Peugeot 508 RXH

[grasmere59]

I followed a 508 RXH today,i've never seen one before but it looked a nice piece of kit.http://www.peugeot.co.uk/showroom/508/r ... tAodLGYAiQ#!

[GingerMagic]

Yes, looks nice. Very surprised at the economy.

Bargain too - only £30,000..

[Bailes1992]

Had a Citreon DS5 hybrid4 for a day.
Was a horrible, jerky, unrefined, uneconomical, slow, heavy, crap handling pile of crap!

The RXH is just a DS5 Hybrid 4 with a different body on it.

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[grasmere59]

Max braked trailer weight 1100kg? What good is that for a 4x4 that weighs in at 1910 kgs.

[GingerMagic]

I hope the handbrake is better than my 406, could do some serious damage with 2 tons rolling away down a hill......

[Welly]

"Hey, lets fit 3 x rows of super-bright LED's on each side"

I give up with new cars now - they all look the same.

Saw a Mazda just last night doing a pretty convincing impression of a BMW

Wait till you see one, you'll do a double-take :



And some random euro-box to compare:

[benczuk]

Max braked trailer weight 1100kg? What good is that for a 4x4 that weighs in at 1910 kgs.

ouch! was actually thinking one of these might be nice to have as a replacement for the 406 in a few years. but that makes it useless as a tow car

[STALLED]

MAZDA FTW!

The new Mazda6 is a very nice car. Wish I had the extra cash for it over the 3. That said, if I was going to spend that much, I would of shelled out for a 2 year old Megane 250, not a family hack!

[benczuk]

Max braked trailer weight 1100kg? What good is that for a 4x4 that weighs in at 1910 kgs.

the "Normal" 508sw will take 1790-1900 dependent on engine, so i suspect this is to prevent you knackering the motors towing it in electric only?

[mjb]

Yes, looks nice. Very surprised at the economy.

from the site: "508 RXH’s recorded fuel consumption of 68.9 mpg"

Is that it???

Bloody £500 hdi will give you close to that, and £30,000 change to spend on fixing it Heck even my V8 beast gets almost 40mpg on a 130kph run, which makes the break-even point frankly ridiculous. It's even laughable with my 20mpg commute and £280/yr tax!


Everyone should forget about economical new cars and just drive chaeap old FUN cars

[Welly]

Everyone should forget about economical new cars and just drive cheap old FUN cars

I was saying the same to my friend at the Petrol Station this very morning

[Doggy]

Or get a cheap, old, economical, fun car.

[mjb]

Everyone should forget about economical new cars and just drive cheap old FUN cars

I was saying the same to my friend at the Petrol Station this very morning

...while thinking about the £30,000 not wasted on a hybrid

[Ares]

Agree with Welly here,when i was younger i could recognise each car and from a longer distance but today i find it difficult,you dont know if its mazda,bmw,merc, or VW-škoda-audi hybrid.
All have those fancy led strips in light,oval shaped chasis etc.

I really like sharp lines on cars like peugeot 309,405,605,505,citro XM,and others from the 80s and early 90s era.
Call me obsolete but i find more beauty in one Peugeot 505 turbo or 309 GTI than this new,yogurt shaped,Pokemon lighshow cars.