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#ROADTRIP. Road Testing The Peugeot 5008

August 2, 2016 By jbmumofone 15 Comments

I am going to come clean straight away.  I am what could be ‘loosely’ termed as a bad driver.  It is VERY hard for me to admit this.  I am also ultra-competitive.  I am not good at being bad at stuff.  When I say stuff I really mean anything.  But, truth be told, driving is really not my thing.

I know this will come out in the comments, yes I am looking at you two, SO, a few facts about me and driving.

  • I wrote off the instructor’s car in my first test.  I hit a bridge.  I will not comment further.
  • I had to get out and vomit halfway through my second test.  I had consumed way too much rescue remedy.
  • I NEVER once failed my theory test yet took it three times.  It expires every two years.  Might have sulked a little bit between test failures.
  • I eventually passed on my seventh practical test despite clipping the kerb on a pretty slow corner and the examiner taking the wheel from me because during my reverse park I “should have been giving it some beans love!”
  • Having passed I drove Mr B back from Stratford upon Avon to our flat in Cardiff once, got stuck on the Newport roundabout and took eight rotations before I got the right exit, then, relaxing a little, nearly drifted into the side of the valley.

Mr B does our driving now.

So when I received an e-mail from Peugeot saying did I fancy a few days trialling the 5008 I initially scoffed.  Me and a new car? Not exactly a match made in heaven.

Over dinner I laughed about this with Mr B.  

“Are you kidding me?  Let’s do it!  I’ll drive.”

Truth be told this was actually very fortuitous timing because a) we need a new car and have no real idea of what to buy and b) we were planning a mass family road trip and this thing can seat up to eight people.

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So, it turned out that my wonderful Aunt and Uncle were celebrating their Ruby Wedding Anniversary…

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She’s gonna kill me for that but hey ho.  Anyway, given that me. Mr B, our two children and my Mum and Dad were all travelling from Devon it made sense to all go together.  Only we couldn’t fit us all in….until the Peugout 5008 offer happened.

This car is amazing.

It can be a normal five seater car and when it is, LOOK at the boot space…

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Given that I cannot ever pack light this brought me huge joy…until…we realised we had to fit my folks in too.  Bye bye boot space we thought and Granny was ordered to ‘pack light’.  It was actually fine.  Although admittedly some space was lost to the last row of seats there was still storage both behind and concealed away underneath the last row!  Genius.

ANY car will be a squeeze for six of us though right, especially with a car-seat and booster seat in the mix?

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Not so.  Again, truthfully, my Dad was sat middle row behind me and it turned out his legs were initially a bit cramped.  We then figured out though that I could bring my seat forwards, his seat also had two sitting places and when he moved forwards too my Mum, in the back row, could stretch out in comfort and we were all happy.  There were options.  We liked that a lot.

It was also a particularly hot weekend.  The air conditioning was awesome though and Mr B and I were fine.  Middle and back row not so much until…Little Miss ACCIDENTALLY kicked on the interior fans with her foot!  My Dad breathed a huge, cool-aired, sigh of relief.  Little Miss may have been a bit shocked.

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Yep, shouldn’t laugh.  Then, playing with the buttons I then discovered the MASSIVE PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF!  The cover slid back and all of a sudden we are all staring at the sky.  Imagine what camping out and staring at the stars in this would be like?  I am a little bit in love with it.  The Boy…AMAZED!

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I loved this car.  As a family we loved this car.  Little Miss keeps asking where Daddy’s black car has gone *weeps*.

Now I completely understand that NONE of this post has been written from the drivers point of view.  It has been from my perspective as a parent and a family member…and a Mum with OCD sometimes.  For those of you needing the drivers perspective please be upstanding, for the FIRST TIME EVER…

ON MY BLOG…

THE AMAZING MR B…

So, the technical car stuff:

I had a new car to drive! Have  been stuck with a POS ’54 SAAB for a few years (Dr B hates it!).  It’s fine, does the job, a good servant, a2b etc But something new? I’ve already had a midlife crisis at 25, have not hit my full meno-porsche yet: I shouldn’t really be getting excited about a family car, should I?

But everything was new. Tech has really moved on in the past few years. And it all works! Driving away from the house the built in Sat-nav kicked in telling me I was going away from the destination. Stopped: Re-programmed her up straight away. Next a heads up display lights up. A transparent flip up screen just above the steering wheel showing the speed and direction change. Sounds simple, but very useful, especially on long journeys. No need to keep moving focus,  checking eyes back n forth across the dash: Tis all right there. Easy. 

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We had a 3 hour journey. A 5yr old, a 3yr old, grand folks, and Mr n Mrs B. It flew by. This sucka cruises. Fully laden, 6 people up, no probs. Having driven all manner of vehicles over the years, an obvious limitation is the power, the thrust, the Beans! You hit a hill, have to start changing down, watch out for camper vans overtaking you on the outside etc. No worries here: Even in 6th gear, plenty left! Refreshing. Yep she cruises.

Back to the tech. Put this fella in reverse and the Sat-nav instantly changes from a video display to a rear view camera. Awesome. Well kinda. Having spent the last 25yrs parking au naturel, it certainly felt weird looking at a little screen on the dash. Admittedly a very detailed screen with lines, arrows, suggestions and beep-beep-beep sound fx. Still ended up having to look over my shoulder, what can I say, force of habit. A beauty for tight spots though. She’s a Big ol Beast!

Mo tech: As long as it helps, tis not for show, I’m all for it. Again, being used to a car which is basically a go-cart, mod-cons are a plus. We drove back from the previous hot sunny anniversary day in Didcot through all manner of chop-changeable conditions. Blazing heat n sun, tropical rain n evil dark skies: would have been quite cinematic if it wasn’t just normal old Somerset. Automatic lights n wipers kicked in as required. All good.

Back home safe. Few hundred miles clocked up. Most revealing result of this trial is that this ageing, previous sports car owning, chap had to immediately look up prices and see if a new 5008 was viable…

 

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Back to ME: So there it is.  My view as a non-driving but family focused mum and Mr B’s view who, when we met, was driving a very sexy Lotus.  We loved it.  Food for thought.  And if you want the specifics why not head on over here? 

 

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Comments

  1. Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too says

    August 2, 2016 at 12:37

    We test drove the Peugeot 5008 back in May and having never driven a Peugeot before I was surprised at just how much we loved it. From a family perspective there are so many features that are perfect. We liked it so much so that we are considering purchasing one.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      August 2, 2016 at 12:41

      We are hoping to buy one in the new year too. Has sadly made us realise just how rubbish our current car actually is. To be honest this one wasn’t even on our radar prior to this. So glad we got to try it. Am totally sold.

      Reply
  2. Liz Burton says

    August 2, 2016 at 12:54

    I’m not a driver but I really loved hearing your perspective as a passenger. I’m all about storage, comfort and whizzy gadgets – sounds like this one ticks all the boxes.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      August 2, 2016 at 12:58

      Yep, That’s pretty much all I’m interested in too! Takes a fair bit to impress Mr B though. Am so glad he liked it. Think this is going to be our mission for the new year.

      Reply
  3. pinkoddy says

    August 2, 2016 at 12:59

    Oh you had a manual so it was interesting to read from a different perspective. I absolutely loved the one we were lent and it made me such a more confident driver – you should ask them if you can borrow it again and have a go yourself – it even tells you if gaps are big enough to park in. Great review.

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    • jbmumofone says

      August 2, 2016 at 13:03

      Thank you. I am wondering if I might be ok in an automatic? Being pretty short I often struggle with visibility but this one seemed ok.

      Reply
  4. sriches says

    August 2, 2016 at 13:24

    Love the last image! It seems like a very spacious family car and love how much space there is in the boot! I do however want to hear more about how you wrote a car off! 😉 Sim xx

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    • jbmumofone says

      August 2, 2016 at 13:56

      LIPS. ARE. SEALED.

      Reply
  5. The Motherhood Blog (@thismotherhood) says

    August 2, 2016 at 19:43

    Great review. I went from a people carrier to a 2 door coupe recently. I do miss having a big car for doing shopping trips and visiting ikea. Great review, nice touch having two points of view x

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    • jbmumofone says

      August 6, 2016 at 17:27

      Thank you. I figured it would be best to have both perspectives…if you can translate Mr B’s odd text speech!

      Reply
  6. Carolin says

    August 2, 2016 at 19:44

    Wow, I couldn’t believe it when you said it seats up to 8 people. I actually had to take another look and still it doesn’t look huge enough for 8 people. That’s a good thing though 😉

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  7. beingmrsc says

    August 4, 2016 at 19:15

    We’re at the stage where I’m thinking that our trusty Skoda estate actually might not keep going forever and so I read this with interest. I guess we’ll be heading to the Peugeot dealership when we do.

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    • jbmumofone says

      August 6, 2016 at 14:36

      I honestly can’t recommend it more highly. We are 99% set on buying one now. *Excited face*

      Reply
  8. Cass@FrugalFamily says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:14

    That looks amazing – I need a car like that I think 😉

    Reply

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