In general Peugeot's first attempt at the SUV market has turned out to be an extremely useful car for work and leisure. It has navigated several times from the west of Wales across the hills to the Midlands and manged to return over 40 miles to the galleon. The engine is responsive in low and high gears allowing you to pull off from a junction when you have to and up any steep hill. The cruise control allows you to navigate the motorways comfortably with little effort being expended.
For business it has been extremely useful with the ability to carry large loads with easy access provided by the drop down tail gate.
General build quality seems seems fine, but has been let down by a few controls that have a plastic feel.
Now unfortunately for the painful bit.
Within the first 2 months of life our Peugeot 4007 has developed an intermittent maintenance light. After sending off a diagnostic report, Peugeot have booked it in for a repair, unfortunately the puzzle keeps growing. Hopefully it will be back on its feet as soon as possible and this will be the last of its woes.
Dealing with the situation has been somewhat of a pain as it has now involved a couple of long round trips to the dealership. A courtesy car has been provide but unfortunately a Peugeot 207 does not really match the 4007 in any way. Also as thorn in the side we had to arrange fully comprehensive insurance on the courtesy car.
Overall Pros
- Economical
- Practical (Has up to 7 seats)
- Not as ugly as you first think
- A good fun SUV
- Lots of cup holders
- Interior could be a little more polished
- You will probably end up with a 207 if anything goes wrong.
- Reliability, could just be a fluke.
Peugeot 207
This has given me a chance to examine the Peugeot 207.
The one supplied was a Peugeot 207 1.6 HDI 90. Overall I suppose it is quite a sound little town car, although the general construction seemed quite fragile, especially with two giants sitting in the front seats (Over the 6 foot mark). We did find the center console a little surprising as the dials seemed as if they were out of the 80's and made from cheap plastic.
The engine was responsive and fully capable of taking you up to 70 miles an hour.
Without driving with economy in mind the trip computer reported a steady average of 47 mpg.
The boot was found to be a little small and I could soon envisage filling the back seats up with belongings if it was every to be used for a holiday.
Overall Pros
- Economical
- Small
- Great for small people
- Interior feels a bit fragile
- Small boot
- Not for big people
- Loudest air fan ever
