Rinoxy:

Yeah, it was so years ago. Now the 307 is like pure water in Kaduna. Everywhere u go.

You are very correct. 406, 607 and newer models are also like pure water in Kaduna.

Almaigaa:

You are very correct. 406, 607 and newer models are also like pure water in Kaduna.

I'm telling u, like yesterday I saw three 307 cars following each other randomly. Or is it the nbr of 206 too? Meeehn.

RZArecta:
getting reliable mechanics especially outside Lagos is a problem. I walked away from an "expert" I was introduced to in Ph few months ago when he insisted thermostats must be removed in Peugeots which is against what I've learnt here on Nairaland

I just got a Peugeot 307 for my wife. I need a reliable mechanic in Lagos.

Peugeot mechanic full ladipo .J's get to 5star bus stop ask for them.

This comment will annoy a lot of people on this thread, but look, I don't care...Peugeots are one of the most terrible cars you can own/work on as a mechanic.
I'll give my reasons from experience:

1. Peugeot engines are mostly fitted with timing belts and on Peugeots in particular, these belts snap in service. You can find a Toyota engine with timing belt doing 200,000 miles plus on the original timing belt. In fact many Japanese brands can reach this mileage without a timing belt replacement, but you see Peugeot, skip timing belt of 60k miles and see what happens. And once you're ready to change it, you have to replace water pump, idler pulley, tensioner and so on. Though this applies to all other brands too but with peugeot, the frequency of doing this can be frustrating. No to mention the difficulty of finding OEM parts with expensive price tags. I have lost count of the number of times friends call me to seek assistance of broken timing belt while they were on their way to doing something important. So yeah, this is very common with Peugeot.

2. Electronic problems are a huge concern with these cars. You can jam the door too hard and this car will go into "lock mode" where the body systems interface(BSI) will refuse to send a start authorization signal to the ECU(aka brain box) hence immobilizing the car from starting. You go crank tire! To fix this problem, you will need someone with PP2000 or Lexia to restore the handshake between the chip key transponder and the BSI. The worse thing is that it can happen anytime anywhere. Meaning that you can be left stranded in the middle of no where. Another common electronic problem is the Drive-By-Wire(DBW) throttle body that can just refuse to respond, once again you need a specialist to reprogram the throttle body.

3. Automatic transmission problems are almost an unavoidable reality that a Peugeot owner will face at least once in their ownership experience over the years. The terrible thing is that the problems always starts with simple harsh shifts or mild sluggishness and then graduates to loud bangs during upshift or a very unpleasant thump during downshift. It may even decide not to go into gear. This is why you will find that the majority of Peugeot owners choose manual over automatics. They are so problematic!


4. You always need a specialist. You can't just give your Peugeot to a regular Japanese or European mecho and expect him to give you good results all the time. There are electronic problems he can't fix for you no matter how hard he tries because it will cost him money to acquire the diagnostics tooling that will give him that capability. It is easier for Peugeot mechos to work on other brands than it is for other brand mechos to work on Peugeot.

There are lots of things I can say, but from experience, I'd tell you that the least problematic ones among them are the 406s and 206s. You those ones that end with 7, I'm telling you, visit the Peugeot specialist in Ladipo and see how may 307s are there compared to 206 and 406 combined.



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Peugot is not a good brand for the Nigerian environment. Its built for the European world and more suitable for that world