C1 Vibe - Poor Seat Trim

[ColinC1]

Hi, I am new on site, but not to Citroen as I have a C1 & a C4 as well.

 

I have owned a C1 Vibe now for 8 months and have found that this model comes with very soft material, it is black with a grey triangular section on the front part of the seat botom.

 

I am finding it hard to prevent the material getting tugged. Any other owners have the same problem ?

 

The other day my daughter slid onto the passenger seat wearing jeans and the trouser pocket tugged the grey section and it now looks like a disaster. The black section is not that better off, with quite a few tugged areas, but harder to see.

 

The next model up C1 Rythm comes with tougher cloth, so why are Citroen fitting this poor material to the basic model. If I hang onto this car for the 3 years I envisaged, there will be nothing left of the seats.

 

Do you think I should go back to Citroen and demand the chair be fixed or ask for the C1 Rythm material, I just feel this soft material is not man enough for the job it should be doing and is a total disgrace.

[myglaren]

You could try and get it upgraded as it is unfit for purpose. Might be a good idea to get the backing of a consumer organisation.

[ColinC1]

Thanks for the info, I will first contact my local Citroen dealer this week, and ask if the front passenger seat bottom cover can be replaced under guarentee, rather than a whole seat.

 

I just wished now I had thought about this soft seat material before buying a Vibe, and just paid the extra for the Rythm model. Mind you, I could not have envisaged this problem when I bought it.

 

I just hate the way car designers do not think about the praticalities of everyday driving, or is it a case that when you buy an economy base model, you just get cheap cloth, grrrr :lol:

[750Nig]

Have to agree with you, our Vibe was only two days old when a 'pull' appeared on the drivers seat.

We go to France quite a bit so picked up some seat covers that fit really well, add a bit more padding and also will protect the tissue paper seats !

 

I think its a case of 'you gets what you pay for'. The top of the range C1 is still a basic car, they have to make economies somewhere to get the price differences.

[acra]

I've got a Rythm, and I'm getting a fair amount of tuggage on the driver seat from many miles - and I've only done about 11K...

[Martin_1973_uk]

Hi Colin, I have the basic model as well and the seats are fine. I would take it back and get it checked out.

[Cam]

I've had mine less than 2 months but the drivers seat looks like the cat's been clawing away on it.

[Martin_1973_uk]

Mine has shown the first signs of the seat looking like the cat has been at it. I think if you catch it then it rips out the threads so not good. Is this covered under warrenty or wear and tear?

[ColinC1]

To me, this trim it is not fit for purpose, especially when it can tug, just by getting on and off it by sliding.

 

A seat should be tough enough to sit on and move about without damage, and its not just ours, as i have checked the 107, and the low spec models have some of the same soft material in the front triange.