one comes about

Would love a BMW 140i but i can't justify the £300+ payment, my thought process with the RS200 is i will be spending £5k all in and if i sell it on a year or two later ill be getting £4k+. obviously any second had car is a gamble but i'm hoping i've bought a solid one with the work it has had done.

yes i was looking at the golf r but not a fan of the cloth seats

went for the bmw m140i myself

enjoy your rs200

no lease deals are grabbing my attention, the GOLF GTI deal was good for the car but i find golf's boring and it was still working out at around £5.5k to lease it for 2 years. I was doing some window shopping and i've decided to take the plunge and run a older hot hatch for a few years to see if i can cope lol. I picked up a Blue Clio rs200 on a 59plate for £4250 after negotiations. Car isself is tidy enough and the previous owner dropped £2k into it in august - new engine, clutch, recon gearbox, cambelt kit. so it wants for nothing other than rear brakes and boots all around, possibly a new steering rack as there is a slight clunk from the steering and i've heard these are a weak point.

In line skates.:confused:

so what are people getting to replace the 208

Despite getting the proposal in on Monday, somehow I seem to have ended up not getting one. Unimpressed. Wait for the next deal I guess. Although I think the GTi would've been perfect for what I need.

​My 208 goes back 12th February so late January at earliest would have been perfect. Shame I was at work all day. On the upside I did drive a Porsche 911 carrera s back from Preston.

Golf GTi deal with usual CVL/NVS brokers - about £200 all in on 2 yr lease 5K, +£10 for DSG which is what I've gone for (and I think I've got one but no signed paperwork yet).

Appears to have been pulled now but briefly came back and may do again. Only problem is they've upped the excess miles charge from 7.2ppm to 10.8ppm after the first wave of orders which makes it less good if you do anything more than lowish miles

​Did I just miss something?

No joke, I was actually going to add 'by the end of the afternoon' but then I didn't want to be known as the 'mystic meg' of the leasing world. :laughing:

Suspect Karlie is spot on as usual: deal has disappeared from CVL website. Just hope I can get mine through.....

Bikerdanny, I'd ring another local dealer too. Sometimes, they can do quotes over the phone and email them over (takes 2 minutes). At least you can compare prices - some dealers offer varying amounts of contributions so prices can vary. I have a feeling this deal may not be around for a lot longer. I;d ring no more than 3 local dealers, speak to someone from the fleet dept and take it form there.

rang my local dealer to see what they can do, going to qoute me today. whats the price now for excess mileage ? it was 7.2p. I need 10k per year, but obviously want the cheapest way of doing that.

Ah, of course. Should have guessed. Not much in it price wise I guess anyway.

Yes, I rang to ask re December. To be honest if it does show up in December, I'll just get Peugeot to pick up the 208 early. I'm not realistically going to run both of them.

N.B. Only issue you may have now is VW finance have literally just changed the excess miles charges. I got my applciation in before they did but if you do more than 5K then this deal may not be so good anymore

Because CVL deals are not permitted on HUKD.

also interested in the deal, did you ring to ask is december the latest they can deliver ? mine goes back in febuary aswell, its not just the cost of aving 2 car payments but sorting the insurance for that brief period where i own both cars :/ how you sorting the insurance for that few month cross over ?

cheers

Curious why you posted the marginally more expensive NVS one as a deal instead of CVL?

Ha. Should've guessed you would beat me to it. If only by 4 minutes and largely because I'm busy trying to get one :smiley:

So my replacement is hopefully sorted (assuming order goes through), thanks to new Q4 pricing being discussed on Pistonheads. From CVL:

Golf GTi 5Dr DSG - £569.97 upfront and 23 x £189.99 inc VAT
£180 fee
5k
7.2ppm excess
Colour TBC (but I'm not that bothered, metallic would be nice but I wouldn't pay for it.)

Manual also available for a little bit less.Can't push the delivery back beyond December and my Pug goes back in Feb so may have a choice of GTis for a month or so.......:smiley:

Golf GTI for £199 per month all-in - 5k pa. CVL is the lease company.

well the 208 gti will be hopefully replaced with a bmw m140i in march

Thats very interesting, well fingers crossed something comes up. I can go up a bit in terms of monthly payments but anything around the 300 mark would be too much for me for how much use I get. I guess anything around 200 and I would bite.

I asked Peugeot Contract Hire if the 18 months could be extended and they said no.
I rang the number on the Peugeot £750 letter to see what deals they were offering on renewal. They said I had to speak to a dealer which I did and they said Peugeot change their pricing quaterly and October was the next time so to ring back then.
The dealer did say Peugeot did drop a clanger with the pricing so you won't get anything near as good again.
They also said you don't have to have fixed terms like I thought you did, you can have 23 months or 35, whatever you want so you avoid the annual service cost. This makes it dearer per month but cheaper than a service.
They also said the £750 discount on a 308 or £500 on a 208 is usually on all the time so don't bother about the September deadline on the leaflet.

thanks also had the letter was worries then

You're just going to have to trust me on this when I say it was a misprice.

Misprices have happened before (this along with the VW Passat Alltrack are notable examples) and they'll happen again. There's no doubt that good offers are put out by manufacturers sometimes too.

With this deal and the VW Passat, both finance companies put an incorrect guaranteed future value on the car (about £2k more for the 208 and £6k more for the Passat) which both resulted in very low monthly rentals.

All reputable brokers had access to these deals hence they were widely publicised.

You will find that some manufacturers at some time will put out good offers on their cars to get them on the road. These prices are not misprices and they get lots of cars out there and do not lose money on them as the broker only gets a small margin on them compared with what a dealer will get, they will then go to auction and only dealers will be allowed to bid in a closed auction.
As an ex car delivery driver I have collected these cars to take to auction in the past.

Best current equivalent I can find is Polo GTIs for around £200 average over the term but like Karlie says for the Corsa it's also only 5k. Quite tempted anyway but also tempted to step up to M140i or Golf R.....

It was a misprice on Peugeot Financial Services' system, which all brokers have access to. :wink:

It wasn't a misprice all brokers had the deal

I like the idea of leasing so might have to go for the mundane option. I do not want to pay loads more for a car as it really would be a waste. Hopefully some sort of deal comes up before then.

I doubt you'll get a similar car at a similar price again - seeing as it was a misprice. Even with the £750 offer, you're highly unlikely to get a small hot hatch for an equivalent £177 per month.

You can get a Corsa VXR for £180 per month on a 1+35 term at the moment, but it doesn't come with half the kit that you guys got and it's only 5k pa.

You can certainly get lots of mundane cars for a similar price though.

To be quite honest I would be happy to have another one of these cars. Its been a fun little car to drive and really anything more is overkill for me, are there still any deals for these about?

With my final payment letter I also had a booklet with £750 of initial rental to stay with Peugeot, has anyone rang to see what sort of deal they will offer?

Agreed that is the best deal ATM and very decent cars as well ! I saw a Leon 290 deal that averaged out at £230pm for 10k via a broker, but I think that deal has finished. Thats a reasonable price seen as it's through a dealer rather than a broker. Even bog standard diesel golfs are going for £200pm average these days.

Someone's posted this on PH:


I assume that includes metallic paint. You'll be hard pushed to find a better deal IMO. I know there are people on PH who have Golf Rs that are due back next March/April but have still gone for a Cupra deal. They've delayed delivery until Dec and are happy to pay the early termination fee (50% of remaining monthly rentals). So they have to pay £300 for the early termination fee but at the same time, they're avoiding a first service and 2 new tyres.

Not sure what an early cancellation on the 208 would work out at though...

​Price has gone up. It was at vehicle savers.
I may just go sensible and get the tiguan that's 131pm with 2400 upfront. That's 231 pm over the term.

​That's last payment for 1 more month.

Exact same, don't want to pay more than 250 pm max. I'm hoping something decent will come up in the next 3 months, I've got a very open mind so not fussy about brand etc as long as it's decent.

Just had a letter from Peugeot saying date of final rental is 24/1/17. Is this the date the car gets returned or is it 1 month after this?

Do tell......

​Mine goes back at the beginning of February. I have been looking at the Leon cupra, Golf gti/R/Gtd. Averaged out over the term I don't want to pay over 250 pm.
I just found a deal for a GTD for around 230 pm.

Yes, I was thinking about the 290 Cupra Black too. £230 per month averaged out for 5k pa or £250 per month for 10k pa. Unfortunately that deal has now ended and no more orders are being accepted as a new facelift Cupra is imminent.

Would the Cupra have been worth the extra £70 per month? Probably. More power/faster, bigger car, bigger alloys, slightly better/more tech inside the car, better exhaust sound, metallic paint included, dynamic chassis control etc.

Pretty sure a good deal will crop up, just a matter of when and keeping an open mind....

Mine is February as well, if anyone spots a good lucking hot hatch lease deal ping it in here for us others to oggle over

I'm personally see myself leasing again, there isn't a car out there that I want to keep for say around 4/5 years so PCP and buy at the end won't work for me. In regards to all the older hot hatches etc none stand out apart from the RS200, but then I'm going to miss my tech toys and need £7k+ upfront. I'm personally happy with sticking around the 200bhp mark and the supermini size again, anything from the class above would be above my needs and fuel economy would suffer. Saying all that Leon 290 blacks are working out to be the best bang for the buck ATM - around £230pm mark average for 10k.

I'm being a bit previous - mine isn't up til beginning of Feb. But others will be sooner.

When are the majority of these leases ending?

So as lease expiry approaches, what's everyone thinking about replacement? I might just buy a banger as I'm reverting to a train commute - so hard to justify a new lease as the Pug is only a second car. But after a new car that will be tough :smiley:

If I lease again I'm tempted by this: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bmw-m140i-5dr-nav-lease-2085-48-deposit-231-72-month-5-000-miles-vehiclesavers-335bhp-2512370 in 5dr auto form. More money but a lot of car with new BMW M engine and ZF 8 speed auto box which is appealing (we have the Volvo 8 speed equivalent in family car which is brilliant)

Or maybe a Golf R for about the same money. Or keep it cheaper and get a Polo GTi DSG.

What's everyone else thinking?

Had the car serviced yesterday at evans helshaw doncastor, superb service all the way through. I arrived 30mins late and they didn't bat a eye lid, they dropped me and the GF off into the town centre to do some shopping as the car was being serviced ( 2hrs ) and picked us up from the town centre aswell, car got a valet aswell. All this softened the cost a bit :smiley:

Last week I took my Dacia to the local Renault dealer for it's 4 year service, they said it will be about 1 1/2 hours I said I will go and get Breakfast and they said do I want a courtesy car?

Worst of it is, when you say 'can I wait for it?

'No, it'll take 4 hours' :confused:

Rang 3 dealers - Sheffield north, Sheffield south and Doncastor all were after £300+ as it says on there system it needs a Tier 2 service every year, basically had to tell them no it doesn't the Tier 2 items are advised but optional during the first year/mileage I was on. Sheffield north and south still wanted £189 for Tier 1, got Doncastor to offer it for £129 which is much more reasonable abid still a rip off for what is basically a oil and filter change I could do myself for a fraction of the cost :/ Shame I need that stamp in the book.

Plenty of time to enjoy it still then. Good luck :smiley:

I have it until April 2017 but plan on trying to extend if possible unless another great deal comes along.

18.5k is a good price and below RRP of over £20k

When do you return the car ?

I ended up doing mine through PCP at a main dealer , a lot more money than the lease deal posted but I was still happy with the price

I paid 3k down and 196 p/m over 36 with a final payment fee of 8.5k and 10k per annum.

Works out at 18.5k with finance included roughly, a lot of money but a lot of car for the cash, even more so when you consider you would probably pay more for a poverty spec VW golf or something . I plan to own the car after the 3 years

There are some great country roads where I live that I have some fun on. I will miss it when it goes back.

I've driven 60 miles so far and couldn't resist putting my boot down a couple of times

Surprised at how quick the car is actually , so nice to drive too, loving it

​Just make sure they put correct oil in 0w30 is the right oil. Some dealers both Peugeot and non Peugeot are using 5w30. I'm at the garage I used atm trying to sort it out as they used the wrong oil.

Service quotes:
Telford £350
Stafford £250
Shrewsbury £150

Surprisingly I've gone with Shrewsbury

No need on new cars as new engines and oils mean they are less likely to have an issue.

For peace of mind you could take it easy for the first 1000 miles.

Pick my car up Monday :smiley:

On topic of service and maintenance, does Peugeot recommend sometype of break in period for new engines ? Like keeping RPM's down for x amount of miles etc

Bletchley, MK quoted me around £214 they can also price match.
I have had my car fixed there before they are good but can get busy.

any dealer recommendations for somewhere near Bedford or Milton Keynes....

They are wrong, the plugs need changing at 20000 miles.All it needs is an oil and filter change, safety and environmental check plus topping up of fluids. I've spoken to Peugeot Customer Services on this and they have confirmed this. I had mine serviced yesterday at £135 at my local dealer and noticed they had put the wrong oil in (5w30 instead of 0W30) so it had to go back today to have it changed again!

​I rang up PCH. And they told me that as long as they used approved Peugeot parts I could take it anywhere.
The closet main dealer to me was willing to take filters off but said plugs had to be changed even though I have only done 4000 miles. Still wanted 270. Plugs are 96. Anyway paid 130 at a local VW garage who had 3 Peugeot trained mechanics. 130 with a wash and vac.

Well I think it is obvious you take it to a main dealer and get it serviced. Does it also tell you what the penalty is for not going to a main dealer?

Also, when I called my Peugeot main dealer, they said that according to the GTI servicing schedule, the plugs need to be changed every year so it is a full service at £300!

On the Peugeot Contract Hire website, it says "Ensure that your routine servicing and maintenance is supplied and carried out by a Peugeot Dealer".

Did all of you use a main dealer? I'm wondering what to do...

http://www.peugeot-contract-hire.co.uk/driver-area/index.php/looking-after-your-peugeot

Mine was £120. And they washed it. Pretty happy with that.....

Mines going in for a service on Monday
£130.00 no plugs / pollen filter
Apparently the oil alone costs ~ £60.00...

Service done today and diagnostics revealed some errors so they did some software updates which they think are related to the engine cut out. They also washed the car.
Basically i was driving as normal and approaching a roundabout then the engine suddenly cut out. I thought it might have stalled. Everything went off all the dial lights icons, screen etc. I had to restart the engine (turn the key).
The next day the same thing happened approaching a roundabout and it cut out again. The dials/dash went red text appeared in red caps saying RESTART MANUALLY. This showed me something was wrong so I am hoping this update will fix the issue.

When you say cut out do you mean something wrong with the auto start/ stop ? And it failed to restart ? That economy is looking rather low aswell unless you have been punning it everywhere extra urban. Keep us all updated :smiley:

I got my service booked tomorrow £194 in Cardiff as i am here for a few weeks. They are also looking into why my engine cut out twice in 2 days last week.
Peugeot Bletchley quoted me £212.

I switched to the settings display and I noticed my economy is about 25 mpg in town not as good as i thought.

I'll be asking pug around October time can I keep it and if not I'll be looking to lease another one and gonna have to time it very well so I'm not carless, I've got a motorbike to commute on in worse case but that's my play thing.

That's my plan too!

The only thing that worry's me is the timing as if they say no I will need to get another one sorted ASAP.

I need my car to get to work.

I heard a lot of professional reviews complaining about the steering wheel blocking the speedo by it doesn't effect me ether ! I actually really li the dials, the location of them and the little steering wheel, light years ahead of my mates fiesta st set up.

If you haven't seen the facelift version in person your in for a treat, it looks loads more manly and meaner than the old version, but still has a very bling you but in a classy way grill :smiley: I like the black bits of trim on the interior that replace the red/black stuff in the older version.

I'll be ringing pug up and asking can I extend the lease on mine, if they won't let me I'll see what deal I can find on another 208 GTI or the 308GTI :smiley:

Nice to hear you're enjoying it and thanks for the reply, I had the 207 gti before and was a cracking car, no doubt the 208 will be much better and refined.

Would have been nice to test drive the facelift model with the thp 208, the one a drove was a 13 reg thp 200 and to be honest it picked up nice with 2 passengers.

I read alot of reviews saying about the wheel blocking the speedo but me and my girlfriend both drove the car and didn't find a problem, even with nearly 1foot size difference between us lol. Really do like the panoramic roof too

Loving my car still, just a really really nice car to use day to day. It's it a good comfortable and sporty blend, is certainly quick enough but the engine pulls from virtually no revs so it's dead relaxing to drive when your hair isn't on fire. Plenty of compliments on the look and interior of the car, I get a good 33mpg when I drive super urban and 48mpg when I do my long distance 70-80mph runs so it's Eco enough :smiley:

How's everyone enjoying their GTI's?

Planned leasing one myself but ended up going through a main dealer on PCP as I plan on buying it eventually and they offered a good price before the 66reg cars come out next month. Had a look around the prestige and test drove the regular GTI, impressive car.

Ordered the prestige model in bianca white, looking forward to getting my mitts on it now!

I rang my local Peugeot dealer and after I told them it had only done 5500 miles, quoted me £368 for the first service!!
This included oil & filter, air filter, pollen filter, spark plugs.... I spoke to Peugeot Head Office who after pinning them down for an answer basically said it needs an oil and filter change, fluids topping up and a safety check at 5500 miles.
Brake fluid needs changing every two years
Air filter every 40000 miles or 4 years
Spark Plugs every 20,000 miles or 4 years
Pollen Filter every 20000 miles or 2 years
First draining of the gearbox 20,000 miles
These are all listed on the Servicing sheet issued by the delivery firm (found mine in the handbook folder afterwards) and are for normal servicing.
Just shows some dealers will rip you off knowing full well you don't need spark plugs etc.
They said you can have the service done by a non dealer but if you do it sounds like they will try and say it is not valid if you don't have the invoice exactly as they want it with part numbers etc.

Excellent price, I'll speak to both the local pug dealers and see what discount I can negotiate. I got 20% off the fixed price servicing when I had my Toyota by doing the same thing.

Just rang PugCity in Hull and they have told me a maximum of £90 for the service. Very happy with that so will book it in there. I rang the local Evan Halshaw but the wanted £184.

I have just had service done today plus Apple car play update. Booked it online was quoted £251 they called this afternoon to drop car off and take payment. Then charged me £179 result. Was Peugeot Derby.

UPDATE, I have spoken to them and they said I can take it anywhere but make sure if any parts are used that they are Peugeot approved.

I live in Hull and my warranty is due in 3 weeks. Just enquired on-line to find that local dealership has closed down.
It looks like the closest is Grimsby or Driffield, both are a around an hour away (with toll charges for Grimsby) in daytime traffic.

Do I have to use the official dealers? This seems a little crazy in this scenario.

I'll be paying £132 myself, not paying for extras ( IMO the spark plugs, air filter and cabin filter defiantly don't need changing after my mileage of 10k and 1year old )

Looking at their online booking, my dealer wants £132 for the service. But it "suggests" another £45 for pollen filter, £25 for air filter, £83 for spark plugs saying:

"The items listed are part of your vehicle's servicing schedule. Based on your vehicle's age and mileage, we strongly recommend that these are carried out by your Peugeot Dealer. If your Peugeot is still in Warranty, these items are essential. If you are unsure on anything, our Peugeot-trained experts will be happy to talk you through your options."

Now to me, the £132 means they will complete the service schedule stamp which = happy leasing company on return of the car. So not planning to pay for these "extras". Views?

Been quoted £295 by Robins & Day Newcastle...! The search will continue!

It's a great car, Issues have been small and dealt with under warranty so all good.

Thanks :smiley:

almost certain its just oil and filter for first service, ring another dealer. They may have changed the servicing to the newer engine fitted to ours but I doubt it and needing plugs that regularly doesn't sound right.

Anyone had first service yet or been quoted. Just had quote from Trusscotts Exeter at £200. Said needed spark plugs replaced every 12 months. Seems odd for a modern engine???

Ah man sorry to hear you've had so much beef with your car :/ hopefully no more.

Hi All, Success, It was a fault on the BSI again.

All fixed under warranty.

This is clearly a warranty issue, no way should they charge unless they find a tyre damaged and offer to replace it.

It doesn't even reset, I called the dealers and it's £60 to diagnose.

Take no notice of anybody else go to your appointed dealer and let them sort it out, that is what warranties are for.

So you have gone into the car menu and gone into tyre pressure re- initiasation and confirmed all tyres are now correct ? If you are doing this and it comes back in a few hours or days then you probably have a small leak on one of your other tyres.

Tried pumping them all at the same psi and still not resetting. I noticed the valve has been changed by the garage, Possibly for a none sensor type as I can't tell from the outside.

I did try swapping for the spare and the light still won't go out.

No way I literally had my first ever car puncture last week in my GTI, the tyre pressure warning system went off. You have to get the puncture repaired and inflate all 4 tyres to the correct amount ( if you just focus on the repaired tyre the others will have naturally lost some pressure since you last checked ) after all 4 are the same reinitialise the system on the cars screen.

Had a puncture and it looks like the tyre puncture sensor is broken as I can't reset the system. Any one else had this?

I would have thought that updating the maps is a dealer only job and for a fee if a new map update is even available unless pug have been very nice and let you have free map updates over wifi ( never bothered connecting my car up to the wifi though )

Even if you get the latest update it may still not be on the providers maps yet.

Has anyone managed to update the maps on their satnav? Got a new Job this week and my sense of direction is awful, having to use my phone to get there as the car takes me through the busiest part of town since it doesn't know about a new by-pass that was built last year

Mine have a tendency to go down.. The label on my door frame doesn't indicate the correct PSI though, unless i'm missing something?

I filled mine and they were all quite low too. I got no alert so not sure how good this sensor is? On my Merc i used to get alerted straight away.

I checked mine he other month and they were all low by quite a few PSI. Don't know if they have to be substantially low or even flat as a pancake before the tyre pressure warning system alerts us. I know you can re- initialise it, but need another read of the manual to work out when / if that's required.

Thanks. All the cars i have had before always had it on the fuel cap.

Tyre pressure label is on the passenger door frame

The car is great so far and not had any major problems. Done just under 6k miles in around 8 months.
I noticed the front tyre looks low but the tyre pressure monitor has not alerted me on anything?
I looked behind the fuel cap to see what pressure the tyres are supposed to be and its not there?
Anyone know what pressure i need to put in front and back tyres?

Im young and it is so much more fun, difference is night and day. I'd find it slow and boring standard, couldn't go back to it :laughing: Considering a proper stage 1 remap costs 300-400 its not overpriced. The car copes fine, not sure where these lack of grip comments are coming from because theres loads of it! Even with the box on max setting i've not managed to wheel spin in dry conditions due to the LSD.

I'm not young but enjoy driving so I would get the tdi box but not at that price.

I do wonder haw the car would cope with the extra power as it is a bit light at the front and loses grip quick.

Oh agree it's already a very very quick car , but I wouldn't mind making it a animal because I'm young and dumb like that. Having even more power would mean that the 1% of my driving that uses all of it will be even funner ha.

I am quite middle aged and boring which you should bear in mind when you read this....but I find it's more than quick enough as it is in the real world especially given I dont have access to a track :smiley: And at lower speeds, with 2wd only, it struggles to put down the power it has.

Yes Dan, I have a chip on my car and can be reprogrammed for as it states on the TDI web site " suitable cars " and yes I understand you can sell it on.
For the gains I get, which in the power and acceleration department, are very good, I would not have purchased if going to move on in 2/3 years after purchase from new. But I do intend to keep my car for a period am already nearly 4 years.

What Dan said ^, plus I have 14 months left. Once the contracts up just take it off and sell it or send it back to reprogram it on the next car.

Well we have 12months left on our contracts so for £30 pm more we can get a even higher performing car that will no doubt match cars from the class above. I believe these boxes are transferable from car to car just send off to TDI tuning for reprogramming and possibly new plugs.

I'm not sure I get this, You have spent £360 on apiece of kit that you can only use for 18 months and 15,000 miles. The worlds gone made and the poor invalids can't even get a mobility car on the new to be introduced PIP rules. GOD help us all.

Yeah, got mine from the official site. https://www.tdi-tuning.co.uk/car_and_van_petrol_tuning_boxes/peugeot_/208/gti_30th_anniversary_205_bhp__208_ps__153_kw/peugeot_208_gti_30th_anniversary_205_bhp_208_ps_153_kw_crtd2_multichannel_petrol_tuning_box_chip_P10282.html

Do you have a link to the TDI box.

I'd recommend it definitely, its basically a removable stage 1 remap. Can feel a huge improvement, only issue is mpg has gone down a bit but thats to be expected :laughing: . I didn't get it dyno'd before so couldn't say unfortunately.

Nice commenting about the TDI box, I've heard both the tuning boxes work and don't work in equal amounts - might be due to the supplier of them. Nothing beats a good proper ECU retune, but I was after the ease of removal of a tuning box.

what was the car running stock on the dyno ? curious to see how accurate their claim is.

I've had mine for 4 months now, done almost 3300 miles and loving it. Its a brilliant car. Recently bought and fitted a tdi tuning box and its transformed the car into a total animal, feels so much quicker than standard. Had it dyno'd on its max setting and it put out 230bhp 370nm torque from the standard 208bhp 300nm torque.

Amen about the car being from stock otherwise do you risk having 2 cars costing you for a number of months or risk being car less for up to a few months. One thing is for sure it seams most of these lease company's can never achieve their qouted delivery date unless it is in stock. It's not even just the cheap lease company's my friend went through lex auto lease and paid a pretty penny to get a jeep and end up settling for a Nissan SUV from stock after 8 months of waiting/ messing around.

Likewise, 6 months, 4000 miles and loving it. Will be a sad day when it returns in less than a year.
The question that's in the back of my mind now is what to go for next? Ideally it has to be one that's in stock as I really cannot afford to have the number of delays like this had at the start.

Loving the car, gonna have to make some repairs before it goes back though :disappointed:. a van forced me off the side of the road and my wing mirror clipped a tree, cover came off. It went back on fine but it has scratches and dents on it so it's gonna need replacing...
I'm on about 3300 miles at the moment, i'm on a 5k limit though. I'll be cycling through a lot of summer so hopefully should end up about where it should!
Mine's booked in with my local Peugeot on April 4th to sort the fuel tank issue. Not that I foresee rolling the car but hey :neutral_face:.

I have the same concern as you though. In 12 months time, I'm not going to get the same quality of car for anywhere near the same price :disappointed:

6 months on how we all getting on with our GTI's ? I'm still loving mine, going to be extremely hard to get a equal car anywhere near this cheap when it goes back :/

I find I get 33mpg urban and 40mpg+ on a long run depending how I drive.

Also done 6k in mine, so going to go over 10k but happy to pay the extra for the extra use.

Did we all get the lovely safety recall letter ? Something about it may leak fuel in a crash if the car rolls, just more of a incentive not to roll the car hahaha.

Dan

I'm very surprised the dealer had the cheek to charge, surely they could see that the security bolts fitted and socket supplied was from the OEM. Sound like he had a bit of a rubbish dealer.

Cheers for the heads up through, will check my locking wheel nuts and socket later.

Not sinse the update I got at the dealer :smiley: although it seams like when it's very cold out the screen takes a few seconds to boot so pared to instantly when the weather is okay.

I still get them.... but very rare.

On a separate note, my brother had a massive issue with his locking nut not fitting properly to the key socket, after a small puncture.

After a lot of messing about he had to go to the local Peugeot dealer and have them all cut off at a cost of £100. He's still trying to get Peugeot finance to pay him back for it. I've ordered a set of McGard Ultra Security bolts for my GTI which I'll be replacing the Peugeot set with next week.

Worth checking your own as apparently it's a well known problem.

Anyone still having head unit reboots? I get them less now but still happens.......

Sorry biker I can't tell you for security reasons that I drive a Dacia Lodgy.

I have no idea what car you drive, but to get 40k-45k miles from a set of tyres is pretty impressive. What car is it?

I'd expect the 208 GTi to get no more than 20k from the front set and that's if you drive like a saint. Have a bit of fun in it and you'll probably get 12k from them.

Also, it's far more than just driving style having an impact. Drive 20k miles on a motorway/dual carriageway and I'm certain you won't get the same mileage if you drive on countryside A/B roads with long sweeping bends where it's safe to do 50+mph. Also, tyre pressures - must admit I'm not the type of person to check them monthly like you should, probably once every 3-4 months - but they have a huge impact even if they're out by a couple of psi.

Well to be honest I don't have a TDG ( tread depth gauge ) but I have a steel rule and I'll go measure how much tread I have left with 5k on the clock. My old car ( aygo ) only got 15k from the fronts and that was with premium rubber on it and owning from new, being a powerful front wheel drive car the fronts are always going to take a hammering compared with a bog standard hatch.

Seriously biker I would expect them to do more than that, my fronts, not on this car have done over 30 thousand and look to have about 10 to 15 thousand more on them. Mine are Continental, what are yours? Also depends, as you know, how you drive.

That's quite a broad spectrum, but very true lol. The rears will more than likely last longer than the lease period, but I think my fronts will be close to being illagal / need replacing before it goes back ( expecting the car to be between 15-20k when it goes back )

Between 10 and 50 thousand.

Any predictions on the front tyre mileage before they need replacing?

Yes its running OK now.

You only get one chance to program the BSI to the car so I guess they failed on the first attempt.

so no doubt all these BSI issues were caused by the battery not being connected properly, surprised the new one fitted didn't work ether ( maybe installed/set up incorrectly by the dealer ? ) so is the car running okay now on its second BSI ?

New BSI fitted twice a the first one didn't work and I had no car for 3 days without a replacement.

After calling Peugeot UK with no help at all I had to call Peugeot finance and tell them they can keep the car and send me out cancellation paperwork as I had enough.

In the end I was offered a hire car which they were paying for 73 hours after they had the car but got a call from the dealers a couple of hours before the hire car would be available to say it was ready.

I have never had this with a car brand or dealer before. :disappointed:

I found this regarding the BSI unit http://www.petercoopercarrepairs.co.uk/peugeot_bsi_reboot_procedure.htm

Lucky for me I could use one or our work vans or I would have been stuck 25 miles from home.

Proper crap then, I suppose at least your not waiting weeks for a part but the dealer really should have gave you a demo or a used car to run around in.

Had a rubbish day with the dealers. Car needs a new computer unit and it won't be in until tomorrow. The dealer Bristol street motors in Northampton, Peugeot customer services or the Peugeot finance company are no help at all. I have to be without any transport while they fix it as they have said there is no car available. I may get one after they have it for 48 hours.

Blimey that's mega crap :/ I've been to the dealers once already for loose undercar trim and a software update on the screen. They do say that if a car is going to fails it's going to within the first 6 months of ownership then hopefully plain sailing after that.

Well not a great start 700 miles in and the car died on me. No life at all so looked under the bonnet and the battery terminal wasn't locked on. I locked the battery terminal on and now the car will not lock or stay unlocked without the alarm going off. Into the dealers to be told they can't fix it today and have no curtesy cars available. Hope I get it back tomorrow, they suspect a faulty bonnet switch but I'm thinking alarm or ecu is gone.

Looking at that I'm glad it expired.

If you had read the thread you would have seen that I already did and have the car :stuck_out_tongue:
My 208 GTI

Not your problem, just order. Oh sorry you can't it's expired.

How can Peugeot be making any money on this deal, 2nd hand prices are low.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2014-Peugeot-208-1-6-THP-GTi-3-door-Petrol-Hatchback-/191681410267?hash=item2ca11a34db:g:MC4AAOSwQTVWAZQw

Just to let you all know that a portable hard drive works well. I now have a few thousand song choices :smiley:

^^^Thanks Mark^^^

Thanks. I do have a lot of music as I'm into all sorts. I will have a go with a portable hard drive I have.

The heated seat switches are located on the bottom of the seat between the seat and the door.

They don't have park assist

Our cars don't have the park assist function, do they? Read it in the handbook, but can't find it. Shame as that would be a very BIG bonus for the MRS :wink: I also thought the car had heated seats, but can't find anything for that either - aswell as the lack of CD. Yep, I'm old skool... I do like the car though & it's a shame I got this for the Mrs & not myself :disappointed:

Typical iPhone user having no room for music on their phone :b

I don't believe there would be a issue using a external hard drive, but TBH that would be over kill unless you have the world's biggest music collection. ( if you have one to hand, give it a try ) Plus you can get huge capacity USB sticks for next to nothing. Just my 2 cents.

Yes I did, thanks for the correction.

I think you drove the car my friend.

Is there a size limitation for a portable device, Can I plug in a portable hard drive?

8g on the system won't hold many songs and I don't want to fill my iphone up.

Nope there is zero CD player - they still exist ? I think at one stage you could buy one as a extra from pug and it fitted under the driver seat.

Myself and us younger lot generally have all our music stored in our phones and Bluetooth it to the car.

Drive the car today and went to put in a cd (Yes I no i'm old) and there isn't a cd player?

Mine arrived today and its great, Plenty of poke from the 1.6 turbo.
Haven't had much time to play with it but had a great drive home from work.

Been wondering the exact same thing myself, I really like the idea of leasing and I was one of the lucky ones who got their car fairly quickly. That being said I am worried about what to do next, do I apply for another and hope it arrives on time? Could not be without a car for months but likewise could do without 2 for months as well.

I'm humming abit myself about what to do next time, I like the idea of leasing. But can't be doing without a car/ have 2 cars sat on my drive for months. I think I'll try and get a dealer to match the broker price next time as the clear communication from a dealer is something I miss. Do stock cars get good deals like these factory ordered ones ?

This deal and the previous Golf R deals have certainly made me think about whether I'd lease another factory order car. Anyone remember promised delivery dates of July? lol Can't believe that some people are likely to get their cars in December, possibly January?? It's going to be very difficult to time the next lease to ensure I don't pay for an extra car unnecessarily/not have a car for x months.

Next time, I'll either be ordering a car that's in stock or I'll just buy a banger that has a reasonable length of time left on the MOT for £200-£300 in order to fill the gap. :laughing:

Just under a month for me

How soon after the car's registration date did everyone get their car delivered?

Doesn't bother me at all, I suppose it just makes sure you take the key out of the car when filling up.

I had delivery (Weds just gone), exactly 2 weeks after receiving the finance papers. I also sent them back first thing the following day. Car was supposed to be delivered at my workplace, but at 07.50am, ding-dong, the car's outside the house!!

A lot of hassle, but after 22 weeks of waiting, it's probably worth it. A nice motor indeed but isn't anyone else annoyed that you have to use your key to open the petrol cap & the flap doesn't lock when the car is locked?

Should do as mine was 2 weeks after signing and I know some people had theirs a week later.
Be prepared to be asked for proof of first payment to Evans Halshaw before they will give you a delivery date.

I wasn't around Sheffield arena last night, but I am based in Rotherham and regularly go into Sheffield. I thought they were quite exclusive still despite this mega deal and I didn't see one until 2 week ago, when another guy from work turned up in one in the exact same colour spec haha !

I've barely seen these 208 GTI's when out and about but I'm pretty sure I spotted one outside Sheffield Arena last night driving home from work. Bikerdanny...was that you?! :O Haha.

UPDATE - 05.11.15 - got my paperwork today! Will it be here in time for Christmas???

Thanks mate :smiley:

He's probably just a troll, best ignore him. Great to hear you finally have a date, its been a long time coming !

Idiot.

My car is due on the 12th, about time

Peugoet...erm no thanks. Cold

My screen also seams fine since getting it updated by Pug :smiley: However mine has also been in the garage due to a sh*t shield coming loose under the car - didn't even seam bolted on unless they fell off. My local dealer has been good to me though.

It seams the french build quality issues haven't quite gone just yet, saying that I had a brand new Toyota Aygo in 2013 and it had a intermittent starting issue within the first 2 weeks ( literally would not start for love nor money ), the drivers seat needed replacing due to a annoying loud squeak/it being broken ( I weigh 11 stone as well ha ), the gearbox oil also got changed to a different type due to it refusing to engage 2nd gear when cold - needed a new gearbox really and that was on one of the most reliable cars you can buy !

My car has been in the garage 3 times now. I heard a strange noise while away on holiday. This happens when revving and it is now permanent when driving.
This turned out to be the compressor and now it is being replaced.
Not had great service from Peugeot either.
Other than that the touchscreen seems to be fixed not had the problem since software updated.

ALA gap insurance is voted the best and the only one recommened by honest john, you want 2 years and £9999 worth of cover ( there is a marginal increase in premium cost over £5k and insurance companies are offer terrible valuations these days ) Some good insurance companies will replace old for new up to the cars first birthday, but this is only if your the owner ( which your not as its a lease car ) this can catch a lot of people out. ALA actually have a lease car qoute, most of all enjoy the car its Brilliant !

Right, almost there. Delivery expected on Weds. Still gotta sort my insurance out. I'm 43 & my Mrs 40. Only gotta declare last 3yrs of accidents with Aviva, so only got 1 as opposed to 3 in last 5yrs & they're quoting £406! More than other companies!
Can someone also advise me which is the best GAP insurance to take & over what period? I know it was all posted a while ago, but forgotten as I've had to wait for this bleeding car for so long!!!! Cheers.

Be assured you're not the last. No comms, no paperwork, no car!

Think im the last.was told my car was on a boat 10 days ago & nothing since,no paperwork,or updates,shocking service.

I still haven't got mine, Paperwork sent last week and now waiting.

Mines only just got a delivery of next Thursday... crazy, a full 5 months since i paid me admin fee.

Yep I think you are one of the last to receive your car, and agree NVS can be very rush rush at times in regards to delivery - I suppose it's better than them waiting for delivery slots. Yep Pug is the owner and registered keeper, if you use comparison sites for insurance you can select this option then only insurers who accept that will pop up, Im with LV myself, they are a little more money that some others but have a good customer service record unlike Hastings.

I had the same problem. Might not help if the quote for you is high but Aviva don't mind if Pug are owner/keeper.

Am I the last person to get my car?Not much activity on this thread anymore! I was told last week that finance docs were on it's way & car would be delivered tomorrow. Docs sent to me last Weds, sent back 1st class delivery Thurs. Requested acknowledgement from NVS but only heard back from them this Tue telling me delivery would be next Wed 4/11 if I replied by yesterday 3pm!! Shocking!
NVS are now also saying that Pug will be the registered & legal owner of the car, when last week they said, I would be the registered keeper which my insurance company are happy to cover me that way. With what NVS are now saying, the insurance company can't cover me!!! Great, gotta start hunting for other cover now, with 6 mths still left on my existing cover

I've just taken delivery after the driver being given the wrong address and no contact phone number. But I have to say despite shocking customer service from NVS, it was worth the wait. It's so fast.

After chasing NVS & Pug since last Friday, I was told by NVS on Monday that my car would be in the country within 24hrs & then the finance docs would be sent. Had to chase up yesterday & was told by NVS that my car was in Sheerness & 'We are waiting for Peugeot to issue the agreement as the system has been down and now caused a back log of agreements to be generated' Really??? I rang Pug Doncaster who said the docs should be generated this weekend. Let's see!
More worryingly, the lady found it quite amusing to tell me that 'a train in France derailed & the cars on it were damaged, so no one will be getting those!!!' Sorry to break the bad news...

Well after they forgot to deliver my car, they rescheduled for Monday this week, 5 days later. I told them they had to come after 2pm, they said no problem and they'd call me an hour beforehand so I could leave work. At 20 past 1 he turned up at my house and therefore had to wait 45 mins for me to get back, I never received a warning call. Vehicle was fine, I was promised mats and a full tank of fuel for forgetting to deliver the previous week, got the mats but after he had left I discovered car was on reserve. Also, the SRC button on the display jammed in when I pressed it, and I've had to wait until yesterday with regular chasing to find out what to do next... Cheque in post for missing fuel and I'll have to take to Pug dealer grrr...

Only asking as the dealer said they would chuck them in for the inconvenience I had... When in fact they're included with the car anyway Lol

They said it was due on the 11th but didn't have an exact date

Mine came today after ordering in June, it's worth the wait! Lovely car and very quick. Mine did indeed some with car mats, half a tank of fuel, also rear parking sensor which I thought it didn't have. Love it! The delays were a pain...

Did every body get car mats with their car?

Yeah I do appreciate there might be an influx of new vehicle waiting for shipping space, i'm just mystified as to how a gigantic car company can accept a load of orders and not have anyway to provide real time updates or be able to manage their customers expectations in a realistic way. Don't get me wrong I am really looking forward to taking delivery of the car and maybe that's part of my frustration.

It's my first lease car for a while and it's making me realise again why I vowed never to do it again, sucker for a toy at a cheap price I suppose :stuck_out_tongue:

​I believe the delays have come because of the increase in overall new car sales. because eof the amount of vehicles coming over on boats everyday manufacturers of to negotiate space on these freight ships. with very little to go around its easy to see why it's taking so long. there is no way they can say for sure until your car arrives in compound at UK and they see it. it's been like this for all new vehicles. private purchases however are getting priority on some of the cars as you can understand they have actually purchased the vehicle. we are just renting them for 18 months.
hang in there. you will get it and you will enjoy it.

BTW. .. as an example the new range rover evoque came out this month. people had to order it 9 months ago because its very popular. most factory builds take a minimum of 8 weeks. the more popular vehicles can be at least 18-20 weeks wait.

​correct. I doubt they will fix it. it will just be noted for when they collect the vehicle.

My vehicle was delivered Friday, on the interior there is a rather large scratch/gouge on the handle/arm rest thing in the rear. The guy who delivered it was made aware and took pictures and noted it etc...should I note this in the delivery note?

It asks if upon arrival the car was "clean, unmarked and in good condition" YES/NO.

Should I put NO, and add pictures or something?

I'm really getting cheesed off with this shambolic company too, ordered around 6th June and originally told mid August for arrival into the UK. This date came and passed so was advised it would then be likely in September which came and passed too. Finally I was told the car would arrive into the country on 4th October but hey guess what....my car wasn't one of the ones they shipped over! Now told they have no idea when it will arrive into the UK.

Never again will I lease a car unless it's in stock as the suppliers are terrible at communicating and setting realistic customer expectation. I appreciate Peugeot might have been flooded with orders and they had an August shut down but the least they could do would be to update customers of this when they find this information out and not wait for us all to contact them and take 3 days to reply to any emails.

Does anyone please have any escalation contacts other than NVS to get more accurate info?

Did they say delivery was today ?

Still no car and it's passed the 11th :disappointed:

That's Evil.

Free gift. Or someone else's car :smiley:

I just noticed I have a folding armrest in my car, is this standard spec or have I been given a free gift?? As the armrest is an accessory?

I have had my car checked I had to wait around 3 hours.
The air con had a loose valve so this was fixed and they regassed it.
The Sat Nav/Media Unit has had a software update done. Its been ok for now but time will tell.

This is my latest update...

"Hello,



I have just got an update from the dealership and your vehicle is currently awaiting shipment to the UK. Unfortunately it wasn’t one of the ones that arrived last weekend.



Apologies for the delay, they are extremely busy."

Mega crap.

Nope. And if there is a software update that has a fix targetting this specific issue and my dealer hasn't told me about it (or Peugeot hasn't told them) I am going to be less than happy........

Personal update about the screen issue - car went into the dealer today, they had it for around 2 hours and managed to replicate the fault. They will be receiving a update to apply to the car early next week and they are going to try it out on another customers car before I bother booking mine in again.

Any feedback from anyone else about the issue ?

Mines just been delivered!! no locking wheel key that i can see

(edit!! found the key and love the car)

Mirror screen is useless, it works with very few phones and is limited to only a handful of (very poor) apps.

My touchscreen turned itself off for the first time last week. Was trying to change tracks via on screen controls and it wouldn't respond. After about 30 seconds it just went off. Turned back on about 30 seconds later. Hopefully it was a one off for me...

Answer #3 from a list of 20 excuses as to why they screwed up.

Good luck, but I'm sure it will arrive, they said to me this has only happened once before! Just my flippin luck!

Ah man, mine is supposed to be delivered from VS today. I hope I don't suffer the same fate. I am not even back home till tomorrow due to business so had to have someone else take the day off of their work to wait for my car...it will be pretty embarrassing if it does not arrive.

I had hoped exactly the same, was up early and everything! Very annoyed, but what can you do, weekend plans ruined now, maybe I'll give my 350Z a blast instead before it arrives Monday.

Not sure, I'll let you know on Monday, been told it'll be delivered then now...

Does mirror screen work at all with the S6 edge? Would be nice if it worked for apps like spotify/google play music

Mega bummer man :/ I don't believe NVS have missed anyone's delivery date so far. I booked the day off for my car and was lucky in the sense it arrived at 9am in the morning :smiley:

Same here too.

POW! Delivery date 16/10! hopefully the rest of you will get yours soon.

Yes mate, completely the same position - getting really annoyed with it now.

My mistake I meant CITY, thanks for the correction. Note to myself, always check what you wrote before posting.

I think in the 'City' field you can enter the postcode.

Bet you are right.......:disappointed:

On mine, not a Peugeot, you enter the post code in the street name field.

I had heard you can buy a Peugeot USB with 3G etc that updates maps and provides traffic and the like, anyone heard more about that and the cost?

My main plan is to mirror screen tomtom from my S6 edge though, bet that won't work!

So I waited in all day yesterday twitching by the window after taking a day off work, and the car never arrived :'(

I had asked VS in the morning that all was still green for launch, and was told probably! Near 5pm I had to email and call various people and was told the car delivery was mistakenly booked for another week due to human error, and they'll let me know today what the new date will be.

Joy upon joys, hope this is worth it!

​just report it to experian and they will sort it.

Yea that sounds about right. What I'm thinking is maybe they've opened 2 accounts for 15k for me? I've sent them an email to try and get things cleared up.

Update: Just checked my experian report and that is exactly what they ahve done...

You can't put the post code in the road field as the keyboard greys out certain letters as you type. Maybe in the country field?

Yeah - threw me for a moment. You just put the postcode in the road name (I think it's road name. It's one of the fields anyway). Then it works fine. And then you use it for a few days and then go back to Google Navigation :smile:

Just checked with Noddle and they have place £15,548 down on mine as well. Seems about right to me but not sure why the have placed £30k on others.

I am still yet to receive my car, NVS have stopped answering their telephone and dont reply to emails, I paid on the 8th of June and the very last update I received was about a month ago when I was told the car was due in the UK on the 4th of October. Since then I have called a number of times but getting any info out of these people is proving to be impossible. anybody else in the same position?

Finally the lil Beast has arrived! Not sure if this has been mentioned before but can you input post codes in the Sat Nav?? Seems to only accept road names.

​they have £15,548 down on my credit file?

I don't know how lease deals work in regards to your credit score. But when I got my aygo on a PCP deal I'm sure they put the full amount of the car on my credit record not just the amount for the 3 years. You can dispute certain things with the credit report agency can't you ? Might be worth giving PCH a ring and asking why it's 30k and not 20k like the value of the car.

Thanks! Yeh, looks pretty great, apparently though there can be a problem with phone sizes so not even sure the Note 3 would fit. But will give it a go with my S6 and see how it goes.

Sooo. Checked my credit file again and PSA have basically dropped a bomb on it...carried out a 4th credit check, opened 2 credit accounts and added 30k worth of debt onto my name...destroyed my credit score...isn't the debt supposed to be around 3k and not 30k? And what's with all the credit checks and 2 accounts...

​two holders at the bottom of centre console in front of gearstick. looks like it should fit fine.
also what a great looking product. shame my note 3 isn't native wireless charging.

My car was due at the depot on Sunday apparently, I haven't heard anything since :disappointed:

Mine is coming this Friday, does the car have cupholders for the driver/passenger in the central area around the handbrake?
Thinking of picking this up, a car charger that sits in the cupholder.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Forrader%C2%AE-C3-Wireless-Blackberry-Qi-Enabled/dp/B00K72KNBM/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1444064394&sr=1-12&keywords=wireless+car+charger

But obviously pointless if there is nowhere to put it

To be fair to NVS when they confirm a delivery date they have delivered on that date for everyone I believe.

I got my paperwork last Thursday, returned the same day with a delivery date booked for this Friday

Even with a delivery date confirmed did you still have to wait longer?

I was expecting it to be a week or 2, but for me it was around a month afterwards and for others I believe it was even longer.

Just try not to get your hopes up to much thinking your going to get it soon like I did when I received them.

How soon after you guys returned the finance documents, were you told the delivery date?

I got 48MPG on a 300mile trip to hilly cornwall doing 70-80mph :smiley: for the performance you can't complain at the running costs, I have had it down to 30mpg when hooning it everywhere but my average tank for urban driving is 35mpg.

In regards to your air con issue ( mine is ice cold ) do you have it set on auto and lower the reading on the display to low then turn press the A/C button ? as its climate control after it reaches a set temp it will reduce the amount of cold air being pumped out.

If you could please let me know what they do about the screen issue that would be great - hopefully booking mine in this weekend.

I ordered my car on 2nd June and have had it for exactly 1 month. It's been great and has some really nice features. I recently got 50mpg on a 3 hr motorway drive at speeds of 70-80mph which is great.
I get the screen restart issue about 1 in 5 times i drive the car. I have it booked in Thursday in Bletchey and they are aware of the issue. They also asked me if I had my 1000 mile check and are doing that free which is a very minor service/check. I noticed the Air Con is not cold at all like on my previous cars. Anyone else notice this? I am going to mention this to them.
I now have another problem Peugeot have messed up my direct debit. So they think the direct debit is setup but my payments have not been coming out. I hope this does not affect my credit rating.

Contacted NVS today and received this reply

"I haven’t had an update from the dealership as yet but I will chase for an update today, they are extremely busy at the moment I understand it’s frustrating."

At this rate I will be getting a 16 plate!

​a credit check doesn't affect your score. that's not how it works. lenders can only see that a check was made. not wether it was turned down. your score is based on how much credit you currently have and how you deal with paying it back. the fact credit has been given may reduce your score a little. it should get better as long as you pay pch on time for the duration of agreement.

Thats what I was thinking since all the contracts were signed ages ago. They did a check the same day I had a letter through with an invoice about payment... It has annoyed me a bit as its had an effect on my credit score :disappointed:

I've not checked myself, bit wierd about them checking again.

So I just checked my credit report and noticed that PSA finance has carried out another credit check in the last few days. Anyone else had the same or would know why they need to carry out a 2nd check?

But GAP is only for the difference between what your insurance pays out not the full value of the car, so £10,000 would cover that, or have I missed something?[/quote

Sorry I meant to say that when you input the level of cover required put £9995 rather than £10000 to lower your price bracket and pay £10 less for the policy.

But GAP is only for the difference between what your insurance pays out not the full value of the car, so £10,000 would cover that, or have I missed something?

Anyone used gapinsurance123? £69 for two years gap insurance?

Ha, mine is actually £20,065.00, so I don't feel too bad making the mistake really :wink:

No that's the Peugeot sport edition, look on the Pug website for the exact amount ( I believe it is £19995 or something like that )

But isn't the car £21999 though? Mine with ALA was £92 with topcashback

Still no delivery date for me, mailed NVS a couple of times this week to no response aswell :disappointed:

Mines also being delivered Friday 9th

Myself and a few guys have used ALA, it seams like its the best out there with plenty of consumers and profession journalists recommending it. There maybe cheaper policy's, but I personally wouldn't take the risk. ALA cover is £90ish with quidco ( there is also a 10% discount code if you search google for voucher codes ) for 2 years and £10k cover.

Note - put your car value as £19,995 as the policy price raises if you go over £20k.

Delivery date confirmed for next Friday 9th. Who has everyone used for gap insurance?

FYI - I took out the insurance policy with DirectLine, called them up to double check when Peugeot Contract Hire is reg keeper and owner, as website says to do so, and the chap on the phone said no bother, all good. £320 with quidco cashback, bargain :smiley: Got ALA 10k 2yrs for £92 with TopCashBack as well.

Yep any Pug dealer, there is no need to get the lease company involved.

Got my date too!

Got my date, 7th Oct! Woo!

Just wondering which lease company everyone used? Was thinking of leasing a car but unsure which company is the best.

Mine is doing this now too. It even crashed turning the headlights from auto to on this morning due to the fog. I've also got an issue in that I opened the bonnet the other day when showing the car to my friend and now whenever the interior alarm kicks in (45 seconds after locking) it instantly goes off. I've had to start locking it using the key to just lock the doors to stop it happening.

Who do we contact about these issues btw? Do I just call any old peugeot dealer?

Got my docs to sign yesterday, so hopefully should get vehicle within 2 weeks?

Great, my primary way of using this will be bluetooth to phone, playing music from phone and sat nav... Wonder if I can pair up to my S6 Edge with the screen mirroring for the satnav instead...

Mine started doing the same yesterday. Couldn't play a single song via bluetooth or usb and would crash after about 5 mins with the radio. :/

​funny that. mine has been fine for a few weeks. but it happened 4 times on Sunday. changed it to FM radii from DAB and it didn't do it again.

This is exactly what happenened with mine.

Mine started suffering from this yesterday. At first, playing songs on Bluetooth worked fine and then yesterday it just stuttered and turned itself off. It then started happening on DAB too! Not impressed.

The dealer videoed it happening. And then I waited a week. And then I called them and they said "oh yeah it's with Peugeot". Nothing since. And I haven't done anything more as for about 2 weeks it never happened (using DAB, USB, Bluetooth streaming all no problem). But as of this weekend it's back with a vengeance.

I ordered on 3rd June - Still waiting.

Question for everyone with the screen restart issue. What have you all done about it ? What did Pug do for those that took it into the garage ? My screen issue is starting to get more frequent now and if I even try to use my Bluetooth it nearly instantly crashes.

I know what your feeling as I felt the exact same when waiting for mine, yes the car is very much worth the wait as its brilliant but its horrible not knowing anything and these lease companies repeatedly missing the deadlines.

I'm still waiting. Been told will be in the UK from 11th October.

Can I just ask who else is still waiting for their car from the 2nd June orders?...

I'm getting really **** off with it all now and how nobody knows really whats going on! This will be my 1st and last lease deal, far too much stress!

A ruthlessly efficient team of Bulgarians :smiley:

Using a Goodyear interior wipes then a clean microfibre. TBH you can get away with just a microfibre most of the time.

What are you guys using to clean the black gloss trim inside?

well mine finally arrived yesterday morning....

Mine is also in Zeebrugge awaiting boat space : (

Ordered on 2nd June, finally got a delivery date for 28th September.

It's a fun little car :smile: I've spent sooo much on petrol since I've had it though :P

There are some in depth guidelines/regulations somewhere on the web about what is deemed acceptable "wear and tear" and I believe all major lease companys agree to them, I've had a read before and they are fair to us the consumer, hopefully PCH is reasonable in that sense.

Finally came on Friday, amazing car. My son loves it. Probably the best deal I've had on this site.

http://www.peugeot-contract-hire.co.uk/driver-area/index.php/end-of-contract

the pch website seems to indicate they charge for all damage. even a small scratch!!!!

​the peugeot assistance is for the duration of the contract. the Manual refers to ownership from new.

Anyone else still waiting? I was told by Jody that Evans Halshaw would deliver the car by 27th September but I've heard nothing despite emailing her twice this week....

Yes the cars have 1 years free Peugeot assistance, see the warranty and service handbook page 33 for details.

And the outcome is??????????????????????

Funnily I emailed them about the breakdown cover myself as the contract states it has cover but I couldn't find any details about the level of cover or contact number anywhere in the paperwork / booklet.

Funnily enough I email NVS to ask about the breakdown cover and they told me it is in the service book pack that comes with the car. I must admit I have not checked the details of it since then but will try and remember to have a look this evening.

Glad to hear!! Is the breakdown cover number etc given to you when the car is delivered?

Servicing and repairs are down to us but road tax and breakdown is included.
So far I am loving this car, great fun to drive.

I know I should probably know this by now, but just want to double check. Road tax is paid for on the car but I have to pay for servicing and repairs? Also, I assume breakdown cover is not provided and I should take that out myself?

Will try at home as it is a PDF and cannot edit those here at work. I just assumed it was already in the system that this would be the account, but I guess that is not the case till I have signed the mandate.

Just modify the direct debit mandate they send that you have to sign.

Finance docs agreement finally came through from VS, but I have gotten a new bank account in the 3 months since orderingn so have to change the direct debit account :disappointed: probably take another month now. Nothing going smoothly at all.

in the Peugeot agreement it states; ''the vehicle must be serviced within 1000 miles or 30 days of the service due date'', which to me says that you must be over 1000 miles late for the yearly service. Couldn't see it needing a service after only doing 1000 miles, plus if your Brothers car was showing a service due notification I would think it would do so on every start.
Of course I could be wrong, but maybe that is where confusion is coming from?

Yes Danny but the only waiting in Zeebrugge is for boat space, Peugeot want them out as quick as possible to get the money. The problem is that at the moment there are more cars than spaces on the boat due to catching up after the holidays and new car influx due to reg plate change.

Yeah that's what I was saying, the cars wait in Zeebrugge until they are shipped to the UK then onto the PDI centre.

Unless things have changed dramatically, and I can't see that, neither Zeebrugge or Sheerness do not do PDI's.
Peugeot get them to the port on the boat and off the boat at Sheerness and the delivery company has I think 3 days to get them out of the port to the delivery address, i.e. the dealer, leasing company or hire company etc.. This is where the PDI is done, no point doing it in Zeebrugge when it can get damaged or dirty later on route.

It could be any amount of time really as Pug store them at Zeebrugge until the PDI centre can deal with them.

Saying that after mine arrived in the UK it took less than a week to be PDI'd and delivered to my door, I was lucky in that sense and it seams for everyone else it took around 2 weeks after getting to the UK.

Just checked my car. It also has a missing security key for the wheel nuts. It never ends with these cars.

I was told it's a year or 20000 miles..

Can anyone confirm if the car needs a 1000 mile service? I remember seeing it somewhere and my brother thinks he saw a message come up on the screen saying something about a service.

Just checked my car. It also has a missing security key for the wheel nuts. It never ends with these cars.

My car must be with yours, mine was also due to come to the UK this week but have been told its likely to be next week now!

I'm so jealous of you guys who have had your cars a few weeks already when I ordered the same time!

Arrived today, missing wheel but key. Had to take to Peugeot garage to have them chiseled off and replaced. Not the best start but given the delays already, rejecting delivery wasn't an option. Check valve caps and nut caps too, all were virtually falling off.

How long did people wait once there car was at the port? Not really sure how long the wait will be now, the car was due to the dealer this week.

My car is still at the port in Zeebrugge.

Just any paint defects ect check alloys

Like everyone else ( who went with NVS ) I had to chase my car up numberous times otherwise I don't think they would have got in touch at all with me.

I've only had the fault on 2 days when i first got the car and then after the 2nd day of it faulting I removed and deleted my Bluetooth connections and since then I've not had it at all even when using the sat nav and DAB.

When the fault did happen it was completely random e.g when just using the radio and nothing else, when it did occur it would restart every 5mins for the remainder of that journey though.

still had absolutely no communication from Vehicle Savers so far and no delivery date. joke

Although fair wear and tear rules for car leases seem pretty forgiving so probably worth reading what comes under fair wear and tear and then checking for things outside of that. You'll save both yourself, and the delivery bloke a ton of time.

Good advice guys....many thanks!

I was told to make sure it's on the delivery note you sign when they hand over the car. also put it on the delivery note you from from the lease company. Even tiny things than you wouldn't usually think anything of. Be unscrupulous. They will be at the end of the contract so make sure everything gets written down before you sign!

Great stuff Karlie, appreciate that. We'll see how patient the delivery guy is before he gets any lift :-) If there is something untoward then is it just marked down on a delivery note or do you have to report this to someone?

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Also common courtesy to give the driver a lift to the local train station if it's bit of a trek - if your car gets delivered that way of course.

:wink:

My car is arriving on Thursday, first time leaser so has anyone got any advice for what to look out for etc once car arrives?

I've had my car almost 2 weeks and haven't had a single fault with the system. Maybe I'm just lucky haha.

So I don't know if they managed to find the fault all you guys were having and fixed it before my delivery, but I've not had a single restart of the system and I've briefly used the actual sat nav guidance and had bluetooth streaming for my journeys too and from work. Was the fault only when running the sat nav guidance or any time randomly? Was it also a full restart of the system with a black screen then everything comes back on? It might be worth harassing the dealers...

Formally the ACPO now the NPCC set these rules, but since August this year I have just googled and the new guides are if you are in Scotland no margin will be allowed but in the rest of GB the first offence will give you the chance to go on a speed awareness course and a warning, 2nd and subsequent a fine and pionts

It's got nothing to do with inaccuracies in the speedometer and it is the inaccuracy of the speed camera. Car manufacturers are allowed to have the car say you're going up to 10% faster than you are, but not a single mph slower. (to remove the drivers ability to say, "my car said I was going the speed limit!" I know that when my car says it's doing 32mph I'm actually doing 30mph (tested with the speed monitor (not camera) near the school where I live. and with a GPS app). Blaming your car saying you were going slower than you were is not an excuse they will accept anymore)

It is to do with the inaccuracies of the cameras and only applies to the old kind of Speed cameras; the handheld ones and the ones that use the markings on the road. The upgrades the the motorways at the moment are placing the upgraded cameras. Get caught by one of these and they don't have to be lenient at all. They can prosecute if you go 1mph faster than the limit. (though admittedly this is unlikely as they'd have way too much paperwork to sort if they kept to that!).

You can go faster than your car says but not by much. Get a GPS speedometer app on your phone and see what the difference is. For me in the GTi.
If the car says 32, I'm going 30.
If the car says 43, I'm going 40,
If the car says 53 or 54 (it's close by decimals), I'm going 50
(Test for yourself like I said as cars do vary by a tiny amount) - This is the only amount you can speed and be 100% sure you won't get caught as you aren't actually speeding.

Ahhh thanks for clearing that up. At least I know 79 is my new motorway limit now!

Agreed: you would be really unlucky at an indicated 77.

It's actually 10% + 2MPH and it's not for the inaccuracy of speed cameras but the inaccuracy of car speedometers and the difference between a new tyre and a worn tyre. My speedometer shows 75 when I am actually doing 70 using a GPS speedometer so well in the safety zone.

Do they still abide by the 10% rule for speed cameras or has that been dropped as their accuracy has been improved? If they do I'm sure nothing will come from a 77 clock.

Me and my mate were "cruising" Sheff earlier tonight - around 11pm, didn't see too many coppers but I normally drive like a nun in built up area's so hopefully they will leave me alone. I may of got caught speeding though on my Cornwall trip - 77mph before I spotted the van and slowed down on a 70mph dual carriage way coming down a steep hill ( I love the way these vans are used for "safety" and certainly not for catching out accidental speeding in a completely safe area BTW )

Been driving it around since Friday. Flies like sh*t off a shovel when I was only ever used to a 1.0 Corsa. Absolutely loving it so far. Seen Police everywhere in Sheffield tonight pulling cars over and even had a copper specifically turn around and follow me for a few miles to try and catch me out speeding :disappointed:. I assume that's just due to the "boy racer" stereotype that hot hatches have and I'll have to get used to being that extra bit careful.

mine, or should I say, my son's comes next Friday. can't wait to have a drive of it when he let's me.

Congrats!

Don't forget to take the customery pic :smile:

Danny you want to get your spell check sorted, it's definitely.

I found myself saying "I wish I had that.." when reading the manual... the parking assist and hill start assist sound well funky.

I booked the day off for my car delivery so I had all day to play with it :smiley: the manual is defiantly worth a read some useful not so obvious stuff in there.

Just had mine delivered to work. Drove it all of 15 meters to a different parking space and grabbed to manual to read in work. Roll on 5:30...

yeah I tried that and still doesn't do anything. no haven't had that issue the sat nav just froze but it still told me the directions

[quote=burnz360]took mine into garage to get sat nav and mood lighting looked at. they sorted sat nav but said need to take it apart to look at the roof lighting, has anyone else has this problem?[/quote
When you say satnav issue, do you mean the screen rebooting issue ? And what did they end up doing to it ? And as draft as it sounds have you tried turning the mood lighting off and on and turned the dipped lights to manual mode instead of auto in case that affects it ?

took mine into garage to get sat nav and mood lighting looked at. they sorted sat nav but said need to take it apart to look at the roof lighting, has anyone else has this problem?

Re sat Nav one thing I have tried is fully removing the Ariel and reattached and since then it hasn't rebooted not sure if it's just fluke but worth ago

I got it through them too, i had to keep emailing and calling otherwise they don't come back to you.

It sort of sucks, though I have a car at the moment so it is not so bad. I ordered with Vehicle Savers though. I have stopped following it up at this point, if it comes, it comes.

I thought mine was long. Ordered 2nd June, Delivered 4th September.

Ordered 2nd June
Still no delivery date :disappointed:

14 weeks? More like 10 I think.
14 weeks is how long I've been waiting - & still got another 5 weeks to go!!! :disappointed:

I had the same issue i went with prestige.

trying to get a quote on admiral and it won't accept the registration. It won't show the full title of the car, options are either 208 prestige or 208 thp. which should I go for??

Ordered 2nd June
Collected 10th August
~ 14 Weeks

From your order to delivery. How long has the wait time been?

So apparently my car has just been delayed (it was due for delivery tomorrow) and during prep they've discovered a fault with the touch screen/sat nav which they are replacing which has delayed my delivery until next Wednesday. If this is the issue you're all talking about, I don't really mind and Peugeot said they'll throw in a tank of petrol so meh.

I got the screen restart issue yesterday it happened 3 or 4 times while i was on the sat nav map screen.
I connected my phone to the car recently via bluetooth so I don't know if that's the cause. I didn't get the issue before that. I have reported to Peugeot via the contact form.

Deleted all the Bluetooth profiles and it's still happening. So whatever the reason is for you not getting it anymore, I don't think it's that..........

£211 - £73.50 cashback = £137.50. One of the benefits of getting old :smile:

Was thinking of getting one of these on lease. What's the average wait time?

Cost me 766 and im 22 with 1 NCB.

What cost of insurance did people end up getting for this?

I'm 26, 6 years NCB and was quoted by Admiral for multicar on this and a 1.0 Corsa (53 Reg) with my partner who's 24 0 years NCB and it's looking at ~£700. The Corsa made up £200 of that, so £500 for the 208.

It has arrived! Got it up to a whopping 5mph in the work car park. Hurry up 5pm

Scrub that last comment - the reboot is back with a vengance !!!

Only issue I've had with it is the satnav. Which is pretty dreadful. It's way out of date (found 2 missing roundabouts) and I've been told to go down 1 way roads - the wrong way - multiple times.
Also - the speed limit that shows up in the top left. It's there on very few roads (M roads and some A roads only it seems). As well as that, some of these are also out of date. Badly in need of an update.

(still love the car though...)

Guys - I was able to clear the rebooting by performing a factory reset and removing the sub drive from the slot , but after playing with the system when reloading the files onto the Jukebox , the only conclusion I can arrive at is that the system is " not fit for purpose" and has been rushed to production without a full functional test. Sluggish and bug ridden , unintuitive screens - it's something you would buy on eBay from China and self install in a ford Orion 1.6i Ghia - Peugeot will wait 18 month collecting data files from customers ( I.e. us lot ) then bring out a patch to address the known fault

Right could we all spare 5mins and fill out the below link about our screen restart problems, the more of us that report it direct to Peugeot will hopefultl show them how common this fault is and come up with a proper fix if they aren't already doing so.....



Your text here

Sorry to hear that, I'm currently down at a little Cornwish fishing town at the moment and needless to say it isn't the most car friendly place at all so I may be joining you soon !

I can't recommend any company's myself, but i will say that the car comes with a full sized alloy spare wheel ! So you can swap it over now and simply drop the damaged one off and not be carless.

Interesting. I'll give that a shot (in the interests of problem isolation only - I'm not spending 18 months without handsfree or Spotify!).Thanks.

yep - the Radio reeboot has start today and with vigour - 8 times during one song !!!! ...... glad a did'nt buy one !!!!

Annoyingly I've just kerbed one of my alloys on the GTi! Can anyone recommend any decent alloy refurbishment company's that work with diamond cut ones?

Things I've noted and done about my screen fault.

First 3 days I had no trouble at all despite using all functions - satnav, Bluetooth, DAB.

On 4th and 5th day it constantly restarted.

Since then I removed my Bluetooth connections and deleted them off the car menu and it seams to have worked for now - I've used satnav and DAB and done a few hundred miles since then inc lots of short little trips aswell as some big miles.

It may settle back down after the first few months, I did nearly 400miles in the first weekend just driving it around and upto nearly 800miles after 11 days of ownership with traveling down to Cornwall with it. I'll personally see how my mileage looks after 6months of owning it before consider ringing them.

confirmation email for delivery next week. get in! !!!!

Am I right in thinking that it only happens when the dash is using a DAB source? Have you got any tips other than to suck it up?

Believe me it gets really old really quick.

Having irritatingly refused to display the symptoms when booked in to the dealer, it obviously started doing it again constantly yesterday morning. Drove straight there, left the engine running and got them to come with me for a drive whilst they videoed it.

Thought it might take a few minutes but it rebooted before we even left the forecourt :smile:

Still waiting for the call re next steps. But given the number of posters on here with rhe problem this is obviously a systemic design and/or build fault rather than isolated duff units. Peugeot need to sort it out and start communicating.

I will just put 10000 on the insurance, hopefully if I have to claim it won't be a bother, and also won't be after the 10000. Thanks for your help guys :smiley:

Got the car yesterday, dash has restarted twice :laughing: I don't even care at the moment, it sounds so nice to drive I leave the radio off, will get old though when I have a passenger for a long journey!

True, good point. I would argue the fact that I took out a lease with 10,000 mileage allowance is enough for me to put 10,000 per year as my expected mileage for insurance purposes. Not sure how that would stand up though.

Unless you have to claim and they read the clock... That said they don't usually care about a couple of thousand miles. There's no way you can predict your mileage perfectly. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

The 15,000 miles is over 18 months, which pro rata's at 10,000 miles per year.

However, the insurance company will never know!

Question about the insurance, as I am a young driver the price is rather high. Of course this is highly dependant on mileage, as I drive quite far for work I took the 15000 mile lease deal, though I only expect to cover about 12000...how strict are insurance with mileage? If I set the insurance for 10000 miles it is quite a bit cheaper than 15000.

Not if you've followed this deal from the off.

Oh great!!! Chased NVS on Friday & got an update today. My original date was sometime in Aug (around the middle I think), which slipped to 4/10 & now they've said 11/10! Unbelievable Jeff....

It's low excess millage though isnt it? Even though my contract mentions about extra charges for going >30% more than my allowance.

I cant see myself doing 19500 miles in 18 months though tbf so I'll just pay the extra millage if I go over.

I've already used 10% of my yearly mileage allowance in 4% of the year...Not good... Might have to give them a ring and see about upping it a bit... That or stop being lazy and get the bike back out until winter!

Delivery confirmed for Thursday for me.

My car is due in w/c 13/09. Not got much hope for getting it anytime soon though, they said delivery will be a week after roughly - dependant on availability of a driver.

Don't make me laugh, looking in the manual is the last thing an HUKD poster would do. That's for sissies.

Go Into your cars settings and select mood lighting on, its pretty easy to find it in the menu ulike certain other features ha. If still struggling look in the manual.

Pretty certain the GTI doesnt came with a camera, Pug's brochure did make it sound like it has one though.

I was talking about the first direct debit payment not the initial payment when you receive the documents.

Does anyone know how to activate reverse camera as i only get sensors when reversing?

Thank you!

how do you turn it on? lol

To be fair, we all bank transferred the first payment before we took delivery didn't we?

Yes it has some awesome blue ambient lighting in the roof, looks super swanky/posh and the ladies love it :smiley:

does anyone know of this car has the mood lighting in the roof?

A month after you take delivery, you will get a letter from Peugeot to confirm the date about two weeks before it's due.

When does the first payment come out?

I live in a place that they will not deliver to

​the front particularly with all that heavy breaking. :confused:

Mine Had its first wash today

alloys collect dirt easy :smiley:

​we all got ours delivered. probably just need to take your driving licence. if you haven't signed finance docs you need bank statement etc.
best just to ring the dealer. I'm sure they will tell you.

I have to go and collect mine on Monday, can you tell me what documents you had to show to get the car. Insurance? License? Passport?

Nothing ironic about it, do you know the meaning of any words at all?

That's the opinion of peugeot

Haha that would make me cry :L but car is fine :smile: I'm in love with it <3

Not massively but it has a little bit.

Well that's your opinion.

Diagnostics check was ran on it. They said I had a faulty touchscreen. New touchscreen unit ordered to be here on Monday. Once it's arrived we'll arrange a time to take it in again to replaced. It can be done while I wait, should take less than an hour they said.

I'm 25 with 1 no years claims bonus and 8 months into my current policy that would net me my second years no claims with Admiral. I was paying roughly £40 per month on my 107 (1litre), switching to this car with Peugeot as the registered keeper and owner would increase my premium to £106 per month!!

Fortunately, with some talking and number crunching I was able to agree to pay the remainder of the contract off at £296 as one lump sum.. that working to £74 per month is a bit more easier to digest and aligned with what I was being quoted when I signed for the lease.

I'm just glad I didn't have to leave them as I really need those NCB years now, was always a named driver previously.

That had better be a joke!

Stop press, he's just crashed into the back of a bus

My driver is 15 mins away! Can't wait :smile:

My car finally got delivered this morning. Ordered 2nd June.
Its very nice i like the power fold mirrors, blue lights in the roof lining and the sports steering wheel is nice and light.

Got a great deal on Aviva insurance online through topcashback as some people are having issues with LV. It worked out cheaper than LV quote.

Oh the irony of your post.

No I've not checked mine, has that large amount on your credit file effected your score ?

a rod, wire, or other structure by which signals are transmitted or received as part of a radio or television transmission or receiving system.

I am really surprised you did not know that, most intelligent people do. He did do a tiny typo, but not so much that a person of even below average intelligence would have instantly comprehended fully to what he was referring.

What's an Ariel?

Has anyone checked there credit file?Noodle is showing my lease as an 'operating lease' for just under £16000. I've had leases before but they've only been recorded as the amount due to be paid. This seems to have been recorded as the car value. I'm wondering what impact it will have on my credit.

My dealer told me there is nothing on their Peugeot system indicating a known fault or even an issue being investigated. Issue didnt occur for them and nothing flagged on diagnostics so they did a factory reset and sent me on my way - not a lot else they could do to be fair. If (when) it reoccurs I'm going to drive round there, leave the engine running and get someone to go on a drive with me.......

I think your wasting your time I was told it's a known fault and they are working on a fix or new unit I will get a letter when the recall will take place

One thing that might help is remove Ariel not tried this yet

Just insured the car and it's cheaper than I thought it would be. Cost me 766 and im 22 with 1 NCB. My 1.6 astra with 105hp cost me 587 so not bad if u ask me :smiley:

can I just confirm gap insurance is for finance and contract hire. thanks

A delivery date at last, hurry up Wednesday 9th!

With the SMEG unit having been playing up virtually constantly since I got it, I dropped my car off at the dealer this morning to be looked at. Guess how many times it rebooted on the hour drive there? Answer, of course, is zero. Gaaaaaaaaah..........

Booked into the servicing dept tomorrow for the touchscreen issues. Not hopeful they will be able to do anything other than hook it up to their computers and maybe reinstall the same software. I'll let you all know what they say.

great car let down by a poor nav unit

French electrics haha good luck

At least I know what to expect from it now :stuck_out_tongue:

​my eco started today for 1st time too. lol

Thanks. I was being really thick. Our other car is an auto so of course it just switches off when you stop. I was always clutch on and gear engaged so no surprise it didn't work.......

Just pray that your sat Nav and radio are fault free

TBH I didn't get a expected delivery date, just a phone call the night before saying I can have it the next day !

Mine is due to be delivered on Friday :smile:

Finally got a delivery date of the 7th =) Really looking forward to it based on the pictures in here.

Told mine would be delivered late august, then yesterday was told it would be in the next week if all goes well. As far as I can tell I should expect it in 2017. Received no documentation since the original order form on 2nd June.

I'm told mine is still due to the UK W/C 14th Sept, but other than the order form i sign on the 2nd June i have not had any other paperwork yet!

I haven't got a delivery date yet. Mind you, I only signed and sent back the agreement last week, based on the ETA of everything else I'm still in the early days of this stage!

Still waiting for an ETA on mine. Mine was supposed to be with me early August.

Anyone received their car this week....? Anyone still NOT got an estimated delivery date (other than me)?

They actually did say further down the email they will take either.

As the paper counterpart is no longer in force won't you need to send the authorisation code from DVLA?

Exactly 1 week since insuring with them I had this email:

Thank you for insuring your car with us.

So we can check the details we have for you are correct please could you send us copies of:

V5 registration document (including the inside pages)
driving licence – paper counterpart and both sides of your photo card
All named driver’s driving licence - paper counterpart and both sides of their photo card photo card (front and back)
Proof of no claim discount (NCD) from your previous insurer. If you don’t have any NCD there’s no need to send this, however we’ll still need to see the rest of the documents.

I will send everything off tomorrow minus the V5 and see what happens.

Oh man don't say that, I'm with LV and it all went through okay. I don't want them requesting all that crap about the V5C, did they say why they need proof ? Do they not believe that PCH are the keeper and owner ? Keep me updated please so I can prep for this crap.

Yeah it is noticeable when it cuts out, the revs drop to 0 and a little green eco light comes on - you need to have stopped with it in neutral and the clutch released, in the handbook it states that sometimes it will leave the engine running due to certain conditions needed by the car etc.

Anyone had this issue? LV have just asked to see a copy of the V5 registration document despite me having Peugeot down as the Owner and Registered keeper on the insurance policy. Am I even able to get a copy of this?

I swear my car reads this thread....eco cut in for the first time this morning...

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Not sure my start/stop is working: trip display only ever shows 0min 0sec of "eco". Is it very noticeable when it cuts out? It's very noticeable in our diesel SUV but this thing is much quieter at idle

They are on when the headlights are on and the car is below a certain speed I've read, TBH with my using my car primarly in a urban area I've not noticed them apart from the time I was parked up with some steering lock on and was showing my mates the car in the dark.

do you have to activate the corner assist fog lamps ? or will they come on when its in automatic wiper mode ?

Thanks for your reply Danny.

I ment defiantly ha, I'm using the Banana Ifone 6s BTW :b that and I often type at 1 millions words per minute so I'm at the mercy of autocorrect nearly all of the time.

ok so this is what my local dealer said westover poole

it is a known fault on the new model 208 and peugeot are working on either new software or a new head unit

all cars with this issue will get a letter from where i got the car from and then arrange to get it sorted when they have a fix

the only thing is there is no time frame for it

also another thing that might help it stop rebooting is to remove the ariel ? but will make reception weak

No, dropping it off for the day. No courtesy car but I can survive on trains so no issue.

Danny did you mean definitely seems or defiantly seams, maybe in this case the later is more appropriate LOL.
Is it your auto correct and if so what are you using Apple? or Orange?

You waiting why they look at it ? Or got a courtesy car ? With the amount of users on here who have had the issue it defiantly seams software related rather than hardware. Keep us all updated everyone ! Cheers.

It's Tuesday :smile: But you are right......

Mine's booked in to be looked at. Not optimistic they will fix it based on Google research......

Please keep us all updated Davvy, I have a 6 hour drive to Cornwall soon and the screen rebooting every 5 mins is going to get old real fast.

Well it is monday, can you be arsed working properly on a monday..... I didn't think so :b

i have called local dealer waiting for a call back

8 reboots on 45 minute drive to work. Not Sunday either.....

Hmmm, this seems to imply not unless I'm misreading it?

The vehicle is owned and registered by you, your spouse, partner or civil partner (not business partner), by your parent, employer or a lease company. Your documents will state that the policyholder is the legal owner and registered keeper of the vehicle. The vehicle must be kept at your address.

That being said, was rather surprised at getting a quote for £330 with protected NCB and a reasonable excess, so might do the switch when the time comes from Admiral if they can cover...

​it was me! my religious ex says it's a sign from God. what it means I don't know.

I'm sure there was someone that said it happened alot on Sunday - may have been you ? And funnily enough despite mine being good as gold on Friday and Saturday despite travelling everywhere as soon as Sunday came it messed up repeatedly every 5-10mins.

​hmm. maybe I was lucky. funnily it has happened consistently on Sundays no matter what I was listening too.

I tried fm and still rebooted

​I had it on DAB today and it rebooted twice. put it on FM and it didn't reboot. it seems it my be a DAB issue.

​how are you downloading it into 'harddrive'?

I might try that too

a) to aid diagnosis of the issue and
b) to stop me going completely mental :smile:

It can do all that. When its not bloody rebooting.

How is the unit when playing bluetooth from phone? Is there song information and play/pause/skip available?

Not had any issues yet. I am just listening to music downloaded onto hard drive. Not using DAB radio.

Is anyone with a new car NOT getting the reboot issue?

The system restarts must be an old issue as I hired a Pug van from enterprise and it froze and rebooted when I was on DAB

Ha I had a blast over from holmfirth to woodhead then to glossop from woodhead this early afternoon :smiley:

Gave her a good blast over Woodhead early this morning :smile:

WOW this things fun!

Forum posts I have found I think are for an old smeg software as the latest version on them is 3.21

I can only find people talking about the problem and no solutions, a couple of them took it into Pug and they basically did nothing as they couldn't find a fault, I've heard Pug tech is working on a fix but can't confirm.

Perhaps they are working on it. Anyone tried to see if there is a forum on it.

Also date of software is 27 Feb 2015

You would think as a new car they would of updated the firmware if there was known issues that's if there is an updated one

Hold menu button down for 7 sec I think
Or try holding source and menus at same time

​I have only been driving from my house to the ex to pick my kids up. I'm one side of town she is the other. this is really disappointing that it sounds like a common fault with the unit. luckily I haven't sold my old car yet so I will take it in ASAP and get it looked at.

How do you check ?

Same.

What version is everyone else on my version is smeg6.05.D.R8

I thought I was a lucky one as my screen has been good as gold and not done the restarting fault, Then today when picking up my date it all went wrong and on our hour drive it must have restarted 10 times ( I disconnected my phone via bluetooth to no avil ) on the way back it did the same again.

The only pattern I noticed was that it did the restart fault when I wasn't near my local area e.g going across country, anyone got any better idea's about when it happens ?

Scrub all that. It did it about 10 times on the 1 hour drive home today. Seems worse when bluetooth streaming or DAB but did it on FM with no phone connected as well. Utter rubbish.

Mine has rebooted at least 10 times really annoying in last 40

​mine was only using DAB it restarted every 5 or so minutes last Sunday. all week it's been fine. get in it today and it keeps rebooting every 5 mins. weird that it has only happened on Sundays.

Hold up....turns out my son was playing a Spotify playlist which wasn't downloaded locally to the phone. So when the internet connection wavered the Pug couldnt cope. Not great but not as bad as I thought....

The Price is £200+ now and a larger deposit, nothing even close to the price this works out at.

Any idea where I can get a similar deal now? I regret not getting it at the time it was posted.

Mine was fine until I started streaming from my phone via bluetooth. Starts stuttering and then whole ICE system reboots. Just happened 4 times in a 25 minute drive. Not sure I could live with that if there isn't a fix. Really basic stuff these days.

I think they are
brembo brakes

You want brakes as well? This is a £166 deal.

I went with ALA as its highly recommend by lots of people, on the lease car package I choose 2 years cover and entered £9995 worth of cover ( entering 10k raises the price by £10 ha ) it mentions that for lease cars the cover has to be bought within 150 days of getting the car, this means you that even if your Computer insurance will replace your car for a new one for the first year, you won't be able to get GAP for the second year. Use Honestjohn.com to get a 10% discount.

5K 2 Years

How much are we all doing the gap insurance for and for how long? I've checked out ala and they only gave me a 1 or 2 year option??

No not after full whack sound, was just wondering if they packed any punch. Is there a nice bit of bass or are they a bit tinny?

Now they are obviously a not premium branded sound system and I've got some awesome monitors at home, but I feel they are quite good. I don't think they will go deafly loud through if that's what your into, but I've had it up to 3/4 of full volume and there wasn't any distortion, pops or bangs. TBH I've had the radio on low so I can hear that exhaust note :smiley:

The spec sheet for this facelift verson said it had brembos, but the calipers are clearly different to the GTI by Peugeot sport ( the new name for the 30th ) which do have Brembos. Can't complain about the anchors at all !

Can anyone tell me if the speakers are any good in this car?

What brakes have these cars got?

<25 and you're going to be paying an arm and a leg. 1 more year and you're in the cheap insurance club though!

When I was originally shopping around and using a pre-facelift verson for qoutes it was coming out at £550ish and £600 with PCH as the owner, as soon as I put PCH as the owner and keeper and my facelift car details in they rocketed to £700-£800 with the 3 lowest qoutes demanding trackers !

My current suppler - LV charge £800 without a tracker and they have a good reputation. I'm 24 with 3 years NCB and no claims and no penalty points.

I'm okay with paying that amount as its an amazing car, but just a bit miffed that it jumped up so much.

Direct Line seem to be good for insurance at£314 for me (and topcashback) . I confirmed via live chat and they are happy with any combination of keeper/owner and Peugeot and there application doesn't ask the details, it's in the assumptions section.

No you don't. Just make sure OTHERS don't watch your speed. Especially the big yellow boxes dotted around the roads.

Thanks, looks good! Flicking through, had read somewhere it has radar cruise control, but doesn't appear to, gutted as really fancied that!

This car has got more gadgets than a bond car.
I was looking for the link myself and found it to be here:
http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/ddb/modeles/208/208_208dag/ed01-15/en_us/contenu/AP-208_01_2015_EN.pdf

INFOTEC

http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/ddb/

Unfortunately I don't remember where I found it TBH, it was a simplish google search that brought it up through. Defiantly worth a read so you can learn about some of the cars hidden features.

Was referring to what was on the screen. AFCB.

Soool after my late call yesterday informing me that my car cam be delivered today, I get woken up by my housemate saying I have a delivery. It got delivered at 9ish ! Over the moon with it so far, just have to watch my speed.

Do you have a link to that mate?

How does he get home?! Does someone follow in another car? Surely easier to stick on a flat bed?

Hope it is nice, only downside I have is I've got a Nissan 350Z which is 1 second faster 0-60 than this, so think I may feel a little underwhelmed? Thankfully though it is more tricked out and much newer!

Same... Had arm rest which is a major issue apparently...

Weekly review - - the Eco mode - I've had the car "stall" when pulling out at roundabouts (after its restarted with the clutch depressed) - the last thing I need ... so the button will be staying in the off position going forward . The GUI for the media has to be the most unintuitive layout I've come across ... more choices than the starship enterprise but http://www.confused.com
The heated seats are rapid - 9 seconds and my backside is toasting ... the best option for a cold morning whilst waiting on the heater getting up to temp ,, the passenger side window isn't auto up on a long press , nor is it a full closure alarm (long press windows up) folding mirrors are great (i know when walking away that i've locked up !. 32 MPG seems to be my average , love the 2 x needle blip when performing the pre flight check :o) oh .... and that steering wheel is tiny

not massive

haha who do you support ?

One more quick question, It mentioned in the paperwork that it includes breakdown cover throughout the hire period? Who is this with, I cannot find it anywhere?

I was told by VH that the car needs 1 service a year so 1 for the whole duration.
Does anyone know if the car can be purchased at the end of the contract?
What is the space in the back seats like, is it tight for an adult?

It's only a Peugeot, what do you expect? I think it was a pretty good deal for a budget hot hatch

I've always serviced my previous lease cars at main dealers. You shouldn't need to do it at Evans Halshaw.

Can anyone tell me what to do regarding services? When is one due and does it need to go to Evan Halshaws?

The delivery note. Supposed to sign it to say you've received the car and everything is in order, etc. But apparently they didn't receive the email I sent with the scan of the document attached. I've also just changed my number (new contract) so they were panicking and saying they couldn't get hold of me and were going to report it as stolen as they hadn't heard back from me that I had received the car! So make sure you send them this form and confirm they have received it as soon as you have your car!

The shot of the dash screen shows lack of taste, won't be buying one of these.

What form is this hero? I had my car delivered two weeks ago and I haven't had to complete and return a form for NVS?

Dissapointing... Oh well, Supposedly they're adding Apple CarPlay later this year via an update (or them's the rumours!). Will wait patiently (I've shown how patient I can be! :P).

Pics of inside and Web browser

Mine was 11.20 am in bmth

It was delivered just past 1pm today, got a call 45 mins before to say they wee coming, arrived on the back of a low loader with 3.5 miles on the clock!
The other one is the missus car and she has already said she will be trying to steal mine when she can!

Great to hear you got yours deany :smiley: what time did they deliver it at ? I'm guessing it has slightly more poke than your normal 208 :b

Got mine earlier today, both the missus and I are insured so took it for 100 mile drive. We both had a go at driving and have to say it is ace! Takes the edge of the holiday blues having flown back in yesterday!

What traileruk said. Mirrorlink seems effectively useless. For me it will be Spotify controlled on the phone screen and bluetoothed to the car.Maybe with some local tunes on the usb as well. Decision now is whether I am going to stump up for a decent Brodit phone mount.....

I read it was ONLY possible on an iphone 4. No idea why that specific device tbh.

Edit...and a few other android devices.

http://www.peugeot.co.uk/peugeot-mirror-screen/

I have. I still can't get any of the mirror link stuff to work though... I thought there was a way to mirror the screen (I'm sure I saw it on the 108 at some point). I'd love this if possible but it's pretty much undocumented :disappointed:

Yea if I were to own the car then I would want the 65 plate :P also where I live I feel like the car will be a target :/ that's all I'm worried about :L

Has anyone with the car looked at the car manual at all ? I've got a PDF copy of it and the amount of stuff the car can do is almost beyond belief ! I'm a tech geek and its seriously impressive all the systems etc.

I'm not bothered myself about it being on a 15 plate ether and wouldn't trust NVS to change the paperwork properly without messing it up/ causing more delays, hopefully being on a 15plate will make it slightly less desirable to thief's as well !

Had my delivery date confirmed for next Fridays aswell :smiley: wasn't bothered that it will be on a 15 plate. About time I might add! :smile:

TBH it still hasn't hit be fully as it happened so quick, one minute i'm banging my head against a brick wall as the car was delayed multiple times and everyone was getting there's and now I finally get my car that I've been thinking daily about - Massive petrol head and all my mates having hot hatches makes for a long wait :smiley:

10:30am for me. The guy had to drive 120 miles from the dealer to me so I guess he set off around 8am? Maybe a bit before. Might be able to work out from that a rough time? But they may well leave later/take longer due to traffic, etc... Who knows... Glad you're finally getting yours! Enjoy!

Can I ask everyone at what time did they get there cars delivered ? It seams for a lot of you's it was in the morning.

Great news .... Bet your feeling like a kid on Christmas Eve ;0) , well worth the wait Bikerdanny .... That's my first week in and it's still scaring the bejesus out of me !

WTF just happened, after months of waiting and numerous emails chasing them up and being let down time and time again with delays I get a phone call 2 hours ago offering a delivery slot of tomorrow or next Friday.....naturally I'm a patient sort of guy sooo I practically yelled "tomorrow" down the phone ! Insurance has already been swapped and sorting out GAP insurance now.

Delivery confirmed for next Friday! A little light at the end of this long old tunnel!

I've had that feeling quite a few times over the last couple of months!

Thanks for the pointer! I compared the VIN numbers and they match... skepticism gone! I'm guessing I'll be in the same position as you with inspection on Tuesday and delivery some point after.

Looks like we're getting somewhere.

I have just requested new finance documents since I'd rather wait a few days for the 65 plate (not that I was going to get it in August anyway!). Simon has sent through with revised 65 number plate, but the same VIN chassis number so it will be the same car. He also advised the car should be having its Pre-Delivery inspection on Tuesday and then he can get in touch with regards to delivery.

Received my amended documents through earlier after a 16 day wait. Now printed, signed and with the post office. I noticed the car has changed from a 15 plate to a 65 plate now, nice, but it makes me wonder did they reallocate the 'original'(?) car to someone else and that's why I've been waiting?

So I electronically signed the contract and sent it back with an image of my signature embedded into the PDF. Apparently Peugeot live in the stone age as they don't accept electronically signed contracts. Typical. I wonder just how many more delays and mess ups I can get from this car.

It is an absolute beauty
Nice rumble from engine :smiley:

If you are in Bournemouth it will probably have come from Sheerness.

It might have been mentioned but...

Peugoet Contract Hire value the car at £20,000. If you crash it on your way home from having it delivered and it's written off, your insurance company might only pay out £18,000.

Gap Insurance would cover the £2,000 difference.

Optional but highly recommended. It's additional to your normal insurance.

If your car is written off. The insurance company will give you money to buy an equivalent used car of the same age and condition as your now written off car. GAP insurance will pay the difference between the amount the insurance company pay for this, and the price of a brand new vehicle.

I sent my paperwork earlier this week. Car delivery now confirmed for next Friday on a new 65 Reg.
I am confused about GAP insurance as I have not used it before.
Is GAP compulsory or optional?
Is GAP on top of existing insurance or does it replace it?

I was already with aviva just change the reg number

Just had a call it's about an hour away not bad if it has come from Doncaster to Bournemouth that quick

Dav, would you not have been better to just apply online, putting PCH as both owner and keeper. Plus you get £60.00 cashback via Quidco

Just called aviva they seemed a bit confused about Peugeot being the registered keeper
In the end they kept asking where it was kept I said my home address then they asked a supervisor they in the end put it as me as keeper

And to call back if different ?

Edit all sorted in the end

Oh wow, Just got a call from NVS. They never received the form saying I received the car (I did email it, not sure why it didn't go through!). If they don't receive it by the end of the day the car is going to be marked as stolen! Drama!

finance docs signed and returned monday 17th late afternoon

messaged back on tuesday 18th i could pick a delivery date and the soonest was the 27/08/15

Finally mine has arrived, I waited in all day at the confirmed delivery address only to have a phone call from work to say it had been dropped off there. Luckily I only live 6 minutes away so the driver waited from me to arrive and check everything over.

To those waiting, it is indeed well worth the wait!

When did they give you the delivery date davver ?

Very similar story myself with those dates, my car finally arrived in the country Monday.

Original delivery was mid July, then slowly crept back to 02/08, then 09/08, 16/08, 23/08, and now apparently tonight.

Originally ordered with NVS and got approved on 01/06!

when was your car due into the uk originally ?

mine was 03/08 then slipped to wc 10/08 then it arrived on the 17th
all approved with paperwork last tues and delivery is tomorrow :smiley:

Signed and returned my documents on 03/08 and paid first payment same day, still awaiting a delivery date!

I have been advised by Simon (Jody is on holiday) that the vehicle will arrive into the UK tonight. Still no idea on delivery though.

Well I signed and returned my paperwork 2 weeks ago and paid the deposit and I'm still waiting for delivery. I checked if the car was actually in the UK after reading on here that some of your cars were still at the port and was told it wasn't on the list so should be here. Then I was told on last week that it was actually still at the port and would be in the UK on Friday. I was then told it would be at the delivery centre on Monday. I'm still waiting to hear a delivery date.

This is the third car I've leased and I've never had any of this hassle. I've previously had cars with VW and Arval and they ran smooth even when they were collected at the end of the lease. Evans Halshaw and Peugeot really need to sort themselves out.

documents have arrived, but I'm away for 2 weeks. still I will get the new reg. what's the best gap company, seen it somewhere.already but can no longer find it...

Not in a wind tunnel but in a wind free room and on an electrically controlled drum that represents the road and is mainly carried out for CO2 emissions and the MPG figures are an off shoot, the main discrimination comes out of the fact that no wind or rain is involved which can greatly affect the MPG. Plus other factors of course, you can't brive as well as a computer operated machine.

I'm used to driving tiny cars that I've been pretty good at driving economically in. This is completely different though! I'll need to take a trip to Manchester at some point to see what I get. Definitely not a car meant for stop/start city driving!

​manufacturers figures are not produced on the road. they are in a wind tunnel with most of the intro trim removed. or so I heard.
I did a 200 mile round trip last week and I think I got 53mpg while on motorway. before and after no where near.

I've managed to get the claimed MPG in a variety of cars...but to very specific driving situations.

Drive behind a tall lorry on motorway with minimal traffic - stick to about 55mph and in the highest gear possible with no air con on. Makes for boring driving but you should get well above 50mpg.

Has anyone managed to get close to the 52mpg in this car? I haven't done many long journeys (mostly in town) but I'm lucky if I average around 40 (this is me trying to drive economically, using start stop etc whenever i get to traffic lights). How on earth is 52 even remotely possible? 0.0

From what I've read from various sites, you can say to them, you want it delivering at a certain date (so if it's ready a bit early - you can take delivery a couple of weeks later. I think I'd order a bit early rather than late though, to make sure you get it. Worst case you may have a 1 month payment overlap (not ideal but not as bad as no car if you need it to get to work, etc)

Also - if you get a car that's already in stock it should be a lot faster and a lot more predictable. To be fair on them - the car was only released early June.

All being well mine will be delivered tomorrow. This is the first time I have leased a car and to be honest it has not been quite as smooth as I thought. Does anyone else have experience with what to do at the end of the lease? When do you order a new car? I really could not be without a car for 2 months which is what would have happened this time.

I don't think anyone in the history of motor vehicles has ever said anything nice about Evans Halshaw.

Still not got mine, any question or anything that needs altering takes at least a week.

I will never use Evans Halshaw for anything ever again.

I'm going to check if the 12v socket is constant live. I know the Focus switched off 30 minutes after locking the car. I'm hoping the 208 does something similar as I don't want my dash cam draining the battery.

I've ordered a hard wire kit and will use a piggyback fuse to make a neater installation.

My Brother used the car the next day (24 miles), and its been used for some short trips since. No more instances of it happening. So ok for the moment.

Cheers, I'll buy a extra long USB cable and 12V to USB ciggerate adaptor anyhow should I nick the built in USB for the camera.

On another note have Pug changed the central vent trim to black ? Has the GTI still got a red stiched leather ( effect ) dashboard ? - I only ask because I saw a picture before and they looked black, could be bad lighting through.

I was surprised to find out it stays powered :smiley:. Not sure if it's on 24-7 or is triggered by something like the door opening or something But i've plugged my phone in before putting the key in and it's started charging.

Do any of you's with the lovely Pug 208 GTI know if the USB port is ignition switched or constant live - e.g with the key removed does the USB port still power devices ?

I'm asking as i'm interested in keeping my dash cam on all the time and even through I'm a maintenance engineer and could easily rig a fused circuit together to power it constantly I won't want to risk any warranty/ insurance claim issues due to my custom bit of wiring.

Cheers

Finally got my finance documents through from VS via email. Listed with a 65 plate so wont even be able to use it or get delivery till 1st Sept. I wonder if their plan was to hold back early august delivery to get the newer plates or something.

Finally starting to get excited though...12 weeks on.

Edit: Oh and to also throw a spanner in the works...I've moved flat since my initial order went through, and you guessed it, my contract lists my old address (even though I tried to update it). I'm hoping I can just start the contract and then just change the address once I get the car etc. I'm not sure I can deal with another few weeks of contract change delays.

Solved the problem. My iPhone still had the Bluetooth SYNC settings stored from the Ford Focus. I deleted it, then the Peugeot bluetooth could 'see' my iPhone when I done a search.

Didn't realise that the 208 was actually quicker than the ST to 60 :-)

​can you not find the Bluetooth settings in the pug or is it just not pairing with your iPhone.

​0-60 time is 6.3 seconds. same as focus st hatch. so it should be a fraction quicker than you estate

Mine arrived today. Was a bit concerned about how much power it has compared to my Focus ST Estate but it's still a quick little motor.

Only thing I'm struggling with is pairing my iPhone?

​not sure. there does seem to be dab - fm in light grey at the bottom of my display. but it's not switching to fm as far as I know. been out for as long today and it reset once. compared to about 15 times yesterday. I haven't got Bluetooth connected though.

Congrats Dave, was yours a NVS order ? What date did you order on ? Cheers.

Mine arrived Friday, it's absolutely brilliant.

That's what I figured. Can the radio switch between the DAB and FM versions of the same channel? When listenning to a station, it says DAB FM at the top. I figured it was switching between the 2 when the signal went bad.Not sure though.

​audio cutting out but unit stays on? if your using dab then it does that sometimes depending on reception strength.

May have figured out why my car alarm went off (at least one of the times). Went out to my car, and the dash cam I installed had fallen from where I installed it! Wouldn't be surprised if it falling had set the alarm off. Not sure about the other time, but one freak alarm incident I can deal with... Will see how it goes.


Probably going to have to wait on something official from Peugeot I guess... I've noticed the audio on the radio cut out a couple of times, but when I'm litenning to my phone via bluetooth or USB it's flawless.
Also - I've decided I'm not a fan of either of the SATNAV voices... The directions for the satnav appearing on the main console though is a fantastic idea! much better than having to look at the main touch screen.

​yeah. been having a read on 208forum and it's seems a few are having problems with the SMEG. (touchscreen unit) they are saying dealers don't know what's causing it so can't fix it.

Same here ! Haha.

A trip to local dealer then ?

OK I'm getting annoyed with the touchscreen console. it resets every 5 mins.

Tell u what. Waiting for this car has been a great test of my patience. Hopefully it's has come into the UK over the weekend and there are no more delays...

Haha, so obvious... Will I have to double lock the car every time? I assume lock once so it locks and the wing mirrors fold. then lock again?

Go inside the car.

Press the lock button once and move around. If that activates the alarm then you know the sensors are working. Deactivate alarm etc.

Now do the same but press the lock button twice and move around again. If alarm doesn't activate then bingo!

It is quite windy but I don't want my car thinking it's being broken into whenever the wind picks up). It seems quite random anyway, we had massive amounts of rain yesterday and the alarm didn't go off. it's dry today, but windy, and it goes off?

How would I know if the alarm is turned off? I'd happily do that. I live in the kind of area you could (but wouldn't haha) happily leave your car and house unlocked while you went on holiday and it'd be fine. I can survive without the alarm when it's parked at home.

Any idea what these look like?

​is yours still doing it?

​did they sort it out. mine has done it 4.times this morning.

Sounds like a problem :/ all I can suggest is there are detectors built into the A pillar trim, try blowing into these in case there is somehow dust in front of the sensor - this is a wild guess as I'm not to sure what type of sensors they are.

Wind, heavy rain?

Not sure with the Peug but if you press the lock button twice does that disable the alarm? Not sure whether you'd be happy doing that though?

Okay, it's driving me mad now... I love the car, but the alarm! It keeps going off for no reason! The street is empty, not even a cat anywhere near the car and the alarm went off. Anyone had this?

Excellent as I'm with LV, hopefully they won't charge substantial more than other suppliers so I don't have to swap.

Thanks, I had only just set up the insurance over the phone then asked about what would happen specifically in this case if the car was written off etc. I should have read the T&C's before posting.

Aviva won't replace the car in the first 12 months because you're not the registered keeper - be very careful what a telephone advisor says. You really should be reading the basic T&Cs yourself.

LV= quite happy insuring PCH both owner and keeper
They also mirrored my existing 12 years NCB

I've just gone with Aviva, they are ok with Peugeot as owner and keeper. An advantage with Aviva is that they replace the car for the first year if it is written off or stolen so you don't need GAP Insurance.

Same here, Not happy at all

Ok, looks like i will have to cancel with them and go with a new provider. Seems odd how some will cover and some wont.

Yes, but you can (normally) only have a NCD on one policy.

Anyone having trouble sorting insurance? Currently with sure thing and they will not insure if Peugeot are both the owner and the keeper. Looks like I will need new insurance. Can you legally have two car insurance policies?

That was yesterday, check your diary.

Hey Danny, is Simon the manager or is it somebody else at NVS? If mine doesn't arrive in the country on Monday as promised I would like to escalate. Thanks!

Thanks for that :stuck_out_tongue:

Any review for the stereo guys? I want to know if i can pump out some tunes whilst whizzing around everywhere!

Great to hear your enjoying your car Hero. I know you were messed around alot and should have been one of the first to receive their car.

Another week gone by another week of " I'll ask the dealer for a update " after emailing the manager 2 weeks ago apparently there was a manifesto for my car to be shipping into the UK last Friday after having to get in touch with the manager again I've been told this Monday and that there may be even more delays due to all the 65plate cars beening moved around. FFS.

​seats have 4 settings I think. day after I thought seat felt a bit warm. it was only on setting 1 but I could feel it. the ride is stiffer than normal cars. depends what your used to driving.

Very Nice! :smile:

Like the black

It's arrived!

Anyone tried the heated seats are they decent

Also is the ride hard

Ohhhhh Thursday needs to hurry. Up

No ... I'm just sinking the right pedal on a regular basis ..... and giggling inside ;0) the novelty will wear off and I'll return to frugal driving eventually !

basic stuff really. keep revs down. block change if necessary. keep accelerator steady. don't keep pushing down and releasing etc. anticipating traffic is also a good way. as the more you have to slow down the more fuel you will use to get back up to speed. make sure you are always in the right gear for your speed when you want to accelerate. high gear might seem like a better idea as less revs but engine will have to work a little harder.

Any tips for how best to do that?

​fastest car I owned before this was over 10 years ago. Peugeot 306 gti-6. that was quick. this is quicker. although I think the 306 felt more powerful and held the road better. wider stance and lower.

​are you driving round in 2nd gear? I've done 360 miles in just over a week and I'm averaging 38.6mpg. although I have become very adept over the years at driving fast but efficient.

I've went from a 1.3 Corsa Ecoflex 75ps (that would'nt pull a drunk man off a barstool) to a neck snapping 208 ps go-kart ... the commute to work is the best part now !

DEAR GOD THIS THING IS FAST!
Went for a quick drive during lunch. My previous two cars were a 1.0L Seat Mii and a 1.2L Seat Ibiza were pretty nice to drive. This thing is a monster! Wow... It's just effortless!

Haven't played around with any of the tech yet (that will have to wait until after work. For anyone who has yet to receive their car I'll say this. It IS worth the wait.

Well , my average MPG is up to 19 today :o) , Quoting my daughter " Don't go so fast off the lights Daddy , I'm going to pee myself " ..... phew - just as well its leather seats

Ha, that was my first thought, seems very odd. Well fingers crossed a Peugeot turns up. (I am on with NVS to triple check this is correct)

UPDATE: Peugeot Finance are both the registered keeper and owner.

Have you ordered a Polo GTI? :laughing:

£5k of cover is more than sufficient. ALA or Gap 123 are the best to go for.

Finally got confirmation of delivery for next week!!

Oddly and different from most people VWFS is the registered owner and I am the registered keeper?

Finally, could someone point me in the right direction of GAP insurance, I have seen it mentioned but it was many pages back. Also am I right in thinking I only need to cover say 17000 - 22000 or is that wrong. Very new to this.

pics if you can :wink: bet it looks nice in the red

Red :smiley: