RE: Shed Of The Week: Citroen Saxo VTS

RE: Shed Of The Week: Citroen Saxo VTS

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Kitchski

6,514 posts

230 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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monthefish said:
paulmaurice99 said:
Mine (a relatively humble VTR - though the difference between the VTR and the VTS was very similar to the difference between 8v and 16v Golf, ie. not very much unless you had the space to push past 5k rpm in every gear)
Ahh, the standard denial of VTR owners!!

There was about 2 seconds difference in the 0-60 dash. Not much indeed.
There isn't much difference between a VTR and a VTS..........



















If you've never driven a VTS.

sef535

60 posts

186 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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great car and price ... ideal to turn up to a track day and drive back in ..... top shedding this week !!!

Flying Toaster

270 posts

152 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I'd love to own one of these, or preferably a 106 GTI. It's hard to find a good one now. Not many about and out of those 8/10 look like rolling scrapheaps and/or chavved within an inch of their lives. Also with me the insurance companies are taking the piss. It'd cost £3000, instead of the £700 I'm paying on a 1.1 106.

nicolelh

69 posts

118 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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ARobinson said:
1999/2000 mk2 facelift without the euro 3 ecu etc is the model to have, 2001-2003 much more problematic. Mk1 dated looking.
I'll second that - all the ones I've known have been tempermental and I've had countless ECUs and looms on mine. never had an electrical issue with a saxo till I bought a 3 plug VTS.

Steamer

13,846 posts

212 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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Kitchski said:
Clicked the Youtube link above and never realised how many Saxo VTS-related road tests there are on there:


Richard Hammond in a previous life comparing a VTS to a Caterham!
Great Videos.

I did like this one in particular. Oh how times have changed from back when a 'top end - totally mad' Caterham was 20K.

...And thats not a K series engine in the red one is it Mr Hammond nono

Sorry - back to the Sax chat.

I always quite liked the blue one in Gavin & Stacey.

Spare tyre

9,458 posts

129 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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Best all rounder of a car I ever owned

Looked after it with regular servicing etc but thrashed it about

Never any dramas with it

Simply brilliant

(A lot may be rose tinted glasses as I was 18 and living the dream)

mnx42

215 posts

162 months

Saturday 31st January 2015
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I had a new one of these from new (W Reg) in Diabolo red (?). I must have been very lucky because mine was extremely reliable. I did nearly lose it to the dreaded lift-off oversteer, they could certainly be snappy.It was terrific fun though.
I currently have its replacement (C2 VTS) which,as the article states, isnt as much fun - only slightly more power (if spec to be believed but sounds like Saxo had more than stated anyway) and more weight.

Edited by mnx42 on Saturday 31st January 16:06

velocitas

225 posts

158 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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I had one of these as a first car in Gold nearly new at the time. Absolutely loved it.

Some other points to watch:
- ECU problems
- Drainage channels at the front of the sunroof regularly block with dust
- Seat railing, can wear with time causing the seat to slide arround on it's own accord

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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nicolelh said:
I wouldnt agree with all the faults listed in the article..

I've had my VTS nearly 3 years and before that I had a VTR, a westcoast (1.4) and an S1 1.1 106.
I rarely ever see a VTS on the road anymore, as the sheds get scrapped or written off, I feel like it's just leaving real enthusiasts.

I wouldnt say that shed of the week was a particularly great buy or a good standard example!
There's still a few good examples out there though for sure smile

mine -




OH's -



Both daily drivers and used on track biggrin we both have second cars but can't part with these little tins smile lol
Those look in great nick Nicole - a credit to you - I have a soft spot for black ones.

I saw a white one a while back - never remember that colour in brochure in 98

iacabu

1,348 posts

148 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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thatguy11 said:
Always had a little bit of a soft spot for these and I'm sure they're heaps of fun for the money....but they're just too chav-tastic in my mind. Not sure I could live with one :P
My thoughts exactly. I'm going to be spending shed money on my next car in March and I've been looking at these but I'm not sure I can get past the perceived image.

Kitchski

6,514 posts

230 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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iacabu said:
thatguy11 said:
Always had a little bit of a soft spot for these and I'm sure they're heaps of fun for the money....but they're just too chav-tastic in my mind. Not sure I could live with one :P
My thoughts exactly. I'm going to be spending shed money on my next car in March and I've been looking at these but I'm not sure I can get past the perceived image.
How you think others would think of you would seriously affect what car you buy?!

TankRizzo

7,247 posts

192 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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Kitchski said:
How you think others would think of you would seriously affect what car you buy?!
OT but I didn't realise you were ex-SSC, I really must stop in for a chat one of these days, I drive past your place every day to work.

iacabu

1,348 posts

148 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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Kitchski said:
How you think others would think of you would seriously affect what car you buy?!
I think about it. Wouldn't necessarily stop me buying one.


Edited by iacabu on Sunday 1st February 21:52

CampDavid

9,145 posts

197 months

Sunday 1st February 2015
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TankRizzo said:
Kitchski said:
How you think others would think of you would seriously affect what car you buy?!
OT but I didn't realise you were ex-SSC, I really must stop in for a chat one of these days, I drive past your place every day to work.
Quite a few ex-SSC on here it appears.

cirian75

4,245 posts

232 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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I always like these and could have easy had one.

but the barry boy chav image made it a no go.

Kitchski

6,514 posts

230 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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TankRizzo said:
Kitchski said:
How you think others would think of you would seriously affect what car you buy?!
OT but I didn't realise you were ex-SSC, I really must stop in for a chat one of these days, I drive past your place every day to work.
If you're driving that Alfa you're welcome anytime! You might have to peel me off of it before you leave though!

Kitchski

6,514 posts

230 months

Monday 2nd February 2015
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Ex-SSC non-anonomous:

Kitchski - aka Icey_Furio

njw1

2,053 posts

110 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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mrtwisty said:
What a corking start to the year Shed! I can't remeber such an uninterrupted run of tempting sheds.






(It's going to be a mkII Laguna next week isn't it?)


I would happily drive around in a mk2 Laguna rather than spend a grand on a Saxo, its not the cars fault, its the image it gained around here (and probably everywhere!) because of the 'mentality' of the people of the people who drove them, when I see one, and there still are a few about here, dragging its arse on the floor, with wheels that are way too big and an exhaust that sounds like a wet fart in a paper bag, oh, and the fog lights on when its not f'kin foggy mad and I just think 'prick'. Give me a nice 106gti anyday though. smile

P.S I only mentioned the Laguna because my missus old man's got a re-mapped dci and it surprised me....quite a lot. laugh

njw1

2,053 posts

110 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
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KimJongHealthy said:
Wow, that's a massive difference. And those crashes simulate collision between similar cars, imagine crashing this 900kg Saxo with Mondeo or similar..

That's just reminded me of the time I was reversing up a narrow street, in the dark, with misted up windows in a Granada and I mis-judged how much gap there was between me and the Saxo beside me, end result? The Granny needed a bit of T-Cut on the rear quarter and the Saxo was in the body shop for nearly a week.