Citroen C1 Airscape Flair
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Yesterday was an exciting day, I went to see another car!
Don't worry, it's not going to replace the little C1, nothing ever will, it will be a second car. I'm not going to say what it is, however I can tell you it's in Bristol. According to Google 6 and a half hours away from my house, took me 8 to get down and 7 and a half to get back up. All in 1 day, in a C1. I slept for 12 hours last night and I still amn't 100% today, no idea if a more comfortable car would have made the journey easier, but hey ho, it was certainly an adventure! Will probably look back on it in a few years with only happy memories though.
Annoyingly I didn't take a single picture so here is what it is looking like right now, disgustingly dirty (also because of my commute though, not all of the dirt was caused by the M6, which is now my least favourite road in the country).
The pictures don't show the extent of it, but my phone isn't the newest and I have no need to get a new one so just take my word for it! It's filthy! It will be washed reasonably soon, and then left for the winter to get as bad as it does.
On the bright side, it's now got 4 new Yokohama BlueEarth ES32 tyres on it! They were £10 cheaper than the Continental yet had the same level of wet grip, same level of fuel economy and were 1 decibel quieter. No brainer really. Some of the comments on the tyre thread weren't great though, I think £50 is a lot of money, if you don't why comment on my thread saying how you've just spent £200 odd!
Don't worry, it's not going to replace the little C1, nothing ever will, it will be a second car. I'm not going to say what it is, however I can tell you it's in Bristol. According to Google 6 and a half hours away from my house, took me 8 to get down and 7 and a half to get back up. All in 1 day, in a C1. I slept for 12 hours last night and I still amn't 100% today, no idea if a more comfortable car would have made the journey easier, but hey ho, it was certainly an adventure! Will probably look back on it in a few years with only happy memories though.
Annoyingly I didn't take a single picture so here is what it is looking like right now, disgustingly dirty (also because of my commute though, not all of the dirt was caused by the M6, which is now my least favourite road in the country).
The pictures don't show the extent of it, but my phone isn't the newest and I have no need to get a new one so just take my word for it! It's filthy! It will be washed reasonably soon, and then left for the winter to get as bad as it does.
On the bright side, it's now got 4 new Yokohama BlueEarth ES32 tyres on it! They were £10 cheaper than the Continental yet had the same level of wet grip, same level of fuel economy and were 1 decibel quieter. No brainer really. Some of the comments on the tyre thread weren't great though, I think £50 is a lot of money, if you don't why comment on my thread saying how you've just spent £200 odd!
avenger286 said:
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 think I take most of these locations for granted! I also went over the bridge, accidentally, as I took a wrong turn!Shermanator said:
. Some of the comments on the tyre thread weren't great though, I think £50 is a lot of money, if you don't why comment on my thread saying how you've just spent £200 odd!
The C1 is a great car. Whilst £50 a corner might feel a bit steep now, I think the posters might have been saying that in the event you one day find yourself in some more exotic metal then be prepared for some chunkier numbers. My first car was a 107, and great fun it was too. (Tyres were £35 a corner back then). Roll forward 9 years (!) and a set of rears for my Boxster was £400...
brickwall said:
Shermanator said:
. Some of the comments on the tyre thread weren't great though, I think £50 is a lot of money, if you don't why comment on my thread saying how you've just spent £200 odd!
The C1 is a great car. Whilst £50 a corner might feel a bit steep now, I think the posters might have been saying that in the event you one day find yourself in some more exotic metal then be prepared for some chunkier numbers. My first car was a 107, and great fun it was too. (Tyres were £35 a corner back then). Roll forward 9 years (!) and a set of rears for my Boxster was £400...
Typing that last post I remember that last week, on Friday, the car started to make a horrible grinding noise on the way to work. I managed to limp it home, going the "town" way rather than the motorway. Dad and I (mostly him, as I got changed etc) took the rear drums off one by one, the offside (drivers) one had a tiny little bit of metal. Looked like a piece of very small chain. No idea how it got in there, but very relieved it was something so simple!
So today... Was horrible, and very very scary.
I got a text from my dad saying there was oil on the drive so I should check my level at lunch. I went out at break to find a huge rainbow puddle under the car, and under a colleagues car (the Avensis wheel in the pictire). Obviously I checked the dipstick, bone dry. Absolutely nothing on it.
Obviously the pictures aren't great, but taking well framed pictures which show great detail as to where the oil is wasn't exactly at the top of my priority list!
However, I work as a Parts Person in an Accident Repair Centre, which means everybody knows far more about the mechanics of cars than I do (I'm not mechanically minded in the slightest). Car was brought in (the 20 yards from my parking space to the building were extremely nerve wracking, even though I had been told it would be fine), boss leaned under and managed to tighten the oil filter up, apparently a good half turn. Very bluntly pointed out that was likely the issue...
Tightened up, new oil in, and it seems fine, however it is sat in a different part of the driveway to usual with a bit of hard-board under it, so I can see if it drips anymore.
Extremely nerve wracking, and I certainly do not wish to repeat it!
I got a text from my dad saying there was oil on the drive so I should check my level at lunch. I went out at break to find a huge rainbow puddle under the car, and under a colleagues car (the Avensis wheel in the pictire). Obviously I checked the dipstick, bone dry. Absolutely nothing on it.
Obviously the pictures aren't great, but taking well framed pictures which show great detail as to where the oil is wasn't exactly at the top of my priority list!
However, I work as a Parts Person in an Accident Repair Centre, which means everybody knows far more about the mechanics of cars than I do (I'm not mechanically minded in the slightest). Car was brought in (the 20 yards from my parking space to the building were extremely nerve wracking, even though I had been told it would be fine), boss leaned under and managed to tighten the oil filter up, apparently a good half turn. Very bluntly pointed out that was likely the issue...
Tightened up, new oil in, and it seems fine, however it is sat in a different part of the driveway to usual with a bit of hard-board under it, so I can see if it drips anymore.
Extremely nerve wracking, and I certainly do not wish to repeat it!
I have now found the real culprit of the huge oil leak in the post above.
Last year I took the car to Arnold Clark Citroen Stirling for its 3 year service, because I was naive and believed that I needed to go to a manufacturer approved dealer in order to retain the warranty (I now know that's a load of b
ks).
This year I took it to an independent garage which my dad has used for roughly 21 years. What did he find?
THE OIL FILTER WAS MULTIPLE YEARS OLD! Arnold Clark had not replaced the filter, or the oil (I assume) like they should have last year when I paid over £150 for them to do it! I'll be going for a "chat" tomorrow...
Luckily it is all sorted now, the car has had its four year service by a well respected mechanic and I've given it it's last clean for 2018, and start of 2019.
Last year I took the car to Arnold Clark Citroen Stirling for its 3 year service, because I was naive and believed that I needed to go to a manufacturer approved dealer in order to retain the warranty (I now know that's a load of b
ks). This year I took it to an independent garage which my dad has used for roughly 21 years. What did he find?
THE OIL FILTER WAS MULTIPLE YEARS OLD! Arnold Clark had not replaced the filter, or the oil (I assume) like they should have last year when I paid over £150 for them to do it! I'll be going for a "chat" tomorrow...
Luckily it is all sorted now, the car has had its four year service by a well respected mechanic and I've given it it's last clean for 2018, and start of 2019.
My sister is moving out, which means boxes are needed. I managed to get a few "surplus to requirements" boxes from work (from Mercedes Sprinter headlights to be exact), however that meant they needed to be transported the 16-18 miles home... They took up the whole of the back of the car!
Today I also went on my second Christmas drive, one last year, one this year. Going to try make it a Christmas tradition. Ended up in Culross, took a picture of the car in the car park, and drove back home.
Oh, the car also hit 25,000 miles on the way home after work last week. On the motorway again so it was a little over when I took the picture in the driveway. Not that long since it hit 20,000.
Today I also went on my second Christmas drive, one last year, one this year. Going to try make it a Christmas tradition. Ended up in Culross, took a picture of the car in the car park, and drove back home.
Oh, the car also hit 25,000 miles on the way home after work last week. On the motorway again so it was a little over when I took the picture in the driveway. Not that long since it hit 20,000.
Edited by Shermanator on Tuesday 25th December 21:21
Shermanator said:
I have now found the real culprit of the huge oil leak in the post above.
Last year I took the car to Arnold Clark Citroen Stirling for its 3 year service, because I was naive and believed that I needed to go to a manufacturer approved dealer in order to retain the warranty (I now know that's a load of bks).
This year I took it to an independent garage which my dad has used for roughly 21 years. What did he find?
THE OIL FILTER WAS MULTIPLE YEARS OLD! Arnold Clark had not replaced the filter, or the oil (I assume) like they should have last year when I paid over £150 for them to do it! I'll be going for a "chat" tomorrow...
Luckily it is all sorted now, the car has had its four year service by a well respected mechanic and I've given it it's last clean for 2018, and start of 2019.
That’s why I do my own servicing. Bought a BMW few years ago, servicing looked spot on, went to give it a once over and the oil was black, plugs shocking, and missing pollen filters.Last year I took the car to Arnold Clark Citroen Stirling for its 3 year service, because I was naive and believed that I needed to go to a manufacturer approved dealer in order to retain the warranty (I now know that's a load of b
ks). This year I took it to an independent garage which my dad has used for roughly 21 years. What did he find?
THE OIL FILTER WAS MULTIPLE YEARS OLD! Arnold Clark had not replaced the filter, or the oil (I assume) like they should have last year when I paid over £150 for them to do it! I'll be going for a "chat" tomorrow...
Luckily it is all sorted now, the car has had its four year service by a well respected mechanic and I've given it it's last clean for 2018, and start of 2019.
Felt sorry for the lady who was paying the money,
Did the garage offer any explanation?
Challo said:
That’s why I do my own servicing. Bought a BMW few years ago, servicing looked spot on, went to give it a once over and the oil was black, plugs shocking, and missing pollen filters.
Felt sorry for the lady who was paying the money,
Did the garage offer any explanation?
I would do my own servicing however I'm not mechanically minded and I worry about messing up and ruining the car! Also, I don't think the council would be best pleased if I messed up and dumped multiple litres worth of oil on their white driveway.Felt sorry for the lady who was paying the money,
Did the garage offer any explanation?
They didn't, I stupidly went on a Sunday so the service manager wasn't there. However the (I think) main dealership manager was. He checked his system and said "considering the oil and filter have been booked out ie on the invoice then unless the mechanic is pocketing the parts, which is very unlikely due to cameras, they were changed. So I'm not sure how reliable your source of information is. However, please phone in and make the service manager aware of this, as I've certainly never heard it before"
Talked to a current colleague who left Arnold Clark a few years ago and he went "bulls
t, they know, and I'm not surprised it happened and there now denying it"I've decided to just leave it, expensive mistake but I can learn from it. Could pursue further but putting it on social media and here, while telling people I know never to use them is all I really want to do.
TorqueR said:
I had one as a loan car last year, just for one day but it was a fun little car! Enjoy!
When I picked it up that morning, it was clean. I’d stopped there to clean the lights and plates for the third time that day.
Very famous picture that! My car has done just over a thousand miles since it was last washed and I think it's hit the equilibrium (think that's the right word) of dirtyness to miles driving, and it's nowhere near as bad as that!
When I picked it up that morning, it was clean. I’d stopped there to clean the lights and plates for the third time that day.
Ilovejapcrap said:
Have a chat, I’d be reporting to fair trade or whatever it should be
When I was unemployed I handed my CV into them and the manager was very accomadating. He said he really liked the look of me and just needed to speak to the main employment officer for Arnold Clark before he could take it any further, the employment officer didn't agree with him so I didn't get it but because he was willing to help me I don't want to take this too far. Just plumping it down to an expensive mistake.
Shermanator said:
Very famous picture that! My car has done just over a thousand miles since it was last washed and I think it's hit the equilibrium (think that's the right word) of dirtyness to miles driving, and it's nowhere near as bad as that!
That was only after a day and about 150 miles; driving in/around the Peak District and Buxton will do that to any car. TorqueR said:
Shermanator said:
Very famous picture that! My car has done just over a thousand miles since it was last washed and I think it's hit the equilibrium (think that's the right word) of dirtyness to miles driving, and it's nowhere near as bad as that!
That was only after a day and about 150 miles; driving in/around the Peak District and Buxton will do that to any car. Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff