Hello 307 owners,

I'm from australia, and am looking to get the 2.0 L petrol model. Just
wondering what type of interiors that we can choose from. So far I have
only seen the black with zebra striped seat, which I think look ugly. I
was talking to a guy at Straightaway Motors and he was telling me I
could get some aftermarket seats, but I would prefer not spend extra on
those, and get a different standard interior. I think one of the reasons
that seats might be so ugly, is to encourage people to get the leather
option, a shame really as it wrecks the good looks of the outside.

Also how is the build quality on the MY03 models? Is it really that bad?
This is really putting me off buying peugeots. I have done a bit of
research, and in nearly every review somebody is talking about some
fault such as computer error messages and such. I would much rather
buy a car and forget about it until the next service. 307 sounds like a
hastle in this regard.

I guess the last thing I should ask about is the dealers, specifically the
melbourne ones. Where can I get a good deal? how long does it should
take to get car? Hope I didn't ask too many questions, I still have
more...hehe

Cheers!
rjj

Hi All. I'm a 307XS owner and love it but I am very much looking
forward to the 307CC when it arrives later this year.
I have never enjoyed driving a car more than the 307 and I've driven
many makes and models of other European cars but nothing comes near
the 307 for "value for money". Does any one else agree?

I only have a "front" socket near the gear lever (307XS).  It is only
powered when the ignition is on or switched to the accessory
position.  I just spent a while trying to find this in the Owners
Handbook and it describes correctly that power is only supplied when
switched to accessory.

I therefore assume that this is intentional.  It is probably part of
Peugeot's paranoia about you running the battery down!  I have not
experimented to see if the socket gets switched off when "Economy
Mode Activated" occurs, but I imagine that it does.

So John, if you ask about this at the service, they will probably
tell you that your handbook is faulty and cross out the incorrect
words?

I don't agree with this behaviour of the socket (makes it really hard
to recharge my mobile phone in the car).  I wonder how long before we
delve into the wiring to correct things like this.  Or are they
decided by software and therefore not easily changed by fiddling with
a few wires?

Regards to all
Mark

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>
> I have a 307SW and this is the same as mine.
>
> I too would like to hear from anyone that can further advise on this
> mystery!
>
> Thanks.
>
> ALAN
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>
>
>
> My 307 handbook states that both the front and rear 12 volt
accessories
> sockets are "supplied with the ignition off".
> This is correct for the socket in the boot, but the socket by the
> automatic gear selector is only powered when the ignition key is
> inserted, and turned to the accessories position.
> Is this normal or should I get it looked at when it goes in for the
> first service?
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I have a 307SW and this is the same as mine.

I too would like to hear from anyone that can further advise on this
mystery!

Thanks.

ALAN





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My 307 handbook states that both the front and rear 12 volt accessories
sockets are "supplied with the ignition off".
This is correct for the socket in the boot, but the socket by the
automatic gear selector is only powered when the ignition key is
inserted, and turned to the accessories position.
Is this normal or should I get it looked at when it goes in for the
first service?

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My 307 handbook states that both the front and rear 12 volt accessories
sockets are "supplied with the ignition off".
This is correct for the socket in the boot, but the socket by the
automatic gear selector is only powered when the ignition key is
inserted, and turned to the accessories position.
Is this normal or should I get it looked at when it goes in for the
first service?

--
John (in sunny Dover)

Hello Robert:

I live in the Pennant Hills. No, I have got the "First" GOLD 307 in
Sydney, so no cruise control. BTW, my car is in manual and lucky me
it has saved me a lot of potential nightmares from auto gearbox. I
don't find the cruise control useful, especially in the Sydney
traffic with bumper to bumper.

I had experienced twice with starting problems 7 months ago. But
engine was warm on both cases. My dad's Renault Scenic, I must say
its 2.0L engine is much much much better and smoother than my 307.

So far I have no problems with engine computer management. So far so
good, except some other "quality" issues in my car…easy to fix but
still let u down a bit.


Gary





--- In peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com, "pug307xse" <pug307xse@h...>
wrote:
> Thanks Gary, I live in the Blue Mountains and I have seen a gold
307
> locally as well. Do you have Cruise Control? My problems stemmed
> from the fact I bought the car with Peugeot Cruise Control and the
> L4 computer couldn't see it, so it wouldn't work. It also had
> starting problems when cold, hence the replacement throttle body.
> Replacing the throttle body did nothing, the COM2000 was because
> apparently there is going to be a recall anyway and the L5 ECU
fixed
> both problems. My dealers mechanic believes the poor starting was
> caused by low cranking volts which he attributed to the ECU. Has
> anyone else experienced poor starting on their 307.
>
> Cheers
> Robert
>
> --- In peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com, "GKOSHU" <gkao28@y...> wrote:
> > Hello Robert:
> >
> > Welcome to the group. So far, I have seen 2 "Gold" 307 on the
> Sydney
> > street. Peugeot is going to release new colours on 307CC....eg.
> dark
> > grey, a very elegant colour.
> >
> > So far, no ECU problems or Anti Pollution Fault in my car, but I
> have
> > got a list of other problems from day 1 …..well, most of them
> were
> > fixed. BTW, I am going to "purchase" an one year extension
factory
> > warranty from Peugeot dealer and make sure my car can survive
> until
> > its 40k km birthday party....... in the service depo.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com, "pug307xse" <pug307xse@h...>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > > My name is Robert, I am from Sydney and I have owned an 2.0
Aden
> > Red
> > > 307 XSE since Dec 02. As usual my 307 has experienced a few
> > teething
> > > troubles, but it and the cruise control are going very well now
> the
> > > main ECU has been replaced (thank god for warranty). I note on
> the
> > > site someone mentioned the cherry red is being discontinued, I
> > guess
> > > I may have a collectors item one day.
> > > So far mine has had a new throttle body, COM2000 and L5 Main
> ECU,
> > > but this was all in pursuit of one fault. I have had the
dreaded
> > > Anti Pollution Fault indication once (it cleared itself) and
> > > although I always buy my fuel from the same garage, my dealer
> has
> > > said be careful where you buy your fuel as the O2 sensor is
> > > expensive to replace.
> > >
> > > Thanks to Justin for steering me to the group and I look
forward
> to
> > > finding out how other 307s are getting along.
> > >
> > > Robert

Hello Robert:

Welcome to the group. So far, I have seen 2 "Gold" 307 on the Sydney
street. Peugeot is going to release new colours on 307CC....eg. dark
grey, a very elegant colour.

So far, no ECU problems or Anti Pollution Fault in my car, but I have
got a list of other problems from day 1 …..well, most of them were
fixed. BTW, I am going to "purchase" an one year extension factory
warranty from Peugeot dealer and make sure my car can survive until
its 40k km birthday party....... in the service depo.

Gary




--- In peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com, "pug307xse" <pug307xse@h...>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> My name is Robert, I am from Sydney and I have owned an 2.0 Aden
Red
> 307 XSE since Dec 02. As usual my 307 has experienced a few
teething
> troubles, but it and the cruise control are going very well now the
> main ECU has been replaced (thank god for warranty). I note on the
> site someone mentioned the cherry red is being discontinued, I
guess
> I may have a collectors item one day.
> So far mine has had a new throttle body, COM2000 and L5 Main ECU,
> but this was all in pursuit of one fault. I have had the dreaded
> Anti Pollution Fault indication once (it cleared itself) and
> although I always buy my fuel from the same garage, my dealer has
> said be careful where you buy your fuel as the O2 sensor is
> expensive to replace.
>
> Thanks to Justin for steering me to the group and I look forward to
> finding out how other 307s are getting along.
>
> Robert

----- Original Message -----

From: chass

To: peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 6:54 AM

Subject: Re: [peugeot-307] Whose 307 has got the "Anti pollution fault"?

When the AIRBAGS fired on mine thats the message that come up ||| :-(                                                            

John

   --- Original Message -----

From: moomoonel88

To: peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 3:23 PM

Subject: [peugeot-307] Whose 307 has got the "Anti pollution fault"?

Mine has it...since 6000km
then they fixed it in the 10000km service

1 month after...the APF message appear again...

So annoying
:(

Hi Terence,

The 2.0 auto is definately a better choice than the 1.6 auto if your budget
will stretch that way - the 1.6 is quite dozy, far better as a manual.

Aegean Blue was only introduced recently to the 307 in Australia - it was a
special order colour previously.  But I'm surprised that Sahara Gold is
being chopped - I knew the standard red wasn't selling (I'm not sure why red
isn't fashionable anymore).  One thing's for sure - you won't see Peugeot
dropping silver!

My car has passed 19,000km and will be going in for its 20,000km service in
a fortnight.  The Peugeot service intervals are as they say they are - 20k
swapping between minor ($300) & major ($660).  10k intermediate checks are
supposed to be free between services - I paid $11 for mine (top up of
fluids - and I have to say, I'm sure I at least got $11 worth of Peugeot
washer fluid!).  Sydney dealers are notorious for charging more than
everywhere else (they don't seem to confirm to the Peugeot menu priced
servicing system) - I've seen $200 for oil changes at the 10k intermediate
checks.

I paid $54 for an oil change out in the country at a Peugeot dealer that
sells about 5 cars a month :)

Which dealer did you buy the car from and what have they quoted for
delivery.  I know a list member that can tell you all about waiting times!
I think he holds the record in Australia :)

Regards,

Justin

----- Original Message -----
From: "terencelu2003" <terencelu@...>
To: <peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:40 PM
Subject: [peugeot-307] Australian 307!


> Hello,
> I have been doing some research on the 307. After some test drives
> on the 307 1.6L XS Auto and 2.0L XSE Auto, I have just placed an
> order for the 307 2.0L XSE auto today!
>
> I was shocked when I was told at the dealership, that no more Sahara
> Gold, Aegean Blue or Cherry Red XSEs will be brought into Australia?!
>
> Loved the addition of Cruise Control and auto-dimming rear-view
> mirrors to the 307 MY03 XSE.
>
> I would also like to find out from fellow owners of the 307,
> about "real-world figures" of service intervals to expect from
> owning a 307 in Australia.
>
> Cheers.

Hello,
I have been doing some research on the 307. After some test drives
on the 307 1.6L XS Auto and 2.0L XSE Auto, I have just placed an
order for the 307 2.0L XSE auto today!

I was shocked when I was told at the dealership, that no more Sahara
Gold, Aegean Blue or Cherry Red XSEs will be brought into Australia?!

Loved the addition of Cruise Control and auto-dimming rear-view
mirrors to the 307 MY03 XSE.

I would also like to find out from fellow owners of the 307,
about "real-world figures" of service intervals to expect from
owning a 307 in Australia.

Cheers.

The follow are all available in England as I had them fitted when I ordered
my car last month.

Rear parking sensor
Cruise Control
Dark tinted glass Rows 2 and 3

Hope this is helpful.

ALAN





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I don't have a Peugeot yet, but I will order a 307 2.0 SW Aut. Next
week. Does anybody have a good list of extra options that can be
ordered to the SW. The list on the Finnish peugeot website is a bit
short.

Best Regards
Kristian Salo



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To: peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 3:23 PM

Subject: [peugeot-307] Whose 307 has got the "Anti pollution fault"?

Mine has it...since 6000km
then they fixed it in the 10000km service

1 month after...the APF message appear again...

So annoying
:(



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I don't have a Peugeot yet, but I will order a 307 2.0 SW Aut. Next
week. Does anybody have a good list of extra options that can be
ordered to the SW. The list on the Finnish peugeot website is a bit
short.

Best Regards
Kristian Salo

Mine has it...since 6000km
then they fixed it in the 10000km service

1 month after...the APF message appear again...

So annoying
:(

----- Original Message -----
From: "GKOSHU" <gkao28@...>
To: <peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:57 PM
Subject: [peugeot-307] Just post up a pic of my lovely 307


> hello everyone:
>
> just post up a pic of my lovely 307.....love it!
>
> cheers

You can't hide in that Sahara Gold colour, eh :)

If you have pictures of your car, you're welcome to upload it to the Photos
section.  Just click on Photos, Members Cars, then "Add Photo" and your
car's photo will be placed in our photo gallery - Gary, I've just edited it.

I've uploaded a handful of files which may be interesting - not all are in
English.  There's some info about the 307 CC, a German comparison of the 307
1.6 with the Stilo, Civic, Corolla & Astra, and some brochure and
specification files.  More will be coming over time.  If you come across any
interesting files - you're welcome to add them to the files section (as long
as they're not too big as we have a space limit).

Cheers,

Justin

hello everyone:

just post up a pic of my lovely 307.....love it!

cheers

Hi all,

Name is John and I live in Dover (SE England).  I bought my 307 GLX 2.0 Auto
new in January of this year, and so far I'm very pleased with it. I'm
getting an average of 32mpg which is far better than my previous car (Subaru
2.0 Legacy).
I'm pleased to see that the group has got off to a good start (thanks
Justin) and I look forward to reading and learning more about the 307.

--
John G4SMX

Hi everyone

I am a 307xse 5dr owner from Sydney, Australia
Nice to meet you all

:)

Hello Justin and hello all 307 owners,

My name is Sture and I am from Sweden. I have a Blue 2.0 SX manual,
purchased in july 2001 and one of the first 307 in Sweden, and
I am very satisfied with my car, I'm looking forward to hear from
other owners. Justin, thanks for your mailing list, I think it is
great.

By for now,
Sture

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From: Alan Kilham

To: peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:58 PM

Subject: [peugeot-307] Hello from me!

Hi there.

I'm Alan Kilham and live near Oxford, England.

I a new Peugeot 307SW 2.0HDi SE owner (got mine on 1st March) and am
currently enjoying discovering all the bits and pieces on it!

Is this the 110HP or 90HP model?

So far I am very impressed but have had intermitant faults on....

 

Have you had any problems with the indicator stalk yet?  This is a very common 307 problem.

1. When playing a CD I get "break through" from the radio every 45
seconds or so (almost as if TA had kicked in but there is no TRAFFIC
signal on the display).  I must say that this fault seems to have
disappeared in the last few days so hopefully just a glich.

Unfortunately in Australia, we don't get much RDS functionality, so I can't really help - the only RDS functionality I've come across is the display of the station name in the radio display.  I guess, being a French car, we better get used to electrical glitches.

2. My nearside door mirror failed to deploy when turning on the
ignition (this seemed to happen for a few days after I had handwashed
the car!).  Again this seems to have cleared up (maybe it's dried
out!).

 

Hope this is only a temporary glitch.  My experience with the 307 suggests that a lot of the problems just come up once in a while - and your car being a recent build car augurs well, as most of the problems appear to have been resolved.

Look forward to reading lots of interesting stuff about the 307 on
here.

By the way - anyone know exactly how the 45 seconds lighting delay
works (it's supposed to help you get indoors after you've locked the
doors in the dark)?

 

This is a feature of the automatic headlight system - you need to have this switched on (on & off is toggled by putting the key in the ACC position & pushing in the switch on the end of the indicator stalk for 2 seconds - then the multi function display will display a message). 

 

After you come home at night, and you park your car in the driveway - when you turn the car off, the headlights remain illuminated for 45 seconds, lighting up your path to the door - then they switch off.  I guess this feature is only useful if you park your car in a manner where the headlights can actually light up something useful - as opposed to the wall of the garage.

Thanks.

ALAN

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From: Mark Besley

To: peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:30 PM

Subject: [peugeot-307] Introduction

Hi, my name is Mark and I drive a white 307XS 1.6 litre with manual transmission, Feb or Mar 2002 build, first registered May 2002.

I live in Melbourne, Australia and am a long-time member of the Peugeot Car Club of Victoria.  I have owned many Peugeots over the years - 403 404 504 505.  Currently, in addition to the 307, I have a 505SR familiale (1985) and a 404 sedan (1969).

I am quite happy with the 307 so far - good handling and quite zippy around town, although I sometimes think that the two litre version would be nice to have.  Unfortunately the two litre XSE model costs a lot extra (about $5500) in Australia. 

I haven't had any major problems so far - just the usual indicator stalk problems that gather affect every early model 307, also some problems with trim and carpet fitting.

Lately, the external temperature sensor seems to have gone a bit haywire and randomly displays temperatures about 10 degrees low.  I'm currently debating with the dealer's service department whether this affects the climate control (I think it does and they claim it doesn't).  The car is going in for its 20,000km service next week, so the discussion will continue then!

Regards
Mark

Hi, my name is Mark and I drive a white 307XS 1.6 litre with manual
transmission, Feb or Mar 2002 build, first registered May 2002.

I live in Melbourne, Australia and am a long-time member of the Peugeot Car Club
of Victoria.  I have owned many Peugeots over the
years - 403 404 504 505.  Currently, in addition to the 307, I have a 505SR
familiale (1985) and a 404 sedan (1969).

I am quite happy with the 307 so far - good handling and quite zippy around
town, although I sometimes think that the two litre
version would be nice to have.  Unfortunately the two litre XSE model costs a
lot extra (about $5500) in Australia.  I haven't had
any major problems so far - just the usual indicator stalk problems that gather
affect every early model 307, also some problems
with trim and carpet fitting.

Lately, the external temperature sensor seems to have gone a bit haywire and
randomly displays temperatures about 10 degrees low.
I'm currently debating with the dealer's service department whether this affects
the climate control (I think it does and they claim
it doesn't).  The car is going in for its 20,000km service next week, so the
discussion will continue then!

Finally thanks to Justin for setting up this discussion group - great idea!

Regards
Mark

Hi there.

I'm Alan Kilham and live near Oxford, England.

I a new Peugeot 307SW 2.0HDi SE owner (got mine on 1st March) and am
currently enjoying discovering all the bits and pieces on it!

So far I am very impressed but have had intermitant faults on....

1. When playing a CD I get "break through" from the radio every 45
seconds or so (almost as if TA had kicked in but there is no TRAFFIC
signal on the display).  I must say that this fault seems to have
disappeared in the last few days so hopefully just a glich.

2. My nearside door mirror failed to deploy when turning on the
ignition (this seemed to happen for a few days after I had handwashed
the car!).  Again this seems to have cleared up (maybe it's dried
out!).

Look forward to reading lots of interesting stuff about the 307 on
here.

By the way - anyone know exactly how the 45 seconds lighting delay
works (it's supposed to help you get indoors after you've locked the
doors in the dark)?

Thanks.

ALAN

----- Original Message -----

From: GKOSHU

To: peugeot-307@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:38 AM

Subject: [peugeot-307] Hello to all lucky 307 owners

Hello everyone and hello Justin:

My name is Gary and I am from Sydney, Australia. I drive a "Gold" 307
2.0 L man (MY01 Oct). It is the best car I have ever been driven in
my life. Hope to share some experience on both driving and ownership
with all the 307 owners from the world.

Justin, great effort to put up a mailing list. Well done!

Cheers
Gary




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Hello everyone and hello Justin:

My name is Gary and I am from Sydney, Australia. I drive a "Gold" 307
2.0 L man (MY01 Oct). It is the best car I have ever been driven in
my life. Hope to share some experience on both driving and ownership
with all the 307 owners from the world.

Justin, great effort to put up a mailing list. Well done!

Cheers
Gary

If you're joining the list, I encourage you to just post a small
introduction if you wish, for instance, what car you drive and what
part of the world you come from and anything else you'd like to add.

I'm Justin, from Australia and I drive a Peugeot 307 1.6 XS.  I've
had this car since May 2002 and it's a late February 2002 build car.

Cheers,

Justin

Hi,

Welcome to peugeot-307: The Peugeot 307 Mailing List.  I'm Justin,
the webmaster of The Peugeot 307 Site at
http://users.bigpond.net.au/skystar/peugeot307/.  I'm from Australia
and drive a 2002 Peugeot 307 1.6 XS Auto.

For some time there has been a demand for a forum or mailing list to
compliment the site and this mailing list should help fill this void.

I hope you enjoy your time here and I look forward to many
interesting discussions about the Peugeot 307 on this mailing list.
In the meantime, you're always welcome to visit The Peugeot 307 Site.

Cheers,

Justin