A very comfortable cabin with dense sound insulation, refined ergonomics, acceptable handling that does not require steering, service at the price level of budget models, indestructible suspension, no rust at all, not even on chips … This is perhaps the most underrated car on the market . Add to that the utter lack of interest from traffic cops and hijackers, and you get a crossover you’d never have heard of.
But you have often heard and even seen it. This Peugeot 3008, about which many myths circulate. In terms of capacity, and therefore practicality, it is comparable to: Renault Duster, the clearance is 180mm and the drivetrain is front, which requires no extra money for maintenance.
The choice of units is large – a turbo diesel with a robot (a good combination, but expensive), a turbocharged petrol engine THP (150 and 156 hp) with the classic Aisin machine gun (dynamic, but expensive and problematic), as well as atmospheric 120 horses on the mechanics (VTi, 120 hp) – ideal and cheap.
In all respects this is a very comfortable crossover, which has only one controversial place – the EP6 engine, created in collaboration with BMW But the characteristics are still amazing: when driving on the highway, the naturally aspirated version consumes about 5 liters per hundred, and at speeds of 90-100 km / h, the tank is enough for 1000+ km. At the same time, the engine is quiet and maintenance is quite affordable: in an unofficial, but specialized service near Moscow, maintenance costs 8,000 rubles. native oil Total It’s relatively cheap, even by today’s standards.
The clutch needs to be replaced every 150,000 kilometers, the suspension requires the usual attention and repairs are not too expensive. But here’s the engine…
A lot about the engine – stories. In any case, take a cooling pump with you. In 2010, it was recognized as a consumable item, and it was decided that its owners would replace it every 15-20 thousand kilometers. But before that it was made of plastic, although before that eternal metal pumps were installed. A metal pump can be installed today – and forget about antifreeze leaks.
The main plus of the 10-12 year old 3008 engine is cast iron sleeves. The main drawback is maslozhor, stretching timing chain and soot on the valves. All this calls for regular investments in the engine. Experts recommend changing the timing chain every 70-90 thousand kilometers, depending on the driving style of the owner. Oil – once every 5000–7500 km if you have a turbo version and once every 7500–10,000 km if you have a suction version.
During production, the EP6 petrol engine has been upgraded more than once. And we’ve made detailed material about the evolution of this engine.
Maslozhor in most cases is treated relatively cheaply – by replacing the valve stem seals. In an unofficial service, this will cost about 25 thousand rubles (15 thousand for work, about 3 thousand for a gasket and about 5000 for oil scrapers, plus refilling liquids), which, given the absence of other contingencies and the low cost maintenance is acceptable.
And that’s not all the interesting “alternatives” with the mileage of the new Niva Legend (for the price of course). You will find 6 more interesting options in Sergey Zinoviev’s article “7 cheapest crossovers on the secondary market. There are problems.”
A picture: Peugeot
This ten-year-old foreign car can be bought for 700 thousand, and there will be no rust on it.
