My rental for the next 2 hours [Update: quick review]

"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction) 01/24/2018 at 09:55 • Filed to: None

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Door straps, because lightweight

[edit] Just gave the car back.

After about 100km, almost all on the Autobahn, what I can say about that car:

Exterior: Citroën took the oddball C4 cactus, toned it down a little, and applied the style to the smaller C3. It’s basically designed to be different, but not so different they would lose their usual subcompact buyers. It’s acceptably odd, if you will. Looks is always subjective, I like it.

Interior: cloth seats with a texture and look that reminded me of my sofa at home, a bit harder, and with better lateral support. The plastics were nice. The floating screen is sadly standard now. The sound system had dab+ (yeah, I can listen to my favorite rock radio) and decent speakers. The smell of new plastics was a bit overwhelming though.

Ride: surprisingly hard for a french car, even though it was on small wheels (14?), but maybe I’ve had this impression because I’ve been driving my very soft 505 a lot lately.

Engine: it had a small petrol engine, I’d guess the 3 cylinder 1.2l. It was pretty slow, the acceleration was comparable to the Pajero, but for a car made for the city, that’s alright. Top speed I got was 175kph. Average fuel economy was about 6L/100km, at 93km/h average over about 1000km (I gave the key back with 985km). That’spretty high, but my guess is that the car’s mainly been driven on highways, when it’s made for slower speeds. An additional gear (5 speed manual) would have helped.

Overall, it’s a nice car. I’d get a larger engine though.

punkgoose17 > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/24/2018 at 08:10

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This is beautiful.

Spanfeller is a twat > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/24/2018 at 08:11

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HON HON HON c’est tres magnifique

*On allume un cigarette*

Mais n’est pas sufficient pour moi

*On prende un baguette*

Arrivederci > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/24/2018 at 08:23

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Cactus?? Wish I had been able to get one of those over there, instead I had a mediocre Captur.

EDIT: That doesn’t look like a Cactus, but the doors threw me. What is it?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/24/2018 at 08:32

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Those straps look like they’re straight out of an 80s Buickm

Spanfeller is a twat > Arrivederci 01/24/2018 at 08:32

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Looks a bit more lux, maybe a normal c4?

I love the cactus, I wish it was sold here. Its so... Serene to drive.

duurtlang > Spanfeller is a twat 01/24/2018 at 08:49

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Looks like a C3 (the subcompact) to me, the car the Cactus is based on. It’s a few thousand cheaper than a similarly equipped Cactus.

Spanfeller is a twat > duurtlang 01/24/2018 at 08:52

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The interior looked a bit more luxurious than the cactus, but its not a great difference

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/24/2018 at 09:04

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Might we get an Oppo review out of this fine French automobile?

Cé hé sin > Arrivederci 01/24/2018 at 09:16

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New model C3.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Arrivederci 01/24/2018 at 09:29

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It’s a new C3, they took the weird look of the cactus and applied it to a slightly smaller package

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Spanfeller is a twat 01/24/2018 at 09:30

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It’s a new C3. A bit smaller than the C4.

It’s nice overall

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > duurtlang 01/24/2018 at 09:31

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It is a C3 indeed

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Cé hé sin 01/24/2018 at 09:31

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Indeed

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Spanfeller is a twat 01/24/2018 at 09:32

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I’ve never driven a cactus, but this one was quite nice for it’s category

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/24/2018 at 09:33

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They do :)

Must be for the modern retro vibe

Spanfeller is a twat > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/24/2018 at 09:34

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I have driven a cactus, the worst one, a diesel autobox.

But it was still amazing because I was really stressed out and wanted to thrash it and it would settle me down, it would help me relax.

Its the anti-bro car.

Spanfeller is a twat > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/24/2018 at 09:34

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The seats are fucking amazing too

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/24/2018 at 09:56

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Done:)

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Spanfeller is a twat 01/24/2018 at 09:58

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They look and feel quite nice