Flanners said:
Be great to get your take on ownership, highs and lows like RCZ-R has done given you may well have the highest mileage R I know of and you are keeping her :dance:
Hard to be sure whether it is the highest mileage. Dealership says its the highest in the UK but then Peugeot would only know about those that go through their dealerships and maybe some of the older ones are serviced etc by independents.
As to highs and lows, I have a mental block re most lows and just remember the highs, not that there have been many really low lows. It is difficult to say what problems if any are peculiar to the RCZ/RCZ-R and which are just what you'd expect from a well-used car. For example this week the warm air blower has packed up for some reason even though the aircon still blasts out cold air when that option is set. Have to get it sorted soon or the wife will moan of frostbite as winter approaches, and will take far longer to demist the screen in the mornings.
Mine was allegedly the first non-demo R registered in the UK so I had the pleasure of finding out a few of the problems. In the early days (2014) the main issue was to do with squealing brakes and no solution could be found despite numerous adjustments, so eventually they changed all the discs and pads and that sorted it. I think they went on to do this for all the other R's in the UK. Was hugely embarrasing at traffic lights and everywhere else as it made such a piercing noise that people literally put their hands over their ears, schoolchildren cried, and someone almost fell of their bike. Funny to think about it now, but it was really grim at the time.
A few times a warning to stop the vehicle due to engine fault would flash up, and to start with it was a cause for concern but eventually after a number of trips to the dealer it became obvious that most of this was spurious and sometimes after a few 100 miles the warning would clear itself. Never really got to the bottom of this, though various sensors etc were changed at different times.
The most recent issue was a leak under the rocker cover which needed a replacement cover and seals etc. Symptom was every time the car was up to temp but stationary, clouds of smoke came up from the bonnet and inside it had a smell of burning. Much relief to find it was a fairly straightforward issue of the leaked oil burning off due to contact with the engine rather than an imminent inferno or a new engine job.
Like in similar cars, the provision of rear seats is a bit pointless unless your passengers are amputees.
Before the R I had a regular RCZ and I did notice the differences when I changed. Not having electric seats being the main one, but soon got over that. And of course the fixed spoiler.
I find that fuel economy depends on how heavy my foor is and what roads I am on. A full tank is typically about 450 miles but can stretch beyond 500 if it is smooth continuous motorway driving within the speed limit.
Probably the biggest irritation is that when it rains and I open the boot lid, all the water from the spoiler channel runs straight into the boot. I see that as a design flaw. I just learn to keep things central inside where the water doesn't reach!
Unless and until something else comes along that matches the looks and performance of the R, or it falls to bits, I will be keeping it.