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Recommend a Peugeot

  • 21-01-2009 1:41pm
    #1
    looking4advice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭


    Hi there

    Just wondering if you could recommend a Peugeot for an Aunt of mine? The reason she wants to buy Peugeot is because the local dealer sells them and she likes to give them business. She currently drives a 406 (97 Reg) and has about €15,000 to spend(I think she should spend a lot less i.e. around 10k). I have convinced her to get a second hand car as there is so much value out there at the moment.

    She has checked out some prices and there are 2nd hand 406's that are going quite cheap but I have told her that with the fuel tax, she is better off getting a smaller car. She doesn't need a big car anymore as she is aged around 60 and only will be using it herself and not for long distances.

    I think she should get something like a hatchback. Anyone have any tips on what make are good - fuel economic, suitable for older person, reliable etc.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    If she wants a Pug just tell her get a 207 hdi, something like this:

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Peugeot/207/1.4-SE-H/200903191486844/advert

    or this with air con (no pic)

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Peugeot/207/1.4-HDI-/200903191496467/advert


  • #3
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    I'd suggest get a late 406 from around '04. They are a great car.

    I'm an avid hater of anything that came after the 406.


  • #4
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    EPM wrote: »
    If she wants a Pug just tell her get a 207 hdi, something like this:

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Peugeot/207/1.4-SE-H/200903191486844/advert

    or this with air con (no pic)

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Peugeot/207/1.4-HDI-/200903191496467/advert

    +1 on the 207. Great little car.


  • #5
    BnA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭BnA


    Hey OP

    The only thing I would say, is be careful of reccomending a smaller car to someone of her age who is so used to driving a big one. I know that practically it makes much more sense, but I have seen it with a few people I know who tried to make the change and they find it very hard.

    My own parents are farmers and always had a decent Saloon sized car that would be capable of pulling a cattle box. Howver, since my aul' lad bought an old Jeep for that kind of trucking and all the kids are grown up and flown the nest it would make sense for them to move to something a bit smaller. However they both tried out a few different smaller cars and hated them. Same story with my uncle. He always had a decent sized saloon but when he retired he decided he didn't need that any more. His local car dealer who he's good friends with gave him the loan of something smaller for a weekend and he utterly utterly hated it. Couldn't wait to get back into his big saloon.


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