Citroën Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) 1.6 HDi LX (92bhp) 5d Owner Review

Where to start, the gearbox is not great, you have an idea where the gears are, kind of like driving a bedford van from the 70's type gear box. The seats are ok for long journeys, and its economical. The digital speedo took a bit to get used to, now the bulbs are failing, its hard to read. Some days the car will unlock all the doors when you go to the car, other days it will leave one of them locked, usually the passenger side. Other days it may not lock all the doors with you go to lock it, so security isn't one of its strong points. If you have a puncture, the jack is located in the spare wheel under the car. If the bolt hasn't seized and you can drop the spare wheel, you will need the jack to lift the car to get the spare wheel out. However as the jack is located in the spare wheel, that is not always easy! The handbrake and rear callipers have had to be replaced, the sills are starting to go, it rattles, smokes, knocks, and as i've just had a phone call from the other half, it has now gone into limp home mode and the engine management light is on. The only thing missing from the car is a white surrender flag! Would not buy another french car