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I saw a Peugeot 206 Convertible like the one pictured below in west L.A. last week. It was silver and the top was down. V. nice looking car in the flesh.
It's kind of cool that a small car like this has a metal retractable top (similar to the Merc SL)
Really nice convertible.
While in the UK I saw quite a few 206 from stock to super versions
like this-
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Hey Dave!
The Peugeot 206 CC (convertible) is a really common car here in Mexico, especially among college kids. It costs about $20,000 and definitely looks pretty cool, though it has some major drawbacks, including lack of power and unusable rear seats.
The retractable hardtop, although seemingly a cool feature for a car of this price, is extremely prone to malfunctioning in this car and tends to leak.
One of my friends has one (lime green in color ) and the less-than-solid hardtop engineering drives him crazy every time it gets stuck while trying to close before a looming rainstorm!
It is definitely a cool looking car, though, and I wish we could see more stylish small cars like it in the U.S.
Especially convertibles!
my friend has one of these and has also complained about the dodgy roof. the ricer 206 is made by a firm called ecosse (french word for scotland). they are based in scotland and have put out some pretty mean looking cars over the years. my last car b4 my mini was an ecosse kitted 306. it was sweet but i over did the riceness.
>>It's probably a good thing the 206 isn't available in the U.S., or else I'd be waiting for one of those instead of waiting for my MINI...lol
Take it from someone who sees 206's every day on the street...you wouldn't trade your MINI for one.
Underpowered, cheap interior and lower over-all build quality would be some of the drawbacks.
It's a nice looking car on the outside but trust me, there's a reason why it costs $10,000 less.
It does, however, set a design standard for inexpensive econo-hatches. (A segment which doesn't exist in the U.S., and includes such cars as the Ford Fiesta, the Renault Clio, the VW Polo, the SEAT Ibiza, the GM Corsa, etc..)
) and the less-than-solid hardtop engineering drives him crazy every time it gets stuck while trying to close before a looming rainstorm!
