Do we see the chip tuning for 300 euros reflected in the result?
Jeffrey van Baal proves that you can also make a Peugeot 107 more attractive. And faster, although most of the finery is on the outside. Technically there is a modest step forward.
Jeffrey van Baal, a 22-year-old young man who has treated himself to his first car, arrives just in time from Amersfoort. “It has become a Peugeot 107 from 2010, nice and compact and cheap to drive. It cost me €4,400 and I thought it was a good price,” said Jeffrey, who works in the finance department of a company that acts as an intermediary between insurance companies and advisers.
Optical tuning due to boredom
But then the brand new owner was hit by corona. “I got sick and at home I was bored to death. Then I came across ‘Citybug tuning’ on Facebook and that really appealed to me”, he says. Then Jeffrey started ordering, although he is not a handyman or techie. What did he think should be done about the 107? “I ordered new wheels first, I had it lowered and the exhaust was replaced, as were the lamps. And the back seat had to make way for subwoofers.” He had all that done and all in all it cost a pretty penny. Not as much as the Peugeot itself, but half. The question is of course why Jeffrey fell for this Peugeot 107. “It is not for nothing that the small trio of Peugeot, Citroën and Toyota has been so successful. I think their appearance is great, you can choose between two or four doors and you benefit from low consumption. Furthermore, they are easy to handle, with parking and in city traffic. Of those three, I think the styling of the Peugeot is the best. That brand appeals to me the most.”
A 107 with automatic transmission
He did not consciously choose an automatic transmission. “I wasn’t necessarily looking for an automatic, but this car seemed okay to me and it just had that box.” Jeffrey has something to say about the fact that Peugeot has stopped their smallest model in the A segment. “I think it is a missed opportunity, especially at this time. I think there is always interest in a small, light, economical and environmentally friendly car that is also affordable and therefore accessible to many people. It is logical that you earn less on it, you compensate that with the larger models. Moreover, the model is very suitable as a basic means of transport. I don’t think new development costs are necessary at all,” said Jeffrey. In our opinion, this hits the nail on the head.
Unfortunately fate struck: the machine gave up the ghost. “In the end, another machine turned out to be the only solution. That was a major setback. If only I had bought a manual gearbox then”, Jeffrey looks back. He describes it as learning money in the jungle of the second-hand world. “And of course a hobby costs money,” he adds. There’s something in that. The proud 107 owner still had the desire to do something about the performance of the 1.0-liter three-cylinder that we know so well from the ‘Citybug’. Jeffrey threw in another €300 on a round of chip tuning to give the little Frenchman that little bit extra. “My impression is that I have just that little bit more and can therefore keep up with the traffic more easily,” Jeffrey looks ahead to the measurement by dynamometer chief Ghisbert van Ginhoven. Fortunately, that suspicion has been confirmed. Jeffrey can return to Amersfoort satisfied.
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