I BOUGHT A CHEAP PEUGEOT 308 FOR £300
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I must say that I prefer these videos when you finish the 'story' off rather than just leave it hanging 😊😊
I’d like to see it. Clean and sold
Story of my life!
@@bdeithrick it’s still running passed with an advisory on a tyre
@@itswais77 how you know
Love the fact you go on about electrical issues with the 308 and you drive a Range Rover!
I have had a peugeot 207 for nearly 7 years. Was a neglected example. The only electrical problem it has ever had is an airbag light, which goes out when you wiggle the wires under the seat. I reckon a peugeot 308 is a safer bet than a vw golf which would be a rot box at that age and full of niggling faults.
@@user-fi5rm9wj2h I used to have a 207. It was a used tampon on wheels. A mate used to have a 308. I’d rather have genital warts.
@@user-fi5rm9wj2h I drive a Jag now. It’s better in literally every way. Moral of the story, don’t buy shit cars
@williamjohnson7707 why did you buy a jaguar then? 🤣 It's a very expensive Ford or Tata if it's a post take over model. Some of the diesels are actually Peugeot engines.
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@@user-fi5rm9wj2h yes I’m sure most people would agree it’s a step down from a French peasants pice of shit. It’s not an expensive Ford, they just use Ford window switches so that they, what’s the word, work. Which can’t be said for the Peugeot electronics. And yes some of the diesels were made by Peugeot, which is why they’re not very good. Fortunately I have the 3.0 V6 petrol that was originally designed by Porsche, which is why it is extremely good. Still, who am I to say that you’ve got a crap car, my apologies. Enjoy your Peugeot 207 😂
I actually prefer your budget purchases the most. More relatable to more people
There was a bottle of whiskey and a £20 more left on the drivers seat when that went in for its last mot 😂
Haha yes I think so!
@@HighPeakAutos 4 rerun tyres, spray and a good valet. I use to go Silverdale Car Auctions on a Saturday. Bought the odd one. Close now due to low business. I have bought a Ford Fiesta damaged repairable so keep me busy. Enjoyed the video.
@@anthonywalker7240 by rerun you mean part worn don’t you?
@@Alexander_l322 Yes I do.
Can you help, how do I get market value for 91 Honda legend coupe? No website can tell me? I adore them coupe's from Honda, silky engine. I think £400?? Thanks Chris
“I am basically a mechanic” 😂😂 great video as always Matt. I’m keen to see more French bargains on the channel. I’m fascinated by their hit or miss reputation. Cheers
Two Frenchies in close succession was marvellous
My mechanic swears by Peugeots. Generally they don’t rust so can make a canny second hand purchase. I drove a 20 year old Peugeot 206 recently and was quite taken with it. Lovely pillowy ride quality after my BMW!!
I didn't think I would ever own a french car and knew people with renaults have constant issues but I went for a cheap but nice condition 206 turbo diesel for cheap and just £30 to tax. It's got comfy seats, nice ride and handling, not the best performance, gear change or build quality but it's been a solid cheap reliable car to own and quite surprised by it ( and by the pl the original 17 year old cambelt on it too when I replaced it myself)
I know plenty of mechanics who swear at peugeots
@@philtowle4683 😂
French diesels are generally bulletproof! Not so much the ones developed with Ford such as the 1.4-1.6 HDi. The PSA 2.0 HDi and older 1.9 XUD engines are unstoppable
hi matt, i left a comment on your last video saying hi had a shit day and that your content distracts me from my problems, thanks for replying to that, it left a smile on my face for the rest of my evening. and although nobody asked, i had a better day today.
Pleased to hear it. Onwards and upwards
"If you're going through hell, keep going". Wiston Churchill.
Stay strong mate!
@@tiagoluna1942 thank you my friend.
As a British ex-Pat who has lived virtually all his adult life in Australia I never realised how detailed the M.O.T. was until I started watching your fantastic videos. In Australia we have a rego (registration) check which takes five minutes and seems to consist of checking your lights and indicators work, checking that the tyres aren’t bald and a quick spin to check the performance of the brakes. Literally takes five minutes at most!
The M.O.T. seems so much better and picks up any potential future problems with the car that buyers can see a record of.
In WA we don't even have that. 😆 Nothing at all. It is only if something is so blatantly wrong with your car that the cops pull you over that it will be condemned as unroadworthy. I got my WA rego car serviced in the Northern Territory while on a road trip once and the mechanic asked me what the hell was up with WA cars as he had had to deal with Western Australians bringing in all sorts of death traps over the years.
Dean Clatworthy
UK MOT system is very good on picking up very small details,some can & some may not even pick up on a slight lip on the brake discs.
@@person.X. 😝😝😝
Depends where take a car for MOT. I've got two garages I use, one is a chain garage where they will pick a car apart looking for business, which is handy if I want a car really scrutinised. They find the faults, I fix em. Allegedly, my other garage is allegedly a one man band who would pass a burning Punto with no advisories if you need him to (allegedly). Very handy for getting a shit heap car from A to B to be worked on without a flatbed transport
@Dean Clatworthy that's why we service our cars EVERY YEAR.
I find it amazing that cars like this, which to me still feel fairly new, are so cheap they aren't worth repairing anymore. Sad really.
Even though it's not worth repairing to Matt, that parts needed are only simple wear and tear parts and it would've made a cracking reliable car after a few hundred quid. Personally, whoever bought it for £500 got an absolute steal!
Love the way you methodically go through the options. Great content 👌 ✌️👍
Love these cheap car videos! This one is excellent as usual! Keep up the great work 👍
You do a thorough and detailed check and cost on your vehicles. Its refreshing to watch👍. Keep up with the wit and sarcasm it makes the videos entertaining. Looking forward to the next one all ready.
People rage on about how the 07 and early 08 models had shocking reliability, but had the majority of owners actually looked after their damned cars, Peugeot and Citroen wouldn't be the butt of so many jokes (particularly from people who swear by brands with even worse reliability records). As for this specific car, as usual it's not the cost of parts (usually cheap for French cars) but the labour in sorting things out; given it's had a cambelt change, it would be a shame if somebody wasn't to just put those issues right, though as it's a Euro 4 diesel, it'll be hounded out of clean air zones and possibly put to pasture.
Always a very "cut to the chase" explanation of what to look for in buying a used car. Very simple and a pleasure to watch. Thanks, for the down to earth education. Good Luck with your endeavours.
another great video. I can't help feel that you are destined for greater things.
I know you are not keen of French stuff but I have to say the one's that I have had performed well and were reliable despite everyone telling me to expect the worst - they always ride comfortably as well.
I had a few French cars. My favourite one bled to death on a leisure centre car park.
French cars do tend to have quite tough and rugged engines, so when maintained they should last well
I remember one of your very first reviews was a Peugeot RCZ if memory serves me correctly. I owned a 308 GTi in 2010 until 2015 and besides the engine check light that was on 70% of the time, it was quite solid especially in build quality.
Would be described as very good condition and a bargain at €5000 in Spain
Soon as a car hit 8 years in the uk it’s value seams to nosedive, and there is no real need for that to happen. It’s just that everyone seams to want new cars
I think ‘you’ve lost the plot here’..😂😂❤
@@petersmitham8273 me or the UK
Agree. He would of made a few quid if selling it in spain after getting all the work done. Second hand cars are ridiculously priced in the eu at the moment.
@@lazylad8544 yes ..mate I buyed the same 308 like in the video and payed 2500 euros also it got more Mille's these European mentality is so discusting
Great video,it actually looked half decent after a clean,if the numbers don't stack up properly,cut your losses and run, don't blame you 👍👌😀
Frist thing I do when I get a car is drive it ,look over it ,then MOT it before I spend any money on it . Excellent video again Matt 👍
I had a 307cc 2.0 diesel for 3years with no problems best car I ever had, now I have a 2016 golf.. My god what a kunt of a car I'm lucky to get one month without an engine light
Nice to see once in a while one that doesn't go swimmingly and makes lots of profit, brings a reality to what you do, and shows people it's a numbers game, some you win some you lose...keep em coming Matt, enjoy watching them and your little quips keep it lightish hearted. 👏
If you have watched his other vids, you'll notice most don't...
I love how excited you sound when you've worked out what it needs and you're telling us what you're gonna do to it Matt!! lol
I love these videos! makes my week, more than a V8 Merc review any day. Keep them coming!! ( Totally loved the VW EOS review )
Another good one, I thought you’d bought a car with some profit this time. I always look forward to your latest adventure, love the format, great that you produce so much content👍 keep ‚em coming.
I own BMW X5, but few months ago I bought 308 1.6 HDi 2012 just for one reason. Driving motorway to work. Over 5000miles done and 4.7l per 60miles. Like 60mpg.
It's cheap to run, road tax 20 a year, cheap insurance, maintenance cheap. I think this car will not be a bad choice long term...
Thanks mat great channel Richard look forward to seeing them soon take care
Was slightly surprised by your initial optimism 😯 but a great watch as always....very informative and entertaining channel....👍
My very first car when passing was a Peugeot 308 in this exact colour but only a 1.4, loved watching this even hearing that indicator noise brought back memories (id drive a golf now so different sound) Peugeot have that rep (french) but I always have a soft spot for the 308, I put it through hell and it to me also but dam, what I fine car haha. Would of happily paid you the £500 to take this off your hands, would of treated it as a lil side project :). Keep up the good vids, very enjoyable.
I always look forward to your videos you tell it like it is
Hi Matt
I love watching your video on your px cars they are honist and helpful, and I can't help thinking that whoever prices your part exchanges knows his stuff
Great video thanks
Wayne
Matt love watching these videos great stuff. Also love the reference to Harrods 😂
nice one MATT , another top vid man . all them PUG`S are a nice drive at 100000 ml but as shown her take a bit of money to get back to 80% good .keep the vid`s comming mate
Love your enthusiasm matt I would have been away home after first look lol. Good luck 👍
Wish I could find one like that around here. Do the suspension myself. Be perfect for running around hay to the horses in which I'm guessing is what it's been used for before.
Great video, really enjoyed this one.
Great content as always ! I think you're overdue a good one in these lucky dips of PX cars :-)
Gutted, I had high hopes for that one Matt. Oh well on to the next one!
You have to be ever the optimist, well done Matt for keeping your face straight 😂 you are a star !!
Good call in my book. Thanks for the video.
"it stinks - it smells of straw". Seems you were right about the rural bit Matt. Before you opened the bonnet, I expected a pair of nesting chickens.
That e46 cab looked fantastic green, never a colour I would of thought of, plus looks a little bit more special than a regular car with those alpina wheels.
My mate has had one for years same spec been really reliable. Couple electrical gremlins but generally bean very good.
im pretty sure thats the 90bhp engine by the shape of the turbo, the 110(which I have) has a noticibally bigger turbo
Love these videos. My wife's car is a shed, 56 plate Focus with 100k and battle scars. It has just passed an MoT but with loads of advisories, plus an informal one of "Get rid in the next 6 months while it still has some MoT on it". I'll make sure I get is cleaned, plates replaced and a couple of Mats. 75 quid and it might just get us a better return than scrap value when we chop it (looking at a Mk3 1.6 petrol focus titanium or similar for 5k as she likes them and not much else, and it has about 25% more power than the current 1.6).
Great video, Matt, good to see your "here we go again" stuff with French cars, it is amazing how people always buy them. I think you should do a vid about before and after cleaning some of your worst cars and give a big shout-out to those completely unsung heroes the car valet/detailers, they make cars turn from frogs to princes when no one else will do it. Go on...
People buy French cars because they're generally pretty decent, cheap to run, reliable and comfortable.
The list of advisories on the last MOT was the clue 🤔🤣
My smoker for the last 5 years has been a 2010 308 1.6 HDI which is currently sitting at well over 200k miles and going like a clock. Every MOT it needs minimal work and it gets serviced every 10k. It gets tramped up and down Ireland going to auction houses to on a regular basis and I am very fond of it. Comfortable, nippy, cheap to run, cheap to fuel and endlessly reliable. Would much prefer it over something horrible like a Mk6 Golf or Toyota Auris…
Golf is in a higher league tho
My Toyota Auris takes no offence.
ah the auris
the start of the corolla family except the 2008 recession hit so it was nowhere near as good as the e12
"horrible like Mk6 Golf. You are driving peugeot, thats even more terrible tbh :P
@@Piotrekx3 Well at least he doesn’t have his engine light on from the first day he bought it xd
Great video, i love these cars for nostalgic reasons. Would be great to see you do a video with a 1.6 thp gti one
Hi, my wife and I have had 2 307s since we’ve been together for 12 years. She had a 307 2.0 TD back in 2011. It cost us 2,3k and had around 85k ish miles. It served us well until 2016. We did very little in the way of maintenance.
I had a 1.6 307 3dr 54 plate with 130k ish in 2020 for around 570 quid, and again did very little maintenance and it was great. Only got rid of it as I’ve had my wife’s Megane off her when she purchased a new car.
For those on a budget these are good cars.
Had one of these as a pool car at my job. Nobody else wanted to drive it but I found it to be an ok car. Bit heavy on the steering but kept on going nothing special but a good work horse.
Really liking these cheap car videos.
The myth of French cars being unreliable is exactly that. I've got a 2015 308 with the infamous 1.6THP 'Prince' engine and it is an absolutely superb vehicle. Smooth, comfortable, reliable and a sense of luxury (with the panoramic roof, alcantara seating, massage function etc) for an affordable price. Bought it used for a great price, love it and will likely run it til it dies.
The 1.4 and 1.6 diesel engine are junk long term. The turbo oil seals leak, the copper washer injector seals leak. Not easy to work on, plastic crap everywhere. They use those cheap plastic oil filters. A real diesel should do well over 180k miles without maintenence. But they are more or less paperweight after 10 years. Stick with 90's japanese cars that last 20-35 years.
@@TB1M1 nah I’m happy with my petrol 308. Looking at potentially buying a diesel Peugeot or Citroen van too. They are excellent vehicles and reliable.
@@bigchief2331 Im sure petrol are great. The turbo diesels are drive great until about 75k-100k miles. But that is far too short a life.
@@TB1M1 Ok thanks I will keep that in mind. How about 2.0 diesel is it better? I’ve seen them with 300,000+km on them. Lots of owners told me PSA diesels are the best around and good for huge mileage. Maybe they mean 2.0..
@@bigchief2331 I have no idea, but if its a turbo regular oil changes are important.
Dodie is fantastic. Give it a listen!
As Ron Burgundy says, compelling and rich. The 1.6hdi engine is a great engine. Keep up the good work.
He could be in a glass case of emotion
Peugeots are making beautiful cars right now. The new 308 is the best looking Hatchback on sale right now. Dont know why you would park an E46 in the Winter weather tho 😂
Price for a HDi starts at £30.500...I'd run that 2008 until it died
Another great video. These old Peugeots do seem to last. Here in bungalow city, I see quite a few and the bodywork always seems decent. Just by the by I read a short article in the paper the other day. Written by a financial bod it was arguing that a new age of the banger may be upon us as cheap car finance deals disappear with rising interest rates with the other knock on effects such as bigger mortgage repayments similarly depressing demand for new and up market cars. A new golden age for the trade?
Nice. Like what you've done. It's a beauty.
I had a Peugeot 306 TD 3 door, great looking car, nice colour and went round corners beautifully. That was it - everything else was hateful!!! Door seals leaked every time it rained or I washed it, even after getting them replaced. The engine was loud, clattery, smelly, leaky and not that fast. Something fell off it every time I drove it. The stereo was pants.
I complained to my work colleagues every day about how bad it was and one of them asked if he could buy it off me?! I said YES PLEASE, but warned him how crap it was. He had it 2 months and the engine blew up, shoved a crank shaft threw the engine block on the motorway. I dodged a bullet but bad for my friend but did try to warn them.
One thing all your videos has made me do Matt is go out and clean my cars again each week. At 76 years of age I had lost interest in the weekly clean. Although my cars were never at the state some of the mobile rubbish bins you get, my wife and grandkids were not looking after the car when they were in it. Enjoyed this video as I have all your videos. Must get the aircon in each car serviced before the Aussie summer hits.
Well worth it, I change my vehicles every four years or so and always get a decent trade in as I keep the inside clean and outside ocasinaly polished, my mileage is low on both vehicles so for a dealer the prep for sale is always be minimal.
As a plus always nicer being in a clean vehicle.
Provided you use the Air con and make sure your cabin filter is clean it really shouldn't be an issue. If you don't use it the shaft seal dries out and leaks the refrigerant. Many garages don't have a clue about repairing it properly.
Love these videos, would love to see your first impression on my car
Hi Matt love your channel. As for the 306,, never mind it's all about the content.
Keeping it real (as always) 👍👍👍
Do like the 308 to work on. Heater core is generally a job not doing. However on a 308 it's located in a little hatch on the pax side.
Brings back some memories, years ago I had a lot of 307’s then 308’s as rental cars through work. One 308 I remember, I was the first renter, it had about 20 miles on it when I collected it. I reversed out of the underground garage at work and tore the rubbing strip clean off the door….I tried to fix it back but had broken off most of the clips. It sort of looked ok until you slammed the door too hard, the the whole thing fell off. Dropped it off at the end of the rental out of hours, never heard another thing 😂
Looks like a winner Matt. Might be worth doing that paintwork if your mechanics don't find anything nasty and unexpected. Aircon is vital in the winter months too due to it's demisting properties. Number plates from "Harrods". The Harrods eh Matt? 😂👍
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Opps! I should really learn to watch to the end before posting 🤔😂
Love the colour coded red wheel 🛞
Another great video.
We bought a cheap 3008, it's not brilliant but it does what it's supposed to do, school runs, country lanes, shopping trips and wife's commute, the worst part of it is the oil dip stick, we do fairly regular oil changes and you just can't see the level on the stick, doesn't matter what angle you hold it to the light either, still, I generally leave it to the misses to check whilst I'm cleaning the Jag 😉
Be interested to see you do a Car Vertical video about recent MOT history - given what it says, what would you realistically take from it as needing doing ASAP, or later on, when you look at expected upcoming costs for a used car?
Great video. This has definitely been owned by someone who has a horse. All the signs are there. The brown carpets, hay in boot, animal-y smell, radio 1, nearside scratches. 100% a horse person.
Hopefully your mate makes a few quid off it.
I was half expecting an anti pollution message and a cloud of smoke from the exhaust on start up. That’s what a family member’s does 😂
Shame it needed so much work Matt thought you were going to lucky there but at least it now has a new set of plates from "Harrods"..😀
Your right about the market moving into the sub 3k market especially good mpg vehicles plus hybrid and electric will also see a strong demand as the energy prices never go down.
I had a company car 308 once. It took me to carry fuses and bulbs everywhere. A decent deep puddle blew all the heads lights bulbs and fuses. I will not miss that car..
Leak on injector 3 is prime tell tale sign the turbo is probably going to give way soon, especially due to mileage but I did read injector seals go causing carbon buildup in the oil and makes it’s way to the turbo and blocks the gauze on turbo feed pipe starving the turbo of oil causing premature damage to turbo. Rest of it all seems pretty easy enough work to the right person but paying a garage to do the work would cost a fortune
rough with the smooth, prob why we watch you... not afraid to admit defeat occasionally. we are human after all. enjoyed that
Well done on not vomiting when you opened the drivers door there Matt!!
Bokk!!
I have my worst car experience with a 308SW, looking back at my children with smoke surrounding them, pulling over and getting the family out. Thankfully it didn’t go up in flames. The car had developed a wiring issues that caused the smoke. I got rid of it
Great video! 👍
What happened with that Navara??? Kept seeing it in videos after, but looks like it’s gone now from the car park?
The last MOT should have given you a clue . Plus somebody was trying to give up smoking
I purchased a car just like on that condition,i would strongly ADVISE after a full proper valet & it's all dry out that you do use/spray with the proper Neutradol Super Fresh Odour Destroyer NOT THE CHEAP STUFF,spray in all the air vents,under the seats,under the boot carpet,in the boot itself & of course inside, Leave for at least 6 hrs & use 1/3 of the can. I repeated this process twice so the horrid smell went completely! Use a air freshener aerosol spray too,it'll get rid of that strong Neutradol that's left behind. The owner will eventually smell that horrid stink in no time & no normal air freshener will get rid of it 😆 I've been cleaning cars for a long time,no Magic tree air freshener is gonna hide the horrid hay bale stench. Worth £750 all day fella. Good video once again 👌
Being Milton Keynes doesn't always signify rental. There are lots of head offices of motor manufacturers and finance compnaies there and they give their staff cars so they have cheap 6 month old vehicles on the road to sell. You will find lots or Mercs and VW Group that have gone through finance, or even the fleet stuff. Not always a bad move to be fair.
Thank you! Hoping next in line will be a 'from small rash to big cash' car👍
I hope so
Always a pleasure.
Next week I bought a Peugeot 206 for £206 😁
Hey mate the mazda 2 cars are the loveliest cars l have ever bought from new from the car show room and my Mazda 2 is a diesel car and l have found that she is very cheap to run and my car is so lovely to drive and she has never let me down
And the insurance is also a bargain a month
Shame about the result but your decision to punt it onwards made sense. Also I was disappointed your Harrods plates weren't gilded! Can I ask what the camera set-up was at 12:58mins and how you managed to pan the image slightly on what was presumably a fixed camera position on the rear pillar, was this done in post by starting a bit zoomed in and just rotating or do you have some fancy bit of kit?
nice one matt
Had a 306 1.9 1997. Great van done 150kmiles bit low light on diesel. Had a 307 after that done 400k kilometers on it.2.0 hdi travelled europe with it. Biggest expense was a clutch at 300k kms . Oh great days. Its still on the road but has since got a gear box. These cars dont like multiple drivers.Very comfy brillant. Moved to toyota. But am returning to pug. In 2023.
Hi matt, thanks for your videos and especially seeing views of the North West, I went to school in Buxton and lived in Bolton for some years. I really enjoy your honesty in the trade, having done an apprenticeship in the trade in High Lane Disley, many years ago. To the point, I live in Germany and have done for many years and in need of a family vehicle, 4 people and sometimes an extra person for long journeys back to Blighty. Any Idea´s that are not French, VW etc, and looking for second hand. Regards Matthew
Good video again Matt!
“Checks to see if there’s no outstanding finance”
Gets distracted “how good does my green E46 convertible look parked up over there”
😂
It's a beater. It's the kind of car that'll make a decent runaround for someone who can perhaps do the repairs themselves, chuck on a mirror from a scrappy and just drive it, not worrying about it getting trashed. There's nothing wrong with that, of course - cars like this fill a need for people who just want transport for as little money as possible. I've mostly driven beaters for nearly 40 years! 😁
Well compared to some of the other tat you've got recently on the channel, this one wasn't that bad. I understand your decision since it would have taken some time to do and a quick sale is preferred. Although I don't like the 308, this one was pretty solid but in need of a suspension overhaul, a set of tyres and some minor bodywork. The engine related bits don't sound too complicated, I've removed the front part of the heatshield without even touching the DPF and if it's loose, probably just missing a bolt or two holding it on so didn't need to be removed and the injector seals aren't too bad to do. But overall as you said, assuming a £600 spend on top of the £500 already in the car would have put at £1100 for a car that could have sold for £1500-1750 I think. Once again, all best and look forward to the next ropey car haha.
It was worth £750 all day,good choice to shift it quick thou.
I'd put that on at £1,500 all day long once sorted.
Brilliant video as usual Matt!
So youre originally from South Africa or ? Just guessing :D
Great video
Great video as usual. Just a quick question, do you not have to use trade plates to drive these vehicles you buy?
Private sales you’re technically supposed to unless you tax and insure it there and then. You might get away if it’s still got insurance and tax left on from the previous owner. Not saying you should drive it but you could
I'm in a desperate need for one of the cars making the cut! ;-)
The used car conveyer belt delivered a right ****hole this time, but if it owes you £300 then I suppose you have a chance. A good clean alone would add a fair bit of value.
Surely, buying the number plates from Harrods will make a bit of a hole in the profits. Mind you, they sell lots of nice Christmas ornaments in the Christmas dept.
Good for you for not littering with the tape!