Rising Cost Of The C1

[Martin_1973_uk]

I paid 6.5K in 2007 for my 3 door C1 Cool Edition, like a Vibe but with Air Con and Met Paint. I recently went to look at buying another one. They have now quoted me 8.8K for a 5 door C1 VTR with Met Paint. They have offered me £4,600 for my 07 reg. Just seems the price isn't as cheap as it was in 2007 having rising 2.1K although this does have two extra doors and electric windows.

 

Has anyone else found the price has risen?

[downsman]

This is what ColinC1 was saying in his "Beware Of Old Banger Bonus" thread. It seems that they have upped the price so that the price minus £2000 scrap discount is much the same as we were paying for a discounted C1 a year ago.

 

All very well if you have an old banger to trade in, but it makes them look very expensive if you don't. I wouldn't have bought our C1 if it had been £8500 rather than the £6500 we paid.

[ColinC1]

Has anyone else found the price has risen?

Yep, I bought my red C1 vibe (windup windows) in october 2006 for £6000.

 

This was because Citroen were offering cashback deals worth £500, so the car was £6500 -500 = £6000.

 

The scrappage allowance messed all this up, removing the cashback deal and stealth increases brought the car up to £8,300, when I went to trade-in in dec 2009 (3 years on).

 

I was so discusted, even though I loved the C1, there was no way I was paying so high a sum for a budget car with windup windows.

 

I hunted around and bought a red Mitsibushi Colt CZ1 ( 1.1 petrol ) at £8000 on the road, and got a brilliant £4300 tradein for my three year old C1. The colt has all the extras as standard, so it was worth the £8k.

 

The full 3 years servicing is included for another £220 which is far cheaper than the C1 servicing which to me was very expensive over 3 years. Only downside was the crummy compressor and goo set in the Colt instead of a spare wheel, but I asked for the optional spare wheel at no additional cost and they kept the compressor/goo set.

 

OVERALL THOUGHTS.....

Its a pity, as I would have bought another new C1, because it was a lovely car, easy to drive and very reliable. Had it not been for the scrappage allowance messing everything up ...h'mmm, unfortunately, the city bug is no longer worth it at those crazy prices.

 

PS.... I now notice since the scrappage allowance has been removed, they have reduced the C1 range prices back down by £1000, but they are still overpriced for what is essentially a car built to a budget.

[downsman]

The Colt looks a nice car, and has more space, so I have to say you did the right thing.

 

My parents have bought a C1 recently, but they had a perfect old banger to take advantage of scrappage.

They still paid as much as I did a couple of years ago without the scrappage scheme.

[Trotsky]

Prices are crazy;

 

had to find a replacement for the C1 after an idiot in a JCB wrote it off, £8500 for the VT (basic) in March but £7400 for the 107 (with the nasty Pokemon style 'face' front styling).

Now, it's £7000 for the C1 with an alleged 3 years free servicing.

 

I prefer the C1 styling, but the peugot garage got my cheque.