Citroën Saxo (1996 - 2003) 1.4i Furio 3d (00) (2001/51) Owner Review

What does this car say about you?

Well Ive always thought of saxo's as chavvy cars and when i first got mine thats what people used to call me, but ive kept mine completely standard apart from the alloys which are now black, which has changed peoples opinions alot :).

What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

Well parents really like the look of it and so do mates.

Would you buy this car again and why?

Well probably not the 1.4 again but if i did i would get the 106 variant only because I prefer the look of the 106.

What are you likely to buy next?

Im looking at a rwd and hopefully turbo but if I couldnt I would definitely look at a 106 GTI.

Type of dealer you bought from?

Didn't buy from a dealer

Did you buy this car new?

No

What price did you pay?

£450

When did you buy the car?

July 2013

Did you get a good deal and why?

I bought the car from a woman who I think thought she was flogging me off because i was told the the car was all good apart from a couple of things, turned out their was a few things wrong but they were small and cost me about 20 quid to fix seeing as I did it myself.

Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

It looked good, small engine amd really cheap.

What was the dealer like?

What's it like to drive?

I love driving my saxo, she sticks to the road really well and if you push her over 4k revs she changes her tune :) driving around towns is as easy as anything being so small and it amazing on fuel.. a tenner lasts about 75-80 miles. I know alot of people say it about small cars as well but the furio does pull really well for a 1.4, not very fast on the top end but on the lower rpms she feels good and feels better than my mums 1.6 16v laguna.

What's it like to park?

Personally i find this harder to park than other cars ive driven, its small so you can fit it in small spaces but the steering angle isnt very good so you need to go into a space wider and the steering also makes it harder to parrellel park. I suppose after a while you kind of get used to that though and because its small its easy to tell how close you are to things.

Have you had any problems with the car?

Well so far nothing has broken but we'll see.. Maybe because shes always kept clean and lookes after!

What's most practical about your car?

For a small car it has pretty big boot, and I dont like taking more than 2 passengers in my car anyway so theres enough space inside :) only thing i dont like is the back seats dont fold down all the way or split.

Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

Well apart from electric windows and sun roof, my car has the option of lowered suspension from factory (only 35mm) which btw makes it look a million times better. The interior is two tone as well black and blue which gives it a really sporty look!