Seriously Considering a Peugeot 5008. Why or Why Not?

**lancevp** · May 28th, 2013 10:55 PM

My two cents worth, as someone who has owned a Peugeot 5008 for 2 years. It is not really comparable to any of the vehicles mentioned in this thread, certainly not the Sta. Fe and similar vehicles mentioned. I find the Peugeot to be extremely maneuverable, zippy and fun to drive -- not like any other MPV or SUV. It rides like a car, not an MPV. And it's very fast, although the Philippine model may not be as fast because my 5008 is not diesel and instead uses a gasoline engine sourced from BMW (3-series). The seats are also very easy to fold, in many different ways, so loading is a cinch. Never had a problem with it in the 2 years I've used it and it's very frugal. My purchase price was much higher -- in Singapore (where I am based), it costs over P5million, but I still consider it a good buy. The interior is ok. Although the materials used are not comparable to the German makes, they are not cheap either. I believe the vehicle that could offer a comparable value is the Kia Carens, except that Kia Philippines bungled its pricing in the Philippines. Check out the reviews. 5008 was MPV of the year in Europe so it's a good vehicle. I think it is priced right. The only question mark is the dealership, and we have yet to see whether or not it will offer decent support.

**basti08** · May 28th, 2013 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by lancevp

My two cents worth, as someone who has owned a Peugeot 5008 for 2 years. It is not really comparable to any of the vehicles mentioned in this thread, certainly not the Sta. Fe and similar vehicles mentioned. I find the Peugeot to be extremely maneuverable, zippy and fun to drive -- not like any other MPV or SUV. It rides like a car, not an MPV. And it's very fast, although the Philippine model may not be as fast because my 5008 is not diesel and instead uses a gasoline engine sourced from BMW (3-series). The seats are also very easy to fold, in many different ways, so loading is a cinch. Never had a problem with it in the 2 years I've used it and it's very frugal. My purchase price was much higher -- in Singapore (where I am based), it costs over P5million, but I still consider it a good buy. The interior is ok. Although the materials used are not comparable to the German makes, they are not cheap either. I believe the vehicle that could offer a comparable value is the Kia Carens, except that Kia Philippines bungled its pricing in the Philippines. Check out the reviews. 5008 was MPV of the year in Europe so it's a good vehicle. I think it is priced right. The only question mark is the dealership, and we have yet to see whether or not it will offer decent support.

What engine does it share with BMW? The only petrol engine I saw offered in the 5008 is the 1.6L Turbo, which I think would make it more related to a Mini (Cooper S). Is there anything else sir?

**lancevp** · May 29th, 2013 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by basti08

What engine does it share with BMW? The only petrol engine I saw offered in the 5008 is the 1.6L Turbo, which I think would make it more related to a Mini (Cooper S). Is there anything else sir?

Not really sure about the actual BMW model -- I vaguely recall some reviews mentioning it a couple of years back when I was doing my research. Peugeot and BMW have a history of cooperating on engine development (e.g., Prince engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and the Peugeot engine that won the international engine of the year last year was co-developed by Peugeot and BMW. The important point about the engine is that it is quite good. Another important point which needs to be stressed, that I did mention, is that this is not the engine used in the Philippine model. Nevertheless, I only meant to share my favorable experience with the brand.

**basti08** · May 29th, 2013 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by lancevp

Not really sure about the actual BMW model -- I vaguely recall some reviews mentioning it a couple of years back when I was doing my research. Peugeot and BMW have a history of cooperating on engine development (e.g., Prince engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and the Peugeot engine that won the international engine of the year last year was co-developed by Peugeot and BMW. The important point about the engine is that it is quite good. Another important point which needs to be stressed, that I did mention, is that this is not the engine used in the Philippine model. Nevertheless, I only meant to share my favorable experience with the brand.

Peugeot's engines are really at the limit punchy. Pulls strongly to the redline. I remember back in the AFOS (Asian Festival of Speed), the Peugeot 306s (then) can really hunt Integras(DC2), Civics(EK4) and Primeras. It scared the hell out of them.

**GTi** · May 29th, 2013 12:28 AM

Personally, I consider the 5008 rather expensive. After all, it is just a compact MPV. But then I suppose you do get what you pay for.

My concerns with this car are dealer support, maintenance cost and parts supply. The same with many European brands, the dealer network is sparse (at least for now) and spare parts are hard to source outside of the casa, are most likely very expensive, and may take very long to arrive if it has to be sourced from Europe. It may be a good car, but may prove to be a big headache in the long run, which is exactly the case with Philippine Opel car owners right now.

**speed_kills** · May 31st, 2013 12:54 AM

Nothing against the brand but my analysis for Peugeot's brand positioning is difficult as it is neither premium, value for money, or known for high reliability.

Also, Peugeot (just like Opel) has been a failed car brand here just a few years ago. Therefore, resale might even be more difficult compared to say Volvo which is in a similar situation for quite some time.

Even among my European friends, they consider brands like Fiat/Peugeot as cheap brands and they rate Japanese cars higher while German cars the highest.

So I also recommend to cross shop with the new Kia Carens since it's in a similar class and the latest model looks very nice.

**Syuryuken** · May 29th, 2013 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by lancevp

Not really sure about the actual BMW model -- I vaguely recall some reviews mentioning it a couple of years back when I was doing my research. Peugeot and BMW have a history of cooperating on engine development (e.g., Prince engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and the Peugeot engine that won the international engine of the year last year was co-developed by Peugeot and BMW. The important point about the engine is that it is quite good. Another important point which needs to be stressed, that I did mention, is that this is not the engine used in the Philippine model. Nevertheless, I only meant to share my favorable experience with the brand.

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