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Thinking about changing the oil in the Casso as I have done with all of my previous cars and going down the fully synthetic route, what viscosity is required in the Casso ? Also what is the oil capacity on the 2000 x reg 1.8 16v ? Thanks Ivan

Was in the market originally for a Xsara hatch back but the boot on it was a tad to small to fit all the baby gear we need to cart around. So my wife suggests what about a Xsara Picasso ! I do like the look of them as they are quirky and you get alot of car for the money. We could only afford 2nd hand as we wanted to pay for the car out right. Well after taking it for a test drive I liked it alot so we paid the deposit on it and picked it up a couple of weekends after. Our first long journey was at the weekend from Peterborough to Kent (Approx 130 miles). We averaged about 37-40 mpg most of the way and clocked up around 300 miles before I decided to fill up with petrol (Tank indicator was showing 1/4 tank left). For a heavish car I think this was average MPG obviosly not as good as the diesels but not bad. Overtaking was a breeze with it 1.8 16v engine and after myself coming from alot of sporty model cars that sit low down the high ride was a very nice one and visibility was very good. The suspension is very smooth which makes a change from the sports suspensions I am used to and this car is packed with safety features which makes it an ideal car for running my wife and baby around it. We currently have a Skoda Fabia vRS which is a very quick car for a diesel and I also have a chip which bumps it from 130bhp - 180bhp with nearly 300 ftlb of torque but I am seriously considering selling it along with the picasso and buying a brand new diesel Picasso and getting it fully spec'd out. This car is one of the best cars we have had and one of the most comfortable ones we have both driven. Ivan

We have an X reg so I don't know if it's just them What this about the software anyway ?

Did everyone get a recall for the picasso having to go in to have cups fitted on the suspension springs to stop then snapping and hitting the tyres ? Ours is going in within the next few weekends...

Like Scoobies for example :D

Please tell me more as I haven't seen this in the hand book !! Thanks Ivan

We have just picked up our X reg 1.8 16v Picasso sx, does it have disc brakes all round as I had a quick look and could see without getting my hands dirty ? Also what is the service intervals for the car ? Is it 10,000 miles or 1 year between the service ? Thanks Ivan