10 Reasons to NOT BUY a: PEUGEOT 206 

vw newbeetle, fiat 500, smart, chevrolet matiz, those are really girly cars. 206 is like a normal car a little bit more in touch with its feminine side, but not flat out girly. Most people i see driving it here in athens greece are dudes.

Nearly 2 years ago, I bought a cheap Y reg 206 2.0 HDi GLX. It had some issues that meant it died but my god did that car have charm. I’m tempted to get another. It would need to be either a 2.0 HDi or a GTi for me to do it.

I’d argue that the paint work issues are the manufacturers fault rather than owners - Citroen/Peugeot vehicles of a similar age often seem to suffer with clear coat/lacquer peel and it seems aggravated by pressure washing. My 55 plate red berlingo was a show queen for this.

Probably paintwork and rear axle are common problem in uk, i live in italy and my 206 from 2003 and around 190k kilometers (120k miles) has no problem in the rear axle, ac works from 2003 super nice and really cool, the paint is perfect, has no peeling at all. BUT i agree with low spec and, as my point of view, i like the rough feeling of the car, with little to no sound dampening from the outside, it makes kinda enjoyable for a ride, but it's all personal, i agree with it. Nice video!

I am buying my third consecutive 206 next month in sha Allah

All good points that put me off replacing my 106 with a 206. I would add thick front pillars and short suspension travel. The 203 204 & 205 were known for comfortable suspension, so the 206 suspension was disappointing.

'Gear sticks in weird place' where the hell do u want it to be

I bought one, great cars.

I just bought one... Love it! So far so good! I live in Trinidad and tobago

I own a 206 sw and the paintwork is beautiful, no issues asides from a few scratches, ac works wonders, very comfortable, got mine for 1200 and it was very well looked after, 2006 206 sw does also have electric windows and fog lights, must be driving a crappy not looked after 206

What’s your general view of Peugeot put together cars ? I have a 2003 Peugeot partner 2000cc but no experience with them.Are they reliable and ok made ?

I raced in the 206GTI series with the Track Attack Club. We ran coil-overs on the front with Gaz Golds on the rear and used NS-2R tyres and they weren't too bad. I also raced a 306GTI and should never have sold it. It was a great handling car once it had modified suspension on it with upper and lower chassis braces to the front end. The 138bhp engine is just under-powered though. As a cheap race car, it ticked teh boxes.

I drive a couple thousand miles a week in my 1.4 hdi, it's not comfy, but my Fiat Panda was so much worse. My AC needs regassing, my chassis is rusting and the turning circle is horrendous. The car is so loud in the motorway, and I've added soundproofing to it. It's a love hate relationship with my car, but it's my car, and I've driven so much worse. I'll be retiring mine this year to my younger brother or 4x4 project (not decided yet), but I'll tell you this: its my second 206, and boy I'm jealous of then Iranian models, in fact I almost bought one and drove it back but lock down happened. However, it's my car, and having a great connection to a car matters and nothing else. Heck, my favourite car is the seicento and they're lacking more than the 206. I've gone on abit so I'll end with 1 notable point about your video... *YOUR VIDEO HAD VOLVO ADS ON EVERY AD BREAK*

I commented on your last video on 10 reasons why you need to buy 206. And I just bought 206 as my very first car. And I don't have issues with the paint work at all. Mine is red just like yours. Also, my AC works pretty well in tropical weather in Indonesia. FYI, the spare parts are quite expensive compared to Japanese cars here.

Mostly good and fair points. Mine must be a needle in a haystack then. Got fully working AC on mine, there's a recharge sticker from 2 years ago, must have just got too hot in the summer for them then. Would also like to add on last point, everything feels quite cheap and the doors sound like a tin can.

Hahahaha, I feel like the 206 is one of THE best designs of all cars, not only Peugeots 😂 How taste can be different …

I had a 1.4 verve I paid £550 was a decent car for the most part but I found all about the lift off oversteer which ended with the car hitting a verge at about 30mph still came off a lot better than I thought it would

Noticed Your jumper, excellent choice of colour.. Looks like the gears sequence on my old BMW bike

hey, My mum has a 52 plate 206 that only has 45,000 miles on it, it had 36,000 when we brought it in 2019, and the AC has always worked, the first car she has had with AC infact..... although your defiantly right about the driving position, and the paint, do not leave bird dirt on it too long it'll go straight through the it. although ours must be a pretty high spec model, it has auto lights and wipers and front electric windows, with the 1124 cc engine, only complaint is the electric window switches are mounted in the middle console, so your passenger goes for some fresh air and I'm watching that rev counter climbing because I know if I go for 4th their arm is gonna be in the way

Love my 206

As a 206 owner, here is my answer (cannot make it shorter, sorry): 1. Yeah, the paint was probably manufacturer's fault. My engine hood is pealing badly and above front and rear wheels paint is peeling completely to metal. At least it won't rust although the tires threw plenty of salt that is used on road during winter. I have to repaint it almost completely, but I am not sure if the issue will happen again. Worst thing is that I have seen many 206s and I am the only one that faces problems with paint. 2. Well, not all of 206s are ugly, especially facelift models. Mine was ugly when it had older bumper that was used since 1998 (it was even seen on facelift that had no fog lights). Weirdly, mine has plenty of hidden options like an option with electric mirrors and front fog lights. Found an RC front bumper and it looks beautiful. And yeah, SW is ugly as hell. 3. To be honest, I have the AC in my 206. I have just tested it if it works and, surprisingly, it does. Although I never use it. I just open window and issue is solved. 4. My 206 is really comfortable. The only issue is the legroom between the rear and front seats. The space is really small, but at least, both front and rear seats are very comfortable. 5. Well, speaking of driver position, I found nothing bad, probably due to my model that is with LHD. And yeah, don't wear big shoes or you may accidentally press brake and gas at the same moment. 6. Well, my 206 understeer a few times. Surprisingly, it never oversteered, not sure how, but I can sometimes feel one of the rear tires coming off the ground sometimes when I try to avoid a car, yikes 😬. I hope that I don't end bad. 7. Yeah, it is mostly for girls, but even mens like it. To be honest, I like it as well, that's why i bought it. 8. Well, it's true. It was once hit on front right fender, then on a rear right panel underneath the tail light. It was damaged with the previous owner. To be honest, I wouldn't buy it at all, but since I know about the car body repairing and plenty of things, I bought it. 9. I had that issue, the rear right wheel went curvy and was scraping inside. Found the used one from SW, but I felt bad for not keeping the strut bars with it. At least, it's better. Everyone will say that the rear axles are really bad. I can confirm it as well. Repairs here is more expensive than the used rear axle, which is even bad. 10. Well, I have nothing bad here as well. My 206 has auto headlights, AC, 4x airbag (some 206s didn't had passenger airbag and front fog lights. I have a plan to add electric mirrors since I found the installation and will add the cruise control. Hope it ends great.

I have 206sw made in England (Ryton} and I have not any problem with paint. My is icecoldblue metalic. For me 207sw are ugliest then 206sw. About driver position You are right. You siting on the wrong site of car. The right position for a driver is left :-D (english is funny language).

I love my Peugeot

I've been on the fence about buying the 2004 206 xs AT. the only problem is parking space is very sparse here, and where I live there's no rentable parking space. parking on street is forbidden.

I'm so glad that my AC work

any chance anyone knows would peugeot 207 seats fit in a 306 ? even if it is possible to swap rails over ?

My first car was a 206 xsi with the tu5 engine that got handed down to me! It also had both auto wipers and auto headlights and the AC worked 😂 I put all the gti bits on it to make it look a bit better and a new sway bar axle with bilstein b8’s! I loved it for the 2 years I drove it so much so it’s still parked round the back of the house many cars later!

Look forward to when you do a 106 😉

Agree with all your reason, except subjective one (design), that's relative for each individual perspective Cheer's

not alot of these cars came with any fancy bits but my 1.6 hdi gti has auto wipers and auto lights

My wife loves her 22 year old ‘girlie’ 206! Much like yours! And, like your wife’s car, ours is red and peeling, or should that be unapeeling? The actual bodywork is sound, rustwise, but she just looks tired (the car, not my wife!!!). I agree on the lack of spec, inside. It’s almost like the bigwigs at PooJoe tried to get away with the minimum amount of ‘toys’ possible. Ours was bought secondhand, from a dealer, only 18 months old and yes, the AirCon was NOT WORKING! That can’t be down to lazy/bad ownership, more like crap manufacturing! Ours is still a reliable little workhorse though, being a 1.9 diesel, and serves as a useful backup to our gas-guzzling Jeep! Yes the styling is a bit bland, but it’s typical of those Euroboxes, probably designed using a spreadsheet on a Friday afternoon, just before heading off to the local Bistro!

Lacquer peel is due to mistreating imo. I think 206 is really good looking and quite timeless. Check other 18yr old cars. 206 no rust, petrol ohvs abs cinch to look after even with someone with little ability like me. Regularly go to Cornwall in daughters 2005 1.1. 50mpg. Comfort fine except pedal off set..I love old French cars. See how many fiestas and Cora’s there are left that aren’t rotting off their chassis.

I don't have any of the problems that you have said....🤣🤣 mine is a GTI not standard but VERY well looked after a daily driver washed once to twice a week .. shame I can't put some pics on here....😅😅

yo piggy power, you fancy purchasing my 306 estate? 1.9 na, be good for your channel

Should i get a 206 or a clio 3

Make a video 107 and 108 :D

I think looks-wise they got them pretty good, certainly the best looking car in that design range anyway. I reckon you're on point with most of the rest though but HGF in the TU engine ones is a real turn off which I think could have got an honourable mention.

Talking bad about your Mrs' car? You're going to find somewhere else to sleep. Lol.

One of the best looking cars they made, hence why they sold in the millions. I personally had lots of issues when compared to the 106 but it was a cheap car to start with. Not sure why your try to compare with a new? Go and drive a different brand of the same age 😂

Off topic for which I apologise... Have you seen the 306 dimma on ebay... Right up your street😁

11th reason should be the incredibly awful electrical issues they have they have been non stop on my 1.4 16v 206 😂😂

honestly u ppl don't know how to make cars look good its actually a really good car at least in Iran. we tune these cars there's like 1000 modes for it in here it isn't a weird car at all u just need a truck sht u look too old for a hatchback better go get a Camry 😂😂 its a car that even a kid can work on! its easy to fix and if you get the parts this car can easily go 300k miles with proper oil change

Head gaskets... Head gaskets... And head gaskets... Had a 1.4 and 1.6. both died on their headgaskets

206 Estate was best looking estate

perhaps 207 😉

I agree with all 10 reasons. Oh and I once knew a good mechanic that swapped his 306 for a 206, and he was not a girly soy boy type either. I could not understand why he did this, although there was talk of him getting a BMW 1 Series so maybe he just let his wife have the 206 (probably!).

Entonces cual es el carro perfecto?...cual tenes vos?....te ha falladado el auto que tienes?o es perfecto el que tienes?.......

Enemy of peageut 206, that is who you are

I disagree with all your reasons.

106 u should

your 10 reasons....... not mine....

206 is shite buy 306