Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 HDi 110bhp

I've always quite liked Citroëns. When I was a kid my Dad had several of the large CX estates, all with Citroën's patented quirkiness: hydro-pneumatic self-levelling suspension, single-spoke self-centring steering wheel, large water-fed display for speedometer and revs, and push-button controls for indicators and wipers rather than dull and boring stalks. If they broke down, they were even more entertaining. The failsafe mechanisms in the hydraulics ...
...steering would fail; after that the clutch would go; finally, the brakes would fail. If you hadn't managed to stop by the time the brakes failed you were either a) pretty stupid, b) going too fast in the first place or c) an extreme sports enthusiast looking for a new way to get an adrenalin rush on the M1. Citroën later sold the patents for their suspension to BMW and Rolls Royce and the money helped secure the French automobile maker's future ...

markd_uk 03.07.2008 · Read full review
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...written about our then new Citroen Xsara Picasso in March 2004. The car was a 1.8 Petrol engined model, and the review was a glowing one. The performance was adequate given that a buyer of this type of car is unlikely to want to be burning up the road. The economy was good and the really strong points were comfort and space. By the end of 2006 the car was approaching three years old. In that time, fuel consumption had been consistently in the high ...
...how to change them! Citroen sell these cars cheap, and given that this one was the top end 'Exclusive' trim level model with all the toys, it was obviously built to a budget. The car had done almost sixty thousand miles and some of the extras were showing some signs of being tired. Nothing serious, just stuff such as the retracting wing mirror motors were starting to groan and the passenger electric window was a little slower than the drivers side. ...

cwestern 08.01.2005 (04.01.2007) · Read full review
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...a patch on my wifes Citroen C5. The build quality on this car is a bit suspect with a couple of rattles already, but then again for the price its ok, if you want build quality buy a BMW. Its a nice car to drive as you sit a bit higher up than in most cars, your view is much better and the fact that you have a sizeable glass area in this car ( beware when cleaning ice off the windscreen, use de-icer and NOT a scraper as the screen scratches easily ...
...slopes down sharply and it can be tricky to park, It used to worry me in tight spaces before but you get used to it after a while. The other thing that has been mentioned before is reflections in the screen, yes they are there but it doesn't bother me and you get used to them. In summary, I have tried not to go over all the things in these cars that have been said in previous reviews, this is a good, fairly economical ( I'm getting 40mpg, but I'm ...

barney3 05.02.2005 · Read full review
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...pleasantly surprised how good it is; the reliability and finish have been excellent and the economy - brilliant! The car: Citroen 1.6HDI 92bhp Exclusive; it would fit anyone - it's that versatile - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Oh dad please can I keep it ,please.please,please you young looking 70 year old ...

babajack 23.10.2006 · Read full review
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We have owned one of these for 4 years from new and it is one of the worst built cars I've owned. It's had major electrical faults twice, the interior trim falls apart on a regular basis, and is not what we expected of a top of the range model. (I shudder to think how poor the base one is!) I wouldn't recommend one to anybody, a used Zafira would be a better option. ...

adamat 03.05.2008 (01.05.2008)
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