Am I mad buying a Citroen

[griffgray]

We have just got back in and have put a deposit on a new Citroen DS3 for my wife. Are we mad or is this little car as good as it seems. We are P/x her Golf 2.0 GTD 140 as we have found it to be quite expensive to run, just had to do the cam belts at 45k!!! She also found the Golf to be a little boring inside and the DS3 is quite funky and maybe more fun.
The reviews give it the thumbs up, any thoughts?

Cheers

Graham

[griffgray]

Yes we spent a good hour deciding which combo, decided on the metallic blue with white roof and nice alloys

Sir Bagalot said:

Some of the Colour Combos are great.

Saw one on Saturday, white but will nail varish pink Door Mirrors and Roof.

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mrtwisty said:

As far as the DS3 goes, I don't think you're mad at all. Looks good, a good steer also by all accounts.

Why though would you do the belts on the Golf just before you sell it? It's not going to increase the value of the car by the same amount as you spend doing it (unless you do it yourself, and maybe not even then) You might be a little mad for that!

We got the cam belt done before we thought of selling the car. I cannot understand why it has to be done so soon but we have always kept the car serviced regularly. I just wish I had not put two new continentals on the front though.

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LeeP-CS said:

My good lady has a DS3 1.6 with the City Pack. I hate driving it in all honesty. Yes it's thrashy and it handles better than my old Cooper S, but the steering is so lifeless, the seats have no sides so you're literally wedging yourself in with anymore more than tootling-along driving and the suspension I find quite hard (!).

Fuel consumption is pretty good, and yes inside it's totally different to much more on the market at present.
A good little car if that's all you want from it - but start to push it and for me, it's just too....disconnected!

To be honest I had too much input in the Golf, this time " my good lady" needed the input. Can you believe she typed in economical cars into google and the DS3 appeared. I had admired it at NEC so this time she has chosen. I will leave the spirited driving to the Griff.

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davebeast said:

My DS3 sport with 211bhp is the best car i've ever owned.

I went for grey with a red roof

Good points, great handling, great engine, immense fuel economy, eye catching, alcantara seats with side bolsters etc
Bad points, steering a little vague, attracts attention from "barrys" in their fiestas wanting to "own" you (lol)

Top Gear car of the year and Seb Loeb's office is one

Looks great. We have now ordered blue with white roof and 17" Bellone alloys