Wife having issues with Peugeot 3008

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Wife has a 2017 Peugeot 3008 and it's really starting to cost a lot of money on repairs (about 2k all told).
From memory, first there was steam coming from engine, then something to do with AdBlue, most recent issue was light on instrument panel saying something about the diesel particle filter (DPF).
From what I've read, it may be a small issue or a big issue if it's persistent.
"Common symptoms include a blocked DPF warning light, loss of power, increased fuel consumption, and excessive exhaust fumes. Issues can arise if the vehicle is primarily used for short journeys, as the exhaust may not reach a high enough temperature to burn off soot. "

Today, she went to went to a Toyota dealer, (she is thinking of moving it on). The market value of such a car is at least €17,000.
They said, they would only give €8k as they believe, the car has gone past the point of no return.
I'm thinking though, it might be prudent to get a diagnostic done on it by a main Peugeot Dealer to get the full picture.
In the hope, that it's only a blip.

By the way, I'm getting a Toyota Corolla from another Toyota Dealer, so if it comes to it, am also thinking of the option of both of us doing a deal there and maybe they might do a favorable deal.
I know that that I got my car for €1,000 with some haggling.
Any ideas?
What are the chances of both our cars causing issues at the same time?
Especially as they have been causing little or no issues until now.
 
If one had above issues with their Peugeot would one persist and go down the avenue of getting a diagnostic having gone the above.
My personal hunch is that it’s worth it to get the diagnostic.
Then at least we’d have the real version of the truth rather than a Toyota dealer’s who would have a vested interest in undervaluing it whether justified or otherwise.
 
WGT said:
The market value of such a car is at least €17,000.
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According to whom?

I see various prices online from €6,000 to €18,000 depending on specification, odometer reading, whether it has a current NCT, and overall condition.

You don't say what repairs necessitated the expenditure of €2k, but the DPF issue is a classic symptom of diesel engined car being used for primarily short journeys. You can usually fix this by taking the car on a few longer journeys at motorway speeds, on motorways of course. Has the car been run with the AdBlue tank empty?

One way or another you need the full diagnostic suite run on the car to detect the fault codes, reset them, switch off the dashboard lights, and repair whatever triggered them.
 
You’re not going to get the best possible trade in value on car that has visible faults. You need to show it in the best possible light.
 
Trading in a 172 Hyundai i40 at the moment. Similar issues and the trade price we're getting is around 6.5/7k against a new car. To be fair, it is an 8yr old car.
 
The dealer of course wants to pay as little as possible but they would much rather not have a 2017 Peugeot 3008, the market value is certainly not €17k, maybe a fair value of 10k, but trade value of about what the dealer offered you.
 
The dealer is going to sell it on within the trade and take a cut.

At that age and that value, put it through the auctions and haggle the dealer for a straight deal price
 
Get a bottle of DPF cleaner for the engine
Drive it hard in high revs, that 'might' blow out some of the soot in the filter
If not any indy garage can run diagnostics to diagnose and fix, if you decide to remove the dpf you will need to get it done right to pass the nct.
 
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