Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:52:45 -0500 From: "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> Subject: Re: How do you convince your wife that a c900 is a wise choice?
Andy Hookins wrote: > > "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> wrote in message > news:3E768234.3EAFnopsams.com... > > > > I rented a Peugeot 307 last summer during a vacation in France, and was > > VERY impressed with it. However, they're not sold in the U.S. > > It's inflammatory comments like that that don't help ! ;-) > > But, seriously though, I've never had a Peugeot (not quite true - > I had a Peugeot push-bike in my teens), do you remember what > spec. the car was and what impressed you most - or was it just > a good all-rounder. > > My step-sister has a 306 though and she has had a number of > problems with its suspension. I've never been impressed by the > size of the boot either. My Dad has had 2 Renault Lagunas, and > whilst they are nice enough cars - and nearly the same size as a > c900 again the boot space seems lacking. Last year we went on > holiday as a family (12 of us in all - trying to agree what to do > on any given day was - interesting). My Dad, and Step-Mum in > the Laguna - filled their boot (trunk) with stuff, My step-sister and > baby daughter filled her boot and back seats with stuff and still > over-spilled onto the back seat of my Dad's Laguna. We, on the > other hand (2 adults, 2 kids) put all our stuff in the boot of 9000! > > AndyH > '94 9000 CDE I can't be very specific, I'm afraid. However, I thought the Peugeot was comfortable, quiet, and seemed to have a perfectly adequate amount of power, even when fully loaded. On the other hand, the Peugeot didn't have as much usable trunk space as my Saab 900 SE, which in turn would certainly be smaller than a 9000. I still have a Peugeot bicycle, but that's the only kind of Peugeot that's sold in the U.S. now, as far as I know. The Colombo TV show must have one of the very few Peugeots still running on U.S. roads. Of course, on the basis of renting a Peugeot 307 for a week, I have no basis for evaluating its reliability. Presumably, "Which Car" (if it still exists in Britain) has done so. Speaking of reliability, the other hatchback that I liked when I rented it in Britain was a Honda. I can't remember the model name, but it's the one where the gearshift sticks out of the dashboard, just like the old Citroen 2 CV. However, that Honda was a two-door, and the trunk wasn't that big.
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