2004 Peugeot 206 S Tiptronic review from UK and Ireland

Drivers seat rails have been replaced three times - Seat slide back and forth.

Terrible fuel consumption.

Steering wheel worn from 5 o' clock to 7 o'clock.

Gear selector stickers rubbed off.

Air vents collapsed internally.

Poor built quality.

Peugeot customer service and their manufacturers warranty is a farce, only equalled by the unbelievable bad service by my dealer.

Cack build quality and usual Peugeot denial - Don't buy one.

Why did we buy another one of these cars after the problems we had with the first one???

The steering wheels outer coating had fallen off in the lower position, and the dealer tried to blame us, saying we had used something harmful, which had damaged the wheel - If we had the whole wheel would be falling apart!

The same excuse was said for the gear lever markings.

The outboard airvents were replaced under warranty two months earlier, as they had lost their friction, and now the inboard ones were going the same way, they both had fallen apart internally - We were accused by the dealer's service manager of damaging them internally - How can you get to the internal workings if they are behind the vent?

The major safety issue is the drivers seat - the dealer replaced the rails twice, and now the seat finally locks in place - however it does not tilt forward anymore since they fixed it, which is lousy for a 3 door car if someone wants to sit in the back.

The car has not done 32,000 miles, and when we took it in for the warranty work, the service man at the dealer said that none of this should have happened, and the warranty should not be an issue. He was over ruled by his service manager (a fat man with dandruff all over his shoulders) who came up with endless excuses and agreed to call the Peugeot UK rep to view the car - A complete waste of time as he stated that none of the items were covered in the warranty.

The dealership said the car would be delivered back to us by 1400 after the Peugeot rep (who we were not allowed to meet with or speak to) view the car - it took until 1630 for them to return the car and then their driver left it parked on a yellow line!

Peugeot UK were no help whatsoever, and I would advise that until they and their dealers buck up their ideas - NO ONE SHOULD BUY THESE CARS.

We are buying a new Vauxhall diesel Corsa - Nice!