> As Ron says the electric doors (especially the O/S) can be dodgy but I've
> found just keeping the contacts on the door and B pillar clean is enough
> to fix that
It is the N/S with ours, but that is the side the dog gets in and out and
he's woolly and usually wet. The latest modified contacts that the dealer
fitted seem to work OK, but if they get dirty and arc through the protective
layer you have trouble.
> oh, and look for the highest spec 2.2HDi you can afford, the 2.0HDi is
> pitifully underpowered IMO
Agreed as far as the 2.2 engine goes anyway. I am told the 2 litre keeps
its value better from new because its the one the taxi people go for second
hand. They're welcome to it though.
> we tested a number of models and ended up with a 1y/o '52 2.2HDi SX with
> VIP pack and triple sunroof option which we're very happy with...
Yes, as a bit of a bird-watcher (not the sort you use the N/S mirror for) I
find the transparent roof very handy :-)
> preferred the 806 though if only because it was better build quality and
> took everything we threw at it, carried everything from motocross bikes to
> concrete blocks and was still going strong when we traded it in after an
> uneventful 160k miles
The 806 would have been nice with the 2.2 HDi, though the brakes might have
been a tad marginal. I reckon the ride was better than an 807 on Pirellis.
Ron Robinson
Nik&Andy - 20 Feb 2005 19:35 GMT
>> As Ron says the electric doors (especially the O/S) can be dodgy but I've
>> found just keeping the contacts on the door and B pillar clean is enough
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>
> Ron Robinson
I know this is a Peugeot group an everything, but isn't the Citroen C8
better value for money???
Andy
in2minds - 21 Feb 2005 08:28 GMT
> I know this is a Peugeot group an everything, but isn't the Citroen C8
> better value for money???
initially yes, last year the Citroen promotion (or whatever they called
it) gave ?3k off a new C8
but Citroen's don't hold they're value as well as the Pug, even though
they're made by the same people, it's a badge thing
We went for the Citroen purely because of price, by the time we
sell/trade in it will have done 150 to 200k miles and be pretty much
valueless anyway
LJ