downsman

Welcome to the forum and have a good birthday next week :rolleyes:

That's interesting. I haven't got aircon on my C1, I went for the Vibe to save money. I don't notice the pump effect on our 1.6 Berlingo, so I thought they'd got round that somehow. I used to have a Mondeo with aircon a few years ago and you could feel the pump coming on even at motorway speeds B)

Good advice, we do that with our Berlingo. I understand the circulating gas lubricates the system and keeps it all working.

I'm afraid I don't know, but as it's under warranty you'd have to get a dealer to fit it. So best contact your dealer. Having said that I bet it would be prohibitively expensive <_<

I bought mine to reduce expenditure on fuel, insurance and tax. I swapped a Civic Type R for it, and I really enjoy driving the C1. The light weight and narrow tyres make it the most fun car I've had to drive since I had a 2CV. Unlike a 2CV it isn't a chore keeping up with traffic even with 4 people on board. The only reason I wouldn't recommend the C1 is if you need to carry people AND luggage at the same time or if you want to chuck a bike in the back!

I've heard that before. I think it is because the engine works most efficiently when it is revving above the torque peak, but not taken right to the red line. The idea is to use the engine efficiently at about 2/3 throttle to get to cruising speed, and then to brake as little as possible to maintain momentum. I suppose using very light throttle openings it takes ages to get up to speed, so the car is accelerating for longer and using the engine in a less efficient way :D

I have seen a picture of a C1 with different bumper as a facelift. It looked worse than the current car. Sounds like you've got a good price there, I'd go for it :unsure:

I haven't got centre caps yet, because they didn't come with the wheels! Once they're fitted I'll try and figure out how to post a picture on here :rolleyes: I did fit lock nuts, I'm not sure how theft worthy the standard size alloys are, but I don't want to lose them.

I've just swapped my steel wheels for the Citroen alloys, and this morning I received a very strange phone call. The dealers were phoning to ask if I would sell them my old wheel trims! :rolleyes: Apparently they are in short supply at the moment, and they thought they could make it worth my while to part with them! Sounds like they've been changing hands like gold dust. I decided to keep them so I can return the car to standard, but if you'll be needing new trims soon, it may be worth keeping an eye out for cheap ones on ebay.

Me too :unsure: It's an added bonus, because I traded in a car with 215g Co2/km for my C1 just before the budget!

I followed the link, but just got a general page with lots of brands :blink: From the description "wheel spacers" I assume that you are looking at spacers to fit between hub and wheel to widen the track with some longer wheel bolts. Sorry if I've got the wrong end of the stick :( By moving the wheels out, the track will be wider so the car should be marginally more stable. However, it will affect the steering and will alter the suspension geometry. I must admit I tend to believe the manufacturers would have widened the track already if they felt it would improve the car. I'm also surprised you need more stability. I find my C1 has amazing levels of grip on the standard tyres. I used to own a Lotus Elan Sprint which had 155 x 13 80 section tyres and weighed the same as a C1. That car had a similar feel in corners to the C1. On initial turn in there was slight feeling of settling into the bend as the high tyre sidewalls distorted and then it just gripped at amazingly high speeds. I wonder whether this tyre deflection is what you feel as lack of stability. Once my C1 is set up in a bend it handles very nicely :angry: If it is the tyres you could test it by over inflating them for a run round your favourite route. When I used to take my Elan to Goodwood I used to raise the tyre pressures by 8 psi all round, to sharpen the handling :blink:

It does look great :) Bet it goes well too!

Welcome to the forum :)

How about ColinC1? :P

Welcome to the forum :blink: I'm sure you'll enjoy your C1. I must go down to Halfords soon too :blink:

Welcome to the forum :blink: They are great little cars, but you are brave to buy without trying one. I take it the dealer isn't quite a local as ours! It's a big step from an Audi A6. I traded in a Civic type R for mine, and I'm enjoying driving much more now. It's too frustrating having a fast car in the southeast of England.

I haven't looked into this, so I'm not sure about the adjustment. However, the clutch release bearing is only designed to run for short periods and will inevitably overheat and fail if it is working constantly. If the pressure plate isn't allowed to apply full pressure onto the clutch plate the clutch will wear out prematurely.

I quite like the skinny tyres, it's nice to have a car that doesn't tramline badly for a change and they help the fuel consumption. It's the wheel trims I don't like, so I've been running the car without. My wife hates the black wheels, so to pacify her, I've just ordered a set of the Citroen alloys to use with the original tyres :) The price on the website is £127 a wheel, but the local parts man managed to drop the price so I'm getting 4 for the price of 3 :D

They'd fit the rims safely, but they would increase the circumference and make your speedo inaccurate. If you go up in width, it is a good idea to reduce the aspect ratio. I have copied the following from the Aygo Toyota forum, it may be of interest: What changes can I make to wheel sizes ? The standard wheels are 14 inch and are supplied with 155/65/14 tyres. You can change to 13, 15 or 16 inch wheels without modifying the bodywork. If you want to keep the standard 14 inch wheels but have wider tyres you can fit 185/55/14, this change will mean that when your are travelling at an indicated 70 mph you will actually be moving at 70.25 mph. You can also fit 195/50/14 tyres and at an indicated 70 mph you will actually be moving at 69.18 mph. When changing wheel and tyre sizes there are 7 considerations. 1. The wheel size. 2. The wheel width. 3. The ET (offset - how far the wheel will stick out from the body work). 4. PCD (pitch circle diameter) the size in mm of a circle drawn through the centre of you wheel bolts. 5. The number of studs (bolts). 6. Tyre size. 7. The impact the changes will have on your speedometer (indicated) readings vs actual speed. For 15 inch wheels you will need to buy rim (wheel) size 15x6.5 ET 37 PCD 4/100. In order to maintain the accuracy of the speedometer with this increased size you will need to put 195/45/15 tyres on. This change will mean that when you are travelling at an indicated 70 mph you will actually be moving at 69.92 mph. Alternatively for 15 inch wheels you can fit 175/50/15 tyres however this choice is limited to just 2 tyre manufacturers as this size is not very common. This change will mean that when you are travelling at an indicated 70 mph you will actually be moving at 69.86 mph. For 16 inch wheels you will need to buy rim (wheel) size 16x6.5 ET 37 PCD 4/100. In order to maintain the accuracy of the speedometer with this increased size you will need to put 195/40/16 tyres on. This change will mean that when you are travelling at an indicated 70 mph you will actually be moving at 70.67 mph. The recommended tyre fitments are therefore 13" 155/70/13, 14" 155/65/14, 15" 195/45/15 and 16" 195/40/16. All wheels are offset 35 – 45 and bore 54.1. Offset 37 is ideal.

Thanks ctd, I'll have a look at that site :D

Welcome to the forum :D I'd never considered putting my mountain bike on the roof. What's the C1 like in a crosswind with them up there?

If you are talking about the metal panel that runs under the door aperture, it is a structuralpart of the car and isn't straight forward to replace. I think your only real option is to get it looked at by a body repair shop :( If the paint is just damaged then respraying it may be enough.

There isn't a kit, but it is very easy :) You need to buy the tacho, one bolt and you can either cut your plastic speedo cowling to suit or buy another one. The tacho and bolt cost about £102 from Citroen, and the cowling is about £20. There is an excellent howto on the Toyota forum here, but I couldn't find it, here's one on 107 blog spot: http://my107.blogspot.com/2007/02/hot-to-i...ev-counter.html

110mph may be due to speedo error, or could be easily achievable downhill with a tail wind :( I saw almost 80mph in my 2CV in those conditions!

Welcome to the forum :D I haven't had my C1 over 90mph yet :blink: