PEUGEOT 106 1.4 Quiksilver 3dr (1998)

Small, compact and fun to drive!

This car is small, compact and fun to drive! It would make an ideal first car as they are cheap to buy tax and insure. I bought my 106 back in 2005 and had it for 4 years and put 50,000 miles on the clock. Being quite short I found the 106 comfortable, however my tall husband would disagree. It’s a tight squeeze to fit 3 in the back and if they are tall I wouldn’t be able to see through the back window. My husband also complained that the pedals were too close together and he would catch the wrong pedal but as I only have size 5 feet I never had this problem. Fortunately as I bought the Quicksilver model I got a lot more than most of the other models available, power steering, electric windows, remote central locking and a CD player, so I would recommend looking out for this model.

I spent most of the time driving this car in the city and tried to avoid motorways as it didn’t seem to like them. The 106 would be really quick at getting up to 30mph but after that it seemed to take forever to go any faster. Once up to 60mph the ride and noise was just about bearable, any faster and the car just didn’t feel secure. In its favour once the car was in the city it was a great ride. The handling always impressed me it grips the corners really well; the suspension soaks up all the bumps and pot holes.

In the 4 years I had the car I did on average 300 miles a week and in that time I had to replace a fallen off exhaust and a new clutch the car was over 7 years old when this happened though. All other repairs were what you would expect, new tyres, spark plugs, bulbs and brake pads. Fuel consumption is another positive for this car, I used to get around 40-50mpg. In the end the car just wasn’t big enough for me and my expanding family and that’s the only reason I sold it.