308 is never a smooth car to begin with, engine feels very 'mechanical' and suspension is bumpy, not as bumpy as those modified suspension using hard springs and absorbers...but still..bumpy

I'm sure it's CKD Gurun but most of the parts are made in China but some are from France (this I'm not exactly sure of).

Anyway, I've started admiring Ford right after I had my driving license as my mother was driving a Ford TX3. My admiration wasn't because I've driven it, but rather because I was forbidden to drive it, or any car at that time. I never exactly keep sight of Peugeot's car before this (apart of 407) but Ford Focus manage to make me drool everytime it came on sight (which is rare) though I've never driven any Ford.

Also, could any 4-speeder 408 owner could comment on how the gearbox behave? I find mine quite smooth when normal pace is kept. But when traffic is heavy meaning that the transmisison has to be on 1st gear for quite some time, the shift from 1st to 2nd gear is not that smooth. Any 4-speeder out there experience this?

Want comfort go buy Toyota/Nissan with their jelly soft suspension

Most people and certainly the write has not realised, French cars are not 'ignition on and go types'. There are many peculiar features one has to familiar with before firing up. The writer did not take the few minutes to learn any thing about the car. This is very clear in his statement of the 308 being a frigidity car to drive. In the absence of comprehension, confusion sets in over simple controls! 

On the twisted track he claims the Focus easier to handle due to it's lighter feel of the steering wheel. Powered steerings are inherently light due to the use of hydraulics as the muscle power. However there is a real danger of loss of feel. This may even lead to over steer situations. One has only visual senses to direct the car if adequate feel is absent. Peugeot has raised the bar in steering feel. The steering has sufficient taught ness to provide the right feel. This is misunderstood by the write as heavy steering and therefore unsmooth on twisted track. However he does admit the Focus steering lacks weight.

Ford Focus is no doubt a very good car.

My conclusion: Writer lacks experience,needs to educate himself!

This post has been edited by SKYjack: Sep 2 2012, 12:39 PM

+1

btw, read some post from other forum that the 308 owner claim the air cond isn't cool enough.

is that true or the air cond take more time for cooling.

anyone of u got this problem? pls share. tyvm.

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Added on September 3, 2012, 12:29 ambtw, why dun u guys create a 408 club page..

This post has been edited by ken_twh: Sep 3 2012, 12:29 AM

The air con, yes, it's not as cool as Proton. But it seems normal for conti car, VW air con also not cool enough

Very good idea. Support 100%!

Support here also... support means I don't wanna be the one who create it or monitor it
++100 to the volunteer!!

I just check the china's pug 408 and i noticed they are going to launch the 408 1.6t soon. mean 408 with 1.6t assembly is 1st launched in the world?

I realize my car hit 5.5k rpm in order to change to next gear when I over taking other car. If not mistaken, it should be from gear 2 to 3. Its just normal D mode and is that normal?

It's normal if you hentam pedal during overtaking. Don't worry.

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Added on September 3, 2012, 10:31 amYes, we are the first 408 with 1.6t

This post has been edited by jfcheong: Sep 3 2012, 10:31 AM

Should we be proud of it or being worry for being white mice?

no worry, they're just put in 308 1.6 turbo prince engine into china 408 chasis. with new tuning..should be better to old tuning.

Migrated from a 2004 1.8G Altis to a 408T for the last one month.
Boy what a joy to drive! Then again a few issues for a new car:
1. Rattling sound coming from left rear side when drive over small repetitive undulations. Dunno is it the door?
2. The engine does sound harsher
3. Road and environment noise penetrates the cabin quite easily

But then again, the drive experience and the ride quality... AWESOME!!!

Guys, how do I update the owner's list?

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Added on September 3, 2012, 11:28 am2.0
1. kejusan - blue
2. Poyoguy - blue
3. Gill71. - blue
4. AHY20 - bronze
5. prody - black

Turbo
1. SKYjack - blue
2. sbd - blue
3. kevinboey - white
4. din5353 - black
5. shyguy_shah - white
6. chinana - white
7. Kndfz. - Black
8. Termibait - white
9. OrangBiasa - White
10. Rick.st.lim - blue
11. Jfcheong - Black
12 Austin -Silver
13. Bearheart - black
14. net_mave - blue
15. klteoh - blue
16. parasolx - black
17. mojonish - grey
18. jonathkhoo - grey
19.orangkpg - white
20. JessYeo - Silver
21. cityofdevils - Aster grey

This post has been edited by cityofdevils: Sep 3 2012, 11:28 AM

http://www.facebook.com/Pug408Malaysia

Maybe you guys can drop by with a LIKE~

for you guys that are facing the rattling sound you can bring it in during the 2500km service and complain abt it.......i did so and so far its not there anymore after i got it back from the service center......my rattling sound was from the back of the car......

I think the aircond is cold but provided it needs some warmup period especially on a hot weather......

The first 4081.6T was the South American version.. "408 Sport."

Opps.. sry my mistake. China DongFeng carried 1.6L & 2.0L engine initially. And Argentina launched additional 1.6T so call Sport right after that.

I wonder how long it'll take to deliver a black Turbo. I booked more than 3 weeks ago.

http://www.peugeot.com.my/discover/model=408-asean/
http://www.peugeot.com.ar/descubri/408/sedan-4-puertas/

at the 408 sport there. i found that the engine is different? true a?