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I recently purchased a new car for my wife and would appreciate your view of Citroen reducing the specification of their top of the range 5 seat C4 Picasso Exclusive model. They no longer supply rear window blinds, cargo net or mood lighting. It seems to be a French alternative to increasing the price. Following my complaint Citroen offered a free cargo net. Citroen explained the window blinds could no longer be fitted to the car which I have trouble understanding. I live in France part of the year so will visit my local Citroen dealer in Challans to see if he can supply and fit these. As for the mood lighting, Citroen states that this is integral part of the manufacturing process and not an aftermarket option for the dealer to fit which seems a little more believable.
Asked on 22 May 2010 by T.D., Milton Keynes
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Honest John
Do the sums. Two years ago £1 = €1.5. Now £1 = €1.05. So anything imported from the Euro zone costs at least 30% more. UK car prices have not got up by 30% in that time. More like 15%. So bits have got to go. The devaluation of Sterling has not got though to people yet.
The upside is that Sterling was previously overvalued, so we should now be benefiting from an export boom. We certainly are exporting a lot of used cars.
The upside is that Sterling was previously overvalued, so we should now be benefiting from an export boom. We certainly are exporting a lot of used cars.
Our honest used car pricing is a little bit different to all the others. You can get to our values through make or model - you don’t have to follow a prescribed route. Plus, it’s live, which means we can react to changes in the market quicker than any printed price guide.
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