Citroën Saxo 1.6i VTR

I have owned by VTR since April 2001. At first I was attracted to a new model with 1 years free insurance, but after discovering that I didn't qualify for it as I had more than 2 claims in the last 3 years, decided that it would be more worthwhile to purchase a nearly new model. I opted for an X registered model from November 2000, for only £7995, with 1600 miles on the clock. It looked sexy (I like my cars!) and was Black. I'd always wanted a black car! The level of service received from the dealership was poor to say the least. I personally paid by Switch. What I wasn't aware of was that Citroen had taken three amounts of £7995 from my ...  Read the complete review

I owned my 1998 Red Saxo VTR for about 2 years. All in all it was a very good car, do you buy one? It depends...read on! With a 1.6 litre 8 valve engine the car is far from slow. With 98bhp its not lacking in power, with most of it available in low revs. As with alot of French cars of this age, you do get the usual rattling from various places in the car, ,but with a bit of investigation work they're normally easy to elliminate. The front and rear bumpers have clips which can sometimes break, but again, easy enough to replace. The interior can seem quite empty when you first sit in the,car and is generally quite basic. A sun roof is ...  Read the complete review

Ok, so i don't have a saxo, and i don't want one. However, my sister has one and i have spent a lot of time driving it. It's a 98 VTR, and quite a tidy car. It handles well though the corners and body roll is down to a minimum. Running costs aren't too bad, up around 35 miles per gallon, but for a modern car you'd expect perhaps a little more. However, it's a bit limp when it comes to power. Firstly, it's only 87bhp which for a 1.6 is frankly lame. Secondly, it weighs quite literally a ton, and the car feels like it when accelerating. It's also starting to rust a bit, especially in under the arches. For a car ...  Read the complete review

I thought I better set the record straight seeing as my friends review on this car was rudely removed. The Citroen Saxo VTR has a 1600 cc engine which shares its design with the Peugeot 106. It also shares the floorpan and many other little bits scattered here and there. The engine is ok, it won't set the world alight but if properly looked after it should stay running sweet for a few years yet. Handling is as you would expect from a car with the wheels at all four corners, excellent. My mates was lowered from the factory which made for a bumpy but fun ride. I have driven a number of other VTR's (father in motor trade: see my other reviews)and ...  Read the complete review

This is my first review, so i`d warmly welcome any feedback :) I purchased my citroen saxo brand new in June of 2003, i`d always liked the look of the car and decided that i`d treat myself (19 years of age at the time), however i didn`t really plan on buying a new one, until i sat down and looked over the finance packages that is. As it happens it turned out that a new car, (with a nice low intersest rate of 4%) figured out only a fraction more expensive than a 3 year old model and even though not 21 i still recieved money off my insurance upon purchasing the car (although insurance had to be taken out with Citroen Insurance)and a thousand pounds ...  Read the complete review