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?

**priust** · May 28th, 2013 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by fourtheboys96

OT. What happened to your Prius? Do you still drive it?

Love that one. Consistently gets 21Km/liter, heavy traffic or freeway. Sold it. Going to replace it with 2013 Santa fe in 2 weeks unless someone can convince me to get the 5008. The glass roof and leather is really nice on the 5008 but thats about it.

I guess i need to change my handle (priust). lol

**basti08** · May 28th, 2013 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by priust

Love that one. Consistently gets 21Km/liter, heavy traffic or freeway. Sold it. Going to replace it with 2013 Santa fe in 2 weeks unless someone can convince me to get the 5008. The glass roof and leather is really nice on the 5008 but thats about it.

I guess i need to change my handle (priust). lol

Nice. That's almost 50 mpg huh? Btw, is there a Peugeot dealer now in PA (I assume that Pennsylvania)? Or in North America in general? I think you'd have to stick with SF.

**priust** · May 28th, 2013 11:46 PM

There is a bit of misinformation here. The peugeot 5008 in the Philippines is all diesel. - 1.6 and 2.0. The 1.6L got that eHDi which is similar to a hybrid with SMG like transmission with a small backup battery that turns off the engine when sitting on traffic. Dont know if the AC still works on stop and go traffic because unlike the prius with an electronically driven compressor, peugeot ac compressor i believe is still connected to the engine. The honda hybrid i think works like the peugeot, when the engine stops during traffic, compressor stops as well.

The 2.0 which is the one I was eyeing is the allure model with automatic transmission and higher hp rating. The maintenance with oil change cost Php 12k every 5K km which i think is a bit steep.

**priust** · May 28th, 2013 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by basti08

Nice. That's almost 50 mpg huh? Btw, is there a Peugeot dealer now in PA (I assume that Pennsylvania)? Or in North America in general? I think you'd have to stick with SF.

No peugeot dealer in the US yet. I am going to buy SF in the Philippines. Moving there in a week hopefully for good. I would like to buy a prius but it cost 2.25M. Ayaw kasing bilisan ang implementation ng Senate Bill 2856. Bakit kasi ang mahal ng hybrid sa pinas. oh well.

**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.

**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.

Don't rely on wikipedia it can be be edited by anyone