The Clio's replacement...

Coby. · Mar 7, 2013

After nearly 7 years and just over 110k miles covered in the Clio it is time to move on.

Most will not like it or say I should've bought X,Y,Z instead but I like the Styling, Spec and Economy the car offers.

'07 207 HDi 110 GT

Only a couple of dirty iPhone pics until my order arrives from Polished Bliss then I'll give it a detail and get some better pics.

Not really got any plans as its not really a car to modify except -

Clean Plates
Silvervision Indicator Bulbs
Parrot in car kit or iPhone compatible Double Din HU

All comments and criticism welcome.

_Tom · Mar 7, 2013

The GTi ones of these are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine.

You not going to keep the clio too?

Coby. · Mar 7, 2013

Yeah I like the styling and nope the Clio has a deposit paid on it so will be going, No point keeping it and paying for Tax and Insurance when most of my driving is just to and from work and visiting the Girlfriend in Surrey.

The Clio will be going to a forum member.

daydotz · Mar 7, 2013

Quite smart tbh

.LiamC. · Mar 7, 2013

Always liked the 207's. Nice choice, better than usual Golf, Focus etc..

Cowbwoy · Mar 7, 2013

I'm not a fan, but certainly appreciate the sense in replacing the clio with a more economical and possibly less trouble with it being a bit newer. I imagine tax and insurance has come down a bit too.

djjonnibgood · Mar 7, 2013

Always liked the look of these.

Coby. · Mar 7, 2013

Insurance is £200 cheaper, Tax is £150 a year cheaper.

So no massive savings but monthly it should save me £100-150 in fuel my my estimates and I wanted a new car and this ticked most of the boxes for me.

ABOO · Mar 7, 2013

DPF removal and remap on cards mate?...

Cookie · Mar 7, 2013

Hope you like the inside of the Peugeot garage!

SC03OTT · Mar 7, 2013

Looks pretty tidy. Having driven a 207 for about a year in the past, they'd be nowhere near the top of my list. Enjoy it though.

tomp2000 · Mar 7, 2013

Like it

Coby. · Mar 7, 2013

Will look into DPF removal but not wanting to play about with it too much if I'm honest.

Matt W · Mar 7, 2013

1.6 hdi?

Hopefully it isn't!

Matthew · Mar 7, 2013

.LiamC. said:
Nice choice, better than usual Golf, Focus etc..

It just isn't though is it...

Nice car though OP.

.LiamC. · Mar 7, 2013

Matthew. said:
It just isn't though is it...

Nice car though OP.

Sorry, I meant different to usual choices. Only time will tell if it's as good.

not normal dan · Mar 7, 2013

Nice car, powered by the same lump in the Zetec s diesel, Volvo s40, v50 etc.

We never had many problems whilst I was at Volvo, replaced one turbo (15min job). Enjoy it.

Coby. · Mar 7, 2013

I thought it was quite widely used engine so presume it can't be 'that' bad.

The Chubby Pirate · Mar 7, 2013

Peugeot build quality has come on leaps and bounds imo.

We've had four in the last 5 years with no issues. Good buy!

not normal dan · Mar 7, 2013

Like I say we never had any big problems and I look after a friends Zetec s diesel and that's done 100k is sound

Coby. · Mar 7, 2013

I'm really impressed so far.... One niggle is no Cruise Control but I can deal with that and knew this when buying.

Currently looking at double din headunits to replace the standard one and fill the gap beneath it.

not normal dan · Mar 7, 2013

They have a good amount of grunt too.

philmots · Mar 7, 2013

It's a lot better engine than the 1.6T petrol!! That seems to have issues above the timing chain that nobody can diagnose.

Fair enough its got its own issues with turbos blowing due to carbon build up.. But a brand new turbo and fitting kit inc feeds etc is less than £300 so its hardly the end of the world if/when it goes pop. This risk can be vastly reduced with oil changes every 5-6k.

I think I'll have one to replace my lasses 206 GTI in a year or so.

Only other slightly common issue is the abs pump.. Which is around £400. This sort of thing affects most VAG products and BMW <--- these days!!

philmots · Mar 7, 2013

So yes I like it a lot.

A lot of car for the money IMO.

Coby. · Mar 7, 2013

Every engine has it's issues so I'm not too worried.

I'm happy with the car and as a bonus the girlfriend really likes it to so makes my life easier ahaha!

philmots · Mar 8, 2013

Too rite.. The beauty is its cheap to sort if it packs in.

Look good too. Deffo on my list.

Matt26 · Mar 8, 2013

Peugeot engines are pretty good, it's the rest of it you have to worry about! Although, build quality for all marques have improved drastically over the last 8-10 years.

I can't imagine it'll be anywhere near as fun to drive as the Clio, though.

Coby. · Mar 12, 2013

Small Update - iPhone pics from the driveway so apologies in advance.

Changed a few lights as I was missing the Xenon glow the Clio offered.

LED Sidelights as I prefer to have them working than disconnect them.

Fitted a 6000k HID Kit... Very fiddly job as I didn't want to remove the bumper

Haven't been for a drive with them fitted yet but hip oping they'll give off a nice crisp light.

LED Numperplate Lights

Not anything massively exciting but I don't plan on doing much as its just not worth it on a car like this.

The Chubby Pirate · Mar 12, 2013

Where did you get the side lights coby? They look great!

Coby. · Mar 12, 2013

Cheers.... Got them off a site called PartsULike apparently they sponsor CS and the 207oc according to their website.

Can't link as on iPhone using tapatalk.

Coby. · Mar 15, 2013

Another very minor update -

Courtesy of Fancy plates.... A fresh clean set of numberplates

jesus · Mar 16, 2013

Seats look dead comfy!

JackJack · Mar 16, 2013

Write up of what's it like compared to the Clio?

Lawro · Mar 17, 2013

Really like these, the 110HDI goes really well with a map.

Coby. · Mar 17, 2013

Will do a write up once I've covered a few more miles in it as just been driving to work and back so nothing to test what it can actually do.

1 massive thing is feedback through the steering wheel... Well there is none tbh