Tell me about 307's

[garbaldy]

The diesels surely can't be to bad as a mate had one with 380k miles on it.

[jonny69]

They took everything that made the 306 a good car and threw it away, then added ugly

 

I think you're confusing it with the 207. The 307 had additional dullness and lifelessness thrown in.

[Christine]

Wifes just come home... a friends 306 just had £200 spent for a new mot ... and the clutch has now gone ..and its another 300quid  ... shes reluctant to spend more on it .   double roffle ?  I might just be a snapped cable ??

[Stanky]

Make one dire car out of two slightly broken ones?

[HH-R]

Another for the (surprisingly short) list of cars too shite for Autoshite:

 

Laguna II

PT Cruiser

307

[CaMIRO]

Another for the (surprisingly short) list of cars too shite for Autoshite:

 

Laguna II

PT Cruiser

307

 

Fiat Stilo?

[CaMIRO]

Oh dear oh dear,  no love then ! anyone want it at all  ?

 

Despite that I've long hated this car for what it did to Peugeot, I almost feel sorry for it.

 

I suppose that those who value practicality above all else can point to it as one of the first MPV-like hatchbacks; taller, proportions be damned, as if the interior was designed first, and then the car around it. Something like the Suzuki Aerio.

 

That became a trend. A few years later, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, asked by a reporter about that method of design (from the inside out, and to hell with the way it looked), responded, "Are you married?"

 

When the (male) reporter replied in the affirmative, Lutz asked whether he'd chosen his wife based on how well she kept the house clean.

 

His minders were quite shocked, but the point was made.

[dugong]

Another for the (surprisingly short) list of cars too shite for Autoshite:

 

Laguna II

PT Cruiser

307

MG6

 

EFA

[wuvvum]

I'd have an MG6.

[warren t claim]

I'd have an MG6.

And I've had a Laguna II and they're not a bad old bus.

[dugong]

I'd have an MG6.

I'd have a Laguna II, but not an MG6. 

[PhillipM]

I love Peugeots, but I wouldn't touch a 307 with someone elses barge pole.

They have none of the ride, poise or handling balance that previous Pugs did, the interior is shite, and the reputation for bad electrics in modern French cars lays squarely at it's feet, they have more electrical issues than any other car I've worked on. And that includes an old Simca full of scotchlocks, rust and mice nibbles in the loom. They rattle, squeak and trim parts fall off so regularly you can use the number missing to check the milage.
 And the styling department was headed by Mr S.Wonder.


...so when are you buying it?
 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I could tolerate one of those glass-roofed 307 estates for a week or so probably.

[Barry Cade]

The diesels surely can't be to bad as a mate had one with 380k miles on it.

 

I had the flu once. Wasn't as bad as having the shits, but a bit worse than a stubbed toe.  This is the 307 range in ailments.

[wuvvum]

I could tolerate one of those glass-roofed 307 estates for a week or so probably.

Once whilst hanging around a garage waiting for one of the fleet to be MOT'd I was idly looking through the brake test weight chart on the wall.  The registered weight for the glass-rood 307 estate was something completely mental like 1,840kg.  That's some seriously impressive lard for a Focus-sized car.

[wuvvum]

Fiat Stilo?

Nowt wrong wi' Stilos, apart from also being duller than the car they replaced.  And the Abarth versions being afflicted with the daft Sillyspeed gearbox.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

The woman who is my wife has a 2005 1.6 hdi.

 

Honestly it's been brilliant, frugal nippy and big enough to fit 2 adults and 3 not quite adults. Boot is quite big.

 

Hers is a sport (hahahahahaha) which means it has nice wheels, nicer seats and some silver bits inside.

 

Interior plastics are not OMGVAG quality but not terrible either, just a bit low rent.

 

No reliability issues, it's done a few massive trips round Ireland without complaint.

 

They really are white goods motoring, perfectly competent but nothing more. So pretty much like most of its competitors then.

[Pillock]

I could tolerate one of those glass-roofed 307 estates for a week or so probably.

I had the pleasure of my ex demanding we bought one of those from her parents as our new car, despite me showing her much better and cheaper stuff.

 

90bhp and properly heavy meant it was slow as pudding but didn't even produce decent economy to make up for it. You normally get one or the other, yeah? This thing averaged 42mpg thanks to all the gearlever-swirling to keep it moving. They must have reinforced the sills with box section or something to stop it twisting and cracking the roof.

 

I later dumped her because she was mental. The car figured in the decision, partly.

[Barry Cade]

I happen to know someone who has owned an MGF, and has done for many years. It has never suffered Head Gasket Failure. Actually I have many friends who own MGR vehicles.

 

I do not, however, have any friends who own 307's. If any one who I vaguely know should buy a 307, then I will delete them from my friends list as it saves complications later when I have to tell them the truth when I get "that phonecall"

 

 

Here's a pic from my time in the garage.

 

[Christine]

Ok Ok,  i hear what you're all sayin' ..

[nisfan]

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I had one as a "company car" for a few months and i fucking hated it, the handling was woeful, it was gutless in the the end the ecu shat the bed, put drivers window down, passengers goes down vice versa.
The "folding mirrors" started folding the wrong way and its final nail was when the Managing Directors daughter almost wrote it off cos all the power steering pissed out of it and steering went heavy.
It was an 02 or summat and i genuinely preffered my 1994 1.4 civic it was soooooo shit.
Ive had some shite but this was the worst and NEWEST car ive had.

[155V6]

GF has a 52 plate diesel,it's better on fuel than my cars.That's the only good thing I can think of to say about it 

[Lankytim]

I think they look nice.

[PhillipM]

Think specsavers have a 2-for-1 on atm. Soon solve that.

[TagoraSX]

We've had two dizzlers at work since new, an 06 2.0 and an 07 1.6.

 

Both have been faultless.

[Pillock]

How many miles are on them?

I thought the 307 1.6 dizzle used the amazing exploding PSA/Ford lump that shits its turbo if you look at it funny.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

There's 100k on our 1.6HDI so it's probably venturing into shit itself territory - no issues yet though.

[Christine]

54 plate ..104k ... 13th jan mot ... metallic blue,  5 door   £150      runner

[twosmoke300]

The 1.4 and 1.6 hid aren't bad if oil is changed at 10k or less not the silly 20k interval pug suggest

[AnthonyG]

I think this thread is a good example of why there are so many 'modern' cars in scrapyards.