Passat 118TSI vs Peugeot 508 Allure Petrol Turbo?

[phaeton]

what sort of after service do you mean?

Sorry for slow response

I mean in buying parts and servicing outside of dealership lack of workshops wanting to touch them - I'm speaking from experience I work for an independant we service everything inc peugeot vw audi bmw etc,

Peugeot is not a bad brand, apart from the design language the last few years
Unfortunately the French suffer from lack of dealers and marketing back up from parent companies.

All Euros suffer from some faults in one way or another.

[philthy]

You can't deny that the 508 is a good lookin bit of gear

[VAG newbie]

You can't deny that the 508 is a good lookin bit of gear

That's true! Especially compared with the new Passat. When I signed my contract with the new Passat, I had to force myself to fall in love with it by going to the dealer's car yard every night to look at it. I tried to look at it from the side (the best view I think) all the time and avoiding looking from the front, which keeps reminding me of a 2001 Camry. At the end I just couldn't convince myself anymore. Lucky my contract crashed.

I'm a conservative type of guy, as you can see that I got a Superb at the end. But Passat was way too conservative even for me. If you get a white or a silver one, you'll never find it in carpark as it will blend in very well with every other Toyota.

Not only the Peugeot looks nice, the Renault Latitude is also very good looking. If it wasn't for the lack of beige interior for both of these cars, they'll certainly be high on my list.

But certainly in terms of practicality, Passat is the obvious choice. It really depend on your passion for cars.

For the OP, if you really love cars, than I'd say go with what you really like. You are gonna be sitting in it everyday, and if you don't like it, you will really regret it and always wish you had the other car.

[Two Dogs]

Looked at the Superb Passat and 508 wagon in diesel.

For me it is a no brainer, the superb and passat are just to boring. Asthetically they are ten year old design architecture.

The 508 seems comparable in finish and fit. There is a significant difference in the feeling of luxury, the full glass roof is also nice, couple that with Peugeot diesel engines make the 508 a clear winner.

Two Dogs