2017 Citroen C3

[2017CitroenC3]

Hello, friends,

 

I would like to inquire as to what is the general opinion of the new, 2017, Citroen C3? It's been about a year or so, since it's been sold - is the consensus that it is an overall good car? What do you think? What else would it be good for me to know?

 

I would be greatly appreciative to hear from you, as I am in the market for a new vehicle and have been eyeing the new Citroen C3 for quite some time now.

 

Thank you and Happy Holidays! :)

 

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Edited December 20, 2017 by 2017CitroenC3

[paul.h]

It looks like a good car but I have not driven one. We had a 2010 C3 which we liked but the engine in it was not the best being the petrol 1.4 vti, suffering from oil leaks and timing chain wear and at 56k miles it was replaced a few months ago with a Cactus 1.6 hdi. The Cactus is only slightly longer than the C3, the same width but inside has a lot more room. We went for diesel since I did not fancy a small 3 cylinder petrol engine since it is often used for long motorway trips.

[2017CitroenC3]

I see. Thank you for sharing! I suppose that if I am glad with the car experience after my test drive, I would probably go for that car, but ask for the extended 8-year warranty to possibly shield myself from bad occurrences, engine-based or not, as much as possible.

 

Thank you! :)

[paul.h]

I guess you are not in the UK. The standard Citroen warranty in the UK on a new car is 3 years and it has not been mentioned by a dealer to us that it could be extended to 8 years. It is likely that on such a warranty you will need the car to be serviced at a Citroen dealer. I do my own servicing once a warranty has expired which saves quite a lot of money but might not have done on the C3 since it had a couple of problems fixed by the dealer - heater warm flap failure, driveshaft oil seal leak. The heater was not a diy job since it involved the refrigerant removing and putting back so about £1500 in total, split almost equally between parts and labour.

[2017CitroenC3]

Thank you for the useful and insightful information. No, I'm not from the UK, but decided to ask on this forum despite that, because there is expert knowledge here, as demonstrated by this topic. I'm from Bulgaria and will be purchasing this automobile sometime in the following week. Here, the new C3 comes with a 5-year, 60,000 mi. warranty, which can be extended for £750 to 8 years and 120,000 miles total.

Once again, thank you for the helping hand in my research process! :)

Edited December 21, 2017 by 2017CitroenC3

[2017CitroenC3]

I just wanted to share that I bought the new 2017 Citroen C3 and am very happy.

Two things, though. I was mistaken - the warranty is 5 years and 60,000 miles and cannot be extended any further. And also, Happy New Year!

 

Once more, thank you. :)

[paul.h]

Happy New Year and happy motoring. If you get time, perhaps you may come back in the future and give a report on your car to help others who are also thinking about the new C3.