Faults:

Various electrical faults.

Air conditioning fault.

Problem with the gear selector.

Clutch judder.

Wiper faults.

General Comments:

This car was purchased to replaced my wife's accident-damaged Suzuki Swift (new type). This is the first French car we have owned, having previously driven Japanese cars. We had heard bad stories about older Peugeots, but were led to believe the 207 was a leap in quality.

Unfortunately this is not the case. Build quality is a long way from Japanese standards. There have been various niggles with the car, and the gearbox and clutch remain awkward to use. The dealer is unwilling or unable to fix faults, and any minor issue requires at least 2 visits (one to 'look at' the fault and another to actually do anything about it). The car is less than a year old and has done only 6k, and yet the stitching on the driver's seat is already pulling apart.

My wife is quite small (5'4") and the driving position suits her. I am 6'3" and find the steep angle of the windscreen and A-post restrictive.

Performance and economy are acceptable, but nothing special for a modern 1.4 16V. The 207 is not particularly cheap, and for the money we could have done better I think. For performance, reliability and driving enjoyment our old Swift 1.5 was in a different league.

Faults:

None.

General Comments:

This car is fantastic, uses a 150bhp version of the new Mini Cooper S engine and it pulls well from any speed.

Has a huge amount of torque for a 1.6 petrol and the mid range acceleration is pleasingly quick. Averages around 36mpg.

The cabin uses very high quality materials, and the black seat leather has contrasting white stitching.

Equipment levels are very good, as standard I got: Automatic directional headlights, MP3 CD, Fully electric roof, electric folding heated door mirrors, 17" alloys, dual zone climate control and a auto dimming rear view mirror.

Drives and handles fantastically, never short of grip.

2 adults can sit in the back at a pinch, but it wouldn't be worthwhile going anywhere further than about 30 minutes away.

Overall the 207cc GT THP is a fantastic car and I would certainly recommend it over any of it's competition.

Faults:

NO FAULTS.

General Comments:

This car is very Stylish, it has French flair and does turn heads.

Everyone that has sat in the 207 comment on how comfortable it is and how much room there is for its size.

My wife drives a new Fiesta, it isn't a patch on the 207

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Actually this was a two week rental from Avis in Manchester UK, but I got to know the car quite well.

A small front drive four cylinder, with a five speed trans. Very quiet on the motorways, and while I can't give high marks for power, the gear box was the smoothest shifting five speed I've driven in some time.

The controls are a little on the complex side, an owners manual from the rental company would have been a help here.

I'm not sure that there may be problems in the long run with the radio, and trip computer being built into one unit. This looks like a expensive to service unit, that will tie the owner to the dealership when they want to upgrade the radio.

Having said that the little 207 took us all around Wales, and up into southern Scotland with no problems, got an average 45 miles per gallon, and we were very comfortable.

Don't know if I would buy one for use in the US, but it's a good car for Europe.