I know exactly what you mean. I too was very concerned about the THP reliability. Of course no point asking the SA,they will always say those are old issues and have been solved. Even after booking, I kept researching THP issues. There were many problems in the UK forums. I also found out 6 mods were carried out addressing reliability. Reassuring point for me was that 508 owners were not complaining about the engine. Knowing that and Peugeot's 5 year warranty gave me the confidence to get the turbo.

can anyone show us how is the silver and grey colour looks like?

I know exactly what you mean. I too was very concerned about the THP reliability. Of course no point asking the SA,they will always say those are old issues and have been solved. Even after booking, I kept researching THP issues. There were many problems in the UK forums. I also found out 6 mods were carried out addressing reliability. Reassuring point for me was that 508 owners were not complaining about the engine. Knowing that and Peugeot's 5 year warranty gave me the confidence to get the turbo.

I looked up the net for complaints re the Latin American 408 Sport which is the only car using the same Prince variant as our 408 Turbo. Haven't found any in the Spanish (Argentine) or Portuguese (Brazilian) Web contents.

It seems the Turbo attract the most, that's the beauty in peg

That's good to know. These guys had the 408t earlier than us. If there are no complaints, it means the engine is now reliable.

---

Added on August 14, 2012, 10:34 am
Test drive it and you understand the attraction. Just a word of friendly warning......it may be fatal attraction,hehehe!

Thanks Sky for the helpful info.

I received an e-mail from Peugeot pertaining engine break-in period for 408T. They mentioned it's 6000KM.

Maybe a few year will change to 408T. Now comfort with 406 V6.

Do they mention where do they obtain the magical number and why doesn't that mentioned in any form of documents for users to refer to? Do they also present any guideline on how should the car be driven during the break-in period?

If what they claim is true (6000km for break-in period), then this really pisses me off as no info was given to us regarding this. This should've been in the 'Getting Started' section of the manual.. 

I received an e-mail from Peugeot pertaining engine break-in period for 408T. They mentioned it's 6000KM.

maybe the new engines doesnt require this, since its not mentioned by peugeot. so the best thing to do may be drive it as normal and with care as you would probably care for a valuable thing. any comments..

If what they claim is true (6000km for break-in period), then this really pisses me off as no info was given to us regarding this. This should've been in the 'Getting Started' section of the manual.. 

There are various views for this. some say drive at mid speed (say 60 - 90 km/hr) during the first 1000km but some say no need to observe this. some also say that the oil must be changed due to the minerals accumulation during engine runs etc. to let the pistons rings settled nicely.

maybe the new engines doesnt require this, since its not mentioned by peugeot. so the best thing to do may be drive it as normal and with care as you would probably care for a valuable thing. any comments..

I think 600km la,the additional 0 might be typo error! 6000km just doen't make sense. Even it was stated in the manual,I would question them if it is printing error!
This not my 1st car,but 1st time to hear 6000km break in!!!

---

Added on August 15, 2012, 9:40 am
With Peugeot's manual being silent on this,I would agree with you. This is a good and safe practice.Any turbo torque one wants to experience,maybe after 1000km.
My 2cents!

---

Added on August 15, 2012, 9:52 am
Relax bro,no need to get upset. I'm sure there's a mistake somewhere!

I think 600km la,the additional 0 might be typo error! 6000km just doen't make sense. Even it was stated in the manual,I would question them if it is printing error!
This not my 1st car,but 1st time to hear 6000km break in!!!

---

Added on August 15, 2012, 9:40 am
With Peugeot's manual being silent on this,I would agree with you. This is a good and safe practice.Any turbo torque one wants to experience,maybe after 1000km.
My 2cents!

---

Added on August 15, 2012, 9:52 am
Relax bro,no need to get upset. I'm sure there's a mistake somewhere!

Attached with screen capture for replies from Peugeot.  :-)

Drive at a mid speed for the first 1000km? I already hit it up to 180km/h for the 3rd day drive.   I was just wanna trying it at a high speed...