not another 'which car thread'... well, yes..

[Howard]

You'll also be dissapointed when bits start falling off and stop working... It's an old car. A Xsara is newer, built better and more reliable

[J4MES]

I wonder how many more times I have to explain this particular one but here we go..

Becuase of people like yourself who think looks and perceived image are the most important thing when buying a car. They think OMG LOL THE 306 IS WELL SPORTY and buy one. They don't even give the Xsara a second thought, they dismiss it as a dull looking Citroen and go and spend a fortune on an old 306. They don't know or care that they are basically the same car.

Supply and demand, simple as that. You also seem under the impression the DTurbo is some sort of amazing sports model. It isn't, it doesn't have different suspension - the most it will have had is something like 15mm lower from the factory, if that. It's a diesel 306.

I knew the answer - i was making a point - image!

The D Turbo had different suspension and alloys than standard... it has 92 bhp, so i'm not pretending it's a fast as a TT say... we're beating about the same bush, and it's really boring now - shall we agree to disagree?? you'd have a Xsara, me a 306..

[J4MES]

Becuase of people like yourself who think looks and perceived image are the most important thing when buying a car

was that 'cos i drive a TT??

[javalord]

I wonder how many more times I have to explain this particular one but here we go..

Becuase of people like yourself who think looks and perceived image are the most important thing when buying a car. They think OMG LOL THE 306 IS WELL SPORTY and buy one. They don't even give the Xsara a second thought, they dismiss it as a dull looking Citroen and go and spend a fortune on an old 306. They don't know or care that they are basically the same car.

Supply and demand, simple as that. You also seem under the impression the DTurbo is some sort of amazing sports model. It isn't, it doesn't have different suspension - the most it will have had is something like 15mm lower from the factory, if that. It's a diesel 306.

Have you drove a 306 DTurbo? If not, why give your opinion when its based on total hearsay?
Clearly from what you've described so far, shows thats not the case. The DTurbo 306 was loved by many for good reasons, and hated by some who got stung by Peugeot's mediocre quality control.

[Konan555]

Have you drove a 306 DTurbo? If not, why give your opinion when its based on total hearsay?
Clearly from what you've described so far, shows thats not the case. The DTurbo 306 was loved by many for good reasons, and hated by some who got stung by Peugeot's mediocre quality control.

I can only imagine it was loved for it's MPG?

[javalord]

I can only imagine it was loved for it's MPG?

[Fox]

Have you drove a 306 DTurbo?

Yes thanks, and it was a good car. There are many things about it that are good, the absolutely brilliant XUTD engine for one. Unfortunately for the 306, all of them also apply equally to the Xsara.

[J4MES]

Yes thanks, and it was a good car. There are many things about it that are good, the absolutely brilliant XUTD engine for one. Unfortunately for the 306, all of them also apply equally to the Xsara.

the XUD engine you mean? why unfortunate for the 306?

[javalord]

Yes thanks, and it was a good car. There are many things about it that are good, the absolutely brilliant XUTD engine for one. Unfortunately for the 306, all of them also apply equally to the Xsara.

Unfortunately meaning the Xsara has all those quality's and flaws at a lower price if your not as image concious?

Slight problem there, people do put image as a high priority on their list, hence the demand for them.

If I knew the Xsara was the 306 underneath, I myself would have gone the Xsara way if it really does have those characteristics... although something tells me it doesnt, as not many people mentioned this fact when I did some research.

[Fox]

If I knew the Xsara was the 306 underneath, I myself would have gone the Xsara way if it really does have those characteristics... although something tells me it doesnt, as not many people mentioned this fact when I did some research.

So you think they are not mechanically identical simply because nobody told you they were when you did research? Errr, nice logic there

[javalord]

So you think they are not mechanically identical simply because nobody told you they were when you did research? Errr, nice logic there

No i mean characteristics, there must be some differences. So you expect it to be identical underneath ? Whatever

[Fox]

So you expect it to be identical underneath ? Whatever

Errr yes, why wouldn't it be? You do realise Peugeot and Citroen are... the same people?

It's exactly the same deal with the Saxo and the 106 and to a lesser extent becuase of the hydraulic suspension, the 405 and the BX..

[J4MES]

So, with the 306 being based on the ZX, does that mean the Xsara is the same too? Didn't think so... it's like comparing a TT to a Golf ('it's all the same underneath') - no, some components are shared, but they're very different cars... javalord is right about characteristicts - it's not just image, it's the finished product which is > the sum of all the parts, shared or otherwise...

[schmunk]

VW - Golf, Bora/Jetta, Golf Plus, Beetle
Audi - A3, TT
Seat - Leon, Altea
Skoda - Octavia

Same platform. Same car? Some you'd rather have over the others?

[J4MES]

Megane/Laguna DTi opinions?? Anything I should know?

[jamena]

Megane/Laguna DTi opinions?? Anything I should know?

it's a Xsara in disguise!*


















*it isn't really, I just wanted to say it