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Brilliant, long wait though. I too had call from my Peugeot dealer today saying my car is on a boat and arriving at the premises mid May, so fingers crossed before end of month.
Cheers Thomas
In the same boat as you, but not with a VW, it’s a Peugeot and was ordered in December 2023 and still no signs of it. I assume they’re built in France which is quite local to us but don’t know if they come on a transporter or ship. In any case deliveries seem considerably slower these days.
Thomas
I wish there was a paper manual available to purchase for 2021 Peugeot 5008 as not able to use online
Hi,
Just changed my 5008 Hdi 130 EAT8 for Citroen C4 Grand Spacetourer 1.5 SHINE Model.. You can download a full manual for 5008 from my Box.net account, click the following link. It’s 12Mb in size. Enjoy
https://app.box.com/s/t7mc83hznda4pqdo5uy2x9yiviwndxix
Kindest regards
John (Rochdale)
Hi,
Just changed my 5008 Hdi 130 EAT8 for Citroen C4 Grand Spacetourer 1.5 SHINE Model.. You can download a full manual for 5008 from my Box.net account, click the following link. It’s 12Mb in size. Enjoy
https://app.box.com/s/t7mc83hznda4pqdo5uy2x9yiviwndxix
Kindest regards
John (Rochdale)
Hi Chris,
I take it you are looking at a Peugeot as a replacement for your present car, if so can I inquire which one would you go for in that brand, or do you have others in mind?
Cheerz
Thomas
Hi Rico,
Re: ‘in the heat we got coming up I would put a mini fridge in the boot’
That’s a really ‘cool’ idea, (pun intended) ????
Thomas
on a pug forum discussing 2017 3008 120w mentioned.
Hi cb2011,
Not far off the mark there, Peugeot actually state 150Watt max.
Maybe I could use the 230v AC output to power my laptop charging plug whilst driving? I believe that it’s recommended to have the engine running during usage.
Thanks for the info,
Thomas
Would imagine its no more than 120w or at a push 150w – all the inverters that I’ve seen with a cig lighter socket are limited to this by the fuse on the circuit. .
Hi SaintsMan,
I thought the same as you, 150W max but wasn’t too sure. Technical are coming back to me tomorrow so I’ll post results here.
Many thanks
Thomas
Hi JS (justsaying),
Thanks for the explanation, I didn’t think there was anything big going on, I just love to accumulate knowledge in areas of interest whilst travelling along on life’s short journey.
Cheers,
Thomas
20% adjustment to their quarterly MDP reward.”
Hi JS (justsaying),
What exactly is this MDP reward and how much does it represent to dealers?
Cheers,
Thomas
I’ve had mine a week now it’s amazing and so nice to drive, when the petrol is low it automatically comes up in the sat nav with all the surrounding petrol stations and the prices which I thought was amazing, you will love it
Hi Craig,
Thanks for the extra info, those are great feature from Peugeot. My 5008 car is due for delivery any time now and I’m currently reviewing any relevant videos on YouTube, even French ones with subtitles. YES, I’m sure that I’ll love it too. ???
Do you know if the 5008 comes with speed camera locations fitted, or if not can this be added, and of course at what cost?
Cheers
Thomas
No problem, I actually turned the voice off on mine as I usually have a female voice in the car telling me what to do already!
Hi vinalspin,
I know exactly what you mean, I don’t even use the Google search engine for information anymore because my wife knows everything. ( only joking dear ) ;
Cheers
Thomas
Hi vinalspin,
Many thanks for the info, brilliant, you’ve answered what I could not find on the web.???
Cheers,
Thomas
Hi Clee-dou,
Thanks for your info, like your were I’m somewhat uneasy with Peugeot at the moment to say the least.
I actually had the VW Sharan HDi 2.0 back in 2013 and unfortunately I’m a little put off with VW cars in consequence. It broke down with just 40 miles on the clock and waited 3 hours for their breakdown service. It was towed back to the main dealers and remained there for a week, not a great start. When the car was 6 weeks old I was on my way back from Leek, near Alton Towers, at 10pm in the evening and with my 86 year mum-in-law, wife, and grand-daughter on board. I was travelling on the country roads towards Congleton when it broke down again and couldn’t get it started. I had no signal on my iPhone so my wife and grand-daughter had to walk about a mile on unlit roads to a private house and ask for help. They were very sympathetic to our situation, phoned the breakdown services for us and even drove my family back to the car. What wonderful people. We waited about 2 hours for the recovery van who then conveyed us home and thereafter delivered the car to the dealers, all this at 2am in the morning. Once again the car was in the dealers for days. The car was never really right all the time we had it, it persistently went into ‘limp mode’ for no reason,(no fault found by the dealer), the fuel gauge dropped to empty when the tank was nearly full, the engine management light came on constantly. Also at the most inconvenient times the DSG gearbox refused to change up or down, the pre-heater system constantly kicked out paraffin smelling fumes which entered the car and made us all sick, plus many other problems which are to numerous to mention. It became apparent from forums that the Sharan, its engine & associated bits were prone to similar failures and thus my wide berth of them now. I’m sure your SEAT torraco 2.0 tdi will be fine, but for me I cannot draw myself towards it’s brand even though it’s a cracking car by all accounts and reviews.
Best wishes, and happy and safe future driving,
Thomas
Hi Craig,
Stands back in amazement, how did you pull that one out of the bag? I ordered my Peugeot 5008 SUV 1.5 BlueHDi GT Line Premium on 2nd January this year at 9:05am, the first trading day of 2019, and haven’t even received a build date as yet never mind a delivery one. My dealer phoned last week with a ‘courtesy call’ to tell me this same info once again. Nothing like rubbing salt in the wound so to speak, do they get some kind of buzz from this? It certainly wears a person down especially as my current car is in the garage yet again and really needs to go ASAP.
All the best with your car 🙂
Thomas
Hi Brydo,
Most interesting ‘leak’, I hope if it comes to fruition that PSA improve their build schedules on these newly acquired lines, for currently the Peugeot 5008 range and similar are taking up to 9 months for build dates. The latter Peugeot scenario is hardly conducive to them capturing new customers when some far eastern manufacturers are easily beating these margins from order to delivery.
Like you and others, I’ll keep an eye on the press and magazines for ‘updates’ and feed back such.
Thomas
Hi everyone,
I called Peugeot customer services yesterday and spoke to two departments, initially a very friendly and helpful chap listened patiently and sympathetically to my request on my Peugeot 5008 SUV 1.5 BlueHDi GT Line Premium build / delivery situation. As he could not access my order details on their system, even with the dealers order number, he transferred my to Customer Care Dept. Once again I spoke intensely to another chap who was likewise sympathetic to my enquiry since my car was ordered on 2nd January 2019. He took full details about supplying dealership, those of myself, and created and gave me a Log Number for my case. He apologetically continued whilst explaining that factory moving and high demand was the cause of delays with the 5008 SUV lines. I must say he was extremely appreciative of the present condition and frustration that myself and other customers were experiencing with their orders, but still could not give any truthful build / delivery times on 5008 SUV’s. In fairness I was impressed with his truthfulness, and whilst it does not alter the current situation, it was reassuring that he didn’t convey the usual BS and verbal diarrhoea that many dealers expel with such ease when approached by their clients. Peugeot asked me not to let the order lay, but to keep on at my dealers for updates, and ring them back midway through May for their production update even though things may be the same.
Thomas
PS: This is my third attempt at posting this, the others did not go for some reason, if it should re-post, please accept my apology for the repeats.
Hi Brydo,
Re: “Drivers tend to love or loathe rain repellents. Fans revel in the way water beads away without the need for wipers, while critics dislike the mist-like smear that follows the sweep of the blades.”
On a personal level I really dislike the smearing which many screen washes leave after a blade sweep, but currently trialling a donated measure of BMW’s product in the bottle at present. This one is good for cleaning bugs etc but still smears the screen even though my son pre-cleaned it and graphited the blades before adding.
As I cannot wash my car personally I take it to a local hand wash garage every two weeks but find the screen smear is worse after they’ve sprayed on the ‘after-wash’ stuff. That product does cause the rain to bead on the bodywork like the screen wash, so maybe that also has a similar rain repellent added to it. However nice the car looks post-wash, it’s a real nightmare to even partially remove the residue from the screen thereafter. On the latter issue we’ve carefully tried Acetone, UPVC cleaner, Fairy liquid, washing powder, dish wash detergent, plus many, many others, none very effective though.??
Any good suggestion from members would be appreciated on proven cost effective screen cleaning methods / products as I’ve spent lots already.
Regards,
Thomas
Hi Clee-dou,
Your feedback reaffirms my conviction that dealers and Peugeot are hoodwinking us into believing that their cars are more readily available than they actually are. This practise is nothing short of deception in its highest form. Neither party deserves custom via Motability or indeed the private when deliberate misinformation abounds so readily within their operations. These practices will ultimately cost them dearly as car buyers become aware of such and avoid them like the plague.
The far eastern car manufacturers must now be rubbing their hands together in joyous anticipation of extra sales revenue thanks to the likes of Peugeot.
Regards
Thomas
If it is built towards the end of May,I will get it in July that’s about 8 1/2 months
Dealer told me 16 weeks, they don’t even bother ringing with updates.Hi Craige
,Based on your reply it looks like it will be October 2019 before I get my car, 10 months from my initial order on 2nd January ?.
Surely Motability can recognised these exceptionally long lead times from manufacturers and yet they still only allow us a meagre 12 weeks before our contract ends for ordering. There is a negative financial aspect for Motability from where I stand, namely, ordered cars not supplied by the contract end will require re-road taxing, re-insuring, attract potential costly repairs as many will have expired their manufacturers warranty [3 years], with further resale depreciation due to extra clock mileage and additional vehicle ageing. I truly cannot rationalise their business philosophy on that basis. I think someone at head office needs to do the maths, maybe then some of the savings made could be used to reduce the schemes Advance Payment premiums, whilst adding the surplus to the organisations overall profitability. Logical to me, everyone gains. ??
Regards,
Thomas
If you order in March ,real date of collection will be November,December . About 6 months waiting
Hi Grzegorz,
Thanks for the info. As stated originally in this post, my Peugeot 5008 SUV 1.5 BlueHDi GT Line Premium was ordered on 2nd January with a build date given as ‘end of June’ this year. Upon re-enquiry it was moved to ‘end of July’ and further more extended to ‘end of August’ which is already 8 months just to its build date. Would I be correct in assuming that ‘build to delivery’ would add extra time to those 8 months quoted, and if affirmative what could that turn out to be?
Peugeot are currently pumping their cars heavily via UK television advertising, but never reveal therein that a purchaser might have to wait in excess of 8 months for delivery if my current situation is used as a guideline. That’s almost like dangling a fixed carrot to a donkeys nose on an extended stick. ?
I’d welcome any others members feedback on this, especially in regard on the ‘Build to Delivery’ time factor.
Regards to all
Thomas
Hi Peter & itdave,
Thanks for both of your replies. itdave’s would seem to confirm the June time-slot as several dealers have now revealed the same to me. One said if any others are promising earlier from factory they are telling ‘porkies’ as we all work from the same online Peugeot sheets. Interesting!
Peter, your December 2018 order and April build with collection is probably correct too as my own main dealer had said previously that I would have got mine in April 2019 if I’d ordered in December. Unfortunately my Motability end lease date forbade such ordering. ;(
Many thanks guys for your contribution, things will come together ‘eventually’, fingers crossed here too.
Thomas
Hi Craig,
I’m somewhat perplexed by the motor industry and their operations these days. They complain that sales are down but fail to woo their prospective customers by returning abysmal vehicle production outputs and consequential extensively long delivery times. I’m aware that buying cars is not like buying tinned peas off shelves in Tesco, but surely with the advanced and mega efficient robotics used in production these days, better outputs must be more easily achievable. It’s therefore not so surprising that new car sales take a hit; a ‘rod for their own back’ fits the bill perfectly. I’ll bet their CEO’s still rake in those mega bonuses though.
Your own years wait fully supports the experiences of my family doctor, so these incidences are probably not isolated and more than likely more common than we hear about.
Kind regards
Thomas
