shilley

Hi all. A quick update. Finally took delivery of a red C1 last Thursday. My dealer also presented me with a lovely bunch of flowers to thank me for my patience. A 7-week saga has come to an end and I'm well chuffed with my new motor.

Thanks very much for all your replies. Some good advice there. Be interested to know how you get on, Peter. I live in Glasgow but may well give that Blackburn contact a ring re the 107 (if I say TurboSlag gave me your name, will he know who I mean?). Will keep you posted on my progress.

Hi from a newbie and hopefully soon-to-be C1 owner. Hope you can help. I placed an order with my local dealership for a metallic black C1 at the beginning of August. Last Wednesday I received a call from a rep advising me that the Citroen factory had an "embargo" on C1s and that I wouldn't be able to get my shiny black number until October at the earliest. He told me that if I was prepared to accept the basic red one instead, he could get me my dream car a lot sooner. After much hummin in hawin I decided a red one would have to do. Well, almost a week has passed and not a peep out of them. Is anyone aware of any such embargo? I read on here that there is a 16-week waiting list for even the red Citroen. Is there any truth in this? I am now considering a Panda instead since they seem to be far easier to come by. I am anxious to get hold of a car asap as I've taken out a bank loan that's sitting in my account doing nowt but racking up interest plus my ancient Ka is on the verge of dying on me. I really can't wait any longer. Any advice would be much appreciated.