You get used to it pretty quickly tbf, I don't mind it now on my GTi 😂

Except if you're a bit slow in the head, you adapt instantaneously and it feels the same as a normal rev counter i can jump in and out of the 308 gti to another car and don't even notice something is different

It actually makes more sense when you get used to it because the needle is in the center of your vision.

I thought that also, but got used to it in first two minutes 😊 Analog speedo on the other hand is completely useless! Waste of space... It looks nice but is unreadable, you have to pay full attention on it if you want to read it. Thankfully, digital one is there 😂

I never had problem with that and I own this car for 7th year now 👍😅

how is the reliability?

@RichardJ.Schueler not bad! I've had a couple issues with mine but I found out a while after I bought it that it was tracked several times and not maintained properly, so that's mostly been to blame. On the whole they're pretty solid cars

@@asmedia5220 seems like a very good daily, thanks

@@RichardJ.Schueler i rented one for 3 days it's superb in many aspects except the suspension is too stiff for daily use! otherwise very good car.

Peugeot has long made some really solid hot hatches. the 205 GTi was a fun little thing. it's great that they're keeping it alive with the modern series

The 308 GTi has great fuel consumption too! Averaging 38mpg atm with mine and I have a heavy right foot 🤣 I've seen 55mpg+ on a motorway run

@@asmedia5220 It's crazy. I have a friend with a 208 GTI which not only can use lower octane than my Corsa OPC which must run on 98 by what the manufacturer set, but he still gets much much better fuel economy than me all around. It's un-proportionate to what I have and we still have the same engine displacement in size and power.

@@royliber3824 makes no sense 🤣

Yep my partner owns a 208 GTi and she thinks it's on the rally track at all times. 45mpg average. Seriously crazy efficiency

Not sure if you've owned a French car before but they are notoriously unreliable and expensive to maintain. Most people aren't gonna pick a French car when the Japanese or German alternative is similar price brand new, and doesn't plummet in resale value. I'm speaking from experience having owned a Citroen xsara vts (second hand) because it was dirt cheap. One of the worst cars I've owned. Never steered straight and super unreliable. Mileage wasn't even that high, bought it at 82k km, sold at 110k. French food is good, cars are generally rubbish.

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Correct, actually he mentions Hyundai right after asking the "I30"

Yeah, in French the letter I is pronounced like the English letter E, so it wouldn't surprise me that he was talking about the i30N

@@its_Tazz Same in Dutch, which Misha speaks

How does this compare to a i30n?

Get a garage to check the condition of the pistons in the 4 pot front calipers ASAP & consider upgrading the pistons to Godspeed Brake's Stainless Steel Pistons set which they sell/produce... It'll save you some money in the long run. The OEM pistons in the 4 pot calipers are prone to failing/seizing... Which will cause/causes premature wear on the discs and pads and they'll then also need replacing sooner due to the above. OEM discs & pads from Peugeot are very expensive, but (when they need doing/replacing) godspeed brakes also sell an alternative set which are arguably better performing and cheaper than the OEM discs/pads Peugeot offer... It's definitely worth doing before anything else/asap (if they haven't already been done)

@@t011md95 nice info.

there´s a nice video of a 308 going after a TCR...with 4 people...

Is it better than a Golf GTI of the same years?

​@@lakinnenlako6883 Yeah it's got more power better brakes and is better set up

@@teabagtowers3823 👍

RCZ with the 1.6 thp the problem motor🙄, the Audi TT wanabee, give me an MX 5 with RW drive, not a car with FW drive.

The only thing you'd want would be a 306... :-p

one question sir, what about reliability and maintenance

@@leandrorabellino7082 I don't own this car so I don't know. I've just said that I really like it. Reliability and maintenance - a lot about that depends on the previous owners and how you take care of the car - besides that show me a car that doesn't have any problems.

@@slashednoodles Haha, 306 is also an interesting car, especially with its lift of oversteer.

@@leandrorabellino7082 I own this car for 7th year and not a single issue. I have video on my channel. Long term ownership..👍 Great car and super reliable

Well I'd be too if I saw Misha looking for camera under the seat while pushing 150+ 🤣

I am thinking that I sell my 2017 bmw 430i for this car. This car is not premium but more reliable and has fun.

what about the engine issues everyone is talking about?, it was the main thing that kept me out of one, despite being a very good drive; all those horror stories about engine failures...I guess for you they remained just that, stories of nothing has gone wrong with it in the last 9 years.

What engine failures? The one in the gti is probably one of the most reliable 1.6thp engines.

@@eugenux engine issues? There is no engine issues with these cars pal. These engines are solid They're nowhere near normal Prince engine if you think them. These are partly forged from factory so They're really good. I am on all 308 GTi groups and I don't know about single person having engine failure 🤔 there are guys with nearly 200k km as well. I know some too.

@@lok687 that's exactly what I just responded to him. I don't know anyone from 308 GTi groups having engine failures at all. Plenty of them driving on circuits too and all good

I remember watching your reviews about the car, told you i had a GT. Tomorrow i will get my 2018 GTI 🔥🔥 also Coupe Franche

I do the same 😂

They are a good 100 kilos more...

@melaniezimmermann-jv7th and where did you find that? Everywhere it say 1205kg .. Obviously that's minimum kerb weight😉

​@pk-dn5sj everywhere says 1205 but it is not the actuall weight. 1300 it is. Own one weighted one.

@@koenduro5578Do you have the pan roof &/or Denon sound system? They add huge weight. I have neither and have lightened my modified car so it’s close to the 1200kg. With over 300bhp & 400nm, it’s a wickedly capable car and surprises many in the road and track!

​@pk-dn5sj Peugeot was being cheeky announcing 1T2, probably dry weight or something of the sort. They had to tuned down the engine to 263HP towards the end and suddenly the new weight was above 1T3. Because they were finally being realistic.

I have one too and believe me it’s not even close to type r or Megane rs or vw 7r

@@florijankuruc4327 U mean it’s better or worse 😅?

I think megane rs is definitely the best one ​@@yardenbandahan1272

Do it please. 👍

Bisch aus St gallen?

@@Gokuuuuu13 nope

@@yanpeyer5686 dachte wärst ein Kolleg von einem Freund, der hat auch etwa 320 ps bei seinem 308er 😁

@@Gokuuuuu13 easy, viel mehr kriegst du "legal" aus der Kiste nicht raus.

yeah, the French know how to make a FWD based car handle well. I recently had the opportunity to push a 508 PSE a little harder, handling was great too, which is not something you would expect from a wagon hybrid

no, reason is the thp motor that is a disaster in reliability

@@Kamui.. for example?

@@deutsch323 Problems with timing, turbo, cooling, cylinder head gasket. 1.6 THP is horrible

​​@@Kamui.. This isnt a THP youve talking about, its different engine with all the internals changed...

⁠@@Kamui..Wrong. That was the Thp version of the engine. In the early days when BMW had it. It was co-developed between Peugeot & BMW. Peugeot there after ironed out all the issues. Zero issues with this 270bhp version. It’s truly epic.

godspeed brakes do a much cheaper front disk alternative to the oem.

How much it cost?

and also too stiff suspension for daily use lol

@@gospodinx6657 When the car appeared on the market, the cost of one brake disc was about 12k PLN = about 2.5k+ Euro.

Ciekawa sprawa. Ale pewnie myśleli: "skoro to jest Peugeot to musi być tanio" :)

Yep. The french accent took the lead haha

I cant wait

Incroyable comme il a lâché ça en détente 🤣

Great for a RHD car, slightly offsets the driver's weight causing the opposite issue (when you've got no passenger) 😄 306 GTi-6 is still my dream car, even after 3 years daily driving a Porsche! Just can't convince myself to put 10k miles a year on a car that old...

They're indeed more to find on amateur rallyes than on the nurb