Citroen are indeed French.

However the C1,108 and Aygo are built in Slovakia.

This means your husband is geographically more French than this car.

Car manufacturers still seem to get their reputations from the 80's and 90's.
People still think that VW are the pinnacle in reliability, think a fiat or alfa will rot, peugeot and citroen have dodgy electrics and that Jags are for old men.

​Switching it off then on again? I thought that only worked with Windows

******g ask him! I know what he means, but ask him.

Can someone please explain how much you need to cover on GAP insurance?

Is it the value of the car when it's written off against the value of the car when it's taken out of lease?

e.g.

£7500 - £10000 therefore the GAP is £2500

Is gap insurance necessary? And how much more are you usually looking at?

I leased through Skyfleet but contract is with Citroen 1st service on C4 Picasso was £175 with the C1 as courtesy car.

I leased through Skyfleet but contract is with Citroen 1st service on C4 Picasso was £175 with the C1 as courtesy car.

Fair comment, guess it's hard for French companies to shake off that perception of poor quality and reliability from days gone by unlike Skoda who really seem to have nailed it.

My point is the same total cost but for 24 months. There's been better deals for the C1 than this.

Hope this clears it up.

Cracking car but not a great deal unfortunately. If it was 24 months for this price then it's a winner it's a Meh for me

Mechanical failures ie the arm rest on a Citroen snapped when leaned on(the metal beam), difficult and expensive to maintain ie try and access the spare tyre in a Renault or change a light bulb.

​best diesel engines up until 1999 when they stopped using the xud's, the modern hdi's are terrible.

Have u leased direct from citroen?

Any garage who can stamp your book as long as they use genuine citroen parts i was told (my C4 is booked in monday)

My current Citroen lease states that I must use a Citroen service centre.

You ain't getting any girls with this car.

how many gears does this have?

Can anyone service it? Or does it have to be main dealer?

Do you just have to buy fuel and insurance? Do you need anything special like GAP insurance?

What happens if a tyre gets a puncture? Would it need servicing in the first 2 years?

i would rather lease than do this eg: skoda yeti deal, C4 etc

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/columnists/mike-rutherford/9447128/How-to-run-a-car-for-100-a-month-all-in.html

If you go direct to Citroen you don't pay that £360 admin fee. We got the same deal last year.

got the same car on a different deal few months ago, great little runer! The only issue is the gearbox and the clucth is sh**e! Otherwise not to shabby for the price, does fine on the motorway as well.

Me too, many years of Citroens and only problem ever encountered was with air conditioning which does seem a weak point as I know others who have had the same issue. I had a C1 as a courtesy car while mine was being serviced last week. I was surprised how nice it was, the only complaint I would have was the amount of sound coming from the road, wouldn't fancy it for long motorway drives.

That's a great deal for anyone looking for thier first car or a city runner. My first car was a C1 and it was a fine car.

Good deal, thanks man.

I don't like French cars, dodgy electrics.
I had the pleasure of driving a Peugeot 407 for a while and the electric wing mirrors would randomly fold in and stay there whilst I was cruising on the motorway.
Only way I could fix it was by pulling across to the hard shoulder (carefully) and turning off the ignition to reset it.

I loved my Citroen C4 VTR+. The best bit was starting it up every morning and wondering which bit of the wonderfully pervasive electrical/electronic system was going to malfunction in which creative direction. Zut alors!

These will be more reliable & economical than any BMW, Audi or Merc.

It's irrelevant what make a car is really. I'm leasing a Ford Focus ST expecting no problems especially with the electrics and Ford have already had it back 3 times as the clock doesn't tell the time. Not a whinge just an observation :smiley:
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Car manufacturers still seem to get their reputations from the 80's and 90's.
People still think that VW are the pinnacle in reliability, think a fiat or alfa will rot, peugeot and citroen have dodgy electrics and that Jags are for old men.

Jeez. Citroen are a French company but this isn't a 'French' car! It's effectively made to Toyota standards many miles from France. Just thought I'd clear that up for the hard of understanding....

PS Not a bad deal but not a great one imo. Lease deals (similarly to buying outright deals!) get cheaper the closer we get to a new reg date. Certainly this car has been as cheap as 100 quid a month all in over 18 months just before the start of September...though IIRC it did involve a higher initial payment (500 initial plus 360 admin plus 57/mth so just over 1800 quid for the term). But, at the moment, this is the cheapest deal so heat added.

If I was to be lumbered with any PSA engine then it would have to be a petrol one.

​French cars have best diesel engine, but terrible electricals.

French? Built by Czechs near Prague (at Kolin) with the management outsourced to Toyota. Sounds promising to me...

I have been driving Citroens for 16 years and would be interested in knowing what these problems are as I appear to have missed out on them.

As said in the ad other price options with a bigger deposit brings it down.

Citroen are indeed French.

However the C1,108 and Aygo are built in Slovakia.

This means your husband is geographically more French than this car.

******g ask him! I know what he means, but ask him.

​lol French cars are notoriously plagued with problems.

I showed this to hubby. He said "as long as you don't buy one, it's ******g French", I don't understand what he means!

And yes it's a fabulous car... Good quality, comfy and great spec (flair model)

I got the flair for the same price from them a few months back on the same deal.

I'm 6 months into a similar deal. If anyone is having any doubts about this car I would say go for it. Huge interior considering size, I'm 6 ft 3 (it's the wife's car) but I fit fine even with the kids behind.

Spec is great, really nippy round town but manages fine on the occasional motorway commute. Can't say enough good things about it tbh.

I would put the full cost over term in the title before you get flamed. :wink: