Peugeot 5008 (10 on) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 06 May 2010
Although Peugeot has a long tradition of seven-seat cars, the 5008 is the first model it has offered as a direct alternative to cars like the Vauxhall Zafira. Compact people carriers have become far more popular in the last couple of decades, particularly those flexible enough to carry more than five, but whose extra seats are unobtrusive. The Peugeot 5008 rivals cars like the Citroën C4 Grand Picasso and Volkswagen Touran for flexibility, but is more like the Ford S-MAX and Mazda5 in terms of driver appeal. It is expected to be far more popular than Peugeot’s large 807 people carrier and is more conventional than the 308 SW that comes with a seven-seat option. Upmarket features such as a head-up display help make it unique while its range of frugal engines give it a key advantage over many alternatives.
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Buying new

The 5008 is less expensive to buy than many equivalent cars in this class, but that shouldn’t put you off asking for a discount, or for one or two options to be thrown in for the price. It might be easier to do a deal on petrol versions than on a diesel, particularly the 156bhp 1.6 THP.

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Buying used

Most common on the used market is likely to be 1.6 HDi Sport, which offers a good combination of performance, economy and equipment. Diesel versions will command a healthy premium over petrol models (1.6 HDi vs 1.6 VTi and 2.0 HDi vs 1.6 HTP).

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Selling

Diesel versions should be easier to sell on than petrol models, although all are well equipped. Some customers might be suspicious of the head-up display on the Exclusive models as an extra item that could go wrong further down the line.