The Car Died On Us - Citroen C3 "Review" 

❗❗*** IT'S NOT AN AIRCROSS! *** ❗❗ This was a bit of an impromptu video! I took this C3 to review the night before, and I'd typically do some research prior to my actual review, unfortunately I'm not a walking encyclopedia, though I sometimes claim to be. Alternatively : ** Upon further research, it appears that this is a bog standard Citroen C3, it appears that under the influence of rage and disappointment, I made a mistake. Sorry! **

The Citroen crapped out

A comment for algorithmic benefits

My employer's C3 broke down due to a broken oil pump. It did use quite a bit of oil but we kept an eye on it and on the correct level. Then, without warning, the oil pump crapped out and almost immediately after the engine. No warning lights, nothing. The engine's insides just did a unscheduled disassembly in an instant.

The only air crossing going on was your heavy breathing, after noticing how reliable this French masterpiece can be.

Not just this PSA Puretec engine, but also Ford's 'Ecoboom' (Ecoboost) - the same main problem being the wet belt design whereby the cambelt is inside the engine and constantly being washed by oil, which degrades the belt and then debris collects in the oil pick-up filter in the sump, until the engine is starved of oil. Apparently it can be ameliorated by ensuring that the sump is removed and the filter cleaned out at every oil change, but I'm betting that this is not common practice. I would like to recommend getting a diesel instead, but PSA's small diesels are also atrocious - I have the 95PS 1.6 in my 2014 Fiesta and it's utterly primitive compared to the (106PS 1.5) engine in my previous steed, a 2007 Renault Clio, being both weaker in day-to-day running and thirstier on a long drive. Ford also scores nil points in my book for terrible ergonomics (poor seating position - seat cushion too low and too hard, no underthigh support and no clutch foot rest, altogether a real pain on a long journey). I grew up with French cars and never appreciated their natural comfort until I bought a non-French one. For the record, I used to work for a Toyota-affiliated company and their talent back in the '00s was for building cars that were JUST good enough - JUST good enough to look/feel OK and stay screwed-together, but not an iota of excessive engineering - probably a legacy of the Japanese kaizen philosophy (continuous improvement, aka continuously cheapening until just before the point of being no good) - so good luck with the Yaris! I remember driving a three-year-old Avensis pool car many years ago and half of the instrument lights had already failed ("no constable, I wasn't aware that I was doing over 60mph because I couldn't see the rest of the speedometer." was a line I had rehearsed as soon as I got on the road..).

my mother had a citroen picasso for 20 years, I hated its clunkyness but it only broke down once from a short on a trailer it was towing, stunned that citroens somehow got worse

The oil also consumes the cambelt the bits of dissolving cambelt then travel around the oil ways breaking the engine properly. Stelliantis garbage has also infested many other models of car

You are towing wrong. The front car uses only the accelerator, never touching the brakes. Only the rear car brakes for both of them, this way the chain/rope is always in tention and the car never jerks. It is a little hard at first, but once you get a hang of it it is smooth.

The taller aircross seems ok. Genuinely surprised how much power that little engine kicks out. I suppose that's why they are prone to break under all that load. given Citroen of old they are quite meh or bland which is a shame.

Murdering a Citreon

My mum has a c3 aircross 22 plate (granted its only ever done 20k) but thats never had any issues. My brother on the other hand, he was bought a 18 plate C3 1.0 and from what ive heard its been nothing but trouble, had thousands of pounds worth spent on it and is slow as anything. Is also tiny inside and has a awful screen

Do not buy this car. We had this car as a company car and it needed engine replacement due to spun crankshaft bearings at 60000km. Now 20000km and a new engine later the car is in the shop again due to fuel system problems and we haven't seen or heard from it in 3 months

Citroen''s are not what they were. I had an old Ami that ran faultlessly for years! You need to get used to their "differences" [Toyota Prius is the slug]

Wet belt woes!

Shitroen

Enjoyed this! 👍

I have a C3 2023 model in Australia. Id be very interested to find out what the issue was with this actual car?

Cool stuff. Bumping for algorithm

as C3 a performance as i ever saw lol

The puretechs are an awful engine, lucky you were able to pull safely over

Uh oh

10:38 my grandad is pretty cool tbf

Bad car 😂