The Citroen Saxo.

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

...no fault of theirs that I had lost it, but about two weeks later a brand new manual fell from my letter box. This reassured me that Citroen are a solid company, after all it's the little things that count! Although you can not now buy a new Saxo, if you are desparate to get one, there are plenty of 2nd hand cars for sale. Of course I can not give you a fixed price, because you have to consider milage and age, but I can say that my car, now four years old, with a low milage of about 25,000, cost me £2,200. If you are buying a used car you can celebrate in the depreciation- a new Saxo used to cost about £7,000! Of course this also means insurance premiums that are not too scary. Because of this the Saxo is an ideal car for new drivers. A trip to Ebay.co.uk is always worth it if you are searching for a Saxo, as it should give you an idea...

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

...and thoughts on this car. I had this car as my first car, after driving past it parked up on the side of the road, I bought it for £2500 two and half years ago with 60,000 miles. It's cheap to insure as a first car and still a fast, nippy little car because it's so light. I've found it to be very economical both around town and long distances, doing about 100 miles to a £10 when petrol was 100.9 a litre. The handling is amazing when it has decent tyres on Michelin Energy being the standard tyres used. Goes easily around corners and is easy to drive around traffic fitting through most gaps. The suspension that Citroen is famous for is brilliant, goes over any bumps easily without feeling them. Including large speed bumps. I've added Citroen Saxo VTR wheels to mine which adds loads of extra grip and has improved the handling greatly...

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Citroen Saxo First 1.1i

Advantages: stylish, economical, reliable, good value
Disadvantages: none

...Myself and my son recently visited our local Citroen dealer because we organised a test drive on a 1.1i Saxo First. This was because my son is currently looking for a new car to replace his very reliable but ageing current motor, a Citroen AX. The Saxo has always attracted my son with its good looks and decent performance, but interestingly enough he was interested in the smallest engine option of the First. There are several reasons for this, all unbelievably and unusually sensible coming form my son!! Firstly the 1124cc engine keeps insurance costs down and also it is very light on the drink when it comes to the petrol pump. Despite this you musn't get me wrong because it is certainly no slouch, the lightweight of the body ensures that. It can accelerate very nippy around town and from traffic lights, a suprise for such a small...

GraWar 18.07.2001 · Read review
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Citroen Saxo 1.1i SX

Advantages: good looking, decent spec, nice to drive, nippy
Disadvantages: Main dealer prices and customer service

...This is a great little car which I highly recommend. Yes, it's got a few faults (which car hasn't) but so far it's given me 2 years of pretty much trouble free motoring. It's nice looking (MUST have foglights or it looks incomplete!), stereo is adequate, has central locking, sunroof, keypad immobiliser, economical (450 miles of town driving on a tank), electric windows. Mine has been nicknamed Saxo-van due to its great carrying capacity. The back seats are quick and easy to fold down, and we managed to get a large sideboard in it (with the boot closed too!) which wouldn't fit in a new golf! It's very nippy, and smooth and quiet to drive. Even when travelling at 70 - 80 mph it's still got some oomph! Two little niggles:- 1) the pedals are too close together - takes a while to stop hitting the accelerator when you want...

ionaming 23.09.2000 · Read review
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Citroen Saxo 1.1i Forte 3 door

Advantages: Small engine means its economical, cheap tax and insurance
Disadvantages: No power stearing, no ABS, no central locking, no alarm

...locking ****** The Alarm I had fitted to my Saxo was a Thatchum approved Category 1 alarm. A Thatchum approved Cat 1 alarm will often help to slightly reduce the cost of your car insurance. The alarm and remote central locking was not an option from Citroen. I had it installed as an after market extra. I didn’t go to a Citroen main dealer to have it fitted as they charge around £45 + Vat an hour labour. Instead a friend of mine who owns a car audio and security fitting company installed it for me. So the cost was less than going to a main dealer. The total cost came to £280. ************ End update ************ ---------------- Driving the car ---------------- The pedals are quite close together but when you get used to that this isn’t really a problem. I suppose I found them too close at first as I was used to...

adam.owen 02.05.2001 (28.10.2001) · Read review
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Citoren Saxo VTR

Advantages: Speed,Comfort,Looks,Drive
Disadvantages: Interior, Fuel economy at high speeds

...I have had a Citroen Saxo VTR now for 9 months, which I have enjoyed every minute of. The car itself on looks, in my view is amazing, the Mark 2 version which I own has more curved headlights than the Mark 1 version with more rectangular shaped lights, personally I prefer the former. The poseidon blue paintwork shines very well in sunlight, and is very eye catching. The interior is a bit tacky and very rattly at times, especially driving along uneven roads. The rattle does get annoying at times, but with the car's sound system at a moderate volume you do not notice it at all! The seats of the Saxo look like they've come straight out of the 80's, the Peugeot 106 leather seats would have been a lot better option for the car. The saxo's white dial's are very soft on the eye, especially when driving at night. The sound system of the saxo is...

EggheadCov 25.09.2008 · Read review
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Saxo VTR pocket rocket that kept stalling!

Advantages: fast, little pocket rocket
Disadvantages: unreliable

...Citroen Saxo VTR, 2001 Y Reg Black This car was bought by my boyfriend in May 2006, with 30,000 miles in practically immaculate condition apart from the fact it was a insurance write off due to theft with no damage. 1. The Interior of the car This paticular saxo had an upgraded interior with a very nice 'velour' type material, which compared to other saxo's I've driven and been in was much more comfortable and looked a lot smarter. It also had two rear headrests which others do not come with. There was a driver's airbag, which comes with all VTR's, and I would say Citroen should have definitely installed a passenger airbag like on the VTS, due to the amount of crashes I have seen with these cars! The standard radio/CD was very good and would play all CDs I put into it, including CD-Rs. The dash was well set out with the dials...

aliclare 15.08.2007 · Read review
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Citroen saxo 1.0i

Advantages: Cheap to run, no problems with them.
Disadvantages: not much space in the back.

...The Citroen saxo 1.0i is a great little car for a young person who has just pass their test, i have always loved this car when they first come out in 1996. The little 1.0i engine is a small engine but is still a nippy car around town. It is good for petrol it don't drink that much but the style of the standed one looks abit boring. The boot is big enough to get a good lot of shopping in there or your speakers if you like them in there. The saxo has power steering but thats it, it don't have a ^ sunroof ^ front spot lights ^ allow wheels ^ cd player just a tape/cassette player ^ body kits stuff like that but that don't matter because its still a good little car and cheap and Reliable. they hold their price well, but if you want something better like faster and better looking then go for the VTR OR VTS....

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Citroen Saxo Forte 1.1 W-reg (2000)

Advantages: Great town car, economical to run and have managed to fit an amazing amount of stuff in (including a 6 ft tree out of the sunroof, a complete patio set and a full-on Ikea buy-out - not bad!). Cheap to service and is quite nippy when it isn't full!
Disadvantages: Can't adjust rake of driver seat so my husband has to stand on the clutch pedal to get in! Also, very low braking on the pedal - this is a design issue & technically safe but can feel v last minute.

...I bought a metallic green Citroen Saxo Forte 1.1 3dr in April 2000 for the princely sum of £6k which was £1200 off the list price at the time because no-one seemed to want metallic Woodland Green. It has been a very reliable car - now done 45K miles and apart from one warranty niggle (airbag light faulty) and the stepper motor having just had to be replaced it has been fine. The positives are it is cheap to run, rarely needs oil / water etc topped up and we have only just had to replace two of the Michelin tyres it came with. Great for town driving - a bit Fiat Punto on the motorway - feels a bit tinny for passengers, but handles fine. Easy to park, cheap to service (and car tax) and surprisingly spacious for carrying loads (back seat folds to 45 degrees, or flat if you remove the seat pad. On the negative front, the airbag...

MG121 10.07.2003 · Read review
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A little comments about Citroen Saxo 1.1 SX

Advantages: superb fuel economy, low maintainance cost, value of money, many features, cheap tax and insurance
Disadvantages: less room space for passenger, slightly poor in comfort and handling

...just bought a Citroen Saxo 1.1SX (1996, P reg), 2 weeks ago. The most satisfied of this car is the fuel consumptions level, no matter you are in city or non-city driving, it still the leading compared with rivals like Renautl Clio 1.2, Vauxhall Corsa 1.2, and Fiat punto 1.2, Ford Fiesta 1.3, etc. I managed to get a ride about 120 miles just for 10 pounds petrol price ( It was 95.9 per liter at that time). For the comfortable, it slightly poor due to there is lacking of room space for the rear passenger. whereas, for the performance, i don't feel it is very responsive for the pick-up but once it reached to 60 miles per hour, the performance started to taking place here. There are quite alot of features of it like electrical windows, sunroof, immboliser,alarm system,central locking etc. With the low price, its rarely to get this...

dannychan 25.06.2007 · Read review
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