Better the devil you know or get rid?

SkodaMart · 15 Jan 2022 at 10:51

dave28 said:
Citroen and Fiat are no good in general, i would sell it and get a better make

Citroen have been flawlessly reliable for thousands and thousands of miles in my experience.
The problem with all cars seems to be these strict emissions systems.

SkodaMart · 15 Jan 2022 at 10:53

chilipeppersc said:
In what world is everything being more expensive a blessing?

So many cars have fault lists that simply keep on growing and growing, as does anything with age (see our bodies as prime examples).

Either way, it's a terrible time to buy a new or used car. The prices are terrible, working class are being priced out of many previously considered 'luxuries' yet people are still paying with the justification that things will return to normal/get better/everything else has fallen in line... Which it hasn't (mortgages not reduced, incomes not increased much, living costs spiraling)

I wouldn't even consider buying another car for a 1k fix, here in Finland car prices have always been between 2-3 times more even for used (especially for used actually).

I totally agree with you but I don’t think this is temporary, I can only see it getting worse as ICE becomes less popular and available (diesel and petrol PSA berlingo already stopped) the electric version is £35,000

jpaul · 15 Jan 2022 at 17:12

Boss used to have a fiat coupe - 20 valve I think - lovely car, equally can just about remember when citroen xantia was the go to company car alternative, before ze cult German.

BUDFORCE · 15 Jan 2022 at 17:19

SkodaMart said:
Citroen have been flawlessly reliable for thousands and thousands of miles in my experience.
The problem with all cars seems to be these strict emissions systems.

Apart from when a sensor breaks and STOPS YOU CAR FROM STARTING lololololol.

What a piece of ****, I'd take that 700 miles and drive it straight into the Citroen HQ, oooops the sensor on the brakes must have failed!!!

SkodaMart · 15 Jan 2022 at 17:34

BUDFORCE said:
Apart from when a sensor breaks and STOPS YOU CAR FROM STARTING lololololol.

What a piece of ****, I'd take that 700 miles and drive it straight into the Citroen HQ, oooops the sensor on the brakes must have failed!!!

Mine doesn’t have the sensor.
Calling me a liar?

BUDFORCE · 15 Jan 2022 at 18:31

SkodaMart said:
Mine doesn’t have the sensor.
Calling me a liar?

Nope not at all.

..... nobody would lie and say they owned a Citroen.

SkodaMart · 15 Jan 2022 at 18:38

BUDFORCE said:
Nope not at all.

..... nobody would lie and say they owned a Citroen.

Feel sorry for you tbh.

SkodaMart · 15 Jan 2022 at 18:46

Obviously German cars have no problems at all with emission control systems…

Nasher · 16 Jan 2022 at 10:00

Get a tuning place to code out the Adblue warnings and just put some in for the MOT/emissions test