I have had mine now for about 12 months and its been faultless. Love it.

@OdinHardware

Жыл бұрын

How is the gear shift quality. I find it little notchy

@danieltaylor3755

Жыл бұрын

@@OdinHardware Automatic is fine. When cold going from 2-1 can be notchy.

@Kelveron

Жыл бұрын

Assuming you've had your car since it was new, any half decent car worth its salt should not go wrong in its first year of use, and in fact longer than that. So while I'm happy for you (and long may your car remain faultless), that's not really saying much.

@macraghnaill3553

4 ай бұрын

I bought mine new in 2014 1.2 vti selection, no problems so far, very reliable, hanging onto it for as long as I can

We have had our C3 110 hp high spec car since 2017 and it has been faultless. Although ours is a 5 speed it is a great motorway cruiser. The ride is comfortable and touring around France we get about 51 mpg fully loaded. The seats are fantastic - no aches after 400 miles in a day. The criticism of the lack of side support is a red herring as this is not a car to hustle along twisty roads . The seats are deliberately flat and soft for long motorway stints. The criticisms of storage space, handling and tight back seat are all valid. The performance is strong compared to most small petrol cars, with plenty to spare at 80 mph on French autoroutes.

@stevenbilclough2563

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we've got a similar age of car and spec that we've had from new. Only things I would add are... possibly get the timing belt done early as it's significantly cheaper than dealing with picking bits of it out of the oil ways or a snapped one. Oh and our particular one needed an inlet valve clean as it started to misfire. Other than that which I'd file under maintenance, lovely car to cruise about in and a good slug of power for overtaking and hills compared to most similarly priced rivals.

@tarkadal5563

Жыл бұрын

Odd question perhaps but what are you revving at 70mph? Thank you

@stevenbilclough2563

10 ай бұрын

@@christga100 ours has only ever been to Citroën but about 200-300 quid for a major or minor. Obviously take it elsewhere it would be cheaper but due to it having a wet belt the correct grade of oil is important. Timing belt replacement at 5 years was 500 quid at a main agent, CV boot was 90 quid fitted at the same. Other than that not really paid for anything beyond service. You could absolutely look after it cheaper and or do it yourself engine bay access is decent filters are accessible as are spark plugs and there's nothing under it that's not been around for years.

@BlatentlyFakeName

3 ай бұрын

Just make sure the timing belt gets changed every 20k miles. These engines use a wet belt which can be an issue. They can start to disintegrate and clogg oil passageways, killing the engine.

Thats why they are called 'cup holders' ............... for cups. Bottles go in the door pockets...simples.

@SundaeRoast

Ай бұрын

And that addresses the issue of the bottle blocking the controls how?

It's an excellent car for its price. Period. Great value for the money. My wife drives one since 2018, not a single technical issue.

Sacre Bleu... Another car reviewer who's disappointed that the cheap and cheerful french runaround doesn't look like or drive like a BMW 3 series. 😂 Citroen ranked higher than Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, Audi and VW on the Driver Power 2022, which - funnily enough - never gets mentioned and it will be way cheaper to insure and fill up and probably repair. Sure it might not corner like an F1 car but then not everyone will drive it like a retired racing driver.

@jamesdoran6017

6 ай бұрын

The BMW's are dirt and unreliable and way over priced.

@BlatentlyFakeName

3 ай бұрын

These Citroens seem nice but they do have one big issue. Like the Ford Ecoboom engines, they use a wet belt so suffer from the same risk of the belt disintegrating and destroying the engine.

Why are these people obsessed by carrying water bottles in a car? The entertainment system is easily made much better by using Apple play. And as for adjusting your wipers as you approach a junction, who would do that anyway?

Got an 82bhp St James version and it's great. I was obsessed by 0-60, handling, the gearbox, storage, cup holders, even if plastics were scratchy 😀 I test drove one and immediately loved it. In the real world it is more than satisfactory. But if you think too deeply you'll probably dismiss the car before even trying one.

I have the c3 in the video with the 6-speed manual gearbox and as an owner I tell you that it is excellent... doc, you evaluate the performance of this engine a little too much, just because it is mounted on a car more prone to comfort... me uphill steep I can easily even put fourth gear without a minimum effort ... in short, this car is a real sleeper ... I assure you that it is even better than some machines with higher cavalry ... I recommend it

I won an MG3 & partner a Peugeot 3008. Looking at going to 1 car. My MG3 has manual knobs for heating which are intuitive to use especially when you're driving. I think driver controls should still be knobs or switches & same for electric rather than going through menu's on a screen which is not exactly safe or intuitive to use. Nice motor-much better than the kia stonic. Looks nice car & good size. Good size boot I think. Slight hesitancy off idle from stand still but otherwise very good.

Shame that the now Stelantis Group still haven’t worked out they need to move the fuse box when they move the steering wheel. Took them years to realise they needed to change the windscreen wipers as well.

Great! I have just bought a shine plus .

I like the exterior design still very modern after a few years, i think Citroen could do better with this car, better infotainment system, the C3 is all about Confort some controls would be better if they were used like in the older model manualy like the climate controls and a volume button , but i really like the car.

So different and more refined than the poor man’s version released in India and South America this year.

@carlosrivera3260

Жыл бұрын

They shouldn't have named the South American one "C3".

@MrAndreCoutinho

Жыл бұрын

@@carlosrivera3260 agreed, it should have been named C2 or C1, because that’s a downgrade.

@sujeshnair5659

Жыл бұрын

And the ones that stole Kohinoor diamond from India and has build their entire town using Indian money is getting to drive the classy version!! What did you say their president is Indian too!! Come on too much to steal from poor man's land!!

@sankethbe

Жыл бұрын

They should've named it "Shitty" in other markets

@macraghnaill3553

4 ай бұрын

@@sujeshnair5659 That diamond was stolen many times before India got it

The C3's stablemates - and obvious points for comparison - aren't mentioned even once. It also looked like it would be a lot more spacious in the back as soon as the driver's seat was moved even slightly forward.

@stevenbilclough2563

Жыл бұрын

Yeah..."it's small in the back" has steering wheel pulled out seat inexplicably pushed back for a 6 footer...

@Firemarioflower

Жыл бұрын

I'm starting to think Rebecca has a bit of badge preference and has a distaste for French cars.

Just make sure you don't get the Fiesta with the woefully unreliable Powershift auto. The C3 has the Aisin EAT 6 . Japanese construction used by many other brands.

I’ve got my Elle (23) I’ve had her since April last year and I absolutely love her to bits no faults in my opinion

Having heater controls as part of the screen display is asking for an accident to happen. Just plain stupid and followed by so many makers. I would not buy a car because of just that.

Bought it recently 👍

@ntendemaluwa1922

Жыл бұрын

What is it like? I want one

@OdinHardware

Жыл бұрын

@@ntendemaluwa1922 I'm satisfied.

@DutchRedGaming

6 ай бұрын

Whats like after 12 months?

Super soft suspension and light steering?... I'm in 👍

Unfortunately with so many compromises we now have to accept and the situation we are all in we have noice but to grab what we can now

The 6 speed automatic smooths out when it has a few more miles on it. It was a little jerky at first but after a few months became smooth and still is 3 years later. Quite good for an economy car but the competition have moved on and surpassed this car overall.

There’s obviously a market for a new car for £14,000 that averages 55 mpg and keeps you dry when it’s pishing down. It’s basic but it’s cheap and it’s the only new car that can be afforded by many people.

@CharlieGB03

Жыл бұрын

The Dacia Sandero and MG3 are cheaper, as are smaller cars like the Kia Picanto

I have a Toyota Yaris 2014, they gave me this Citroen C3 2023 model when my car has an alternator issue. Though I appreciate the efforts I can't say there is much improvement in Citroen when compared to my 10 year old Yaris. Citroen struggles where Yaris was perfect in second gear. Yaris in 3rd gear could handle most of the roundabouts and I can speed up in the same gear, but when it come to C3 I don't get that confidence with 3rd gear. I understand Yaris is 1.3L VVIT and C3 is 1.2L however I expected better performance for new car. I like the comfort, better turning radius and techs in C3.

Having driven one I can honestly say it’s nowhere near as bad as she makes out. Sure it’s no sports car but Citroen don’t market it as that. It does what it’s designed to do. It’s typical of a French car. Quirky and different. It still looks smart even though it’s a few years old now. I think you need to sack this clearly clueless reviewer.

C'est très mignon cette p'tite citadine.

With all due respect, as a professional driver I've driven cars that has been criticised for being to light or to heavy in the steering... whether you like it or not is, in my opinion, a personal thing. Try it would be my advice.

Can anyone tell me if you can simply remove those black protector things on the sides? Or does it expose holes or anything and look daft?

@CarGurusUK

Жыл бұрын

There is a new base model in the range called a C3 YOU which does not have these side protectors. As for removing them on a an existing one, not sure

@tarkadal5563

Жыл бұрын

@@CarGurusUK Thank you. Yes I think that is the lower spec model, downside is it doesn’t come with any of the other engine options I don’t think. Thanks for your response.

Well done. That is a brilliant review 👏

I had a Citroën C3 1.2 82bhp courtesy car for 2wks.

Why is it always the topspec that is reviewed... Grr

citroen c3 is made in France.... me myself having citroen c3 pluriel.. as you all said no problème at all...

Obviously you just didn’t like the car by the look on your face shame you couldn’t find more faults with it it’s roomy economical and nippy and good interior space

The base model has manual air conditioning.

Appart from the interior cons, your other negatives are all positives for me.

Nice review.

@CarGurusUK

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

As always with Rebeccas' reviews, the presenter is a lot nicer than the car.

Just say the glovebox is french 😂how have they not moved the fusebox yet

@jasonyu6649

Жыл бұрын

It’s PSA. Do Renaults have similar problems?

@arnoldtabor3767

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonyu6649 yeah Renault's do, PSA/stellantis are slowly fixing the ... Laziness of their engineering teams with the Peugeot 308

You forgot the Corsa

I'm not sure I'd class it as a supermini, it's 40cm longer than a VW Up, and 1.1M longer than a mk1 Fiat 500. it looks okay though

@adrianlw2750

Жыл бұрын

@Sam Winstanley - the Up! is a great little car, had one in the family for a number of years. But it gets classified as a City car rather than Supermini, so is shorter and a notch below the C3.

@samwinstanley6820

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianlw2750 Cars just keep growing, all these super-minis are 60cm longer than a Land Rover mk1 they are only 40cm shorter than the long wheelbase version. I wonder when it will stop :)

@adrianlw2750

Жыл бұрын

@@samwinstanley6820 - you are so right. It is one of my bug-bears with current cars too. We are fed with the stuff about safety regs of course. I put it down to marketing and the accountants!

@glennchinyangarara8225

Жыл бұрын

It’s about the same size as a Peugeot 208/Vauxhall Corsa

Was average at launch time hasn't been kind to that interior 🤮

It will be a better buy if C3 can be fully electric as the trend is going against ICE.

@zog97xy

Жыл бұрын

Electric cars are not the future.

great video as always but i don't like the car.

WHEN ARE MANUFACTURERS GONNA STOP PUTTING CLIMATE CONTROL IN THE TOUCH SCREEN INSTEAD OF PHYSICAL BUTTONS 😤 🙄

@kierlak

Жыл бұрын

When people refuse to buy those cars.

Basically, you're saying it's crap.

Of course it is bad because it's french. And judged by a Brit. "Interior feels cheap". What? Quite opposite! Regards...a happy c3 owner from Finland.

@letni9506

4 ай бұрын

The interior is what sold it for me. Very sturdy and not cheap at all. Considering the price of the C3 in comparison to the likes of the polo, which is pretty boring, i think it's got a fantastic interior. And who needs storage space and multiple cup holders.

Nice.... love from Israel 🇮🇱

why she gotta shit talk the car yirrr

I like the colour, not much else !

Feels like PSA is deliberately crippling Citroen from making good cars

Hot

Hired these c3's twice now and she is spot on. Seats are a pain in the back for me.

Like the looks but long term these puretech engines are badly designed and long term can be problematical with their silly cambelt in oil design. I think if you want a small car and will keep it long term the Suzuki Swift is good value, good to drive and should prove to be reliable.

It might be considered ' stylish' in France, but over the pond in the states, the word that applies is ' fugly'..🤪 quite unlike our lovely, stylish, terrific reviewer, whom is welcome over here anytime! 🥳🤩😍🥰😘

@bigorstojanov184

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, Americans are very well known for being very versed in style and sophisticated aestetics

@tarkadal5563

Жыл бұрын

To be honest I’d describe most American cars as being a bit vulgar. PT Cruiser being a prime example. I do like the new Ford GT though but honestly that’s all I can think of. The Citroen is a bit polarising though but I quite like them.

Your review is legit poor and mostly about space.. The fact that you tried to put a whole bottle there is wild. It's called cup holders for a reason. Since you like more space i suggest you to remove the passenger seat and install a damn shopping cart 🛒 In my opinion it's a great car regarding it's price 👍🏻

Nowhere near as good as,a Fiesta or Polo...for £21k you could buy something definitely much better I'm 👍 great review as always Rebecca 💯👌

@rc666

Жыл бұрын

@@stephen10. Wow.

@MotorTorq_ZA

Жыл бұрын

You can also get the great Vauxhall Corsa

@glennchinyangarara8225

Жыл бұрын

Peugeot 208

REBECCA🇺🇲

Only French car I would consider buying is Peugeot 205 Gti

@rc666

Жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@Elaba_

Жыл бұрын

1,9?

Citroen please Bring on the new c3. This dated crapbox has had its day

Pretty but incredibly annoying little car. I have had for month now. Don’t blame me, I got it through subscription. The gearbox is jerky. The cup holders are located in the worst possible place (you are absolutely right)) and they are small in diameter (can hardly fit a soda can). The cruise control is behind the steering wheel. I am sorry but most of French cars are crap. Especially when it comes to ergonomics. The seats are soft but small. I am 6’1 though. The suspension is so bad that I am sure I’d better time going down a hill on a sofa from IKEA. So, I warn you. Avoid this car. Avoid any French car. Those cars are designed by alien species.

@bigorstojanov184

Жыл бұрын

The French make great cars, You just don't get it. It's a great car.