Iinm they have tested the 3008 diesel with our local diesel before this. Im not sure whether its d s same engine or not.

The Forte & Elantra are good and might probably provide hassle free motoring than Pugs. I was very close to booking the Optima,it definitely looks sexy and sleek than the 408. As for drivng comfort,i might place the Optima a stage higher. Before someone shoots me down, I know  the cars are in different segments. I was being flexiable here and didn't really mind a C or D segment car! However the Optima's engine nose level troubled me a lot,where else the 1.6 turbo Pug reffed freely and effortlessly. Finally like you said,each one makes the decision on what is important to oneself!

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Added on June 18, 2012, 7:41 pm
I've already paid for UV & security tint,Autogard,$2k after SA discount voucher. I'll be doing a fair bit of long dist runs and decided these are important with our weather. Am very keen on the DVD+GPS+reverse camera, if fitting it does not void warranty. At the same time keen on the portable ones that can also detect speed traps. I am pretty sure I'll be regularly exceeding speed limits especially with this sweet engine! So have not made the final decision!

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Added on June 18, 2012, 7:48 pm
Tks bro that's good info. As for high speed hentam,sure la every now and then......hehehe! How not to with this sweet engine! Anyway always get caught in traffic jams on the way back home, so I suppose this actually helps our engine!

@skyjack. Do you mind sharing from which branch you got the offer for DVD GPS etc? My SA seems not aware about it...

@skyjack. Do you mind sharing from which branch you got the offer for DVD GPS etc? My SA seems not aware about it...

today my SA told me that it is not recommended to add the gps+dvd+reverse camera device as only have 1 year warranty. Maybe not match with 5 year warranty of the car.

If possible, use a portable unit. Garmin, Papago or anything. But do not modify the head unit to accommodate the GPS unit. You will affect the wiring. The car uses multiplex wiring which means one wire may carry a few functions. By modifying, the resistance will change and you could easily fry your circuits due to overloading of power. When this happens, your warranty is quite dead regardless of whether you have 3 or 5 years.

Do keep this in mind as Peugeot and many other European cars these days are multi plexed already.

Yes as bro lowpro said modern cars come with multiplex wiring. If you mess with this,you not only void warranty, but endup with hordes of other problems.
Having said this,I am exploring the fact these cars were manufactured in China. GPS is standard for China market 408. Which means to say the wirings for a in dash unit may exist. I think it will cost more to design a completely new system for Malaysian market. In which case it may be a plug and play! Need to get more info on this.

Not true,I'm getting my fort windscreen done too. Intact it is most important to have this protection done on the front windscreen. However the security protection is not to prevent thiefs smashing. In an accident the shattered windscreen will not fly all over and hurt the occupants.

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Added on June 15, 2012, 4:36 pm
Waaaah you really well prepared la! Good on you.

what do you guys think of this write up? reflective of the 408?

http://paultan.org/2012/06/19/driven-peuge...bo-and-408-2-0/

First notes on the Turbo, which I spent most of the time in. Truth be told, this car does not feel quick off the line. The first two gears slush around before locking in the third – or around 60 km/h – before it starts to build serious momentum. You can imagine this as a Saturn V taking off; there’s a lot of noise and the lift-off is labourious. Then, once it starts to break off from gravity, it shoots to the beyond like a rocket that it is.

The turbocharged car feels a little like that as well. Once past 60 km/h on the speedo, you’ll quickly find yourself in a region that pooh-poohs the national speed tolerance. And there’s enough fire left in the Pug to put behind the car in front of you, proof that the 408 works better in the mid-ranges.

I've insist for the windscreen's security tint but the tint shop wants me to reconfirm as they does not recommend to have security tint on the windscreen. Apparently the view from inside looking out will be a bit blurry when using security tint. So now they passed the ball to me. Should I go without security tint on windscreen??? 

Maybe the brand is not very good quality if it blurrs the view. I'm getting Autogard,security tint on all windows. Why don't you check this out.