Peugeot Problems

Buffing pads shouldn't be re-used, if that's what has happened the people responsible should be accountable. There are independent   tradesman who can assess your car and give you a report, one of them is Graeme Cuthbert, who can be contacted on 0422 444 335.

There are a number of things you can do; it really depends on how much money you want to spend. You could start by increasing the tyre pressure by three or four psi above the recommended pressure and see if that is enough to do what you want. Beyond that you could fit sportier tyres, you could fit harder suspension bushes, lower the suspension, fit better shock absorbers, and heavier anti-roll bars. If you do want to modify the suspension I would suggest you consult a specialist such as Pedders or K-Mac.

If the car is under warranty go to your Peugeot dealer and have them trace the earth leak; otherwise have an auto electrician do it.

Check the owner's manual, Peugeot's recommended oil is shown there. A 5w-30 premium oil from any of the major brands should be fine.

Generally it was always felt that the air-conditioning of European cars wasn’t up to the task for Australia; that was because there wasn’t the demand for powerful A/C in Europe where the climate is generally milder. But when the European carmakers began to move on to the world market and export their cars to places like America where the demand for good A/C is very high they have improved the performance of the A/C systems in their cars. The cars you say have had good air are cars that are typically built for the US market, those you say don’t have good performance are not. A/C systems soak up quite a bit of engine power in driving the compressor and that has a greater impact on smaller engines than big ones, and again the cars you are critical of have smaller engines, so they will also probably run smaller compressors.

You should at least change the engine oil and the oil filter.

Yours is the only complaint we have received to date, so I would suggest it's not a widespread issue, if indeed is an issue. To have a clutch slipping at such low kilometers is very unusual and I would be sceptical about it.

We contacted Peugeot to get their input on this and we were told that all of the major fuel retail chains supply diesel fuel that is compliant with the current standards in Australia and as a result is in line with the manufacturer's recommendations for Peugeot diesel vehicles.

You need to get an independent assessment of the paint from a specialist. Graeme Cuthbert can be contacted on 0422 444 335. Once you have an independent opinion you can approach Peugeot with confidence that it is a warranty issue the company needs to fix.

Nowhere I'm afraid. Brakes are considered by all companies to be wear and tear items and not covered by the warranty, so it comes down to what is acceptable wear and what is not. In the old days 30,000 km would certainly have been unacceptable, but today it's probably not, certainly not on European cars. You could fit other brands of discs and pads, but you probably won't get the same braking performance as you would with the factory parts.