Yeah, I'm a keen cyclist so barely drive at all myself, and Woman is retiring at 36 years old due to MS so won't be driving to work any more. It's rare it'll be doing a journey over 30 miles, and the engine is up to the task of occasional touring mileages. I'm wary of the 4 cylinder petrols - they're about to be replaced, and they're big problems with the cam gear and valve/head damage as they age. PSA are only keeping the high output turbo versions and replacing the 1.4 and 1.6 NAs with the turbo erosion of the 1.2.
I driver the 115 HDi (the 115 refers to the version, not the output - they're 110 metric bhp) and is not as nice as earlier versions of the same engine used in the 308 and 3008 (I've owned 3). Not as beefy in the mid range and a big flat spot the size of Lancashire coming off idle. The fuelling is altered quite radically to get this old unit, almost a decade old now, to comply with Euro VI emissions regs, and is stretching the engine to its technical like, leaving it feeling peaky and rough. This diesel unit is liable to be partly replaced by the 110 bhp version of the 1.2 which is due soon - same power and economy, over 100kg lighter, and no DMF or DPF to fail.
Aside from the new triples the engine range is really showing its age but PSA are in financial trouble and don't have the wherewithal to replace them all. GM are showing interest in a minority shares swap so each firm would own a minor stake in he other, much like Renault and Nissan who own about 14% of one another. GM are keen to save money and want the new B segment 2xx platform, and Peugeot could update its engine range without the cost of developing their own. Interesting times ahead.
