New Citroen C1 for £6995 - Should I take the plunge

misterjingles

Looking for a long term citycar . Was tempted by the new VW UP , but now drawn to the new promotion for the C1 @ £6995. Will have to borrow the full amount, so the £1k saved will have a big impact on repayments. Can anyone see a downside to this deal ?

daveyjp

For £800 more you could get an Aygo 3 door and have a 5 year warranty. Servicing is cheaper and residuals better.

misterjingles

daveyjp wrote: »

For £800 more you could get an Aygo 3 door and have a 5 year warranty. Servicing is cheaper and residuals better.

Thanks but new Aygo is being quoted as £8535.... http://www.toyota.co.uk/cgi-bin/toyota/bv/frame_start.jsp?id=CC2-AYGO-landing

daveyjp

Drivethedeal for a discounted price. I've noticed Toyota have started discounting theough DTD again, the Up is a welcome newcomer if this is te reason why.

Only thing which put me off the Up and Skoda version is VAG insisting on using an engine with a cambelt. This adds significant service costs if you intend keeping the car for many years.

split_second

what about a picanto?

hear me out on this one......

7 year warranty as standard, fully transferable, buy a 2-3 year old one, someone else takes the depriciation hit and you get the majority of the warranty

downside is its not a very male car (get some nice alloys on it and buy a black one )

alanrowell

This is the money SAVING website. You'll loose at least £2000 of that as soon as you've signed on the dotted line. Do yourself a favour and buy something a year old or which has been pre-registered by the dealer.

adamc260

The depreciation when you drive it off the forecourt is SHOCKING and have learnt that myself! Like people say above... buy a car that's a few months old

misterjingles

adamc260 wrote: »

The depreciation when you drive it off the forecourt is SHOCKING and have learnt that myself! Like people say above... buy a car that's a few months old

Thanks for the heads up on depreciation , however this is an aquisition that'll be with us for at least 10 years. I can't see how depreciation will be a big issue. Most budget cars are pretty much worthless after 10 yrs anyway. Plus shopping for a car that's a few months old is pretty much needle in haystack territory. We've seen '60 plate C1's on forecourts for £6.2k so this new promo seems worth investigating. Kia Picanto is on the radar too , but 7 year warranty - still won't cover wear & tear items like exhausts, brakes etc.

grizzly1911

misterjingles wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up on depreciation , however this is an aquisition that'll be with us for at least 10 years. I can't see how depreciation will be a big issue. Most budget cars are pretty much worthless after 10 yrs anyway. Plus shopping for a car that's a few months old is pretty much needle in haystack territory. We've seen '60 plate C1's on forecourts for £6.2k so this new promo seems worth investigating. Kia Picanto is on the radar too , but 7 year warranty - still won't cover wear & tear items like exhausts, brakes etc.

60 plate may have a screen price of £6.2K but doesn't mean to say that is what you would pay. it is also possible it may have a higher specification than the brand new vehicle -possibly not in this category.
As a PP says the Toyota has the better reputation - not sure if this makes much difference if they are falling off the same production line though unless they change the individual components or QC checks for each production run.