New To The Forum And Citroen

[daz7595]

Hello!

 

Im in the process of looking to buy a Xsara Picasso, probably the 1.6 HDI 110, my first Diesel and delve into Citroen ownership!

 

Im from Blackpool and work for the Council, looking forward to driving a MPV!

 

 

On the advice side what should i be looking out for, i have 3 in mind all on a 54 plate?

 

 

 

Ta

 

 

Darren

[Johndouglas]

Hello and welcome to the forum.   In 2004 the Picasso was built using both 1.6 and 2 ltr engines.   The 2ltr engines will soldier on for years, some of them knocking up megga miles.   The 1.6 has a built in weak point - that being the turbo.   If oil and filter maintenance over its lifetime has been anything less than "first class", you'll be looking at expensive repairs.    Google "Citroen 1.6 turbo problems"

[coastline taxis]

Go for the 2 litre

[paul.h]

We had a new 2005 2.0 hdi and in 3 years and about 40k miles had no bother with it, only a maxi fuse once went. It was our first Citroen and diesel, since then we have had/still have 2 C3s, 2 C4s and 2C5s and they have been the most reliable cars we have had. Apart from the one new one, all have been lowish mileage when bought so that may have helped.

 

Also have a look at our sister site, the Picasso owners club. There is a link to it on the forum front page.

 

Driving wise, the Picasso was nothing special, made a good taxi for teenagers, and with the back seat down was like a van for moving stuff. The C4s were the 1.6 hdi engines 110 hp which gives good performance. The first we kept to about 50k miles and the second is on about 30k miles. The Picasso driver's seat base was a bit big for me leading to pins and needles in the legs after about 30 mins if the seat was not at its optimum position, so something to watch for and the central lower dash got in the way of my left leg. We also tried it towing our caravan but it was not really heavy enough (kerb 1300 kg not inc driver, caravan was about 1100 kg), felt unstable and underpowered so only did it once and then bought a C5 for this role.

 

Only things I can remember to watch for are water leaks in to the rear footwell compartments (runs down the inside of the doors, across the floor and collects in the compartments - maybe a possible rust area). We also had a water leak in to the driver's footwell which appeared on the rear floor underneath the compartment box - I never found how it was getting in.