Peugeot 309

1,2The 80?s were known for many different things, my mum being a victim of those crazy hair styles, the bouncy cheesy pop dancing and Acid house music making a huge entry into the UK. Though while all this was going on here in the UK, the French were proper hard working on their latest model the ?309?. The 309 was a short sturdy hatchback design that was designed more for economical use rather than a comfortable sporty riding car. I came across the 309 at a local car auctions. Having heard of Ecosse, a Peugeot specialist in car modification, I leapt at the chance to grab this dark ocean blue 309 for just £800. The interior was fine and it came with a ...  Read the complete review

i drove a Peugeot 309 for years. My Mum bought it from new back in 1988 and the car was passed to me and my brother when we learnt to drive. What can you say. It wasn't exactly a looker. Ours was bright red, with a gold go faster stripe and a sunroof. The interior was practical grey but still seemed to show all the stains. It was only a 1.3 so was slow, slow, slow. 0-60 was a long time, probably about 15 secs. syaing that it would quite happily propel you to above 90 if you really wanted it to. For all it's downsides I loved that car. It was absolutely indestructible and it ran without much in the way of serious incident for 17 years until I got ...  Read the complete review

Let me establish right from the start that I don't drive. I never have. I never want to! Both hubby and son drive, so I have a chauffeur if I need to get anywhere, so why should I worry about driving? Anyway, I digress! Hubby passed his test first time in 1971, and since that date has only ever had 5 cars. The last two have both been Peugeot 309's. Our D registration Peugeot was red, and a very basic model. We only kept that for three years, having bought it new. We then traded that in, in 1990 for an H registration Peugeot 309 Look, a special edition, only available in blue and white. We have a white one. It is a fairly basic model, with a ...  Read the complete review

I passed my test at 17, and as soon as I turned 18 I got myself one of these baby's. It was an E reg 1988 (I think!) Black 3 door - and God I loved it! Immaculate when I first got it, I was the envy of all of my friends.... for a while! These cars are great fun. Remember that if nothing else. They're not hugely fast (130bhp on the front wheels) but they feel well balanced. The longer wheel base also gives the stability that the 205 always lacked. The power supplied is sufficent to see off most other hot hatches if you really want. The rear suspension is provided by a torsion bar - which keeps things tight at the back end, and the standard ...  Read the complete review

It was an '89 309 SR injection and is without doubt the best car I have had. I sold it in 2003 beacuse I moved away and still regret it. It is a car that scores on so many points. 1. Price - These are filthy cheap cars these days. Insurance aint bad either unlesss you go for the GTI. 2. Durability. Think about it. How many 309s are still kicking around compared with other contemporaries - you do not see many escorts of similar age around these days. I regularly took my car on travel roads and even slipped off a road into a ditch in it with no ill effects. A modern day 307 would not tolerate this behaviour 2. Spaciousness. These are ...  Read the complete review