Xsara VTS - Any good?
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Hmmmmmmm, bleurghAverage and bland.
It only LOOKS average and brand. It's a brilliant drivers car.
Besides, bland? Didnt you used to drive a Golf?
£2k ST200 is going to be a bit of a dog really.
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If its the same engine as the gti-6 then they have very weak cambelts that are likely to snap before they are due for a change. So look out for noisy heads, and dodgy repairs.
Had one for 2 years ... good cars ...little faster than the gti6 due to the 5 speed box... handle well but very juicy .
Common issues are airbag lights (connection under seat) stiff clutch peddle (cable runs past the manifold and drys out/melts) and dunno if this is common but i had a few issues with the fuel pipe on the FI splitting and empting 1/2 tank of unleaded over the engine (happened 3 times) .
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Common issues are airbag lights (connection under seat) stiff clutch peddle (cable runs past the manifold and drys out/melts) and dunno if this is common but i had a few issues with the fuel pipe on the FI splitting and empting 1/2 tank of unleaded over the engine (happened 3 times) .
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You can buy a leggy ST220 for £4k now, so it's only natural for the ST200 to fall in line.
I've just bought one yesterday. 51 plate 42k FSH new tyres and brakes all round. £1400
An absolute bargain, its a great car, decent seats, decent brakes, decent handling, nice throaty engine noise, pretty quick. And up M1 last night doing 80-90 all the way it averaged 37 mpg. It's got auto wipers, auto lights, ice cold aircon, trip computer etc etc
I sold my 120k mile S reg Xsara TD for 800 quid so doubt I'll lose much money either. Why have I been driving a diesel for the last year???
Oh and although they are group 16 or something daft, I insured it for 420 fully comp and im 22
An absolute bargain, its a great car, decent seats, decent brakes, decent handling, nice throaty engine noise, pretty quick. And up M1 last night doing 80-90 all the way it averaged 37 mpg. It's got auto wipers, auto lights, ice cold aircon, trip computer etc etc
I sold my 120k mile S reg Xsara TD for 800 quid so doubt I'll lose much money either. Why have I been driving a diesel for the last year???
Oh and although they are group 16 or something daft, I insured it for 420 fully comp and im 22
You will happily churn up the miles in the xsara, french cars are normally quite soft, and the interiors are generally a bit 'plush'. 16k a year is just over average mileage really.
I know its a GTI6 in drag, but my god is it an ugly car, with GTI6 being relatively cheap now, i'd rather go for one of them.
I know its a GTI6 in drag, but my god is it an ugly car, with GTI6 being relatively cheap now, i'd rather go for one of them.
You can get Xsaras up to 2004, the interior is nicer, more equipment. The last GTI-6s are on an X plate iirc and you will need £3k for a good one, a decent newer lower mileage Xsara will be half that.
Who gives a crap what it looks like they are both cheap old french hatches, and the element of suprise is fun. Dont think that ep3 expected me to be hot on his tail to silly speeds
Oh and I did 30k in my S reg xsara last year and it was faultless and very comfy. A smoother ride than my old e46 318
Who gives a crap what it looks like they are both cheap old french hatches, and the element of suprise is fun. Dont think that ep3 expected me to be hot on his tail to silly speeds
Oh and I did 30k in my S reg xsara last year and it was faultless and very comfy. A smoother ride than my old e46 318
No doubt the 306 is a much nicer looking car, but for similar money the Citroen is going to be newer, lower mileage and very likely better looked after.