I BOUGHT A CHEAP CITROEN C4 PICASSO FOR £750!

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I BOUGHT A CHEAP CITROEN C4 PICASSO FOR £750!

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@user-fz8ep5ey4v 8 ай бұрын

Citroen engineering was second to none for amazing innovation. Peugeot came along and squeezed all the life out of them . I have a 1977 car and I love it .

@serenityinside1 8 ай бұрын

True that ! I had 2 BX!s , remember those? Loved em specially the mark 2 - like all Citroens at one time , way ahead of anything else technology wise. Quirky characterful and great drivers cars you gave to be of an age to remember when they were ahead of the pack by miles . Never reliable tbf - built by the french so…. And then Peugeot sucked the the life out of them . Now not reliable , well made .. and devoid of what made them world leaders in design 😞

@Account1746 8 ай бұрын

If you’re rocker

@spingybingy5610 8 ай бұрын

@@serenityinside1didn't they have the rising air suspension? Great era for cars. They might not have been reliable but cars all looked different and had character. Now I swear they all morphed into the same car.

@nickwebb9290 8 ай бұрын

@@serenityinside1 I had a BX, 19TRi Estate and it was brilliant 👍

@nigeltoon1848 8 ай бұрын

Spot on. Two CX’s and an XM. Superb things.

@johngrantham8024 8 ай бұрын

I bought a C4 Picasso new in 2008. I liked the styling, the quirky Citroen design engineering, even the flappy paddle/automatic gearbox. However, it quickly developed squeeks, rattles and aged very quickly, with saggy drivers seat etc., I offloaded it as soon as the three year warranty was set to expire!

@broken12367 8 ай бұрын

Once a turd always a turd

@mcihs2 8 ай бұрын

I bought a 2008 model in 2011 with 25000 miles on the clock, it was ex Motability, 2.0 litre auto Exclusive. It’s still going strong 100000 miles later, replaced the clutch last year…..it’s still doing the business, hence why I keep it. Cars are a lottery, I’ve had good ones, and less good ones, even new ones can have issues….

@joshhancill7273 8 ай бұрын

I howled at 12:50 when you finally ran out of optimism. Citroen never fails to impress. Brilliant video as per Matt.

@colinmacdonald5732 8 ай бұрын

They were pretty good when old Andre was in charge. Still hankering after an old Xsara Picasso, a good solid family bus.

@boris035..4 8 ай бұрын

@@colinmacdonald5732 I still have one, 2002 1.8 16v and I don't wanna sell it :( Don't know what to buy with that kind of space inside :( Not to mention that all of seats have a button so you can easily get them out and you have a flat flor and more space then in some vans!!!!

@toomasmatt7201 8 ай бұрын

Slowly, slowly, we are working ourselves towards the C6 video. Keep up the good work Matt!

@gileshalliwell3591 8 ай бұрын

It’s got to happen! Saw one on the M27 today and they still look good today…

@bdeithrick 8 ай бұрын

C6 video will be some moan fest. He can’t afford to fix them

@andrewtuff6257 8 ай бұрын

Please Matt!! I so wanted a C6, as I want to sit in comfort and pretend I’m a Parisian Gangster!

@fasthracing 8 ай бұрын

I had one of those. 2007 2.7 Lignage model. Great car truly shocking reliability.

@markmundy3435 8 ай бұрын

10 year old Citroen with 100K+ on the clock for £750 and a full tank of fuel, kinda knew where that was going. I had good money on it having the EML on for sure at the start, well blow me down!

@johncrosbarry 8 ай бұрын

I always feel a sense of relaxation when I start watching your videos and hear the music. You are doing a great job Matt all the best from Ireland👌.

@slonkijippie 8 ай бұрын

I also feel a sense of relaxation when i start hearing the sensational note of a Shitroen C4 Picasso screaming near redline as the clutch is slipping like hell

@johncrosbarry 8 ай бұрын

@@slonkijippie 😂

@gordonbarnes8229 8 ай бұрын

Love your videos Matt but keep hoping you will find a good Citroen - bearing in mind I lived in France for 16 years 2004/2020 and ran three automatic C4 Picassos without any problems at all. I worked as a surveyor and needed the space for a surveyors ladder in the back with the seats folded flat and also to carry two bikes in the back on holiday. Drove them back to UK loads of times, comfortable (no sagging seats) and 48 mpg from the 1.6 diesel. The quirky Citroen features were great such as loads of storage , the great sideways vision in front of the A pillars, flappy paddle gear change and the rear view mirror for the passenger. Needless to say now we are back in UK I have a Citroen 7 seat Spacetourer so we can take the bikes back to Frane on holiday - 56 mpg bears out the great reputation Citroen have for diesel technology. Anyone attracted to a Citroen should buy from a reputable Main Dealer or a second hand car dealer like you who does his best to offer well sorted motors.

@polaris69 8 ай бұрын

I'll never skip a video about Citroëns from you Matt!😂

@cmagennis927 8 ай бұрын

I know someone who’s had one of these since new, 2007 1.8i 16v VTR with nearly 200k miles on it. Apart from usual wear and tear bits like brakes, clutch, timing belt and routine servicing it has been an excellently reliable car.

@redpanda4279 8 ай бұрын

My C4 Picasso 1.6 diesel from 2011 serves me great. Egs gearbox works and doesn't bothering me. Few of my friends have similar model and age and serves them well too.

@mcihs2 8 ай бұрын

Mine is from 2008, still going strong, it was a car that was recommended by Top Gear Magazine…..it moves people, cheaply, and without any fuss….flexible, and spacious……

@DanishSpeakerChannel 8 ай бұрын

yeah i dont get why matt only gets abused citroens.. theyre great cars if you get them serviced every year or get it fixed if something breaks

@stevenbaeyens2652 8 ай бұрын

@@DanishSpeakerChannel well just like every other car

@MrRawUK 8 ай бұрын

@@DanishSpeakerChannel he gets them for views :)

@darrenwilson8042 8 ай бұрын

Had a Xsara Picasso and loved it. The later one's like this got far too clever for their own electronics - seen too many money pits bought on YT so I'd be out. I had an Insignia that got similar sill damage when a Kwik Fit Fitter ( you can't get better we were told ) jacked it up in the wrong place and the sill just deformed. Of course when I got there and spotted it they denied it.

@paulmcgee1867 8 ай бұрын

I had 2 BXs and a Xsara with no issues

@Czechbound 8 ай бұрын

Like my Volvo that I dropped off to my mechanic. Went to collect it, and it was strangely parked right at the other end of the industrial estate parking lot. When I got to it, I noticed the roof looked like it had be driven in under the lfit when a car was up on the arms of it ( I'd noticed he'd do this, and always thought it wasn't the best. Just get a bigger garage ). Anyway, I walked all the way back to his garage, and he walked all the way with me up to the car without saying a word ( also out of character ). When I showed him the 5 inch wide, 2 foot long arrow straight gouge into the roof, his response was "Maybe it was a stone ?". And to think I'd given him my business for 9 years (always leaving a tip on top of the bill amount), and referred people to him. But when he damaged my car, he basically denied it. What. A. Cunt.

@Conservator. 8 ай бұрын

It’s crazy that you should take pictures of your car before handig it off to Kwik Fit. What might help is taking those pics while at the garage. 😁

@darrenwilson8042 8 ай бұрын

@@Conservator. Mine was a company car. I refused to take it back went outside and called Alphabet UK the leasing firm. An hour later they admitted liability

@frimleyfrodo 8 ай бұрын

I had an AX diesel and a two ZXs. Nothing problematic with any of them. One of the ZXs was a bought as a 10 year old stop gap. Ended up running it for 12 months and sold it for what I paid for it. Dirt cheap to run with cheap and plentiful parts at the time.

@Darko_Milosevski03 8 ай бұрын

All we need is Matt to buy a normal automatic c4 picasso and the trilogy is completed

@mueslicamel 8 ай бұрын

I had the Grand Exclusive EGS version for 6 years until recently, only sold it at 12 years old and had no trouble from it in the whole time I had it. Went to France and back in summer, 600 miles in one day twice in 10 days without a hiccup. I think mine was the exception!

@alistairlambert3275 8 ай бұрын

Me too loved this car, espcially the Captain's seat. Even the gearbox was fine if you now how to work with it.

@subspaceanomaly 8 ай бұрын

sounds great I'm interested in getting that car. had an old toyota estima people carrier that is similar but blew up aged 30. had hoped one of these could replace it but according to comments here that would be a bad idea. seems a shame, the design is great. love all the big windows

@Wreck-Gar 8 ай бұрын

I've had two, the 5 and 7 seat. If you have the EGS version, get rid of it as soon as you can. It WILL throw its toys out of the pram and the input shaft will destroy the end of the crankshaft no matter how much you have spent on maintenance over the years. Loved ours to bits, comfortable, loads of space and nice to drive but the ticking EGS time bomb is always at the back of your mind.

@Broomehall 8 ай бұрын

The original older shape Xsara Picasso previous to this up to around 2010 was absolutely superb, I sold loads of them, petrol and diesel and always had great profit, then these came along and it all went downhill, you could say the same for most of the French stuff after the mid 2000's, Renault and Peugeot included, it all got a bit too complicated and quality just wasn't there, but you can never knock their design Matt, best bit about French Cars 😮

@paulhack5577 8 ай бұрын

I've always loved the quirkiness of Citroen's , and i owned a 1st gen C5 estate with air suspension. I kid you not that was the most comfortable car i have ever driven , going over your estate road ramps felt like driving over a catseye on the road. However downside , it ate brakes for snacks.

@alistairlambert3275 8 ай бұрын

I loved my C4 Grand Picasso it was the perfect family bus, big, comfy and smooth to drive. It had a new gearbox but I had to go in the end as it kept randomly cutting out. It did over 155k though.

@ahmetyavuz8914 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video Matt. Reminded me our days with the growing family in our 7seater diesel. I really miss the captain’s bridge as the dash behind the wheel looked like a deck😊. Very comfy for long hauls… I am also sad to see that MPVs have been replaced by SUVs

@huwchandler7660 8 ай бұрын

Let me guess - massively overspent?

@ahmetyavuz8914 8 ай бұрын

Nope, no dime spent other than oil and filters..

@retrogeezer 8 ай бұрын

Well someone has taxed it for another 12 months so it can't have been that bad. We ran a 2001 Picasso for 20 years with no major issues at all - a fantastic family car. It's still on my drive and I had to move it yesterday after about 8 months. I charged the battery and it fired up straight away. A clutch and suspension issues are hardly limited to Citroen are they.

@HighPeakAutos 8 ай бұрын

True

@tonywoodward3404 8 ай бұрын

I've got a 2014 - next shape - and it's a great dad wagon. 3 isofix points is a game changer for these

@stuartday1876 8 ай бұрын

My first new car in 1996 was a Citroen Saxo 1.1SX. Ridiculously flimsy build quality (I once leant on the front wing and dented it!), but great fun to drive, it was like a little Jack Russell. It would take any amount of punishment an 18 year old would throw at it, and crucially, came with 1 years free insurance, which for an 18 year old was a god send!

@DTAnglesey 8 ай бұрын

I'm on my 5th Citroen Grand Picasso Matt and had no problems on any of them. Cheap motoring as i don't need to keep-up with the Joneses! 😆

@jackfruitbananas 8 ай бұрын

Mine is the 7 seater. I had two the MK1 and MK2. Great and practical car for a young family. Service can be expensive and maintenance will be on the high side. Mine is serviced religiously. Every issue is fixed immediately.

@CensorshipGenesis 2 ай бұрын

"Service can be expensive..." I'm assuming you are using dealers services. Because other than the older brother, Xsara Picasso, these are rather cheap to maintain. In fact one of the cheapest in the market. Which is part of their appeal! Fix right away what needs fixing it's a formidable stance. Kudos for that! Most people don't seem to understand the more you delay an issue the bigger it "grows", on the wallet.

@patrickbryan2607 8 ай бұрын

I have an '09 Citroen C5 petrol manual and it is still going strong at almost 100,000 miles. It has needed the usual consumables plus 1 clutch, 2 wiper motors and 2 window winders (the cables rust) Don't buy old, high mileage diesel cars (applies to most manufacturers) or automatics (particularly with no/poor service history) and you are generally okay. It cost me £4k at 3 years old with 35,000 miles on it, so it has been cheap motoring in a comfortable saloon car.

@kevinnolan1617 8 ай бұрын

I drive a 15 year old MercE Class sport 2008, 15 years old which I have had for 3 years. No rust, no rattles and can roll off a 500k trip by late afternoon and emerge fresh. So there, old E Classes, my third in 22 years. Motto, buy well, luxury motoring for 5K.and they last years more.

@user-ui5tq6mc9p 8 ай бұрын

Matt, absolutely spot on about the focus knee clatter!…every time I get into my daughters …..bloody painful!

@RebMordechaiReviews 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt. I'm a big fan of the channel. I just wanted to mention that Citroen is not exactly a translation of lemon. The Citroen or Citron, fruit is a citrus tree fruit which although may be similar to a lemon, is not the same species. In Hebrew it is called an etrog (אתרוג) and plays an important role in the harvest festival of Sukkot, around September/October time. Before the festival, prices for Etrogim (Citrons) can reach in the hundreds of dollars for choice examples and there are Jewish families who come from a long line of Etrog traders. Some actually took the name of their trade as their adopted surname, such as the French Jewish family of the founder, André-Gustave Citroën. Having said this, I agree, Citroen are absolute rubbish.

@wallochdm1 8 ай бұрын

We have Shitroens on the this side of the pond too. They're called Chrysler products.

@TopCrinkly68 8 ай бұрын

You maybe a car dealer But your opinion of citroen is misguided! I'm 80 years old ,so you can imagine how many cars I have had since 17 years old.!! Well after about 8 different makes of vehicles I can honestly say that the last 2 vehicles I have had over the last 6 years are a berlingo van 147000 miles ( delivery driver) never let me down one broken front spring normal brakes etc service, Now a berlingo Multispace 100 000 no problems. The MOST reliable vehicles I have ever owned!!!!!!

@ShiftingMetal 8 ай бұрын

So, how many takes did you do for the intro Matt? I heard a little 'one more time' at the beginning, reminded me of filming my own videos! 😅

@artfulc0dger 8 ай бұрын

I thought I was hearing things, glad you heard it as well 😂

@pleenc30 8 ай бұрын

lol @ the peter griffin comment, it was the first thing i thought before you said it. well done sir.

@alanwayte432 8 ай бұрын

One of the best company cars I ever had was a 1997 Citroen Xantia, incredibly comfortable compared to the previous BMW 3 they seem to have lost their way since then

@Road2Rust 8 ай бұрын

Lost it after the c6!

@MrGusisawesome 8 ай бұрын

Matt, we used to have convos back in the day when your channel was small - super geeky car convos 😃I haven’t had the time to watch your videos due to work, life etc but I’m always thinking i need to catch up. I’ve watched quite a few today as on holiday from work and even watched the ads 😀 to support your channel as much as possible. Your videos are just better and better all the time but importantly maintain the cool approach you’ve always adopted I feel proud to have watched your stuff since the start. So glad I came across ur channel all that time ago - ..good to see you thriving All the best!

@stephenconway2468 8 ай бұрын

I had one of these as a rental back in 2013 or thereabouts. I thought what a brilliant family motor. Thankfully, I had no family just myself in the South of France having fun in the hills. Made cheaply they were never going to last. Pity as I liked the design.

@mattv372 8 ай бұрын

Love ur videos all the way from durban south africa 🇿🇦 ❤️

@NGMonocrom 8 ай бұрын

_"Do you fancy spending the next 20 minutes of your life...."_ Actually, yes; yes I do. With the exception of my content on my channel, This video is more entertaining than anything that has been posted on KZfaq in the last week! I will say, I do like that car's quirky interior features.

@bullshitdetective1 8 ай бұрын

i have grand picasso auto and its brilliant, you have to know how to drive the gearbox, once mastered is good

@johnbolton8606 8 ай бұрын

Another interesting video and a BIG SHOUTOUT to CAR VERTICAL for sponsoring the video. Strange that non of your checks ever show anything negative ?

@HighPeakAutos 8 ай бұрын

Some do.

@Objectification 8 ай бұрын

I had one of these as a cheap banger, never wanted one, but I have to say I loved it and I was gutted when it died (semi auto gearbox went)

@zak2175 8 ай бұрын

To be fair I could have guessed it was a lemon from the fact it was a citroen with no history. But oh well, worth the try. Good video anyhow.

@BuddhaofBlackpool 8 ай бұрын

"Loose on the front end" 😂😂😂 I've had one of these for two years and it's been great.

@Barbarapape 8 ай бұрын

You can't win them all Matt, far better to loose £150 than spend a fortune making it saleable only for it to bounce back with more faults to pay for. Some makes of cars shout "Keep Away" and Citroen are the no.1 in my list.

@theCybershot123 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt another well presented video on what not buy .

@mattdutson3611 8 ай бұрын

So glad you stitched in the Peter Griffin clip 😂🙌

@mirceaisaila1454 8 ай бұрын

If Citroen is lemon (in french), what does "citron" stands for?

@jamieborg4547 8 ай бұрын

Do a video on the original Citroen Xsara Picasso (Ronnie Pickering)

@PicnicAtTheTesco 8 ай бұрын

After you sell a Citroen you dont have to worry about the owners coming back, because they're most likely stranded somewhere.

@Wardog-rf1tx 8 ай бұрын

7.35 the WORLD FAMOUS Dash Knee event. I have competed in this event many many times over my decades of driving. 😂💂‍♂️🪖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

@Ian-Steele 8 ай бұрын

I may be wrong but I’ve never seen one of your Carvertical checks reveal any major problems like accident history or outstanding finance. It would be interesting to see one that does pick up a problem just to prove that the system actually works.

@williamegler8771 8 ай бұрын

I am a viewer from the United States. I ran a Car Vertical check on one of my vehicles that I purchased new. This particular vehicle was involved in a minor collision with a deer and because of its age was written off by the insurance company. Because the vehicle was in otherwise excellent condition I purchased it back from the insurance company and paid to repair the damage myself. CarVertical didn't show the accident and it indicated the vehicle failed emissions tests several times. The area that I have lived in the whole time that I've owned the vehicle does not require emission testing. It also indicated multiple owners

@Ian-Steele 8 ай бұрын

@@williamegler8771 That makes CarVertical seem a bit unreliable, unless they only cover Europe.

@ianb9729 8 ай бұрын

Hope you siphoned the fuel tank before you got rid of it, or was the fuel gauge faulty as well? My father loves Citroens. Please send help.

@martinthompson54 8 ай бұрын

Hi matt, at least the weeds have been cut where you parked the car's lol, from marty in Belfast northern Ireland God bless

@Afraz_9n3 8 ай бұрын

17:31 my mate has a ford focus (which is living up to the fix or repair daily name 😂) with a slipping clutch and it is terrible because the clutch barely bites but at the same time so fun

@hoca90 8 ай бұрын

1,6hdi has semi automatic, and 2.0hdi has Aisin regular automatic. Also 1,6hdi 66kw has not have flying wheel, but stronger versions of that same engine has.

@MrTwisted1977 6 ай бұрын

Who told u that

@ThatLeeNoble 8 ай бұрын

Very underated car, they are like a van and great for shifting stuff about.

@vangestelwijnen 8 ай бұрын

The state of some of these cars! My French car is 14.5 yo and no rust at all. Maintenance.... Can't imagine you even lose money on £750....10 years old and a goner already.

@arthurtwoshedsjackson6266 8 ай бұрын

I have no clue how I discovered your channel. Might have been from watching other car channels. Anyway I’ve followed and subscribed on a few platforms and I’ve been been binge watching loads of your videos , mainly to see if you’ve massively overspent 😂

@HighPeakAutos 8 ай бұрын

Haha thanks!

@arthurtwoshedsjackson6266 8 ай бұрын

@@HighPeakAutos have you just seen the breaking news about the Grand Tour ?

@dalehewison6319 8 ай бұрын

These cars always remind me of a bubble that's been blown up too far and just about to burst, everything stretched and strained until POP! Took 5 minutes to get to "good buff" and we didn't even get to the cupholder count ... the writing was on the wall. Hopefully goes in the "you owe me" column with your trade-in mate.

@wwilll 8 ай бұрын

Drain the tank, there’s a £100 of fuel in it.

@baronvonjo1929 8 ай бұрын

There are some automakers I just dont understand how they are still in business. I dont have any French automakers in my country but both Peugeot and Citroën fall into that category. The internet is loaded with stuff about how bad they are.

@Ni0uFIN Ай бұрын

I've had 3 Citroens. C5(2003, 2.0), Saxo(2002, 1.1) and C2 VTS(2005, 1.6). I have been very satisfied for all 3. C5 was VERY comfortable and reliable for about 6 years i had it. No expensive faults and no problems in yearly inspection. Although the automatic gearbox on it was annoying. Very slow to "react". Saxo was only 700€ and also was reliable and cheap to run. The only annoying fault i had was rain water getting in somewhere behind the dashboard. And it the water would flood down on the floor mats. C2 VTS has been really fun to drive. C2 VTS i've only had about a month so not much to say about it yet. My family also had a 2009 C5 Diesel. This was also reliable like the older one. Also very comfortable. I liked driving it. The automatic gearbox was really good compared to the older one. We had it 15 years before selling this car.(about 310 000 km driven). Picasso or C4 Picasso i have always disliked very much compared to other MPVs. It looks so awful I could never own one.

@davidcannon1144 8 ай бұрын

Wouldn't they have done a car vertical when they accepted the P/X

@damirbajic4579 8 ай бұрын

Before I watch; I love the look of this car and I hope you haven't overspend....

@archechme 8 ай бұрын

I don't know whether it's because it was tortured, had a rough life etc or if it's just because it's French but 10 years/ 114k miles out of a car is dispicable.

@bloodshark124_ 8 ай бұрын

Love the videos Matt😊

@andysalter4473 8 ай бұрын

I had one of these as a stop gap a while ago. It was the auto vtr+, which actually drove very well. I paid £1700 for it and sold it after18 months for £1700. However, I always had the feeling that it was all going to go bang on a long drive. Another great video Mat.

@victorwelch974 8 ай бұрын

I had a xantia back in 96. My mom always fell asleep - even on short trips. It was that comfortable.

@user-ft7lj9sh3i 8 ай бұрын

I personally don't think its worth repairing it just a scrap 😂😂 awesome matt

@darrentaylor6382 8 ай бұрын

I have had french cars, and they have been very good. This Picasso just hasn't been looked after.

@adampyro834 8 ай бұрын

i dont think its just Citroen, i think its french cars. i have a 2013 Puegeot 308 SW 1.6 E-HDI and in a way i love it but it doesnt have build quality like most other cars. engine ive always been surprised at how quiet they are for a diesel. i have manual 6 speed and cant really complain about it although i do think i need selector cables at some point. so if you accept their faults they arent that bad in general i think

@JP5isalive 8 ай бұрын

You didn't massively overspend on this one! I'm in shock 🤯. You definitely called it. Could've been 2 grand to repair 😮

@skimmingstoness 8 ай бұрын

People never learn when they buy these new, they aren't even that cheap but after 60,000 miles they go wrong massively wrong.

@megabitegaming9655 8 ай бұрын

I have a 22 plate Citroen c4 grand Picasso and I absolutely love it the automatic is smooth as ever and my wife’s wheelchair in it perfect

@JoshTT2 8 ай бұрын

I've run a 65 plate DS3 for the last 6.5 years and barely had any issues thankfully. I do feel it's probably time to get rid before the issues all start to appear though 😂

@elijahheyes9061 8 ай бұрын

Well, Matt, if it was owned by a church goer, I bet he prayed every day for it to get him from A to B and back again.

@In_memory_of_Dad 8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I had one of those bloody things Mathew, and I can tell you straight off that they suffer with crap suspension and engine mounts, and they eat clutches! The engines are bullet proof but the rest of the car is crap. They also suffer with water getting into the fuse box under the bonnet which then renders the car useless!!!

@paulhollis8879 8 ай бұрын

Matt, you’ve seen the future of when you hit 50 👍🏼 Joking aside, I look forward to your great posts, keep ‘em coming.

@Mudster250 8 ай бұрын

Love it! 😂 "At least it's not one of those hateful automatics..... Aah, clutch is slipping and gearbox is noisy".

@HighPeakAutos 8 ай бұрын

😂

@Jahmed5635 8 ай бұрын

I fixed the clutch on the family car, got it done 3 years ago and barely any miles done, mechanic now won’t cover the warranty for whatever reason

@nickgoode8579 7 ай бұрын

The rattle on start up is the dual mass flywheel

@danjones6279 8 ай бұрын

"one more time" right at the beginning before you greeted us. 😂

@harveytr7106 8 ай бұрын

I know they’re garbage but if the previous owner(s) had just looked after it this could have easily gone on for much longer time/miles. I’ve no idea why people don’t look after their stuff.

@mcihs2 8 ай бұрын

That’s the story of civilisation and why it always fails, people like new, we love novelty, but we hate maintaining anything, houses, bridges, the electric grid, the sewers, and of course cars….hence the popularity of lease deals…..

@baron5747 8 ай бұрын

It's a shame really, as the Peugeot diesels are fantastic. I've owned both the 1.6 HDi, and the 2.0 HDi, even their Ford counterparts. The engines are really solid. The problem with a car like that, is no one buys it to look after, or care about. It's just seen by most as a family wagon, a tool to get kids from A to B. This is why most of them end up riddled with little faults, because the owners don't take care of them.

@PATRYK-R1 8 ай бұрын

I agree. A neighbour own 66 plate with visual condition of 56 plate... Somehow Citroen /Peugeot owners usually don't care too much about their cars...

@jjb4531 8 ай бұрын

Just bought a 2023 electric c4. ( Different to this old design). Very nice car and the interior is very premium compared to Citroens of old. Seats and suspension are just unbeatable

@gordonremsey8055 8 ай бұрын

7:38 glad I'm not the only one who nearly takes there knee off in a Focus Mk3 there deadly painful😂

@Lexusman65 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt have you been caught up in the great Range Rover insurance price hike?

@briansteele2723 8 ай бұрын

Lemon in French is Citron but I laughed at your joke anyway 😀👍

@connclissmann6514 8 ай бұрын

Slipping clutch? You were so pushing your luck at the end of that video, I thought the clutch might fail before you collected your final few bob. As a de-facto fleet manager at the time, I owned a few C5's AMD while the reps driving them were impressed by the goodies, I was less impressed by the total cost of ownership. Very happy to see the back of them 3 years later. Thanks for the video, and £150 doesn't make it anywhere near "I massively overspent".

@norwegianzound 8 ай бұрын

In your professional opinion, which brands/models are good (well....as good as cars can be)?

@Eddie_Murphy1965 8 ай бұрын

Another awesomely honest video, cheers Matt! I bore my Mrs to death talking about Matt's vids...(It's ok, she is insured!)

@Mietas2 8 ай бұрын

Extra points for Family Guy reference! 🤣

@Hixyboyblue 8 ай бұрын

"No rust on the top mounts" There will be, give it time ha ha. That said, one of my favourite cars was a ZX Volcane with the old XUD engine in it. 240,000 miles before tin worm did for it. The most comfy seats I have ever sat in. Brilliant little car that had so much character. I especially liked the manual drivers side door mirror but the passenger side was electric as I presume you couldn't reach it as the driver. Or maybe the French decided that the LH drive version could have electric but bollocks to the Brits. Hilarious little car was Claude. I was quite sad when he went. For about 30 seconds.

@ihateidiots3880 8 ай бұрын

Id gladly take it for 750. It would be a steal in Romania... Even with some fixing up... But that right hand drive... Ahh... That's a dealbreaker....

@bunglechef 8 ай бұрын

Is the Caddy in the background yours? Are we in for a review?

@stephenlaw9827 8 ай бұрын

Could l ask in one of your next Q&A videos to answer if a MOT with advisories is followed by a MOT with no advisories has the MOT inspector essentially confirmed all those advisories were resolved/done?

@TechBaffle 8 ай бұрын

The C4 Picasso comes with a handy feature where if you insult it, it whacks you on the shin! 😂

@simonfisher836 7 ай бұрын

Just want to give a shout out to the newer shape C4 Grand Picasso (2014 on). It does indeed have the same dodgy build quality issues, but they aren't as bad as with the generation in this video. I just sold one that had done 150k miles and only at the very end did of my ownership did I have problems. The gearbox and engine were fine, but as always with French cars the electrics were terrible. They seem to use tiny wiring which breaks easily resulting in all manner of electrical glitches. Anyway, I liked the car so much I have just bought another which has only done 74k miles and so far no issues. Drives great and has everything I need - cheap motoring!

@martj1313 8 ай бұрын

I have a 2008 C4 and for 3 years it hasn't cost me a penny, i only paid £700 so if it breaks i can't even complain.

@NikolaTanasic-nt2yq 8 ай бұрын

As a C4P MK2 owner I have to say that this car is quite underrated. It has its bugs, but in terms of price, space, comfort, practicality and fuel economy is one of the best in class. However, due to its purpose as people carrier or family car is often driven by not car enthusiast or moms who don't care much on maintenance as it goes from A to B. To bad for this car, I think it was worth saving. Just for the reference in Serbia with clutch and gearbox repair (which would be around 600-700 EUR) this can be easily sold for 4500-5000 EUR.