What I will say is that I find it unbelievable that Peugeot can put a £50,000 price tag on a vehicle and yet charge a further £600 for very necessary basic safety measures.
POPS ; this is Peugeot’s new business model alas.
I would very happily have had another 208 GT after having had my current one for almost 3-years at the end of this month. My current 208 GT Premium comes with all the bells n whistles… well, at least it did 3-years ago when I collected it. If memory serves me right, the AP at the time was around £495.00.
I sat and had a chat with my Peugeot dealer recently & we went through the options on the new facelift 208 GT – the GT being the top of the range. I would have to add heated seats on the new 208 (£500), adaptive cruise control (£300), front & rear cameras with blind spot monitoring (£300), and satnav (£400). Add the AP of the car (£199) and that comes to £1,699.00.
The new 208 GT comes with non of the above. If I was flush (I’m certainly not), it would be no problem. After all, it’s a car that I shall be handing back in 3-years time for someone else to enjoy all my added options!
Instead, I’ve ordered the new Clio 145 Esprit Alpine which comes with ALL of the above as standard… and even a heated steering wheel thrown in for good measure. The AP was £595.00 (gone up to £695.00 in Q2) – so sad to say that Peugeot, I’ve loved the 208 you built… but stop thinking you’re Audi or BMW – cos you’re not! Try remembering your loyal fans & buyers of many years standing Peugeot Motor Company!