Had It With French Cars!

[rhoamish]

We got rid of our Pluriel after about 14 months. We didn't have many problems with it, although there were more than you expect from a new car. Unfortunately though, it was starting to show its age quite badly, after 20,000 miles.

The trade-in value was appalling. It lost nearly half its value in this time, on what should have been a fairly desirable car. Citroen really ought to think about its customers, and try to protect residuals, rather than adopting a 'slash and burn' policy on discounts.

I'm pretty angry with Citroen. Their marketing strategy sucks. I've been put off Citroen and all french cars by this experience (and the experience I had with a Renault (Rubbish), which literally came apart in my hands).

I've gone for a Skoda Fabia vRS instead, and I'm really happy with it. Residuals look strong so far, and the Czech factory could show the French a thing or two about build quality.

[n_olympios]

The Czech factory could in fact show more than a thing or two to Audi and Vw (and they've been trying to reach the same level of build quality for years, lol) :blink:

I have faith in PSA though, things will change. In fact, from what I've read, the C4 is on a much higher quality level than the Xsara, and this means a lot to me (as my Xsara has been proven faultless.) :D