Citroën C3 Picasso (2009 - 2017) 1.6 BlueHDi VTR+ 5d Owner Review

When this car was first launched the motoring press enthused about its 'Tardis' qualities, however in reality it is noisy, cramped, constant buzzing vibrations through steering numbs your fingers,and pedals transmit the same mechanical vibe when driving, cant hear the radio from the noisy low profile tires on many road surfaces, storage inside is a nightmare, not a proper right hand conversion for UK so there is no usable glove compartment, footwell is cramped for the driver, a floor plate prevents you drawing your feet back towards the seat, a storage drawer under the passenger seat may hold the owners handbook, nothing more, boot storage is dire, the space saver spare sits above the adblue tank eliminating the chance to swap for a fullsize spare wheel, a removable false floor cover above this reduces the boot space even more. On the road it performs reasonably well on twisty roads but hates straight motorways where constant minor corrections are needed to keep in lane, the transmission hates gradients, show it an incline and you will be dropping to 4th, if you are following another car expect to use 3rd a lot, locally this is the most used gear when fuel consumption [diesel] drops to the mid 50s, get it cruising at 65+ on the motorway and I have seen 76 mpg on the computer, but this is its only good point. Would I have another, no, happily Citroen have now ended this model but the lack of a proper RHD conversion runs through the range, sadly next time it will be another brand