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It's that time of year when thoughts turn to getting a new car, so with the Peugeot dealer being a mere 10 miles away we decided to have a look at the new 3008. Very impressive visually, it was a GT Line on display with an impressive standard equipment list which would cost a small fortune with Audi.
We are going to organise a test drive, the dealer is happy with an hour's drive but they only have a 1.2 petrol manual available and the salesman was really pushing that engine. 1.2 in my very hilly location is surely going to run out of puff. The 1.6 diesel is slow, I've seen milk turn quicker. The 2.0 litre is better but the cost of that puts me back into Audi Q3 territory. Best option seems to be a 1.6 petrol, my only worry is how good is the auto box, especially as I've been used to the VW Group DSG for the last six years.
I have to admit I'm struck by the car. Having looked at the new VW Tiguan an hour or so before which the wife did not like the driving position at all, the 3008 scores better in the quality of the cabin. I wanted to look at a Golf GTD but I was told to act my age not my shoe size.
The 3008 is certainly high on my list. I'll have to ring around other dealers to see if I can get a drive in a 1.6. |
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