Faults:

Air bag warning light either flashes or stays on or does nothing.

New servo and master at 80.000

Water leaking from somewhere unknown several garages have looked, but nothing found. From 110000 ongoing.

Rattles everywhere.

LCD display clock gone at 67000

Wing mirror controls useless.

Door leaks and no accident damage.

General Comments:

Apart from the faults this is a machine designed for driving hard and well.

Handles excellent

Brakes fair

Engine and performance outstanding.

Faults:

Despite Peugeot's bad reputation for going wrong, the only thing I've had to pay out for is a new wiring loom in the door, which is a common fault with these cars.

Tyres wear out very quickly.

General Comments:

Fantastic drive.

Handling is solid.

Passive rear wheel steering is a hoot once you get used to it.

Interior is very comfortable, good driving position and the seats hold you in place nicely. The leather and suede compliments them perfectly.

Faults:

Nothing so far. Got rid of an XSi not so long ago, was wanting to replace it with a GTi-6, but trying to get hold of one proved pretty tough. Saw an S16 at a very reasonable price, so jumped at it, but not without good thinking...

General Comments:

After the XSi, well this thing flies. Heard a lot about the S16, most bad, I guess I picked up a good one!

Forget Peugeot Dealers for help, most of them are useless, and very rude, I had that with the XSi too!

But my new one flies, handles on rails and looks so understated, which means it works. Don't get me wrong, it needs the revs to get her there, because it all kicks in later in the band, but is that not part of the fun?

Don't be shy with these cars, and when you think the back end is coming out...it's not, it's the car working for you, it's called the torsion bar!

Just bloody lovely, and this is my second, and I will be trading it in for a GTi-6 shortly...

Faults:

In the time I had the car which was just over 3 Months I only had a small problem with the driver's side electric window. Apparently the wires break up inside the rubber gator feeding the wires into the door an this needed to be repaired.

General Comments:

My engine was the earlier none HDI engine, but I felt the performance from it was very good. I managed to keep up with my friends 'J' reg Golf GTI just by adding a performance air filter with a cold air feed.

The car does very well on fuel been a diesel averaging about 45-50MPG, but this is increased to around 35-40MPG when on the motorway above 75MPH.

The car is very cheap to insure for the performance you get out of it.

The cars handling is great, I managed to keep up with lowered car in the wet and dry on standard wheels and suspension.

I feel the car is also very reliable apart from my small window fault which was just a case of wear and tear in the design of the car.

Faults:

Head Gasket starting to leak at 67000miles, not bad for a car of its mileage.

If you maintain it well, it will reliably serve you for years.

General Comments:

I have had this 306 for roughly 7 years now and it has been a good car. Its performance has enhanced with age and it still looks modern unlike similarly aged Ford's and Vauxhall's.

So far, I have had no reliability problems, the performance is adequate although the little 1.4 must be pushed. It is comfortable with nice seats for a small car.

I would recommend it to anyone looking for a first car. The car has been in my family since new and I've had it since mid 2003. One essential thing to do is fit a quality alarm system as an immobilizer alone is not sufficient.

I've noticed no serious wear or tear and it has done me proud, always starts regardless of conditions and handles well.