Description
2014 Peugeot 208 GTI THP 200
52,840 miles (still being daily driven so this will rise)
General information:
Owner:
- Car journalist at Top Gear
- Owned this car for the last 3 years (as of February 2022)
- Put on 20,000 miles in that time, purchased at 32k miles for 8.5k
- Love this car immensely, but have a second car that costs me a fortune to run and need something bigger than this for a daily. Very reluctant sale
Mechanical details:
- 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder
- Six-speed manual
- 197bhp/203lb-ft of torque
- 0-62mph 6.6s
- 143mph top speed
- Estimated 350-380 miles of range in mixed settings during my tenure, full tank of premium 99 octane costs about 70 quid
- Sounds good, lovely distant turbo whistle when you lay off the throttle at high revs
- Superb, light handling thanks to the unusually small steering wheel
- Good GT car, comfortable and economical - I used it to commute weekly from my house in East London to the Midlands for studying for a year, never once missed a beat. Now back home, it continues to serve as a fun, quirky daily to get to the gym and back
Cabin:
- Panoramic glass roof
- 7in multimedia touchscreen
- Digital speedo (can be repurposed to display other information)
- Black leather and cloth seats with red accenting
- Rear park sensor, cruise control, traction control
- Heated front seats
Good points:
- Low mileage for age
- Mechanically sound, pulls well in each gear
- Practical for such a small car
- All four tyres still in good condition with plenty of tread left
- Unique colour combination of grey with black alloys and red brake callipers
Bad points:
- Rims curbed, some worse than others
- Some trim has started to wear I.e one of the steering wheel buttons, small slab of plastic on lower steering wheel spoke
- Seats are a little creased and do have a few blemishes
- Stone chip on windscreen and a tiny scratch, latter can't be captured on camera but former is shown
- Creaking sound coming from within cabin at times, suspect it's a loose bolt somewhere in the boot
- Few scratches here and there on the body work but nothing serious
Price is indicative of these foibles - none of which can't be fixed. Car is healthy, and has a lot of life left in it still.
Will be cleaned, full fluid top up and serviced before sale. MOT expires in March, so it's just been renewed. Comes with 2 keys.
Please call/text me (Shafiq Abidin) on 07464024157 to arrange a viewing or for further information.