Citroën Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) 2.0 HDi SX 5d (2001/51) Owner Review

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Summary
What does this car say about you?
Dadmobile
What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?
Ewww
Would you buy this car again and why?
No, Interior is far from child-proof (quite a big drawback for a car that's meant to be for the family) and the problems so far have been really expensive. I fear the MOT...
What are you likely to buy next?
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Buying experience
Type of dealer you bought from?
Independent
Did you buy this car new?
No
What price did you pay?
£3,500
When did you buy the car?
February 2008
Did you get a good deal and why?
Paid £3500, the lower end of the going rate, but travelled to yorkshire to get it, because cars are worth slightly less in the north...
Is there any special reason why you bought this car?
Children
What was the dealer like?
Just selling cars...
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Driving it
What's it like to drive?
Feels like a space ship to start with, with the huge windscreen and HUD, but after that, uninspiring. Reasonable on the motorway.
What's it like to park?
Good field of vision, so relatively easy
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Living with it
Have you had any problems with the car?
Front suspension collapse, front brake discs trying to eat themselves...
What's most practical about your car?
boot space
Favourite gadget, option or accessory?
It doesn't really have any