I have a 2008gt . It really is gorgeous but as i dislike manual vehicles i always go for the auto. It is a brilliant gearbox with 8 speeds and you wont know it is changing gear, it is so smooth. It has paddles but if you use those you might as well get a manual box. Oh AJ there must be something wrong with your touch buttons as i only lay my finger on the top and it changes
Like others have said, brilliant review and likeable person. After watching this review along with many others I placed an order for a fully loaded Orange GT auto. 5 months on and I love it. After a 6 month wait, it was worth it. Lovely drive and reasonably good on fuel. Excellent build quality. Now early cam belt issues have been sorted engine should be good if serviced regularly. Keep up the good work. If your thinking of buying, don't think just buy. Highly recommended.
Actually, it's because of the 'wet belt', that these cars aren't recommended. I was going for this car (second hand), but was ill-advised by others not to buy it, because the distribution belt runs through oil, which has a higher risk of degrading the belt and if not caught on quickly, even clogging things up. Hence why you need to service it regularly. More regularly than cars with 'dry' distribution belts or distribution chains. If anyone would go for this car, go for the Hybrid engine, as that one has a distribution chain. I actually like the lights better on this version than the new 'facelift' model. But I was too late. So now I'm just going to wait 'till the Hybrids of this version will hit the second hand market. So I'll probably have to be patient for another 2 years or so.
Really enjoyed the video, informative and the one liners are hilarious! I placed the order for the GT Line, manual transmission, with the sunroof and gangsta white paint as optional extras. Can't wait, should be driving it by Christmas.
Good review but the GT Line you are driving has several optional extras. Panoramic roof, blind spot mirrors and park assist are all extras. Also the controls you were so forcibly pushing are touch sensitive no need to push them hard. If you don't want to take your gloves off on a cold winter's day just push voice control and tell it to increase temperature and it will, easy really. I have the GT Line in Pearlescent White, 130bhp. Don't get anywhere near high 40's mpg, averaging 42 mpg
Good review. Nice looking car. But… I hired a manual GT for my recent UK visit. Even after two weeks of use we couldn’t fathom a)the heating system or AC was it on or off? - voice control NG. b) the dial illumination keep going dark as hell - why?? c) the clutch pedal was dangerously close to the firewall d) Why, oh why put an electric handbrake on a manual? Steep hill starts were tricky in normal mode but when I accidentally selected sport mode that was downright dangerous - wheel spin / sideways sliding. I normally drive an (oldie but goodie) Alfa Romeo 156 GTA manual. This was a nightmare introduction and experience to a modern car. No thx. Good looker though.
Hi AJ I absolutely love your blogs. Such an honest review of this gorgeous car. I’m very tempted now to go and test drive one. Keep doing what your doing as you certainly know what your talking about. Thanks again 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
For the ones that already got one, everytime it's time for its maintenance, you need to ask for leaves/dirt to be removed from the upper part of the front shock absorbers, as it's already been detected, that the excess of that stuff will plug some sort of drain, that in time will cause that water from rain will filter to the shock absorbers, reducing considerably their life. You'll know it already happened to you, if you start hearing a slight but constant noise whenever you go over 100km/hr.
Great honest review I'm seriously thinking of buying one myself now after watching this video, probably in the same colour as well and will be an automatic....
My order went in last week, delivery is expected late November or early December. I went for the GT Line Diesel manual in orange as I would have had to pay for any other colour. Cheers for your vid, I am about to watch all 21 mins of it with a beer! I am changing from a DS3 E-Tense as i cannot get along with a low range electric car for random journeys around the country.
@@AJThePlayerRUclipsChannel I got it! Ordered the GT Line but Peugeot have stopped making it so sent me the 2021 GT instead, and there are differences from the 2020 GT, heres my review ruclips.net/video/Zwe6rCR6i1k/видео.html&ab_channel=SteveFlaxvertCherry
ive absolutely loved the review in itself, minus the audio at the end and the aliasing jaggys and i gotta mention in places like here where a liter of mid grade petrol minimal to run this 1.2L is esentially 1.25€ and diesel per liter is basically half for the chepo and 3/4 for the nice diesel... i would be really tempted for that economy really....
Good video and well put together, was looking to get one of the these GT line in the fusion orange. But I am concerned about the position of that steering wheel. But in the meantime, I have driven the Seat Ateca FR Evo sport and you seem to get more for your money. So now stuck what to get ??
My money would be on the Seat as you you get a lot more for your buck and the build quality is slightly better. Hope that helps Many thanks for your comment
I am 6' tall and have the steering wheel at its highest position and can see the dash perfectly well. My daughter, 5'6"" can also see the dials no problem. I have no idea how small you would have to be to be unable to see them!
Good review !!! You need to buy new camera so we can see things better! And I'm saying that because you are good reviewer you deserve better quality to your channel !
I’m afraid I wouldn’t go near an MG these days. Back in the day was a great British brand now unfortunately the Chinese have their fingers all over it and has been completely ruined. I feel embarrassed for them
Those touchscreens for temperature control are very annoying. Unfortunatelly is a tendency of the market, although Peugeot's controls design were almost always very good functional.
Not wanting to mention any names but if you scan the Internet a certain company was offering at the time of producing this video some very good deals. Not sure they are still offering but they are the biggest out there so I’m pretty sure you will get a good deal with them. Many thanks for the comment and good luck
Great review, great little car, I do long travels (5/8 hours on the highway), how would we predict this engine (1.2 130hp) would last in the long run? Considering between this and a Mazda Cx-3 2.0L 120hp, But the 2008 boot size is much bigger as I have some luggage always with me. Thanks.
Hate space saver wheels. In Australia distance is so big between towns, roads not great. Space saver at 80kpm annoys other road users. Minimally better than new no spare at all
Liked the review, style and level of detail but... Inside the car, the audio is awful, distorted, could do with looking at that. Grip control is ONLY available on Allure Premium. Which mightily peed me off as I wanted to order it for the GT Line
Very interesting comment I was never told that by the press Department seems a bit strange you can’t get it in the top level models. Understood regarding the sound in car there was an issue with one of the mics. Many thanks for your comment always appreciated
@@stuartselkirk7581 Yes, but only from the 2021update when they also renamed gtline to GT and GT to GT premium, the first 18 months cars it was not available except as I described earlier.
When I bought my GT Line in April 2020 they quoted £500 extra for grip control. Having used it once in 7 years on my previous two 2008 cars I decided it wasn't worth it.
Diesel engine is not a no brainer. 3 cylinder high performance engine will not last compared to the diesel. I say the diesel would do at least double the miles or even 3 times the miles of a petrol engine. engines . That the same as 4-cylinder petrol engine. So 3 cylinders got no chance to beat a diesel engine on wear and tear
I love my 2018 model, Allure. Really hate the idea of trading. Still a beautiful car, it’s worth nothing. Not thrilled with new model, particularly electric
I have a 2008gt . It really is gorgeous but as i dislike manual vehicles i always go for the auto. It is a brilliant gearbox with 8 speeds and you wont know it is changing gear, it is so smooth. It has paddles but if you use those you might as well get a manual box. Oh AJ there must be something wrong with your touch buttons as i only lay my finger on the top and it changes
First time I have seen one of you reviews. Very impressed.
Thanks for your comment really appreciated
You're charmingly talkative but never bored, good show!
Thanks for the comment always appreciated
Like others have said, brilliant review and likeable person. After watching this review along with many others I placed an order for a fully loaded Orange GT auto. 5 months on and I love it. After a 6 month wait, it was worth it. Lovely drive and reasonably good on fuel. Excellent build quality. Now early cam belt issues have been sorted engine should be good if serviced regularly. Keep up the good work. If your thinking of buying, don't think just buy. Highly recommended.
Actually, it's because of the 'wet belt', that these cars aren't recommended. I was going for this car (second hand), but was ill-advised by others not to buy it, because the distribution belt runs through oil, which has a higher risk of degrading the belt and if not caught on quickly, even clogging things up. Hence why you need to service it regularly. More regularly than cars with 'dry' distribution belts or distribution chains.
If anyone would go for this car, go for the Hybrid engine, as that one has a distribution chain.
I actually like the lights better on this version than the new 'facelift' model. But I was too late. So now I'm just going to wait 'till the Hybrids of this version will hit the second hand market. So I'll probably have to be patient for another 2 years or so.
Thanks for the review. Improve your thumbnails and sound and your videos will conquer RUclips. best of luck
Thanks for constructive comment
Perfect review. Cheerful, light and full of detail. Well done mate.
Picking up a 2020 Allure tomorrow, and your video is one of the most informative I've found. Really looking forward to getting my hands on it.
You’re doing great! Proper review .
Thanks for the comment
just came across you. You are a very good presenter!
Thanks for the comment appreciated
Really enjoyed the video, informative and the one liners are hilarious! I placed the order for the GT Line, manual transmission, with the sunroof and gangsta white paint as optional extras. Can't wait, should be driving it by Christmas.
Thank you very much for the comment and I’m so pleased you decided to buy one as they are a cracking car you won’t be disappointed
Any feedback, 2 years later?
Good review but the GT Line you are driving has several optional extras.
Panoramic roof, blind spot mirrors and park assist are all extras.
Also the controls you were so forcibly pushing are touch sensitive no need to push them hard. If you don't want to take your gloves off on a cold winter's day just push voice control and tell it to increase temperature and it will, easy really.
I have the GT Line in Pearlescent White, 130bhp. Don't get anywhere near high 40's mpg, averaging 42 mpg
Fantastic comment Thankyou
Hay AJ really like the Peugeot 208 GT line great review thanks 👍
Mate, the best, realistic review I’ve seen ! I wish you were 🇦🇺. Great work mate 👍 I subscribed just because of you. THANK YOU
Thanks for the comment really appreciated. Not a bad idea always wanted to go and live down under, absolutely love the place
Best review!!! Greetings from Saudi Arabia
Thankyou for the comment great to hear from Saudi Arabia
Very good review, charmig, informative, and even witty.
Thanks very much for the comment really appreciated
The best SUV reviews I've ever seen. The superb channel !!! Like & subscription
It was a fun watch! Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the comment
Good review. Nice looking car. But… I hired a manual GT for my recent UK visit. Even after two weeks of use we couldn’t fathom
a)the heating system or AC was it on or off? - voice control NG.
b) the dial illumination keep going dark as hell - why??
c) the clutch pedal was dangerously close to the firewall
d) Why, oh why put an electric handbrake on a manual? Steep hill starts were tricky in normal mode but when I accidentally selected sport mode that was downright dangerous - wheel spin / sideways sliding.
I normally drive an (oldie but goodie) Alfa Romeo 156 GTA manual. This was a nightmare introduction and experience to a modern car. No thx.
Good looker though.
Have the electric GT on order in onyx black. So looking forward to it,a change from my Tucson.
Thank you for this review. I’m in the process of upgrading to a small SUV vehicle 👍🏿
Thanks for the comment appreciated
What's your opinion toyota chr 1.8 hybrid or peugeot 2008 1.5 110hp diesel?
AJ YOU HAVE SOLD ME THIS CAR GREAT VIDEO ENJOYED AND INTERESTING YOU TELL IT AS IT IS, GETTING THE SAME CAR IN A FEW DAYS THANKS AJ👍 ❤
Hi AJ I absolutely love your blogs. Such an honest review of this gorgeous car. I’m very tempted now to go and test drive one. Keep doing what your doing as you certainly know what your talking about. Thanks again 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks so much for the kind comment, really appreciated
Stiff rear seats? and he hasn't even mentioned knobs yet!! ❤
I’m driving 1.7 Tucson sat nav fantastic car but have ordered 2008 GTline just waiting on delivery date can’t wait
You won’t be disappointed. Many thanks for the comment
Fantastic review 😊.
We just ordered one.
For the ones that already got one, everytime it's time for its maintenance, you need to ask for leaves/dirt to be removed from the upper part of the front shock absorbers, as it's already been detected, that the excess of that stuff will plug some sort of drain, that in time will cause that water from rain will filter to the shock absorbers, reducing considerably their life. You'll know it already happened to you, if you start hearing a slight but constant noise whenever you go over 100km/hr.
Thank you for your constructive comments are very valid point
Great honest review I'm seriously thinking of buying one myself now after watching this video, probably in the same colour as well and will be an automatic....
Thanks for the comment
20th may 2024, you didn,t say anything about the 6 gears stick, and reversing. But good video.
Great review, been looking at this car for a while. Very well detailed.
Thanks for the comment
I love your videos, the sound is again... horrefull but the rest is great. Thanks
Really considering this for my next car - I only just got the 2020 208 in august!
Great vid. Thinking of gt line diesel. Is park assist standard or is it an optional extra
Thanks for the comment. Park assist depends on the trim level you go for
Park assist is optional extra on GT Line
Also wouldn't go for diesel, it's an old unit they use. The 1.2 130 bhp is much better option.
GOOD ONE THE GROWLER🤣😂 GET MY GROWLER TOMORROW🚗 GOOD VIDEO THANK YOU AJ👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
My order went in last week, delivery is expected late November or early December. I went for the GT Line Diesel manual in orange as I would have had to pay for any other colour. Cheers for your vid, I am about to watch all 21 mins of it with a beer! I am changing from a DS3 E-Tense as i cannot get along with a low range electric car for random journeys around the country.
Thanks for the comment and hope you enjoyed the beer
@@AJThePlayerRUclipsChannel
I got it! Ordered the GT Line but Peugeot have stopped making it so sent me the 2021 GT instead, and there are differences from the 2020 GT, heres my review ruclips.net/video/Zwe6rCR6i1k/видео.html&ab_channel=SteveFlaxvertCherry
Are you enjoying it? (the car, not the beer...although yeah, enjoy the beer, too)
ive absolutely loved the review in itself, minus the audio at the end and the aliasing jaggys and i gotta mention in places like here where a liter of mid grade petrol minimal to run this 1.2L is esentially 1.25€ and diesel per liter is basically half for the chepo and 3/4 for the nice diesel... i would be really tempted for that economy really....
Thanks for the comment
Great review 😍 from Egypt with love 🌹
Thanks for the comment appreciated
Good video and well put together, was looking to get one of the these GT line in the fusion orange. But I am concerned about the position of that steering wheel. But in the meantime, I have driven the Seat Ateca FR Evo sport and you seem to get more for your money. So now stuck what to get ??
My money would be on the Seat as you you get a lot more for your buck and the build quality is slightly better. Hope that helps Many thanks for your comment
@@AJThePlayerRUclipsChannel ... already bought it and pick it up this Friday, exciting !
I am 6' tall and have the steering wheel at its highest position and can see the dash perfectly well. My daughter, 5'6"" can also see the dials no problem. I have no idea how small you would have to be to be unable to see them!
This 2008 GT line or a ford Puma st line? A difficult choice.
Cracking review
Good review !!! You need to buy new camera so we can see things better! And I'm saying that because you are good reviewer you deserve better quality to your channel !
Thanks for the comment. New camera would be great when we get the money
Nice review sir...
Thankyou for your kind comment
Great review, great reviewer the toaster camera has to go though
Thanks for the comment
Does the boot open automatically
What is the road noise like on motorway
How do you change the menu to green colour ?
Just bought one
This or the MG HS in terms of comfort /NVH levels and driving dynamics?
I’m afraid I wouldn’t go near an MG these days. Back in the day was a great British brand now unfortunately the Chinese have their fingers all over it and has been completely ruined. I feel embarrassed for them
@@AJThePlayerRUclipsChannel thanks mate. Made up my mind to get this over the HS here in Pakistan.
Enjoy
I love this small suv I have this car in the same trim but in grey, it’s a 70 plate reg too
The glove box is actually pretty small..
Those touchscreens for temperature control are very annoying. Unfortunatelly is a tendency of the market, although Peugeot's controls design were almost always very good functional.
Voice control will do the job of changing temperature for you
I wanted one of these but never thought I could afford one? £200?! Will get one? Is that a pcp or lease?
Not wanting to mention any names but if you scan the Internet a certain company was offering at the time of producing this video some very good deals. Not sure they are still offering but they are the biggest out there so I’m pretty sure you will get a good deal with them. Many thanks for the comment and good luck
Haha wish you would mention their name 😬
Great review, great little car, I do long travels (5/8 hours on the highway), how would we predict this engine (1.2 130hp) would last in the long run? Considering between this and a Mazda Cx-3 2.0L 120hp, But the 2008 boot size is much bigger as I have some luggage always with me. Thanks.
Hate space saver wheels. In Australia distance is so big between towns, roads not great. Space saver at 80kpm annoys other road users. Minimally better than new no spare at all
Liked the review, style and level of detail but... Inside the car, the audio is awful, distorted, could do with looking at that. Grip control is ONLY available on Allure Premium. Which mightily peed me off as I wanted to order it for the GT Line
Very interesting comment I was never told that by the press Department seems a bit strange you can’t get it in the top level models. Understood regarding the sound in car there was an issue with one of the mics. Many thanks for your comment always appreciated
Not so. Grip control is available for GT Line as £416 extra, it reduces wheel size to 17" if you go for it.
@@stuartselkirk7581 Yes, but only from the 2021update when they also renamed gtline to GT and GT to GT premium, the first 18 months cars it was not available except as I described earlier.
When I bought my GT Line in April 2020 they quoted £500 extra for grip control. Having used it once in 7 years on my previous two 2008 cars I decided it wasn't worth it.
@@techguyone11 is GT premium above GT
Ordered the gt premium yesterday not sure if it comes with sunroof as standard does anybody know ?
Sunroof standard
I have an old 2008 with grip control, never used it.
Same here, I had two of the previous versions with it and used snow mode once in seven years!
@@stuartselkirk7581 I have also tried it like once, dont know really. If one use the head you seem not to need it. But some might find it usefull.
not bad, that and the 5008
What's the closing gig? Ta a lot.
Diesel engine is not a no brainer. 3 cylinder high performance engine will not last compared to the diesel. I say the diesel would do at least double the miles or even 3 times the miles of a petrol engine. engines . That the same as 4-cylinder petrol engine. So 3 cylinders got no chance to beat a diesel engine on wear and tear
Also the petrol ones use a wet belt that definitely won’t last like the Diesel engine!!
I love my 2018 model, Allure. Really hate the idea of trading. Still a beautiful car, it’s worth nothing. Not thrilled with new model, particularly electric
There were actually two knobs in that car!
Absolutely off road would be a bonus to see reviewed
Haha great review
Thanks for the comment
GT LINE Does not come with a sun roof, or blind spot , but a very cool car
They are options though, maybe the demo car came with them.
Thanks for the comments and yes the press demo car came with all the options
My mum has a 2008
We would pay 100K USD and that too for 10 years only. I have the previous version.
You're pretty funny haha
Thank you for your comment
@@AJThePlayerRUclipsChannel And sub and like lol
Thanks
@@AJThePlayerRUclipsChannel You sure you're not the dude from Fake Taxi lol
😂wish
massive glove box?? Why can't the french move the fuse over to the other side!! Shortchanging us who drive on the other side!
Les anglais !!a part critiquer, qu'est-ce que vous savez faire ?
Merci 👍
Silly man the back shelf is to hide any valuables from would be car thiefs