2013 Peugeot 107

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 08/09/2016 at 05:15 • Filed to: None

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Only 12'000 miles, well looked after. AC ALREADY broken. Not like it’s really warm and were doing 11 hours driving today. Oh wait yep thats exactly what were doing. I already hated this car. Better get it booked in before the warranty expires.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 05:28

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AC problems wouldn’t have happened on a Twingo....

Says the guy who had his fan speed regulator break at 20.000km, meaning a full dash out repair was needed. Luckily I still had CPO warranty left. It’s a 50 cent part btw, so yeah that would have been a bad parts/work cost balance.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/09/2016 at 05:31

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I dont even have AC on the Twingo haha. Nor do I on the bmw. I really need to buy a car with working AC some day.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 05:35

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Luckily the UK is not that hot, haha

samssun > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 05:36

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Roll down windows, drive faster, stop buying French cars, repeat.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/09/2016 at 05:42

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Haha it is in the south this time of year.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > samssun 08/09/2016 at 05:43

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If I roll down the windows the resistance will stop the car haha.

Svend > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 05:44

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I don’t mind the look of the 107/Aygo/C1 but what really let’s it down is that hideous bit on the centre console with the heater unit, just looks like an afterthought.

Up till now I’ve never had AC, you know where we are there isn’t much call for it, but the Skoda has a tri-zone system and it’s actully nice to have.

duurtlang > samssun 08/09/2016 at 05:52

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stop buying French cars

It’s a rebadged Toyota Aygo...

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 05:55

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Oh right, I forgot you were moving down south.

My uncle told me there will be an European Cobra meeting on/around Hayling Island the first weekend of september he will be attending with either his Cobra or Cobra Daytona Coupe. I don’t know if that is close to you, but if you want the chance to see around 100 Cobra (replicas) at once, I can only reccommend it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Svend 08/09/2016 at 06:06

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The interior as a whole isnt the best, especially the seats. Ive never had it but i wish i did.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/09/2016 at 06:10

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Thats not actually too far from me, may be able to check it out.

Echo51 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 06:10

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Aaaaand you’re sure it’s not either accidental defect(rock into condenser) OR mistreatment/misuse? Some say you’re supposed to have the AC on all the time to keep it healthy.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Echo51 08/09/2016 at 06:12

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It was used fairly often, maybe 50% of the time.

Nick Has an Exocet > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 06:21

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Confirmed. This is a problem with most French cars. Can’t overcome air resistance.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Nick Has an Exocet 08/09/2016 at 06:24

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They will just surrender, with the white flag causing extra resistance.

(Joking, I drive a Twingo myself, which is able to reach 170kmh, going down hill slightly)

Svend > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 06:24

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I think they took the cost cutting a little too far when a simple, heat range dial and a fan speed dial were all that was needed.

Hopefully you’ll be fine with just fans rather than full AC.

Laurence > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 06:46

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God. Over the years, my parents have had more PSA cars than I can count, and only the one’s had AC that consistently and noticeably worked. This must be a more common problem than I thought

samssun > duurtlang 08/09/2016 at 07:22

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Stop buying Toyota non-cars too.

samssun > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 07:23

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Add a German turbo. Something something looking for the reich metaphor.

Funktheduck > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 07:31

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I'd be more concerned with the steering wheel being on the wrong side of the car

Illegitimus Prime > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 07:52

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That’s a shame, my wife really likes these. Any other issues or known issues?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Svend 08/09/2016 at 08:07

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Hoping it’s an easy fix under warranty! Our family has had many cars with A/C, but most were discharged and we weren’t worried about it, so we never bothered to get them sorted. My old Subie had it, but it didn’t work. Current car doesn’t have it at all :)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Illegitimus Prime 08/09/2016 at 08:46

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Water pump on older models (pre 2008 I believe) engines can get very rough as they age if not fully cared for. Can go through clutches quickly too. Otherwise they seem somewhat reliable.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 09:21

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Are you from Australia? Because your comma is upside down.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/09/2016 at 09:23

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I like to use an apostrophe COME AT ME BRO.

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 08/09/2016 at 09:53

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...made in the Czech Republic. There’s nothing French about it except the Peugeot lion.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 09:56

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I hired a 107 once, fitted with the automated manual. Didn’t like autoroute speeds much (too small and noisy) but otherwise fine.

Yes, the AMT was fine too despite all the hate they get. You do need to be gentle with the accelerator at low speeds though as compared to a torque converter ‘box.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/09/2016 at 10:15

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oq   o

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin 08/10/2016 at 04:13

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This one was a manual and actually cruised surprisingly well. The clutch was extremely vague so maybe the automatic isnt such a bad idea in one of these...