Citroën Xsara Picasso 1.6 SX

I have a new baby. I had a Nissan sunny M reg and although it has been a great car it was starting to feel its age. I have bought a Citroen Xsara Picasso and I am in love again. We went to the Citroen garage to have a wee look and I saw the Picasso. I loved the look of it, but being just under 5 feet tall, when I looked in I thought to myself ? I will never be able to drive that? It?s dash board as I call it was risen in the middle of the window and I couldn?t see over it. I?ve been going to the same garage for years and Kenny the salesman got me to sit in the seat. He then pulled a lever and low and behold it rose into the air and I could see everything ...

To me, Citroen has always meant those ugly, odd shaped cars of the 70's and funny suspension. Never, in a million years did I dream I would own one. (Technically I don't - but my wife does). So a couple of years ago, whilst on our way to a Renault garage to test drive a Scenic, we passed a Citroen Picasso en route - we liked what we saw and proceeded to the nearest Citroen dealer straight after test driving the Renault. To my amazement, I found that I really liked the Citroen. Compared to the Renault, it seemed to offer more space (particularly headroom for rear passengers), the finish of interior materials seemed better and pound for pound ...