Advantages: High Tech gadgets, 20K Mile service intervals, smooth ride and good handling Disadvantages: I can't make it dance.
So, you've all seen the Citroen advert haven't you? Car turns into all singing, all dancing robot thingy. Well, that car's a Citroen C4 (model shown is the 2.0 Exclusive).
The birth of my son finally persuaded me to part with my much loved 3 door Focus ST170. I needed a new family friendly car with 5 doors, but what to go for? So I spent a bit of time researching (and it was mainly based on budget) and came up with a shortlist of affordable (..ish) ... ...You know, the Citroen C4 one that shows a nifty looking motor that turns itself into a robot thingy and dances to a catchy tune. It's all high tech and "fandabadoosy".
"Splendid!" Methinks "I'd really like one of those" A proper Boys Toy, full of gadgets….and let's not forget…a car that actually turns into a robot!! So I pop into the nearest showroom (…must remember to ask the salesman to show me the robot thingy) and look at the range of new C4's. ...
eldergill 03.10.2005
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...is the next let down. Citroen have managed to remove the normal suspension and replace it with a large bowl of jelly. Amazingly, they have also got the wibbly wobbly rolling wonder to detect EVERY bump in the road - even the one's you miss! It's an amazing combo of twitchy and soft ride. The brakes were designed by a man without any comprehension of physics. Even when bedded in, they dig the front of the car hard into the road, lifting the back to ... ...is just pathetic. Why did Citroen not use the 1.616v out of the Saxo VTS? This is a heavy car with 4 adults and luggage, we will have been tipping 1550kg's and I had to spend time hunting up and down the box for the power - 5th couldn't pull a fat minger at ten to two in the nightclub, even with the offer of a free kebab first. There is no footrest either - a capital crime in my opinion!
Economy on the C4 was rather poor - i did 29.3 mpg with a ...
lucasade1 16.07.2006
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