Citroën Saxo 1.5 D SX 5d (96) (1996/P) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Good value, especially now.
Costs
What more could you want? 60mpg average consumption, even sometimes as high as 65mpg. Lowest ever 53mpg. Car does a lot of town work, yet still returns these figures. Amazing!
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On the road
Driving
Very neat handling. Taut steering. Lovely cornering - you can even change the line with the throttle! Brakes a bit feel free.
Performance
Diesel engine nice and revvy and not too slow. It's tuned from the version in the 106, so is slightly faster. Quite nippy - has no trouble with hills as in low power petrol cars. Pulls to 30mph quick!
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Living with it
Reliability
Ok. Various water leaks and problem with the immobiliser. No trouble with predicatably reliable French diesel engine.
Image
Popular amongst youngsters. Neat looks. Hopefully not the next generation Nova!!
Comfort
Not too bad for a supermini. Unfortunate driving position, but ok on long runs as there is a place to rest your clutch foot. Seats quite nice. All controls (radio etc.) within easy reach and easy to use.
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Security and Service
Security
Don't know, to be honest. Probably not great, but keypad immobiliser is probably difficult if theives wanted to drive the car away.
Service
No problem, surprisingly.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
None - predictably reliable.
Other
Immobiliser - easily fixed.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes