Peugeot 309 1.3 XL 3d (1991/H) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
I paid £100 for mine. Can't really beat that by much! As for maintenance and upkeep, it's dirt cheap. Due to it's age, parts are easily available. Depreciation? Ha!
Costs
Economical on fuel, so cheap to run, particularly around town. Especially if driven carefully, but not too bad if driven hard... Parts & servicing can be done cheap due to the age.
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On the road
Driving
Drives quite well - handles better than my Mum's Rover 600. Steering is precise, and even though there's no power steering, is not too heavy. A little roll and corners can be taken slightly faster than in the Rover. It's basically a slightly overgrown 205
Performance
It's a 1.3, so even though it's quite keen on the acceleration from standstill, it will take a while to reach 70. Don't expect much, but be pleasantly surprised as it does perform better than 1.4s I've driven...
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Living with it
Reliability
Has never failed to start (even previous owner told me this...). However, at times it does take a couple of attempts. Not had any other problems yet, but when I flushed the radiator fluid, I couldn't bleed the air fully - car was still fine!
Image
Umm... yeah. If you buy this car you certainly don't buy it for it's looks or image. The looks do grow on you a little though I don't impress anyone driving round in it. At the end of the day, it's a practical car, not pretty.(Big interior space though++)
Comfort
Good for short trips. Can fit 4 comfortably, 5 not so brilliantly. Not great on long trips (longest I've done is 200 miles in one stretch) but tolerable. No rest for left (clutch) foot though, pain.
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Security and Service
Security
Minus points first: Locks are not great, fairly easy to break. Plus Points: Difficult for driver to lock themselves outside car secure boot if seats are up steering lock vacuum sealed sunroof impossible to open from outsidewho'd want to break into it?
Service
Did not get it serviced by this manufacturer, but by independant garage.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
No problems yet. Rattles a little, but that's a trait from this series of engine (Talbot 1.3l).
Other
Needed a new driver's side wing mirror when I bought it. Cost: 20 pounds brand new. Time to replace: 5 minutes. Not bad! Speedo 'jiggles' +/-5mph actual speed. Another 309 trait. Greasing speedo cable should fix this. Passed MOT First time easily.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes