Test drive a Citroën C4 Cactus

[Pints]

PH Sponsored said:

The Citroën C4 Cactus has enjoyed a great reception amongst PHers on these forums.

Except it hasn't though, has it?

I don't think this sort of b*ll*cks is going to be getting Haymarket out of the financial mire.

[Gibby88]

Thank you gents. It feels great to finally come out...

[mr_spock]

Wow, mega-lurk!

A non-PH friend had a Cactus on a lease for a couple of years and loved it. Insanely cheap thing, doesn't look too awful (at least it's different), and it's cheap. We've had a couple of Citroens and they've been totally reliable. Can't say I'd have one, but as a cheap load carrier it would do OK.

[anonymous-user]

hornetrider said:

Gibby88 said:

PH Sponsored said:

The Citroën C4 Cactus has enjoyed a great reception amongst PHers on these forums. Packed with practical, intuitive features, but standing out from the crowd thanks to Citroen’s unique design style, the C4 Cactus manages to strike a balance between everyday usability and quirky individuality.

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I have lurked here for 10 years, waiting for a moment like this.

I want to let you know that I would rather be anally dominated by many cacti than test drive this hunk of junk.

Good day sirs.

That's PH Post of the Decade!

It's possibly the best post on here I've ever read.

[sam303]

I was going to come on and say that when I had a C4 Cactus as a rental recently, the passenger footwell filled up with water when it rained. Now I'm just sitting in the office trying to stifle laughter at Gibby88's post and the subsequent comments

[williredale]

Gibby88 said:

I have lurked here for 10 years, waiting for a moment like this.

I want to let you know that I would rather be anally dominated by many cacti than test drive this hunk of junk.

Good day sirs.

Brilliant.

[glenrobbo]

Gibby88,

Top lurking, probably unsurpassed in the whole history of PH.

I hereby nominate you for the PH Lurker of the Decade Award.

It comes in the form of the large cactus which my wife keeps in the front porch ( Oo-er missus. Ouch! ) directly adjacent to the light switch ( ouch again! )

Well deserved, you're welcome to it.

[Puggit]

Virtual pint for Gibby88:

[GSalt]

Willy Nilly said:

Very noisy, inside and out, diesel engine

I'm surprised by that. The C3 Picasso diesel is very quiet inside and I wouldn't have expected the Cactus to be a step back on that front.

[feef]

Willy Nilly said:

The heater took a good 20 minutes to blow warm air.

I'm finding this is becoming more and more the case with modern diesels. I had a Sprinter van that I hired so I could transport my bike for a race. It was baltic in the morning and having slept in the back, I jumped in the cab and started the engine. Idling for a good 30 minutes or more, and it was still blowing cool!

Some of the latest engines may not even need radiators in areas with a suitable climate, and I think for those, we'll end up with additional forms of heating

[Jimmy Recard]

I've been in one several times and liked it. I haven't driven one

[Pints]

Gibby88 said:

Thank you gents. It feels great to finally come out...

Available soon from the PH Shop: an I was there when Gibby88 came out t-shirt.

[227bhp]

feef said:

Willy Nilly said:

The heater took a good 20 minutes to blow warm air.

I'm finding this is becoming more and more the case with modern diesels. I had a Sprinter van that I hired so I could transport my bike for a race. It was baltic in the morning and having slept in the back, I jumped in the cab and started the engine. Idling for a good 30 minutes or more, and it was still blowing cool!

Some of the latest engines may not even need radiators in areas with a suitable climate, and I think for those, we'll end up with additional forms of heating

It did have an additional form of heating, you just didn't realise it.

[vladcjelli]

Gibby88 said:

Thank you gents. It feels great to finally come out...

FFS you're like this guy:

http://youtu.be/N-isGzfYUZ4

[Gibby88]

As we said in 2007, "G2G"; Speak to y'all in 2027.

[vladcjelli]

Yap yap yap.

[anonymous-user]

So cool. wins the Internet, then vanishes.

[MarshPhantom]

227bhp said:

feef said:

Willy Nilly said:

The heater took a good 20 minutes to blow warm air.

I'm finding this is becoming more and more the case with modern diesels. I had a Sprinter van that I hired so I could transport my bike for a race. It was baltic in the morning and having slept in the back, I jumped in the cab and started the engine. Idling for a good 30 minutes or more, and it was still blowing cool!

Some of the latest engines may not even need radiators in areas with a suitable climate, and I think for those, we'll end up with additional forms of heating

It did have an additional form of heating, you just didn't realise it.

My Vito van had piss poor heating when sat in traffic. Shockingly bad.

[ecsrobin]

Pints said:

Gibby88 said:

Thank you gents. It feels great to finally come out...

Available soon from the PH Shop: an I was there when Gibby88 came out t-shirt.

I wouldn't put it past haymarket!

[Hugo a Gogo]

feef said:

I'm finding this is becoming more and more the case with modern diesels. I had a Sprinter van that I hired so I could transport my bike for a race. It was baltic in the morning and having slept in the back, I jumped in the cab and started the engine. Idling for a good 30 minutes or more, and it was still blowing cool!

Some of the latest engines may not even need radiators in areas with a suitable climate, and I think for those, we'll end up with additional forms of heating

Idling hardly warms up most diesels at all these days