Citroen Xsara

Never had much interest in Citroen's But i brought on last year the xsara forte model for 300
cheap came with years mot...so i tool the car for a test run...I was very pleased its a comfy little car and on £15 petrol i did about 75 80 miles !! Now coming from a 7 seater i felt a smaller car would make me feel unsafe....wrong its roomy its nippy and cheap to run the parts are cheap too
If i was a new driver i would not hesitate to have one for a first car ,Great cold start too, Only issue i had was driving in the snow, weren't as good as my mpv but hey you cant compare this to a Citroen really...my vote...8 out of 10.....but its getting closer to full marks Lovely car.

Name: wayne
Location: south east kent

Bought a Xsara SX new in 2001. Added optional sunroof, Met. paint etc. I am not a huge mileage gobbler, done around 50K miles in 9 years. I like the superb, comfortable seats, the huge range of seat & steering wheel adjustments for one who is only 5ft.6ins and the massive boot capacity with the rear seats folded - almost flat, which many new cars don't now achieve. Never had to replace any lights and even running the original exhaust system. Recent problems have occurred: lost one lamp in the central LCD display, the sunroof does not fully close without toggling the operating switch and, annoyingly, the glovebox has locked shut and cannot be opened - see the Citroen faults section of this website. After 10 years and now looking for a similarly useful replacement I am stuck with either hanging to what I have got used to and enjoyed or trading in for, most likely, a low mileage, recent, Honda Jazz. Any comments or recomendations for a viable replacement? I realise I'm talking about a model that has, to use the vernacular, had it's day. Still gets me everywhere, even to the local tip with the boot full of rubbish!

good driver corners well one fault wiring in drivers door gives trouble.