Citroën Saxo 1.1i 3-door

Introducing....My motor!!! The Saxo I'm going to tell you about is the 1.1litre SX model born in 1996. Now if you want to buy a Saxo then you will have to get it second hand. Citroen stopped making them and did the whole new beginning thing for the mellenium with the C3. Very similar to the Saxo but more expensive to buy and maintain with more expensive and harder to locate parts. ~~~~~~~~~ Costs ~~~~~~~~~ I will start with this because I think it is the thing we all want to know about when considering buying a car. I paid nothing for the car as it was a gift from my Dad when I passed my test. However it did cost me some money to fix a few ...  Read the complete review

I bought my little Saxo last August after deciding it was about time I got myself a car to practice in (I'm currently learning and am soon to take another (!) test) I dont know the first thing about cars and just wanted something small and nippy to get me about in and that wouldnt cost the Earth in running costs and petrol. Luckily a friend of mine who runs a garage had a Saxo bought to him by someone who wanted to sell it, I received a call to ask if I was interested in taking a look and my boyfriend insisted I did saying I wouldnt go wrong with it. I gave it a test drive around the block and loved it (thats not hard really seeing as I've only ever sat ...  Read the complete review

My son after passing his driving test required a good motor. He had been driving a Citroen AX but with him working 30 miles away, wanted something a little younger than his 10 yr old AX and also something a little more comfortable and powerful than his nippy 950cc AX. He narrowed the choices down to 3 possibilities, all of which were in with a shout. His chosen 3 were Citroen Saxo, Rover 25 and the MG ZR. Unfortunately despite it's desirability, the MG had to be scrubbed due to the high insurance costs. So that way it came down to the Saxo and the 25. We went a ride out and saw a Rover 25, W reg for £6000. I was a real big fan of this when I saw it, it ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Citroen Saxo 1.1 SX in 1997 and in general have been very impressed with it. I previously had a Rover Metro 4 speed 'baby' so this was certainly a vast improvement at first! My Saxo is Metallic Blue and looks brilliant - easily one of the best looking small cars around. Mine is the three door model (there's normally only ever me travelling in it) and the doors open wide to allow you to exit easily and with grace! It runs very well, and I have so far done 80,000 miles....it's ticking along nicely. I've kept up with my regular services which hopefully has helped. The servicing costs for a full service on my Saxo ...  Read the complete review

I bought a Saxo 1.1 a year and a half ago from a dealer in Glasgow. It seems like a nice car and don't get me wrong - it is a nice car for the money. It has basic features and a nice interior but I found the brakes to be a bit of a bummer. They are extremelly hard and terrible at stopping you - I'll just repeat that TERRIBLE! If this was your first car then you might not notice it as much but if you have driven something else then you will - and you won't like it. Saxo also refuse to admit that there is anything wrong with the brake setup it's just the way they are - so be warned TRY OTHERS first as this could be a major reason NOT to buy ...  Read the complete review