Faults:

Knocking sound from the engine bay.

General Comments:

I love the way the car handles and steers, and it's very stable for a small car. At first I was disappointed with the way it handled bumps until I took it for a drive on country roads, the faster you go the better the suspension works.

The engine is nice and torquey, but the gearbox is slow.

What I like most is the way it goes around corners, the grip is amazing.

Faults:

None.

General Comments:

Car looks great, and looks even better with the Peugeot SP Bodykit on.

Only problem, it's a diesel so acceleration is poor and the engine is noisy at 80mph+.

Faults:

Suspension collapsed OSF.

Stereo completely packed up 2 months after the end of the warranty.

Various electrical glitches: horn jammed on, doors opening by themselves, stereo won't come on, aircon starting by itself.

General Comments:

Very poor driving position, steering wheel too far away, footwell very cramped, so that I hit brake/clutch at the same time.

Handling quite good, engine not bad, fuel so-so at 30-36mpg.

I wish I had kept the Saxo VTS - more comfortable, no problems, faster ,handles better, just more fun!

Faults:

Noisy engine on idle.

Gearbox problems.

Drivers seat needed rebuilding as runners collapsed and jammed.

Radio cutting out.

Engine mountings needed adjusting.

Intermittent leaking of driver's door.

General Comments:

Lovely car, shame about the aftersales or rather the extreme lack of it. Even on a higher level, ie. Peugeot UK rather than my dealer, they do not reply to any correspondence.

Faults:

Loss on fuel injection system within 1000 miles, car unlocking itself, failure of drivers wiper on motorway (in driving rain!), leaking water cap, squealing fan belt, and cam noise (a feature apparently).

General Comments:

Dealers and Peugeot UK are useless, uninterested and inefficient. The whole ownership experience has been ruined by them. Great car - shame about the reliability and the dealers. Just ordered an Audi A3.

Faults:

None.

General Comments:

Has the worst seat adjustment ever! Very difficult to get a good driving position. Drivers footwell rather small & controls rather close together for those with large feet!

GTi is loads of fun though!

Faults:

The stereo has been problematic. Every few weeks it requests the code to be entered when I start-up. I am told by the dealer that it's a problem with the standard-fit Blaupunkt unit, there isn't a fix for it either. There was an intermittent problem with the engine idle speed when the air-con was on, the dealer fitted a new control unit under warranty which seems to have done the job.

General Comments:

After 6 months of ownership I still love the car. I chose the GLX over the XS for the spec and CD player which was definitely the right decision. My brother drives a 1.4 which feels lifeless when compared to the 1.6.

Two things need to be improved - the driving position, seats are tricky to get right and the engine is a bit on the gruff side.