Citroen C1 Airscape Flair
Discussion
zarjaz1991 said:
Out of interest, why are you suddenly scared of crashing? You've mentioned it a couple of times now.
You've done quite a lot of driving, including some long distances, on various types of road, and it's obvious you're pretty careful driver. Your skills will be building up so your confidence should be too. It's a little concerning that your confidence appears to be going down instead.
Obviously I'm not suggesting there is no risk of crashing, but you haven't crashed up to now, no reason for that to change.
That's a very good question, which I can't answer. I'll try my best though!You've done quite a lot of driving, including some long distances, on various types of road, and it's obvious you're pretty careful driver. Your skills will be building up so your confidence should be too. It's a little concerning that your confidence appears to be going down instead.
Obviously I'm not suggesting there is no risk of crashing, but you haven't crashed up to now, no reason for that to change.
I'll also point out that my confidence isn't deterioting, I am just more dubious on country roads. However I still keep my speed up, don't assume I'm going at 10 miles an hour on every corner, I'm just going slower than I used to.
However, I think the crash worry comes from a few things:
1. My dad smacked his Toyota into the side of a Peugeot last year, which I think has subconsciously scared me (not that I actually think it, I've never sat thinking will happen to me, even though it could, its probabaly some really complicated physiological thing).
2. My mum revered my dad's Toyota into my sister's Fiat last week, which was incredibly hilarious to me (no damage, it was at about 2mph in the driveway) which might have also subconsciously showed mistakes are easily made.
3. If I do actually have a crash anytime soon I'll not be able to afford to drive, which will limit job opportunities (I'm currently unemployed, long story) which could cause serious problems in general life (I know that is likely an overreaction). So I'm worried about future plans, this is actually probably the main reason.
So yeah, it's not so much my confidence is going down, in just more worried about crashing due to a number if factors (I think, don't know for sure)
Quick update, with question!
The car was washed and is now sitting undercover until Tuesday, obligatory picture: (excuse the dirt on the window)
Now onto the question; the wings have different coloured plates (I don't know the word, but the bit of metal which attaches the wing onto the rest of the car) under the bonnet. I've never noticed this before because I don't normally pay attention to the colour of those bits when checking oil, coolant and windscreen wash.
The driver side has a body colour "plate" while the passenger side has a green "plate". Everything else in the car which isn't painted such as under the bonnet or beneath the boot floor are green.
My first thought was that the car has been damaged and the driver side wing was replaced. Am I jumping to conclusions? Or is this a logical explanation?
The car was washed and is now sitting undercover until Tuesday, obligatory picture: (excuse the dirt on the window)
Now onto the question; the wings have different coloured plates (I don't know the word, but the bit of metal which attaches the wing onto the rest of the car) under the bonnet. I've never noticed this before because I don't normally pay attention to the colour of those bits when checking oil, coolant and windscreen wash.
The driver side has a body colour "plate" while the passenger side has a green "plate". Everything else in the car which isn't painted such as under the bonnet or beneath the boot floor are green.
My first thought was that the car has been damaged and the driver side wing was replaced. Am I jumping to conclusions? Or is this a logical explanation?
I love our old style C1, bought an M135i and still enjoy the Citroen, cant bear to get rid for what it costs, amazing little cars, ok that old Mini is cute and funky but not one I would want for daily use, C1 is its spiritual successor more than the BMW one is, not that I want to slag those off as I quite like them and can see the point, but for small, cheap and a bit of fun,t he C1/Aygo/107 is much more in the mould of the original Mini.
J4CKO said:
I love our old style C1, bought an M135i and still enjoy the Citroen, cant bear to get rid for what it costs, amazing little cars, ok that old Mini is cute and funky but not one I would want for daily use, C1 is its spiritual successor more than the BMW one is, not that I want to slag those off as I quite like them and can see the point, but for small, cheap and a bit of fun,t he C1/Aygo/107 is much more in the mould of the original Mini.
You're not the first person to say that! Had a Mini owner at a show tell me that he thinks the C1/Aygo/107/108 will be the next Mini. The one everyone wants in X amount of years time.These little cars get under your skin, and the amount still driving about show that they are built to last!
Shermanator said:
...The driver side has a body colour "plate" while the passenger side has a green "plate". Everything else in the car which isn't painted such as under the bonnet or beneath the boot floor are green.
My first thought was that the car has been damaged and the driver side wing was replaced. Am I jumping to conclusions? Or is this a logical explanation?
When it was painted at the factory I think I'd be right in saying the car would have been painted without any of the panels attached, so wonder if it's just the way the wings were painted? If the colour matches with the rest of the car and the panel gaps aren't all wonky it's unlikely it'll have been bumped. My first thought was that the car has been damaged and the driver side wing was replaced. Am I jumping to conclusions? Or is this a logical explanation?
WarrenB said:
When it was painted at the factory I think I'd be right in saying the car would have been painted without any of the panels attached, so wonder if it's just the way the wings were painted? If the colour matches with the rest of the car and the panel gaps aren't all wonky it's unlikely it'll have been bumped.
or its had a replacement wingjust find another c1 and have a look
In terms of the wing issue, I've worked out the wing has been replaced, but nothing else has been. Lights etc are all from the factory in 2014 so they are still the original parts however a friend has a 2015 C1 Feel who had a look at his for me, and his are both the same colour, non-body colour. So, drivers wing has been replaced, I'm going to assume it's just a case of a mechanic being a bit careless and swinging a spanner into it or something, before I bought it.
Anyway, not much has happened. While the weather is nice it means traffic is worse, and I'm more worried about the financial element of driving unnecessarily all the time, so I've only been on one trip since the last update. I went to Neptune's Staircase! Nothing really exciting, it was more for the drive element than anything else.
No pictures but I was at the B.V.A.C Classic Car Show at Thirlestane Castle at the start of last month and had a lot of fun leaving! It was muddy, so wheel spin was possible. Everyone in the traffic saw a young guy, in a newish car, with private plate delibrately spinning the wheels so probably jumped to conclusions, but I'm not bothered, it was great fun!
Anyway, not much has happened. While the weather is nice it means traffic is worse, and I'm more worried about the financial element of driving unnecessarily all the time, so I've only been on one trip since the last update. I went to Neptune's Staircase! Nothing really exciting, it was more for the drive element than anything else.
No pictures but I was at the B.V.A.C Classic Car Show at Thirlestane Castle at the start of last month and had a lot of fun leaving! It was muddy, so wheel spin was possible. Everyone in the traffic saw a young guy, in a newish car, with private plate delibrately spinning the wheels so probably jumped to conclusions, but I'm not bothered, it was great fun!
Another update, and one that is more like the other threads here; a bit of DIY!
When I took the car in for it's service and MOT at Citroen I was told there was some stuff stuck in the rear brake drums. There was no danger, it could just reduce the life of the drums and pads. They wanted over £80 to clear the stuff out! I told them no, and planned on doing it myself soon after. That was November... Finally did it today:
(That's my dad's feet in the picture)
I know this is Pistonheads so there will be someone who thinks I'm a danger on the road because I drove thousands of miles with something stuck in my rear drums, however as I've already said there was no danger! It wouldn't have left the dealership service area had there been an chance of a crash due to it. The only thing I endangered was my wallet (and luckily there is no visible damage, so I think even that is safe).
In terms of driving, well I've done 40 miles since the last update... As I said, the financial worries of driving so often have hit home, so the car has been parked up for 2 weeks, driven for 2 days (10 miles each way, per day) then parked up again today.
When I took the car in for it's service and MOT at Citroen I was told there was some stuff stuck in the rear brake drums. There was no danger, it could just reduce the life of the drums and pads. They wanted over £80 to clear the stuff out! I told them no, and planned on doing it myself soon after. That was November... Finally did it today:
(That's my dad's feet in the picture)
I know this is Pistonheads so there will be someone who thinks I'm a danger on the road because I drove thousands of miles with something stuck in my rear drums, however as I've already said there was no danger! It wouldn't have left the dealership service area had there been an chance of a crash due to it. The only thing I endangered was my wallet (and luckily there is no visible damage, so I think even that is safe).
In terms of driving, well I've done 40 miles since the last update... As I said, the financial worries of driving so often have hit home, so the car has been parked up for 2 weeks, driven for 2 days (10 miles each way, per day) then parked up again today.
WarrenB said:
Looks like you've rolled it to celebrate!
Congratulations on the [20k]milestone! I enjoy getting pictures of momentous mileages. 121212 was the last I got. Waiting for 123456 next! I'm well aware that I need to get out more
Haha, no idea why it's upside down! Scotland must have moved down-under without me noticing! Congratulations on the [20k]milestone! I enjoy getting pictures of momentous mileages. 121212 was the last I got. Waiting for 123456 next! I'm well aware that I need to get out more
I hope my car gets to those miles! When you get to 123450 you'll just need to drive around the block, just so you can get the picture!
I know the feeling, although most people on this page need to get out more
Edited by Shermanator on Saturday 11th August 12:02
There aren't many updates on this any more, purely because I now work full time and so don't have every single day of the week to do what I want. I do have the weekends though, and so I did go on a bit of a "hoon" last weekend. Parked up in the Aberfoyle Car Park cooling down (let's gloss over the fact I was going nowhere near fast enough to actually need to cool down the brakes, clutch and whatever else):
In terms of the commute of my new found job; it's around 13 miles each way down the motorway, I cruise along at 60mph which is vastly more relaxing and I get better fuel economy. Much better fuel economy in fact, I can get over 400 miles to a tank, which costs around £35-40.
It could be even better than that if I drove like miss daisy and went purely motorway everyday. They were taken a few days after I had to crawl through multiple towns due to the motorway being closed as someone had flipped their SUV, Which obviously killed the fuel economy.
As it sits today: It was filthy, travelling between two industrial towns (and parking in an industrial estate) causes the dirt to build up fast, so I gave it a wash, and a Hoover in the drivers side. Nothing major, and while I took pictures to show how dirty it was my phone is about 3 years old so isn't great at actually showing anything. Anyway; the car now looks lovely and clean:
My mum also put up fairy lights last year around the fence and they have since stopped working, however for some reason today some bulbs came on, so I popped out to grab a picture with my car, admittedly a pretty crap one (old phone reason again):
Yes yes I know, fairy lights on a fence in the front garden is council and chavvy, leave it out...
Not exactly an exciting update, but it allows me to keep track!
In terms of the commute of my new found job; it's around 13 miles each way down the motorway, I cruise along at 60mph which is vastly more relaxing and I get better fuel economy. Much better fuel economy in fact, I can get over 400 miles to a tank, which costs around £35-40.
It could be even better than that if I drove like miss daisy and went purely motorway everyday. They were taken a few days after I had to crawl through multiple towns due to the motorway being closed as someone had flipped their SUV, Which obviously killed the fuel economy.
As it sits today: It was filthy, travelling between two industrial towns (and parking in an industrial estate) causes the dirt to build up fast, so I gave it a wash, and a Hoover in the drivers side. Nothing major, and while I took pictures to show how dirty it was my phone is about 3 years old so isn't great at actually showing anything. Anyway; the car now looks lovely and clean:
My mum also put up fairy lights last year around the fence and they have since stopped working, however for some reason today some bulbs came on, so I popped out to grab a picture with my car, admittedly a pretty crap one (old phone reason again):
Yes yes I know, fairy lights on a fence in the front garden is council and chavvy, leave it out...
Not exactly an exciting update, but it allows me to keep track!
Glad you're still enjoying the car and it's serving you well!
If they were plastered all around the fence and the house as well, well that'd be different...
Shermanator said:
Yes yes I know, fairy lights on a fence in the front garden is council and chavvy, leave it out...
I don't think they're that bad. I had some solar ones around a fence on a farm I used to work on. Looked quite nice!If they were plastered all around the fence and the house as well, well that'd be different...
Another update, despite the fact I now have less time I seem to be typing more updates
I went to Connell a couple of weeks ago, nothing terribly exciting but it was nice to get out the house on a local bank holiday.
Yesterday I gave the car another wash, and in doing so I noticed a lovely new scratch on the side, quite deep (you can feel it) which I assume was caused by a stone flicking up on the motorway (or driving on the gravel yard of my work to get out). Very annoying, but I'll have to live with it until after winter when I'll get some touch up paint, then send the car off to a professional paint restorer/detailer.
Hopefully soon there will be an update showing some new tyres going on the car (following my "what tyres should I get" thread on General Gassing)
I went to Connell a couple of weeks ago, nothing terribly exciting but it was nice to get out the house on a local bank holiday.
Yesterday I gave the car another wash, and in doing so I noticed a lovely new scratch on the side, quite deep (you can feel it) which I assume was caused by a stone flicking up on the motorway (or driving on the gravel yard of my work to get out). Very annoying, but I'll have to live with it until after winter when I'll get some touch up paint, then send the car off to a professional paint restorer/detailer.
Hopefully soon there will be an update showing some new tyres going on the car (following my "what tyres should I get" thread on General Gassing)
jonamv8 said:
You sound like a nice lad
I remember my first motor a 1.1 fiesta mk3.......... it was bad but I did like it
You have a life of buying faster and more exotic motors ahead of you but nice to read about your enthusiasm for the car and driving , all the best mate
Thank youI remember my first motor a 1.1 fiesta mk3.......... it was bad but I did like it
You have a life of buying faster and more exotic motors ahead of you but nice to read about your enthusiasm for the car and driving , all the best mate
I hope your right
Would love an Alpine A110! Better get working harder to afford these more exotic cars!WarrenB said:
Glad you're still enjoying the car and it's serving you well!
If they were plastered all around the fence and the house as well, well that'd be different...
Nothing's went wrong yet! MOT is next month (better get that booked) though so it could get very expensive soon!Shermanator said:
Yes yes I know, fairy lights on a fence in the front garden is council and chavvy, leave it out...
I don't think they're that bad. I had some solar ones around a fence on a farm I used to work on. Looked quite nice!If they were plastered all around the fence and the house as well, well that'd be different...
They do look quite nice, but i had to cover my bases, as everything and everyone is a t
t on this site (according to many many people who frequent certain threads)Shermanator said:
Another update, despite the fact I now have less time I seem to be typing more updates
I went to Connell a couple of weeks ago, nothing terribly exciting but it was nice to get out the house on a local bank holiday.
Yesterday I gave the car another wash, and in doing so I noticed a lovely new scratch on the side, quite deep (you can feel it) which I assume was caused by a stone flicking up on the motorway (or driving on the gravel yard of my work to get out). Very annoying, but I'll have to live with it until after winter when I'll get some touch up paint, then send the car off to a professional paint restorer/detailer.
Hopefully soon there will be an update showing some new tyres going on the car (following my "what tyres should I get" thread on General Gassing)
So jealous about where you get to on your little drive outs! Know the bridge well and waiting at the lights at each side! Keep on updating up as there are people who are interested. I went to Connell a couple of weeks ago, nothing terribly exciting but it was nice to get out the house on a local bank holiday.
Yesterday I gave the car another wash, and in doing so I noticed a lovely new scratch on the side, quite deep (you can feel it) which I assume was caused by a stone flicking up on the motorway (or driving on the gravel yard of my work to get out). Very annoying, but I'll have to live with it until after winter when I'll get some touch up paint, then send the car off to a professional paint restorer/detailer.
Hopefully soon there will be an update showing some new tyres going on the car (following my "what tyres should I get" thread on General Gassing)
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