New addition to the family!!

[MTXM]

Well not actually mine, but I did give some encouragement!! My wife has just boldy put a deposit on a identical car to this and hopefully I might get behind the wheel once in a while! Regards, Matthew T.

[russ92xmsed]

Excellent! Good choice, I hope it is the Citroen DS3 and not DS 3. I don't believe in DS as a brand!

[MTXM]

Many thanks Russ and Emma will definitely be reassured by your comments! I am also pleased to confirm that the car is a 2011 Citroen DS3 Sport Plus and we could not afford anything more recent!! With regards, Matthew T.

[White Exec]

DS3 and DS 3 That's a bit subtle. Presumably the second one offers extra space?

[raynoon]

Nice car Emma!

[MTXM]

It has now arrived and here are some photos with the XM! There are a couple of issues that a nice local garage is hopefully sorting today, which include replacing worn rear brake discs and a faulty headlight bulb and the engine light has also come on!! With regards, Matthew T.

[Dieselman]

Nice, easy colour to keep clean...

[MTXM]

Yes Will, perhaps not the colour we would have immediately chosen, but it does look handsome when polished and the the spec was otherwise rather seductive! I think the 'Sport' only came in white and black and I slightly prefer the matching roof, which I think was a special order. The paint is not actually quite black but a very dark metallic grey. Regards, Matthew T.

[russ92xmsed]

Very nice indeed. Like the alloys. A whole fleet of Citroens....Very loyal of you both!

[DerekB]

Many thanks Russ and Emma will definitely be reassured by your comments! I am also pleased to confirm that the car is a 2011 Citroen DS3 Sport Plus and we could not afford anything more recent!! With regards, Matthew T.

I'd far rather have an older, bigger, cheaper car to enjoy than a newer, smaller, more expensive one.

I've owned some fabulous Citroens down the years courtesy of their low second hand values which I would not otherwise have been able to afford.

A GSA back when I had three children under 2, £600 for a car with something like 45,000 miles, when an Escort of similar age and mileage would have been £2000.

A CX Familiale 2.5 Auto from the legendary Roger Bradford for £750, when the 4th child came along.

A pristine BX 16 TRS which was only sold when my eldest turned 17 and we needed something cheaper to insure for a 17 year old. Which was a ZX, another good car in its own conventional way.