Yes, peeps, the old girl's services as she aged ever so gracefully are costing such an arm and a leg that it was much better to changeover to something new with many years of unlimited km warranty, and many car makers are offering prepaid service for years which works out so much less than what I have been paying over the life and more for my 208. Also, a barbed wire scratch on the hind side with a panel quote of 1k to repaint absolutely made me jump!
Despite this, must say my little pug has been a very reliable partner for almost a decade I have had her since 2014 new. Her log book is all up to date and not a single service was missed, she has always been on 98 fuels so she won't be clogged anytime soon!
I would have bought another 208 but Peugeot no longer brings in the 208 and the forthcoming e-series will be ridiculously out of most people's budget anyway. I was considering the Renault Captur but the intens variant was a little too much, the Citroen C3 looks too bohemian for my taste and C4 is way too expensive so I have to do another brand, I was also looking at the Renault Clio but didn't know they were also discontinued here.
There really isn't much to choose from (when you have a budget) - not sure if anyone had looked around, even a Yaris is almost 28k base so you see, everything just costs way too much, even tissue boxes on wheels.
Being a non-car expert I prefer the assurance of a long warranty and the prepaid service was exactly what I needed, given I have spent way too much on my little 208 in services and that's not even at the dealer, just garages.
Despite servicing my 208 at a non-dealer since the day Moses parted the red sea, it still costs me a huge fortune, at some point your services just cost almost 1 quarter or a third of what the car to be serviced is worth - that's when you need to learn to let go. Of course, I do feel sentimental about it, so there you go - as they say- AuRevoir
A very stupid decision by Pug HQ not to bring in 208 means I have to part ways.
This time around I look for function and substance over anything else. And value for money given how expensive everything is…and I found it!
No flaming - just letting members know I let go and jumped!
Despite this, must say my little pug has been a very reliable partner for almost a decade I have had her since 2014 new. Her log book is all up to date and not a single service was missed, she has always been on 98 fuels so she won't be clogged anytime soon!
I would have bought another 208 but Peugeot no longer brings in the 208 and the forthcoming e-series will be ridiculously out of most people's budget anyway. I was considering the Renault Captur but the intens variant was a little too much, the Citroen C3 looks too bohemian for my taste and C4 is way too expensive so I have to do another brand, I was also looking at the Renault Clio but didn't know they were also discontinued here.
There really isn't much to choose from (when you have a budget) - not sure if anyone had looked around, even a Yaris is almost 28k base so you see, everything just costs way too much, even tissue boxes on wheels.
Being a non-car expert I prefer the assurance of a long warranty and the prepaid service was exactly what I needed, given I have spent way too much on my little 208 in services and that's not even at the dealer, just garages.
Despite servicing my 208 at a non-dealer since the day Moses parted the red sea, it still costs me a huge fortune, at some point your services just cost almost 1 quarter or a third of what the car to be serviced is worth - that's when you need to learn to let go. Of course, I do feel sentimental about it, so there you go - as they say- AuRevoir
A very stupid decision by Pug HQ not to bring in 208 means I have to part ways.
This time around I look for function and substance over anything else. And value for money given how expensive everything is…and I found it!
No flaming - just letting members know I let go and jumped!