Soon to be new Peugeot RCZ owner!

[tomflek]

So I'm gonna after next month buy for myself first car ever and it will be Peugeot RCZ obviously, but I would like to know from you guys who have been driving these cars a long time, so I would appreciate all the help and information what I should know and what to look for etcetc. My main option currently is to buy that 2011 HDi version, it has been driven 220 000km but for diesel engine that's not much yet and it costs 7990€, so am I placing my money on the best option as a diesel version when I would want to have the most reliable car what I can buy from this car series since this will be my first car and only car ever, so I'm rly looking forward to that reliability in long term, I really planned to keep this car as long as I just can, most likely I will never sell it away, so it will stay on me until it completely breaks down that there wouldn't be no point to repair it.

Who really wants to know more about this first option, it's in this link what I'm planning to buy: https://www.nettiauto.com/en/peugeot/rcz/12538056
But if this car turns out to be somewhat broken or makes worrying sound from the engine side etc, my 2nd option would be this: https://www.nettiauto.com/en/peugeot/rcz/12557439
Tell me what you think!

Greetings from Finland!

 

[tomflek]

Or is this forum even alive anymore?

 

[Verminator]

It's alive Johnny five

 

[tomflek]

Great to hear, just were wondering since newer posts gets replied but mine is dodged like a bullet in matrix for some reason.
Also Johnny five?

 

[Verminator]

Hi there and I have looked at the cars that you have posted.. The petrol ones are prone to issue with the hpfp but is a gt model as smaller stearing wheel.. But the Hdi engine are known to be bullet proof engine... But I am a little bios as both myself and the wife have one and 163-165 bhp unreal drive...
Hope this helps you out
Drive safe and stay lucky
Les n Co

 

[tomflek]

Hi there and I have looked at the cars that you have posted.. The petrol ones are prone to issue with the hpfp but is a gt model as smaller stearing wheel.. But the Hdi engine are known to be bullet proof engine... But I am a little bios as both myself and the wife have one and 163-165 bhp unreal drive...
Hope this helps you out
Drive safe and stay lucky
Les n Co

Oh I see! Yeah I have heard about some of those petrol models issues and that's why i'm really looking forward to that diesel version because I would want this first car to be as bullet proof as possible and in long run and since I really don't care about those horsepowers etc as long as it looks great and runs well and this diesel will be totally fast enough for me and that fuel economy seems to be very neat on that diesel version!
But I appreciate it and I really appreciate it that you took a look onto those links!

 

[RCZIain]

Great to hear, just were wondering since newer posts gets replied but mine is dodged like a bullet in matrix for some reason.
Also Johnny five?

From a film - Short Circuit.

 

[tomflek]

From a film - Short Circuit.

Right, well didn't quite catch it that how there's something same with me and Johnny five, but okay

 

[tomflek]

So apparently, that white peugeot rcz in that link what I sent here, car dealer said that there’s oil leaking, so would it be even then good idea to buy even if it gets fixed?

 

[Pedro]

where is the oil leaking from?

 

[tomflek]

where is the oil leaking from?

They are not sure yet, but I will tell here when they will tell me what is it all about.

 

[tomflek]

where is the oil leaking from?

So they said now that it’s fixed and leak came from ”Oil filter foot”, is that how alarming then?

 

[Pedro]

Oil filter foot? I've never heard of that one perhaps it the filter housing which is not uncommon on RCZs
I wouldn't imagine any type of leak as alarming unless its a major failure whist the car is being driven

 

[tomflek]

Oil filter foot? I've never heard of that one perhaps it the filter housing which is not uncommon on RCZs
I wouldn't imagine any type of leak as alarming unless its a major failure whist the car is being driven

Yeah, sorry I couldn’t find the right word for it, somewhere there around the oil filter, but right! I thought so too that it shouldn’t be that alarming etc.

 

[neilgsxr69]

Yeah, sorry I couldn’t find the right word for it, somewhere there around the oil filter, but right! I thought so too that it shouldn’t be that alarming etc.

Both of the cars you are looking at have quite high mileages do your possibly going to encounter some issues oil leaks are quite common on the RCZ but usually quite easy to fix.
Go with your gut feeling it should always be the one in the best condition with the proven maintenance record good luck

 

[DKZ5745]

You could always go the scientific way of choosing.

Arrange a drag race between the two cars, & then just buy the fastest 🏎

 

[tomflek]

Both of the cars you are looking at have quite high mileages do your possibly going to encounter some issues oil leaks are quite common on the RCZ but usually quite easy to fix.
Go with your gut feeling it should always be the one in the best condition with the proven maintenance record good luck

I see I see! Well apparently, change of plans, that I might actually consider this car for now, to buy: https://www.nettiauto.com/en/peugeot/rcz/12736808
It says that it has perfect maintenance record, and it has been driven less than any of those other 2 cars what I posted here, tho this car is 156THP but it has been optimized to 190HP and 285Nm, is that good thing or bad thing?
Surely, this one is petrol, not diesel, so less bulletproof but... still has perfect maintenance record on paper and it has all the receipts from those maintenance sessions, while even that 220 000 km diesel version doesn't provide any of that perfect maintenance records.
What do you think?

 

[tomflek]

You could always go the scientific way of choosing.

Arrange a drag race between the two cars, & then just buy the fastest 🏎

Haha, well yes, that's one way to go, but unfortunately I'm not the richest guy, so I would want to place my bet to that best/reliable option which wouldn't take more money along the way too soon.

 

[neilgsxr69]

Looks nice and the remap on a 156 is a good thing but I noticed cloth seats personally I would go for leather but your in a totally different climate but still you’ll probably want heated seats?

 

[tomflek]

Looks nice and the remap on a 156 is a good thing but I noticed cloth seats personally I would go for leather but your in a totally different climate but still you’ll probably want heated seats?

Oh, glad to hear that!
But yeah, I would love to have those leather seats, but I haven't found single one of those RCZ with leather seats on that website, but I don't really mind it either that I'm definetly fine with those cloth seats and yes, Finland is for sure quite cold cold place for the most of the time, so cloth with heated seats, wouldn't ask anything else!