Reg Vardy Citroen - A Fine Dealership

Advantages: Excellent Service, Good Stock of Cars
Disadvantages: None at present

...*Reg Vardy ? Citroen Dealership* *Background* My Old-Faithful Seat Ibiza recently failed its MOT and the garage in question wanted a very large sum of money to carry out any further repairs. Considering my bank balance is not exactly worth of a lottery winner, I thought I?d venture out and buy a replacement vehicle. Scary thought. Being female, and wanting to enter a male dominated environment does not exactly instil me with feelings of joy! To begin this journey, I bought the local newspapers to search for a roadworthy car of reasonable value. The choice was overwhelming. Everywhere I looked was another dealership; offering yet more deals, for what were reported to be excellent cars. Not to prove a point, but I know nothing about cars, so didn?t really know what was a good bargain and what wasn?t. So where better place...

kelr101 01.04.2004 (18.08.2004) · Read review
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Review of Citroen

The Citroen Saxo.

Advantages: Quirky. Fun. French.
Disadvantages: Creaks and shakes. Slow. Unsafe.

..."AAAhhh, it's a little Citroen Saxo." Yes, for about a year now I have been driving around in my little Saxo, and I now feel qualified to tell you something about it. This review, I'm afraid, comes four years too late, as the Saxo went out of production in the year 2000. It has since been replaced by a more 21st century, bubble-like car, the C3. There no question that the C3 is the nicer of the two, with its chic French curves, however at £9.000 it's not to everyone's liking. And so we come to the humble Saxo. Weighing in at 805kg the Saxo is very small, so obviously would not be suitable for big families, or indeed for people with big legs which invariably get crushed if they sit in the back seats. An avid Saxo-spotter, I have found they come in a spectrum of colours, the most offensive and most striking being bright yellow. It...

pleaseratemyreview 02.07.2004 · Read review
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Citroen Saxo 1.4

Advantages: Fun, Handles well, Cheap to buy
Disadvantages: dealer parts are expensive, few common problems

...Citroen Saxo 1.4 Exclusive Firstly a bit about what the car has, both inside and out as standard. I'm basing this on a 2000 W plate Mk2 5door automatic model. Inside Electric heated mirrors Electric windows Tilting/sliding sunroof Two air bags, driver and passenger Standard CD player Three speed fan Rear heated windscreen Valour upholstery Rev counter Digital clock Spit folding rear seats Outside Colour coded side strips and bumpers Colour coded mirrors and grill Power steering Servo Assisted Brakes Alloy wheels as standard Remote central locking Car alarm Boot spoiler Statistics According to book figures Top speed - 103 mph 0-60 - 13.9 seconds 3 speed gear box Mpg - 35 Torque 82 lb-ft Petrol Insurance group 5 1360 cc 8v Weight - 880kg My own opinion...

Hsaxo 22.03.2008 · Read review
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citroen zsara picasso space space space

Advantages: space and easy to drive
Disadvantages: personally haven't got one

...i brought a citroen xsara picasso just after my baby was born as my other car wasnt big enough to get anything else but the pushchair in the boot. i used to have a renault clio which i loved and i was worried about driving a bigger car but there was no need as a picasso is easier to drive and has loads of room in the front and back easy to put the seats down to create more room lots of drinks holders in front and back and i the doors so hopefully no sticky car food trays in the back for the kids easy to use controls and you can view loads of information about how many miles you can do to the petrol already in the tank your average speed how many miles left until a service is due a/c electric windows and mirrors definatley a family car and since purchasing this car i have realised how poular it is and a few of my friends have one too...

beckster1983 10.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Citroen Xsara Picasso

Dancing Transformer Citroen C4 Car

Advantages: Very Unusual and unique
Disadvantages: none

...PRODUCT BEING ADVERTISED:- --------------------------------------------------- The Citroen C4 Available in Hatchback or Coupe The Citroen advert is famous for the following quote on all the C4 range adverts:--ALIVE WITH TECHNOLOGY There are two different styles of the C4 transformer adverts, which have been produced I am going to detail the both. Advert One- The advert is set in a deserted car park, and begins with a silver transformer style robot doing warm up exercises against a car park pay and display information board. The robot does several different warm up exercises before it suddenly transforms and turns into a Citroen C4 and land in a parking space. Then we get a funky style robotic music start playing from its stereo. Suddenly the Citroen C4 transforms again into a Robot and does a series of groovy...

welshwickedone 02.08.2006 · Read review
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Fault Diagnostics and Citroen UK Support

Advantages: Highly Engineered Engine with potential superior petrol or diesel consumption
Disadvantages: Complexity outstrips normal support ability

...I purchased a Citroen Xsara Picasso SX Automatic October 2003 from Yeomans of Fareham. Within 3 weeks my problems started. Problem Dealer response 1 Car Overheating No Fault found 2 Entire dash display lost Known Fault Fixed 3 Car overheating No Fault found At this point I decided to look my self. Guess what ....no Coolant Fan Blades. Decided that Yeomans were not be trusted by me. Took the car to Citreon Portsmouth. New Fan ordered and fitted. Overheating problem fixed. 4 Car will not idle when cold. No Fault Found 5 Car stalls when cold No Fault Found Fit New...

OWC120M 19.10.2008 (17.10.2008) · Read review
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Classic Citroen Comfort

Advantages: Comfort, handling, nice to drive, loads of room
Disadvantages: cost of parts

...I like French cars! My last 5 cars have been French and there has been nothing to tempt me away from them.It was easy, then when I needed to buy a second car 10 months ago to make the decision. Preferably the car had to be fairly big, my other car is a Citroen AX, but I needed a family car. My Peugeot 505GTi had been stolen 18 months ago and I had tried to cope with just the little car. It was fine until we wanted holidays or outings- not enough leg room for my lanky teenagers and not enough luggage space! Have you ever been on holiday with four females? The luggage requirements are immense - and yes we all do need to take one huge suitcase each and at least three pieces of handluggage per person!I missed my huge old bus so much! I was pushed into getting the extra car when the AX had to go for a major operation (courtesy...

water-witch 28.10.2001 · Read review
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Citroen C1: It's not the size that counts, it's how you use it

Advantages: Epic fuel economy
Disadvantages: Uncomfortably loud on the motor way

...If all you want is a cheap and chearful run about, the Citroen C1 should be a contender. I own a Vibe in red which is the bottom of the range model. Features, or lack of. Electric windows, Electric mirrors, Central locking, Air con, are just some of the things this car doesn't have. Which I do miss, but it does keep costs down. Although the integrated CD player and mp3 input are a great touch. The rear window wiper is adequate and another nice touch. As I have the three door version you have to move your seat to allow passengers in, annoyingly you have to find your original seat position from scratch. Is it safe? Fingers crossed I've never had an accident in it but according to Euro NCAP it has a four star safety rating. However the Vibe doesn't have side impact airbags unlike the next model up, the Rhythm. What I did think was...

C0rnflake5 02.07.2009 (19.09.2009) · Read review
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A review on my 1995 1.9TD Citroen ZX Mephis

Advantages: Economical to run and cheap to buy. Fairly fast. Good engine. Reliable. "Biodiesel ready".
Disadvantages: A little noisy. Not fashionable.

...~ Why I bought the 1.9TD Citroen ZX ~ I bought this car because I do over 20,000 miles a year, and thought that I could save a fair bit of money by switching from a Petrol to a Diesel. I posted on a forum of car enthusiasts, asking what I should go for. I said I had £750 to spend on a Diesel and wanted reliability and economy above all else. The responses were all on the same lines: buy a Peugeot 306 with an XUD9 engine, or a Citroen ZX with the same engine. I bought a Citroen ZX in the end because it was cheaper than buying a Peugeot - the Citroens don't look anywhere near as good, and are therefore less sought after. ~ How much did I pay? ~ I paid about £700 for my Citroen ZX with 100k on the clock. This was a bit over the going rate, but I'd called up several other adverts for cheaper cars first, and they had all gone...

Pendulum 08.04.2007 (14.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Citroen ZX

Citroen?? That's French isn't it?

Advantages: It?s a lovely cheap and reliable car
Disadvantages: It?s not the safest one in its class.

...I have been driving for about 12 years now and have had several cars in that time and all of them have been 4 door saloons. When I became unemployed however a car became a luxury I just couldn?t justify so I gave up cars for a while. Then a friend of mine gave me their old Citroen AX Debut after they were given a brand new company car and needed to be rid of it. It?s only a 3-door version and with a little under a 1000cc engine it was the smallest I had driven since my early days on motorbikes but I was not about to look a gift horse in the mouth. The first time I drove it I was impressed. It was a nippy little thing and despite being so light held the road very well. The insurance was cheap surprisingly so and talking with the Insurance company rep it seems this car is very popular among first time drivers. The road tax is...

philipjohn001 03.11.2003 · Read review
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