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.
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.
he got a point you know. if the new version still problematic then ok la can bash. if you take 20 years ago punya car, i dunno man. take kia for example lo, quite successful in USA but malaysia lol
Here are my pros and cons of this car after driving it for 5,000 km.
Keyword. Drive only 5,000km.
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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.
Tapi dah masuk workshop, just not for weeks.
Somehow he want to spin it like it's a feature of conti cars? Masuk workshop when not even reach first 5k?
he got a point you know. if the new version still problematic then ok la can bash. if you take 20 years ago punya car, i dunno man. take kia for example lo, quite successful in USA but malaysia lol
ever wonder why french cars like peugeour or renault are not in america? stupid americans will buy shitty car like kia or hyundai if you give them heavy discounts but even they wouldn't accept a peugrot. says a lot about how they are the crappiest shit ever
This post has been edited by icycokes: Jun 10 2025, 04:20 PM
The looks. Do I have to say much? I guarantee you this car will turn heads.
Lol turn heads, under the context of “yo look at that piece of shit on the road”.
Crazy fat ugly girls in public also will turn heads ya’know.
Funny the whole long ass post is to justify that stupid car that he unfortunately bought. Greedy for lots of rebate, thinking ownself got a “deal”, now merajuk pulak when his car got zero status
ever wonder why french cars like peugeour or renault are not in america? stupid americans will buy shitty car like kia or hyundai if you give them heavy discounts but even they wouldn't accept a peugrot. says a lot about how they are the crappiest shit ever
never recover once they exited US market. just wait down the line for these batch see how they fare lo. now you say he say, everyone talk cock sing song saja.
lol so desperate for validation, sendiri bodo want tell the world
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Lol turn heads, under the context of “yo look at that piece of shit on the road”.
Crazy fat ugly girls in public also will turn heads ya’know.
Funny the whole long ass post is to justify that stupid car that he unfortunately bought. Greedy for lots of rebate, thinking ownself got a “deal”, now merajuk pulak when his car got zero status
the owner is now regretting how much disapproval he got from other people and started questioning himself. since already bought, sigh.. cannot do anything now so die die also have to enjoy
sell now? lol cannot tank 50% loss. moron for buying french cars. he couldve gotten a myvi and everyone will puji
This post has been edited by icycokes: Jun 10 2025, 04:54 PM
Jun 10 2025, 01:08 PM, updated 7 months ago
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