I’ve seen a fellow new 408 owner getting bash to hell by professional redditors.

“Oh masuk workshop every month” “The parts availability is terrible” “Only stupid people buy French cars”

From these I can understand there’s two types of people in the comment section:

Never owned a Peugeot or any continental cars. Owned the pre 2017 models that has reliability issue.

I can understand the latter because they been through hell. But for those who never owned one? Nuh uh, you better stfu.

Here are my pros and cons of this car after driving it for 5,000 km.

Pros -

Superb handling. Stable at high speeds, fun at sharp corners. This is due to its lower centre of gravity and longer wheelbase, make it as stable as your usual sedans. And the steering wheel is small, makes it very fun to drive.

Good fuel economy. With a full tank I reached 650km with 15.7km/l. Pretty decent for a 1.6T huh? Do take note this is during highway cruising.

Engine packs a punch. The 1.6T Pure Tech gives you 218ps and 300NM. You won’t feel underpowered in most situations. No stock Hondas are able to match its power and neither do Mazda, Toyota or even Nissan.

NVH is excellent. You can only feel it above 150km/h.

The seats are comfortable. I have slipped disc and back pain issues but the seats are perfect for me even in long distance cruising.

The looks. Do I have to say much? I guarantee you this car will turn heads.

Service. Depends on your dealership, you either get FREE LABOUR + FREE PARTS, or FREE PARTS + PAID labour. It’s for 5 years or 10,000km, whichever comes first.

Warranty. 7 year or 200,000km whichever comes first. Backed by Stellantis and they have their own assembly factory at Gurun, Kedah.

Cons –

Low speed gear jerking. When the car is shifting from gear 1 to gear 2, you will feel significant jerking. You feel as if there’s people pushing your car through some muddy road you’re stuck in and suddenly boom you’re out and you feel the car fly through it.

Buggy lock system. The 408 comes with a keyless entry. Basically, when you go near the car it will unlock, go away and it will lock. But this thing is buggy as sometimes can sometimes cannot. Not that frequent, but it annoys me sometimes when I need to turn head and check my car whether its locked or not.

Exterior parts might feel fragile. The back plastic bumper is prone to scratch. The only way you can prevent is do coating or PPF. Sames goes with the big ass Peugeot emblem on the front grille. Its made out of plastic and one stone chip bye bye its gone, cost RM400 to replace it (don’t ask me how I know)

Infotainment issue. The infotainment system is using a mediocre processor. Means when you swipe the screen you will feel a sense of “delay”. And sometimes the screen will black out but not because its broken, it’s because of the processor needs time to load apple car play lmao.

Conclusion:

YES Peugeot cars are more sensitive, or I would say issue prone due to its delicate sensors and electronic components, hell even I encountered some minor ones as well, but not to the degree of leaving your car in the workshop for weeks la. I would say it’s probably the same with majority of continental cars. And if you buy a Peugeot, don’t even think about the resale value (at least for now, but I think if Stellantis did a good job with services and parts the value will rise significantly).

That’s all from me. Bought a Peugeot? Pakai and enjoy je.

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Drive Honda ada awek

Drive Pijot ada apa

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Drive Pijot ada apa

From the way he writes, I can tell what race he is

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pijot is a fun car to drive if didnt rosak
7 years pijot 508 owner
..and dont simply jump start your car ..lucky ok not lucky then something short or bye

Lajak the car before? Lajak frequently?
Once got leakcage , congrate to your wallet.

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