Hi there just in case the solution is to find among the English speaking friends. Does anybody know whats behind the rumor that the 307 has problems which are so hard (or not) to fix that use-car deales start to swim in 307?s? Thanks for any hint which helps me to make a smart buying decision. Bernd
If you use Google Groups and look back through this group, you will find that the 307 is a bit of a disaster and the 807 does not sound too good either.
I can honestly say that my 307 (HDI-110 D-Turbo) ran like a dream (apart from the cost for the tires at ~£120each, that was a bit of a shock and the windscreen wipers don't wipe to the edge of the screen making right hand turns in rain suicidal, the carpet doesn't fit, and the CD player is unreliable as hell) until the warranty ran out a few weeks ago, now the outstanding fault list is:
Faulty FAP filter, ~£600 to fix Coolant leak, dealer has no idea where the fluid is going Unable to program new keys Suspension bushes need replacing.
Car sucks, avoid like the plague, unless you want to take mine off my hands ;-)
Which is all a shame as when it works I find it a really nice car to drive :-(
C'mon. Ugly? The 307 is a sharp looking car in my opinion and wearing well, unlike the Megane, which already looks dated. Give the 307 credit where it's due. It needs all the credit it can get. Actually, our family 307, after many faults in the first three years, is now working perfectly, apart from a creaking rear door. It's like it's come of age, got over its naughty childhood...
It's out and looks quite nice. Redesigned front end, new rear lights, and a new radio/CD and display. Plus a much better multiplex system (Can-Can) like the 407.
Yup, I guess it's more effective than the CAN_HS / VAN mux'd systems used before, even if it possibly is a CAN_HS / CAN_LS combination. I also hope (and pretty sure) they still use several networks (there were 4 different networks with the older systems, to keep the car working if one of them was failing) with the BSI as a gateway between them.
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