I feel that it's good to tell both side of the stories and let readers (undecided - fence sitters) to make a better judgement for themselves.
There is always imperfection with any vehicles and their after sales services. Even buying very reliable car, there will bound to be a minute defect for an unlucky owner to so happen to get that unit.
Once that happens that owner's perception may likely forever be marred by his/her misfortune.
However, this forum (very active thread topic), has the ability to allow mature discussion of the flaws, drawbacks, strengths which helps Peugeot indirectly.
I say Peugeot should sponsor us teh tarik for our contribution.
I was in Teluk Intan last week, not a single 408 spotted. Saw a 508, 3008 and one 308T. 408s quite rare breed....except of course at Peugeot's 3S center
QUOTE(lowpro @ Feb 16 2013, 09:25 AM)
i guess sales is slow because potential new owners are shying away due to the scary stories told mainly by the 308T 4-speed owners. it is a fact though that the 4-speeder needs more tlc than the succeeding models but still, the market has come to accept that perception as reality. it will be very hard to change that perception already even with good pricing and specification for the 408.
imho, the only way to change that perception is for this group to stand up and say, "there are no issues with our cars". do note, whatever posted on the internet is seen worldwide. and if people worldwide can see the posts, what more malaysia? to a large extent, the public outcry by 308T 4-speed owners against the cars they bought and against the company that sells those cars has hurt the owners even more. trying to get the company's attention is one thing (there are proper ways to do it) but hurting resale values is another that they never thought would happen. it is a fact and it is happening right now. go ask any used car dealer whether they would take in a 4-speed 308T or not and at how much would they take it in. then ask about the 6-speeder.
there's an old saying "don't air one's dirty laundry in public". The same applies here where dirty laundry has been aired and the public has seen and taken note of it. hopefully if you guys have issues with your cars, you would take it up with the seller discreetly. or if you need to post it, then post it online positively. see that vw owners rarely complain about their dsg riddled issues and other matters. likewise, bmw owners. they know the strength of the internet and they also know they will want to sell their cars off one day and they would want the market to readily accept a second hand unit. do think about what is posted. it has far reaching consequences. i'm not saying don't post the negatives. just post it in a way that you would want a potential buyer of your car a few years down the road to see that post of yours.
just my early morning 2-cents worth on the 'resale' matter, and the 'why so few 408 on the road' matter. in my condo there is a jetta, a focus but no 408. sad.
Thought would like share a comparison note. After 3 weeks owning PUG I noticed the tyres they've given were
<<Conti MC5>>>But the manufacturing batch was different. Were yours the same?
Front Driver [2712]
Front Passenger [1912]
Back Driver [2712]
Back Passenger [2612]
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