Dano's Daily Boring Boaty Bus..

[Dano]

AKA: Boaty bus, for short

So my clio died.. snapped inlet valve :(

needed a car to get me about Asap for work and stuff..

it needed to be cheap.. comfy.. spacious.. look half decent, and not be a complete mess!

found this in a local garage,
Was up for £1580 with no tax and petrol light was on..

bit of haggling and a deal was done on a handshake

£1200
89k miles
FSH - 4 owners, last 3 were same family
6 months tax (£110)
11 months mot
full tank of petrol
3 months warranty (what could go wrong?)

Picked it up yesterday and already covered the best part of 100 miles in it, Couldn't have asked for a better car on the quick!

So what is it..?

2003 Peugeot 307 'S' 1.6 16v 5 door, in black! :fcuk:

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Rubbish pictures I know.. was in a rush :P

Faults? (what are those?)

clutch biting point is really high.. doesnt slip and pulls great in all the gears, just takes a while to get used to

Previous owner was wolverine i think.. paint around the doorhandles is covered in light scratches

boot and drives door and roof have a small dent about the size of a 5p, not damaged the paint so should pull out (giggidy)

slight scuff on the front bumper!

Exhaust rattles, think its a bracket gone, easy fix :)

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Okay so its not everyones cup of tea.. but it super comfy, quiet, easy to drive, More economical than my clio was (not hard), bags of room, looks tidy, it has an awesome pioneer(lol) headunit which matches the interior pretty well, the speaker seem to be uprated they sound Awesome! and most importantly it actually drives!

Plans? err.. keep it some what standard, drive it and hope it lasts for 6-8 months while I decide what I actually want to drive (Leaning towards mk5 golf gti) and then give it to the misses after she passes her test

Standard wheels are only 15" and 195 / 65 / 15 tyres are comical, but the wheels dont have a single mark on them! which suprised me the most lol

I would like some bigger wheels, smaller tyres, and a slight drop 40mm?

dont want to ruin the ride but that arch gap.. could move an immigrant family in!

This isnt a progress thread as such.. but ill add new pictures when / if i change anything

Comments / opinions / ideas welcome!

Cheers

[chompy]

Welcome to the 307 club! I have the SW 1.6 16v. I fucking hate it haha.

The high biting point is normal. Mines is the same.

I've been through 4 centre sections of exhaust as they snap at the clamp to the back box. 3 sets of drop links, 2 sets of balljoints, 6 springs and 1 engine. All in 4 years of ownership.

Also chews through headlight and brake bulbs, dash bulbs. Electric windows don't go up sometimes....the list goes on!

[chompy]

Oh and i also have major lacquer peal and rust on the back end...

[Dano]

Welcome to the 307 club! I have the SW 1.6 16v. I fucking hate it haha.

The high biting point is normal. Mines is the same.

I've been through 4 centre sections of exhaust as they snap at the clamp to the back box. 3 sets of drop links, 2 sets of balljoints, 6 springs and 1 engine. All in 4 years of ownership.

Also chews through headlight and brake bulbs, dash bulbs. Electric windows don't go up sometimes....the list goes on!

Oh and i also have major lacquer peal and rust on the back end...

Looks like I chose a goodun then :P

It ticked all the boxes, drove well, didnt feel slow (test drove some sheds and walked away with out saying a word!)

its super comfy compared to my stripped out caged n fixed bucketed clio with a stupidly loud exhaust

Like i said, dont expect everyone to like it, even if you do own one ;)

as stop-gaps go.. i thought it was pretty tidy!

[chompy]

Looks like I chose a goodun then :P

It ticked all the boxes, drove well, didnt feel slow (test drove some sheds and walked away with out saying a word!)

its super comfy compared to my stripped out caged n fixed bucketed clio with a stupidly loud exhaust

Like i said, dont expect everyone to like it, even if you do own one ;)

as stop-gaps go.. i thought it was pretty tidy!

you've been lucky :p

Does yours have armrests? it's the best feature IMO.

Can't go wrong for the price TBH, I intend to sell mine for about that at the end of the year :y: