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Followed a Fiat 500 "Turismo" edition. Yup.
What's wrong with that?
Followed a Fiat 500 "Turismo" edition. Yup.
What's wrong with that?
There's no such thing for the 500 as far as I'm aware.
At least this was definitely a 1.4 Fiat 500 Pop with a badge off an Abarth 595 Turismo stuck on.
DS3 is in getting 4 new wheels under warranty (corrosion) so I have a courtesy car which is a C3.
I'm very surprised never actually driven one but confirms a few suspicions I had about the DS3. Firstly with 16 inch wheels, decent sized tyres and slightly softer springing all the crashiness to the ride quality disappears. Second the interiors are literally identical except the door cards (obviously), steering wheel, and the gearknob. There are a few other DS3 details but none of it adds much, and in the case of gearknob it detracts as the heavy ball gearknob on the ds3 gives the box a top heavy imprecise feel absent in the C3. Oddly the brakes on the C3 are far smoother than the on/off switch on the DS3.
Finally there is the elephant in the room the engines, I've always felt the diesel engine in the DS3 adds something in the same way as dog turd adds something to a cream carpet. A drive in the C3 confirms that with a nice free revving 1.2 petrol in it it's a significantly better experience. 1st it's got a consistent power delivery, not lag followed by boost followed by nothing. 2nd it makes less noise/vibration and the noise it does make is more pleasant. 3rd economy is slightly better in the petrol so far 4th the petrol engine is far more flexible meaning you don't have to constantly change gear. I don't like Citroen gearboxes so this is a good thing (although the C3 is better). Yes I know everyone says diesels are flexible but modern eco diesels are not, the DS3 is never in the right gear it's either revving it's balls off or in the lag infested doldrums but such are the compromises made to get sub 100g/km.
So well I think the better car is the cheaper car personally.
The DS3 is a style over substance thing really, my wife loves hers and when its all cleaned and polished it does look nice although she has the 1.6 vti motor which is decent enough.
Cripes!!, hope you get mended soon buddy!
Seconded!
Grumpy as I was brought into hospital with chest pains - diagnosis minor heart attack. So angiogram tomorrow, then will know whether stent or by-pass. sitting in bed all day, very boring, so many beeps all the time. Can't drive for at least a month.
Not grumpy, still alive!
Hi Nigel,
just read of this - not the Xmas pressie you would've asked for..,
let me know if you need anything, are you likely to be going to OX or SN for treatment,
Charlie
Hi Nigel,
just read of this - not the Xmas pressie you would've asked for..,
let me know if you need anything, are you likely to be going to OX or SN for treatment,
Charlie
Likewise
Andy
And who the hell thought Movano was a good name for a van ?