Hi guys, wish to share some experience on this car, hope this will benefit anyone who wish to buy 2nd hand 308thp (not 2015 model) or for current owner, or for those who wish to buy the new 2015 model.

I am driving a 2011 308thp 6 speed. From the first month after getting the car until now... I have met with plenty of problems. Mainly are with the service center.. and how they handle the problems. Most of the time are really frustrating. So make sure you are a very very patient person if you intent to buy this car. Before I bought this car, I have researched well enough, this is not a car that is easy to maintain... and there are few issue with those older model. But I still continue to buy the car because how of how deeply I am poisoned at that time. I thought with free service and 3 years warranty, I do not need to worry much. I was wrong.

Through out the last 3 years, I have been sending my car to SC endlessly, sometime a few days, sometime few weeks, there are other time, for a full whole month. See, the real main problem is that, the official SC handle these cases badly... timing wise. And in terms of spare parts, they never try to fix the "small" thing.. but instead... they change every "BiG" parts. Maybe they must stick to their procedure.. But each repair, is costing a few k to 10k. It is scary if the car is not cover by the warranty.

A good example is this.. I have my side mirror broken by a passing motorbike. I send it to sc to quote the repair...Rm 1200. cause they need to order the whole side mirror. I went to a shoplot car accessories shop. They just open up the side mirror.. find the loose screw, and screw it back in.. done. work like new. total damage Rm 10. I gave him rm 30 instead. The cost is x120 times more expensive if I stupidly fix it in SC.

The final few months before my 3 years warranty over, I have tried to fix a few major things in SC.... engine error message, engine decarbonise, engine knocking, turbo leaking etc... end of the days, none of these are really sorted out. And a month after my warranty finally expire, all these problems are coming back. And since I do not know any thirdparty workshop, I continue to go back to the authorised sc. Have my car serviced, and pay over a thousand ringgit. They changed my front breakpad as well, says they are wearing off. And with engine knocking, they said I need to send in for decarbonise... (AGAIN????) I had just Decarbonise my car a month ago! And I have left my car there for a week! But they said in their system, there is no record of my car doing the decarbonise.. WTF is going on... ? So I decided not to proceed with what they advice me to do. It is an endless game if I continue playing with them.

From that day onward, I never return to any authorised sc. I went to a workshop outside, recommended by a friend. It took the mechanic a whole week to identify all of my car problems. I have changed a few sensor, I have change a few parts. Turbo leaking... instead of changing the whole turbo (Sc will sure want me to change the whole turbo system for rm 4-5k), he only change the plastic tube that caused the leaking, saving me a few thousand more. It was a nervous time.... but in the end, all of the problems are fixed... cost me rm 3k in total.

Been driving the car for 4 months now and everything seems positive. So far happy with it. But a month ago I start to realise screeching sound coming from my front break. Remember earlier I said the SC changed my front breakpad, it costed me rm 300+? That is back in Feb 2015. Early this month, I brought my car to tyre shop do alignment and balancing, and ask them to check my break. And to my surprise, my breakpad has totally wore out!!! The new front breakpads are fully wore out in just 3 months! The tire workshop told me, that is because my break rotor are already damaged and rough, so the breakpad will be quickly wear off. I have burned my rm 300+ breakpad in just 3 months. The peugeot authorised SC never inform or check the rotor for me, causing me to spend on unnecessary replacement.

Anyway, I have to spend another rm500 to replace my front rotor, and another rm 280 to replace the new breakpad. Since I am no longer need to stuck with Authorised Sc, and my car no longer in warranty, I can choose not to use back the original parts. I go for Brembo and is even much cheaper than the original. And this is when I get really surprised! After changing the thirdparty rotor and breakpad.... my car drive so much better! I mean seriously even better than when I first got the car. It breaks much more gradually, and there are less breakdust in my rims. The original breakpad+rotor, has this "on/off" feel... and if I am to break suddenly, it will feel like I am throwing myself and my passenger out from the car. I have to be very careful when following behind a car on a highway... and is extremely exhausting experience both driving and sitting in this car. To make sure passenger wont feel "car sick" I have to drive extremely careful and break with extreme precision to avoid the "thrown out of car" feeling....and to make sure there is enough distance from the car in front of me.

Now all this has changed! This car drives like a complete new car. I feel like a complete idiot for not realising this, over the last 3 years and I should have change to third party breakpad once I got my car. It will be a much better driving experience from the beginning. I am now enjoying this car a lot more than before. Such a big difference.

When I am about to give up on this car, I end up starting to love this car even more. The lesson I learn so far, is that never trust the authorised SC. don't ever think they are the best... same thing goes with original parts. In fact, they are the one causing this car to have such a negative user experience in Malaysia. I used to be angry when I found out they offer 5 years warranty/services a few months after i bought this car. Now I feel blessed cause I am able to break free earlier from their "control", otherwise I am sure to be stuck miserably with them for another 2 more years.

I really hope this car can continue serve me without any major problems. Since the car value is extremely bad, I am not going to sell the car anytime soon. So I can only hope my love for this car will continue to grow from now on. It drives so well that I am starting to think of improve my car performance, do new coating and pamper it a lot more than I used to . Good luck myself.

Sorry for the long post. I think I am writing this for my own record... and at the same time, hope the post can benefit any potential 308 buyer... and what to expect from this otherwise very good car. Thanks.

This post has been edited by clivengu: May 17 2015, 02:21 AM

Bro clivengu,good to hear all the problems in your car are fixed. Appreciate if you could post the mechanic's contact.Tq

Anyone wth the new 308 here?

His name Alvis. 012-607 2317. His workshop in Puchong intan. He himself is pretty scare with 308 turbo because is so difficult to identify the problem. Nice guy.

Waa. Love and hate story. I kinda like pug's design and yea among 1.6 turbo available but sure I heard that if you dont own a pug mechanic, you'll find the biggest idiot in the world when you looked in the mirror.

Niw where I can fimd one in kelantan

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any owners of the new 308 here ?

May I know which service centre you had sent your car to?

Would like to seek some experience and information from current 308 (new model) owners. How is the performance of the car in terms of smoothness in acceleration and quietness. And also stability in high speed cruising.

Several questions:-

1) Has anybody driven the car exceeding 200km/h? In the brochure it was stated that the top speed is limited at 211km/h by the ECU.

2) Is there and blind spot warning light in the 308?

3) The Dynamic Cruise Control which adapts to the speed of the vehicle that is in front. What is the workable range of speed of this feature?

4) How is the NVH of the car? Is it quiet enough?

5) Any issues, squeaking or rattling noises in the car etc.


Also, I note that the max power at 152PS is on the low side for this 1.6-Turbo engine.

Any idea if the upcoming 408 (maybe next year in 2016) will have the same engine, transmission, features and the same interior and leather seats etc. as the current 308?

Puchong SC for the first 2-3 services (completely fucked up! don't bother! they should close down seriously), then glenmarie (overly crowded...too slow) , then finally Geotauto at near jalan 222. The best SC... much better than the one in puchong.. customer service was ok.. but experience wise is still lacking..

Thanks for the response.

Would like to seek some experience and information from current 308 (new model) owners. How is the performance of the car in terms of smoothness in acceleration and quietness. And also stability in high speed cruising.

Several questions:-

1) Has anybody driven the car exceeding 200km/h? Would like to know the top speed you have achieved with the car and the top-end acceleration performance of the car, whether acceleration from say 130 km/h to 200 km/h is linear and effortless rather than struggling. In the brochure it was stated that the top speed is limited at 211km/h by the ECU and the max power is 152PS which is on the low side for this 1.6-Turbo engine.

2) Is there blind spot warning light in the 308?

3) The Dynamic Cruise Control which adapts to the speed of the vehicle that is in front. What is the workable range of speed of this feature?

4) How is the NVH of the car? Is it quiet enough?

5) Any issues, squeaking or rattling noises in the car etc.

6) Any issues with the touch-sreen on the centre console? What are the major functions that are accessible or controllable by this touch-screen? I note that there isn't any air-conditioning controls on the centre console. Is the air-conditioning system controlled via the touch-screen (only)?

Any idea if the upcoming 408 (maybe next year in 2016) will have the same engine, transmission, features and the same interior and leather seats etc. as the current 308?

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From what I've researched the facelift 408 will come with EP6FDTM, 165hp/240nm,15hp higher than the facelift308.These are Euro 6 engines with better fc and emission standards. But of course with our dirty fuel we may not get full benefits of this engine.

GB is updated, still 6spd. Aisin GB is silky smooth but looses on performance to a dual clutch. The consolation is high reliability. Interior will have the 308touch screen.

My Preface-lift 408t is 163hp. I've take it up to 200kph. The speed rise is leaner and car is stable. I suppose the facelift 308 will also perform the same. Although hp may a bit less than mine but the car is 140kgs lighter.

If you are into sporty driving than get the 308gti. 208hp/300+nm

This post has been edited by SKYjack: Dec 31 2015, 07:06 PM

308 GTI is not my cup of tea. The new 408 is interesting and exciting. Will consider this alongside the new Ford Focus although I am leaning more toward the latter.

Dear guys,

I can't seem to find any Pug 3008 club in LYN forum. May i know if u guys can share the normal and major service for pug 3008 or similar?

I am considering to purchase one if the service price is affordable. Thanks.

This post has been edited by metalgearash1987: Feb 11 2016, 07:20 AM