Put off by excessive wear on used model?

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Put off by excessive wear on used model?

Hello - I am thinking of buying an ex-motability 09 Citroen C3 picasso. It has done 15,000 miles - but has had new tyres fitted. I have seen a visual health check for the vehicle completed at 9500 miles and the 2 front had even wear of 3mm and the rears 5mm. It does seem very early to require tyres - but the even wear is encouraging. Do you think it was just the driving style that caused the wear?

How do I find out if the vehicle has a DPF fitted - I believe they were an option on the 09 model?

Asked on 19 August 2012 by bangertrack

Answered by Honest John

Tall vehicles usually load their tyres more and that's why they wear more rapidly. From what I can gather here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/citroen/c3-picasso-2...d the 1.6HDI 110 always had a DPF, but the 90 did not get one until 3-11-2009 when it went down to 119g/km. So 119g/km has a DPF; 125g/km doesn't have one.

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