No Budget Reviews (£50 Austerity Edition): 2004 Citroen C3 1.1 Desire - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting 

Too many cars are scarped from Britain's roads these days which is ridiculous , and a lot of times, they can be repaired. I personally don't look at the value of the car, ie how much it is worth. If I like a car, l will fix it. That is what mechanics and body work shops, are there for. Yes, the car is not a very good shape, but it can be fixed ie body work, breaks etc. For only £50, it's an absolute bargain. This car can be fixed completely. In many developing countries, a lot of people will be glad to buy a fix a car like this. As long as the car is not a right off, I see nothing wrong with the car. If I had bought this car, l would have first changed the cam belt, body work and brakes, because £50 is very extremely cheap. I would not scarp it😎. Many a time, people don't bother fixing cars because they only look at how much the car is worth and sometimes, they say that it rather better to scarp the car and buy another car. However, what such people forget is that they are still spending money buying another car which might turn out to be more money than if they struck to their car and fixed it. I have a friend who drives an X reg Ford Focus, which was one of the the first Ford Focus cars on British roads, but the car is in immaculate condition regularly serviced and body scoff repaired when the need arises. Yes the ford focus might be about 20 years old, but the car is well looked after. My advice is for people to strick with their cars if they like the car, fix/service it and car will run for ever. It will surprise many that my friend's ford focus has done over 250, 000 miles on the same engine, even though there is this misconception that ford cars hardly go over 100,000 before the engine goes or starts giving problems. How about that??? Word of advice: maintain your older car and keep your money in the bank, not buying a newer car😎

I tried taking a shot every time you said "not long for this world" but the distillery didn't have enough barrels!

I have the 1.4 petrol desire. Cost me £100 outside body is mint. In dark blue. Cambelt was already done i did check. So easy to look on this car. Tyres a year old. It had been serviced every single year since new at the same garage. Everything works Air con is ice cold. All i done was a clutch didnt cost to must. Not one bit of rust on it. What more can i ask for. It uses hardly any fuel. The final bit that was amazing 39000miles genuine. £100...........BARGAIN.

Lol, great video! That MOT station who re-tested that c3 should be ashamed of themselves.

If you love Citroen C3s, like I do, then, if you are an afficionado, £50 is probably worth thinking about, even though it will cost you 10-15 times as much to bring her up to MOT spec. I know that sounds daft but if you are looking for a "project car" then it's tempting. My current one is an 07 reg Petrol 1.4 engine - and you are right, Joseph, in saying that that is the bare minimum engine you should be looking for on a car such as a C3 - and I know it is car (like most French cars) you either love or hate but I adore C3s.

This is one of those cars that really needs a man walking in front of it with a red flag! Great fun, and hilarious, many thank sirs.

Briefly had a 2007 1.6 hdi Exclusive but it had every extra including the world's most comfortable leather seats. Great MPG , great tax rate. Stereo sound quality was shocking though like most Citroens of that age.

Just watched this. Very entertaining! You know my opinions of the mk1 C3 all too well Joseph! I don't admire the type of people who "don't care what they drive" but this is a different level. How does anyone justify buying one of these used when they have been riddled with problems ever since they left the factory

What does Mr Coleman think of the influx of electric cars and is he qualified to work on electric cars?

Damn. I wish I could find cars for fifty quid.

That sill...

Hooligans, i tell you hooligans!!!!!!!!..................................Lloyd Vandalism consulting?, nice handbrake turns!

I noticed the Scottish registration (Glasgow area) on this car. I'm sure the Scottish winters did this car's sills no favours. Still it had a fun send off and at least with a goosed engine now as well as shot bodywork there is less chance of someone taking the time to do a dodgy repair to get it back on the road.

Very enjoyable video.i too am glad that death trap is now in that great scrap yard in the sky. Pete 🇬🇧

Great video guys 😎

I’ve bought sub £100 cars in the past, cars that now would be substantially more nowadays, Austin Allegro, Talbot Samba, Vw Jetta mk1, My first car was a VW Polo mk2 bread van that I paid just £60 for, but that didn’t have an MOT. The best bargain was a mk4 Ford Escort that I paid £110 for and it came with 9 months MOT, I got 9 months out of the car before it was sadly scrapped due to corrosion and damage to one of the doors. Citroen C3 wasn’t a fantastic car which is why you don’t see many about these days. Great vid mr Lloyd/Coleman.

There's no excuse for cars rusting nowadays. My 2005 astra is spotless in that regard. The underneath was white when I bought it. If only it was mechanically as sound I wouldn't be looking for a replacement.

@21:53 I became quite anxious and very disturbed. Very sad end with this car. Triggered.

Neat walkaround. Although it's a bit (using the term loosely here from what you and Mr Coleman were saying at BMM) of a rustbucket, it wouldn't be a bad car for £50 unless you crash it

At least I know which car to buy now to drive round in a top hat😂

who puts £51 worth of expanding foam into a car to then sell it for £50 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Cutting edge motoring journalism brings the consumer some very sharp cutting edge, mainly along the sills, practical demonstrations of the pitfalls of poor maintenance and ropey repair work. Stretch serviceing advice at your peril! Cameraman Joseph Lloyd Technical Advisor James Coleman Driver Danny Doughnut Assistant to Mr Doughnut Harry Handbrake. A Rev Limiter Production in association with No Name Part Worns. Thanks to Asbo Brake Linings and Scorch & Slip Clutch Parts.

Great little cars, I have one and use it for one of my jobs, I have 2007,C3 Exclusive 16 HDi it's great, cost £700 three years ago seems like a lot compared to the one you are testing but my one has foldy mirrors (work perfect), Air con (doesn't often work), cruise control (doesn't often work), Engine pulls like a train, I wouldn't bother with petrol versions, and my one has 206 GT Alloys (looks well cool), it corners sort of on its side but, oh heck your welcome to come test it but I imagine you probably have had enough of them now.

That video looked like a lot of fun to make! 80k miles and 16 years really isn't that old for a car to have deteriorated to this state. I still see plenty of super minis older than that which seem roadworthy. Citroen's of that era weren't great, awful velour upholstery, backwards looking interiors and sold at massive discounts to maintain sales. They were always running "VAT free" promotions so you got 17.5% off SRP before even starting to drive a deal. Even then they didn't strike me as good value.

Quality ! What a car! Actually first glance it doesn’t look too bad !

It would be funny to see if one of these cars could make it to the French Alps or Barcelona for example?

Another car Im familiar with, my dad had a battered 1.4 SX for years before he got his Focus felt to bits but kept on going as French cars seem to do well.

Weirdly I love that chime

I searched the number plate and it came up with a Peugeot 206 with 69,898 miles the C3 was its rival same parts in the car to WIERD Also watching this 9 months later is it still with u or scrapped?? Also 21:26 he literally ragged it!!! But it served it purpose to be scrapped

That was hilarious, where do you buy a £50 car?

That was great fun!

Thanks for referring me to this video! Apart from saying this would still cost a king's ransom in New Zealand and enquiring if it is worse than the Peugeot 307 I can only say 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😃😃😃😃 Could you crash it into a swimming pool like Peter Sellers and his 2CV van?

This would be road legal here in the US.

this car had an ecu repro?

When we had to hire cars our company was so stingy that all we got was Peugeot 106s. Now if you were lucky you got a 1.4. Which was a nice engine and actually quite fun. Ideal city engine. The 1.1 was terrible. No acceleration, in any gear. The cars came with a rev counter, which waved the needle a bit but the car went no faster. I’ve only driven one slower 90s car. A Micra 1.0cvt.