Both Xantia & ZX gearbox are timebomb! French cars are well known with problematic gearbox
Only the engine is realiable...

engine is ok... just issue with gearbox only

People in 2015 still dont understand why toyota rules globally while citreon and peugeot dont have the balls to enter US market?

BMW of North America LLC was hit with a proposed class action Wednesday in New Jersey federal court alleging an engine defect in some of its 2007-09 Mini Cooper vehicles have cost vehicle owners thousands of dollars in repair and replacement costs.
Named plaintiffs Joshua Skeen and Laurie Freeman contend BMW has known of the defect, which causes cars to suddenly quit without warning, since 2008, but failed to tell prospective purchasers about the problem, offer a recall or reimburse vehicle owners who have already paid to replace or restore their engines.

“Despite the safety risk to class vehicle occupants, defendants failed to disclose material information regarding the defect in an attempt to avoid the cost of repair and, instead, unfairly shift the cost of repair to class members,” the complaint said.

The models mentioned in the suit are the 2007-09 Mini Cooper R56 and the 2008-09 Mini Cooper R55.

The alleged problem is a defect in the Mini's timing chain tensioner, which maintains an appropriate tension of the engine's timing chain. The timing chain controls the timing of the engine's valves, but when the chain doesn't have proper tension or synchronization, the engine's pistons and valves collide with great force and the engine components suffer so much damage that the engine seizes and the vehicle loses all power, according to the complaint.

And we know mini using prince 1.6 engine

10 years time u sell tis car...20k oso no1 wanna buy. lol

My 2013 C5 is using that engine and gearbox wor.
Seems ok for 40k mileage .... 

only in US....

dont have the balls to enter US market?

I wonder what made them to sell at such a huge loss

i dunno lol people driving the 508 and the 408 also didn't have issues with the engine.
But the earlier 308 owners got issues.
Early 308 owners got premature carbon deposit issues.

Cheap!

If compare to Skoda and Alfa Romeo which one cheaper?

Very stress cos myvi also overtake