2000 Citroen Saxo VTR

Highlights

• Sought after modern classic hot hatch

• Exceptionally low mileage at 21,158 miles

• Single-family ownership from new

• Genuinely unmodified and standard throughout, right down to the ride height

• Fresh June 2026 recommissioning service plus an MOT to June 2027

Overview

The Citroen Saxo VTR is one of the great affordable hot hatches of its era, a featherweight French three-door that trades outright power for pure fun. At around 900kg, it makes the most of its revvy 1.6-litre eight-valve TU engine, and the direct steering and eager chassis reward a good B-road just as happily today. Values are climbing as clean, standard examples grow scarce, and the VTR has quietly earned its modern-classic stripes.

This is one of the tidiest you'll find. Showing just 21,158 miles, it's an entirely unmodified car that's never been near a set of coilovers or a big-bore exhaust, sitting exactly as Citroen intended on standard ride height and original 14-inch alloys. The bright gold metallic paint suits it beautifully, with straight panels and tidy shutlines all round.

Inside, the multicoloured-fleck VTR sports cloth has survived remarkably well, and the whole car presents as the low-mileage, cared-for example it is. It's stayed in one family from new, with a genuinely thick file of paperwork to back up the story.

Add a fresh June 2026 recommissioning service and an MOT that runs to June 2027, and you've got a Saxo VTR that's ready to enjoy from the off. Honest, original, unmodified cars like this don't come round often, and we reckon this one's a cracker.

History and Documentation

• First registered 27 September 2000

• Documented work runs Oct 2001 @ 1,017 miles (first service), Feb 2006 @ 6,198 miles (Clock Garage), exhaust weld 2016, full service Oct 2017, then June 2026 full service including one offside-front coil spring and top mount, a new washer pump, four spark plugs, oil and filters, and a driver's door lock repair

• Original book pack and owner's handbook present

• Two keys supplied

• Long run of MOT certificates and service invoices on file

• Original 2000 purchase paperwork and finance documents included

• Current MOT expires 3 June 2027

• V5C present in the vendor's name

• Three registered keepers, family-owned from new, we’re told

• HPI clear

• The vendor tells us all four tyres and the battery were replaced in June 2026

Interior

• VTR sports cloth with multicoloured fleck in very good order

• Clean front sports seats showing minimal wear

• Near-unused rear bench

• Tidy headlining, carpets and door cards

• Factory radio/CD head unit fitted

• Sadly the key fob does not work and the stereo security code isn't known

• Manual sunroof operates correctly

• Central locking works, the vendor tells us

Exterior

• Bright gold metallic paintwork

• Straight, unmarked panels with good shutlines

• Genuinely unmodified at standard ride height on original 14-inch alloys

• Factory tilt/slide sunroof

• Clear headlights and undamaged rear lights

• Light scuffing to the front nearside bumper trim

• Minor kerbing and light corrosion to the alloy edges

• Slight surface marking around the fuel filler

• Good tread across all four tyres (the vendor tells us they were replaced in June 2026)

Mechanical

• 1.6-litre (1,587cc) eight-valve TU four-cylinder petrol engine

• Five-speed manual gearbox driving the front wheels

• Around 90bhp, 0-62 mph in about 10 seconds and roughly 116mph

• Complete, original engine bay

• Recent June 2026 recommissioning covering a full service, one offside-front coil spring and top mount, a new washer pump, four spark plugs, oil and filters

• Vendor tells us it starts first time and drives as it should

• Fresh MOT to June 2027, so it's ready to use

Summary

This is a genuinely original, unmodified Saxo VTR with just 21,158 miles, and that combination is what makes it such a rare find. It presents beautifully inside and out and wears its factory specification proudly, having been cherished by one family from new with the paperwork to match. A fresh service and an MOT into June 2027 mean it's ready to use and enjoy straight away, and we think it's one of the best you'll come across.

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