Citroen C3 1.6 HDi 16v

Need For A New Car Having given up my Audi A3 last January to try and save some money between jobs my wife and I proceeded to share a car for a little over a year. My recent appointment to a role in London and the fact we moved further than a 20 minute walk from Jen’s work meant we finally needed to invest in a second car. Having considered public transport as an option and dismissed it due to the cost and timings I then turned my attention to finding an economical vehicle. Our shared car had been a Peugeot 206, which in fuel alone was costing me in excess of £55 a week. My requirements in a ... more

My first job in the motor trade was in 1978, selling new Citroens. In those days, Citroen were unique for two main reasons - one being their revolutionary self levelling suspension, (still a feature on the C5) and the other being that no Citroen of that era had self cancelling indicators. I sold that as a benefit to anyone who thought it a bit odd, and today I am now selling it as a benefit to my wife whose C3 has decided to take on this very retro feauture. A new indicator stalk (comms unit) costs around £300+ inc fitting. We are living with it and will not be investing! So how do we rate our ... more

C3 is surely the inheritor of the 2CV - small car with an arched roofline suggesting classic Citroen's visual appeal. It's light in weight and our 1.6 HDI with manual gearbox returns an average 70+mpg. It will cruise on the motorway all day at the legal limit and return 65mpg. We're tall, and the headroom and legroom in the front are excellent. The handling is really good as long as you remember you're in a diesel and keep the revs up. It can be skittish on rough surfaces; the back wheels jump sideways a bit over potholes, but the steering and brakes are excellent. Servicing is reasonably ... more

Bought this as a 2nd car for household. Never been tempted to buy new before and the other car is now 13yrs old. I wanted a car that was small but had 5 doors, AC, very economical to drive and preferably a diesel. Other than that I was open to any make or model. I had never considered a Citroen as my mum had a BX many years ago which she hated, however I saw the MPG and decided to take it for a test. There were no demos in the exclusive, so we took out the 1.4 diesel desire, we had it for 24hrs (I'd recommend this to anyone serious about buying). It was nippy and easy to drive, although it ... more

GOOD- EASY TO DRIVE SEMI AUTOMATIC WITH TOUCH PADDLES GADGETS ON THE STEERING WHEEL CHEAPISH CAN HOLD ALOT OF ITEMS FOR A SMALL CAR CONSIDERABLE FAST NICE ALLOYS TABLES ON BACK OF FRONT SEATS SIDE AIR BAGS NOT TOO BAD OF A SOUND SYSTEM IMOBILIZER AND ALARM 2 COMPARTEMENTS ON PASSENGER SIDE DASH HIDDEN TRAYS UNDER SEATS BAD - SEMI AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX DECIDES TO CHANGE GEAR WHEN IN MIDDLE OF A JUNCTION (BAD WHEN YOU HAVE AN ARCTIC LORRY COMING TOWARDS YOU) BACK SEAT TABLES ARE SO FLIMSY THEY CHRUN THE PLASTIC WHENEVER OPENED AND IN USE SHAPE IS TERRIBLE NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN THE BACK FOR SMALL 15 ... more