307 hdi purchase

Hi there,im looking to buy a 307 hdi,but am not sure what engine to
get,whats the 1.4 like....is it underpowered?ive currently got a 1.9dt
306.any advice would be cool.
martyn.

 

Dnia Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:27:57 +0100, MARTIN MALONE

Hi,
look for, at the very least, 2.0HDi, 90BHP, DW10TD, although probably the
new 307's engines have different parameters, check it please.
I don't know how do you drive, if softly it would be nice engine, if you
have sport aspiration look for 2.0HDi 110BPH or 136BPH engines.
Good luck,

 

Dnia Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:27:57 +0100, MARTIN MALONE

Hi,
look for, at the very least, 2.0HDi, 90BHP, DW10TD, although probably the
new 307's engines have different parameters, check it please.
I don't know how do you drive, if softly it would be nice engine, if you
have sport aspiration look for 2.0HDi 110BPH or 136BPH engines.
Good luck,

 

In all seriousness, DONT DO IT. I have a 02 110 hdi and I would never buy
one again.

There is a reason it came 158 of 159 cars in the Top Gear survey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/survey/last_10.shtml

Stephen.

 

And that reason it came second to last is that only the 807 is worse?

What problems did you have with your 307?

Matt

 

Head gasket blown at ~45K
Clutch failed and had to be replaced (known fault)
Coolant leaks
CD player a pile of ****, keeps crashing (doesn't even have repeat!)
Door pannels vibrate badly when you turn the volume up.
Electrics reboot for no reason, fun at night when all the lights turn off
for a few seconds
Carpet does not fit
windscreen wipers do not go to the edge of the screen and wipe in wrong
order (crap conversion from left hand driver)
FAP filter needs replacing (£600!!)
D-Turbo tyres ~£140 each due to werid size (not really a fault) but gets
through them rather fast
Lots of strange bangs and crashes from suppension while driving
Garage's are on the whole, crap (Find this with most makes these days)
though the current one is quite good.
Engine cover/guard (the one at the bottom) partly fell off, resulting in it
being smashed on a speed hump.
Trim generally falling off.
Peugeot Customer Care are a bunch of usless f*****. Hi I have a problem
with my 307 --- Please put it in writing so we can ignore you.

Apart from that, I find it a nice car to drive :-(

Stephen.

 

After reading your list it reminded me of a few more

The windows should close when the car is locked - this became an
intermittent feature
Break discs lasted 30K before cracking. The new set seem to be heading the
same way.
Intermittent burning smell when driving and center tunnel getting hot (I
think this is the FAP regenerating but it's rather off-putting while
driving)

 

NO way would i buy a 307 again took it back after 1 years of problems
..now i went out and got a second hand 405 deisel.and i have never looked
back.
so look round before you sign on the line ,
from chris Addleston Surreey

 

I dont know what to do now,maybe ill just buy a newer 306????Thanks for your
replys

 

Have a look at a Seat Leon TDI, a friend has one and so far has not had any
issues and it's a lovely car to drive.

Stephen.

<snip anti 307 comments>

 

And my experience from my 307 '51 plate:

Not yet on mine, coolant and everything else is fine

allready looks like it's been replaced

Nope, not one just a little weeping around the top rad hose

No probems and it does have repeat (although only on one disc at a time), ok
it doesn't play CD-R/W's but that's all I can fault it on

Happens in any car ;-) just more so in the 307 as the speakers are mounted
on the door trim panels and they're not rigid enough

Had it happen once in 8 months

Ok I'll give you that one but you only notice it if you look closely where
the footwells and sill cover meet

Same problem with any other LHD derived car, although I find washing the car
keeps the screen clear enough!

not needed that yet

Ever though of trying another make? Kumho £80 fitted inc VAT, as for getting
through them fast; drive less aggressively (that's also probably where some
of oyur other problems come from)

Yep, not as refined as a 306 but when loaded up it's fine and doesn't bottom
out

You get that with about 90% of all main dealer garages these days

HOW??? did you hit something first (like the speed bump).. it's actually
fixed in place ontop of the reverse side of the bumper so that it CAN'T fall
down under it's own weight even if all the front screws fall out

Happens with any car that isn't German or Japanese

 

Hi martin,

It was with great trepidation we traded in our 3 year old focus for an 8
month old 02 reg 307hdi 110bhp with 8000 miles on it. 30,000 miles in 18
months and absolutely no problems ... although we did hear a creaking
seemingly from the front suspension .. so took it to the dealers. They
fixed it under warranty (a known problem) and while I was waiting for the
car to be fixed I saw an 04 reg 8 month old 307 hdi 110 with 13000 miles on.
I'd changed jobs and was doing far fewer miles. The car had was a 'DT'
model with the XSi spec (all the toys and half leather 'recaro' style seats.
We picked it up 4 days later and have had it for a year (done 7000 miles)
and it has been trouble free ... well ok, the boot latch got a bit fiddly to
open .. and was changed under warranty.

I think the 307 will go up the JD power rating as the newer ones start to be
taken into account.

Happy motoring.

Phil C.

 

Get a Phase III 306 HDi on a Y-reg (2001): the last plate for the 3 and 5-
door hatch. Go for the Meridian trim-level and get all the toys.

You won't regret it.

You WILL regret buying a 307.

 

No such problems with my 2003 2.0 HDi Dturbo - feels very well put together
compared to my last car, a 1989 309 GRD.

Steve

 

You had a good one then didn't you

 

He did .. and so have I.

Phil C

 

southpawArcher wrote:

Hmm, not a great number of 307 fans. I've had 307's as hire cars. What
stopped me buying one was that I am tall and I found a problem with the
latest ones, when I adjusted the seat and steering wheel until I was
comfortable I could not see the bottom of the instrument cluster, which was
annoying at night because I could not see the indicator lamps showing
whether I was on dip or main beam without leaning forward. It also did not
feel any bigger than my old 306, though I am sure the first 307's did feel
bigger. The early 307 did also felt a bit 'van-ish' compared to the
306,despite me having the really sporty 1.9 non-turbo desiel.

I got a year old 407 in the end.

 

No shortage of problems in here on the 407!! (But good for you if you have
a good one)

Phil C

 

wait Phil, does that mean that you have problems wioth 407 too?

 

Only had it three weeks.

Bit of a culture shock after a '93 306!