Citroen C4

[mikeparkins]

Hello All,

             New to the site, also new to leaving a topic online so please forgive me if I do not follow correct proceedure.

I have just completed my first 1,000 miles in a new Citroen C4 HDi 115 Exclusive. The first time I have driven a diesel and a very uplifting experience it has been so far. I have mixed milage of about 400 miles driving around town and small country lanes, and the rest on motorways. At the moment I am getting about 48 m.p.g. in town and countryroad driving and about 64 m.p.g. on motorways. I feel that this is a good result so far, but as I say I am new to diesel engines. I did test drive several cars beforehand, Ford, Vauxhall and Kia, which were all pleasant enough and had various attributes between them, but when I first sat in the Citroen it all felt right, the build quality and comfort were a  surprise and when I took it for a test drive my wife and I just felt so at ease with the car.Okay it does have it's own little quirks and gimmicks but I found the ride very acceptable. It picked up several complaints from reviewers because it  did not take corners very well and felt every bump in the road, a harsh comment,  I thought. It is not a Golf GTi nor a Focus ST it is a cruising car with a good turn of power when needed and I am pleased that I took time to read other non partisan  reviews before choosing it.

                                                                                                                           Mike.

[coastline taxis]

glad your enjoying your citroen and welcome to the site. well done on your 1st posting. Citroens like any other make have there faults but overall i rate them as one of the better buys. we run c5s and get 3 to 400k out of them before we even think of getting rid of them

[paul.h]

If it has only done 1000 miles since new it will not be run in yet so your performance and mpg will improve. We have a 2011 C4 1.6 hdi 110 hp and it is a comfy long distance cruiser with good performance so you should enjoy your car. Motorways always gives at least 60 mpg at 65-70 mph, unless weather is bad and day to day about 48 mpg. You may find the Citroen knockers have yet to own one. Only points I do not like are the large headrests which make rear/side visibiltiy difficult, the tinted side rear windows, the fancy shaped door mirrors that do not give good rear visibility and at first had to be careful when lane changing.