27-02-2015, 07:55 PM
(25-02-2015, 09:41 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Old Peugeots are all about as solid as tin foil in a crash...Only difference is you have more bonnet to get through in a 306.
Pah, it's all relative. For example, drive a 205 (or Procta's Metro) and by comparison a 306 feels like it's built like a tank
A late 106 isn't that bad from a safety point of view. Sure, I'd not like to hit a tree or something heavy like a 4x4 head on in one, but it's got some modern safety features in it and was designed with at least some vague thought to crash safety. To give you some idea, my other half hit armco at 70mph in her 106 (and a couple of years later rolled a Saxo at 40mph+) and she's still here to tell the tale.
Unsurprisingly with that sort of track record though in French hatches, I don't tend to let her drive my 205...
1990 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1991 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 16v // 1992 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1999 Peugeot 306 HDi Estate