Need help with a 1st car

[Elecious]

im thinking about getting a Citroen C2 1.4L FURIO for my first car, heres the main specs:

) 75 BHP
) 0-60mph 12secs
) Insurance Grp 3
) 50 MPG
) 44% value retained(3yrs/36,000mls)
) All these as standard:
--> Central Locking
--> Power Steering
--> 4 Air Bags
--> Immobiliser
--> Remote Locking
--> CD Player
) Optional:
--> Air Con (£500)
--> Alloy Sheels (£300)

Brand New: £8000 - £9000
2nd Hand: £5500 - £7500

Im really liking all of the stuff above but im worried about the look of the car, i really like it but ive only seen one guy so far driving one, the rest of the time its always old woman So my question is:

Is the Citroen C2 a GOOD/NICE/COOL looking car for a guy?

 

[el cheapo]

right... :crash: :helpme:

 

[4G63]

My wife says it's cute.
But for 50mpg who cares about looks, I'd get it.

 

[member20672]

It may get 50 mpg, but for me, only as a last resort. Give me an American made, gas guzzling, big-bitch of a vehicle any day.

 

[Leale]

Why The Hell Does It Costs Only 9000$ While In Italy We Got To Pay 14.000 Euros?

 

[Elecious]

erm its £9000 (GBP) which is around 13,500 Euros so whast the problem

 

[dzeeartoh]

In my opinion there are a few things wrong with that car. It looks like a very girlie car, it's only got 2 doors and it costs WAY too much. The price of cars is crazy! And I would never pay that much for a first car, it aint worth it. Just my opinion, also it looks like you came on here to show of a purchase of a car, seems very empty to me.

 

[Elecious]

i havent bought the car, and i probably wont be going to, i posted this same question on a couple of other forums cause i really couldnt decide about the look of the car, ive been convinced that this isnt the car id really want from the replies on this thread and ones on other forums

 

[Immoral]

Why The Hell Does It Costs Only 9000$ While In Italy We Got To Pay 14.000 Euros?

You mean Citroen? Well maybe cause Europe is dependent of how much we sell to USA (not only cars but all stuff). USA instead is not dependent of Europe, nor anyone because they produce everything themselves for their own markets. Got it? Simple economics.
If You don´t sell your crap-european product to USA much cheaper, who do You think will buy it? Your sales go down, and you are kicking employees out.

I have a history of testing all kinds of european, japanese and US products. Here is why almost everything I buy is ´made in USA´.

japs: usually made out of plastic. made to last 5 years (if you don´t break it while opening it). Then You buy new. Suits for kids. Lot of tiny buttons that don´t really matter. giggle-gaggle stuff. examples: tamagotchi, pokemon, a toilet that analyzes your defecation.
european: can´t get anything working. If there is an interface, it´s planned by engineer for an engineer, not for the customer. Outdated technology compared to US and japs. examples: mercedes class-1, F1 mercedes engine (that´s a top one, thank You for ruining Kimi´s championship)
USA: quality over quantity. Usually built like a tank. Lasts for a lifetime. Thank You. :thumbsup: examples: shitty big list, just google for 100 top brands. How many is from Europe? And Europe wants to be the almighty economic power on earth. Give me a brake. We are lagging behind every year. This old continent had its days. 50 years and Europe is like Africa today.

Now, go and buy an American car! I have one. It´s only 48 years old. And drinks 20 l on 100 kms. muahahahah :scream:

PS. :thumbsup: 4 George W Bush. :bowdown: man I love You :hatsoff: please next time nuke first and ask then.

 

[dzeeartoh]

I don't see the point spending more than £400 on a second hand car your first. Then it doesn't matter if you smack it around. You only really learn how to drive in the first year or so of driving on your own.

 

[Krissy_Love]

I dont knw if we have those in the US? I love *German* cars tho!!! My first car has been an 2001.5 Audi A4 1.8 Turbo....I suggest Audi..yumyum!

 

[Immoral]

Datsun 100A. With furry dice.

 

[jod0565]

Seems like you to have a look at another car.
Get a Hummer.

 

[Undertaker]

Well you decide what car you want but i dont think it looks that cool , but hey it depends on the man in it

 

[Max]

its the sort of car an old couple would take a sunday drive in!

the design is just ukey:

 

[kb22stang]

#1- screw what anyone else thinks..if you like it, it's nice
#2- that thing is hideous, get a mustang shipped over there, or nice ram 3500 cummins deisel...now that's luxury

 

[foxfilm]

Amen to #1, kb22stang. Regarding cool: Rolling Stone magazine put it best years ago. "Cool is never self conscious". If you're inherently cool, it doesn't matter what kind of car you drive, you're cool. If you aren't cool without the car, it doesn't matter what kind of car you drive, you still aren't cool.

If you look at a car as simply trasportation from point A to point B, gas mileage, reliability, maintenence costs, and compact design are the way to go. Of course, some of us need to have the penis extension of a fast, heavy, and loud car to buttress our egos.

Don't mean to be insulting here muscle car guys. Just painting the truth: big fast cars pollute more, tend to encourage folks to drive in a way that's more appropriate for a race track than the highway and therefore adds to the list of thousands of folks killed in cars every year, and makes gas more expensive for all of us. To me, that's just too much of a price for everyone else to pay for a guy's quest for cool.

 

[dallasv8]

if you were in aus id say go for a ford falcon.but they not a litle car lol.as for milage,i used to get 915km out of 68 litres in my 1998 au vct xr6 falcon.shouldnt have sold it

this ones the xr8