Red Bug Gone First Impressions Of The New Vtr C1

[red bug]

First impressions of new style C1. First let me say we had a few tears from the wife the day ‘Red Bug’ went in for PX but once the electric blue VTR was spotted outside the dealership her feelings changed in an instant (love is so fickle). I have to say that I like the new Audi’ish front end (for any one buying the VT version the chrome strip is a cheep optional extra) and the metallic blue colour suits this small car well. The wife has now clocked up almost 2000 miles in 6 weeks so a good time to say a few words. The engine in these new versions has been tweaked to give slightly lower co emissions and slightly more MPG at present it returns around 410 miles per tank but this should improved as engine beds in. I shall let you know once that car has few more miles under its belt if in the ‘real world’ we are experiencing better MPG compared with the last C1. This bug seems to have lost the sporty sounding exhaust note that the last one had plus the engine when driving sounds lot quieter (not sure if this is down to the thick Citroen mats which were fitted for free). Over the years there has been a lot of discussion on door seals (though our last C1 had none problems mentioned in previous posts) and the doors on this new version have a different sound when they are shut so does that mean Citroen is now using a different door seal?. Wife still has no idea what the rev counter is for even though I have tried to explain a few times and I have now given up! I also noticed that the rear foot well seat belt fixing now is fitted with a soft washer to stop the seat belt rattling (I had used a thin foam washer from my sons foam disk gun in the last C1 to stop the rattle). I will once again have this C1 serviced at our local garage as it made no difference to car value at PX time with the last bug (dealer not interested in whom had serviced car as long as a garage stamp and the receipt were in service book), like the last bug we shall have the garage use Citroen parts and follow service schedule in case of any warranty issues. I am very surprised no sporty version has yet been produced of the C1 still that’s a whole new thread.

[ColinC1]

Well it seems they have solved the few faults with the car, even thought they were really just an irritant.

 

I have the bad door seals, been to the dealer twice but never solved, but eventually solved it myself with a smear of silicon grease. Im glad this has now been resolved with what seems to be better seals.

 

As for the rattly seatbelt anchorage at the back, yes, did the same but with rubber washers. So thats solved in the new car as well, good, It seems they have been looking at the customer feedback afterall.

 

The other two minor faults you have not mentioned, and are they resolved....

 

Tailgate hinge rattle (it needs WD40 sprayed on the hinges occasionaly)

Engine comparment seal needs a smear of silicon grease to prevent rain water getting onto the engine block, electric fuse box, battery, etc.

 

Other than that, it seems once again a most reliable car, and as my C1 is nearly 3 years old, I will be wanting another city bug soon :)

 

PS... do they still have the courtesy light operating from drivers door only, grrrr !