Glad To Get Back To My Hdi

[billynibbles]

You know how it is - you go on holiday abroad and end up with a brand new hire car, which somehow takes the edge off how you feel about your own.

 

Well, not this time.

 

Just spent two weeks driving a brand new Seat Ibiza TDi (couldn't relate it to a UK model spec but it had the 1.9 engine), which to be fair seemed an excellent car, with plenty of guts and not too much gear changing. It engine seemed pretty civilised and it even had cruise control and climate control.

 

So how did I feel getting back into my C4 VTS Hdi?

 

Great, thanks for asking.

 

Wow, what a difference in smoothness between the VAG-sourced engine and the PSA version. Citroën Peugeot really must be the masters of diesels in mass produced cars, or at least in sound-proofing and isolating them. The Seat's gear stick vibrated like a London cab after a couple of minutes in a jam. The only time mine sounds like a diesel is when working it hard in 1st and 2nd.

 

Thank you Citroën for making coming home a pleasant surprise for a change.