Any advice is appreciated.
I own a 2001 Santa-Fe 2l petrol in v good condition. I have been trying to sell or swap for a few months because of the high fuel costs.
I now have the chance to swap with a 2002 Citroen Picasso 1.6l petrol, its also in v good condition. I will also recieve ?500 in cash.
Generally do users think this is a good deal for me ?
Will I make decent savings in the fuel costs ?
Thankyou for taking the time to read :)
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How many miles/ how much fuel do you use per year ?
Do you need a mini-MPV ?
I personally wouldn't want a Picasso if I was on fire and it was full of water....
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>>> I personally wouldn't want a Picasso if I was on fire and it was full of water <<<
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I now have the chance to swap with a 2002 Citroen Picasso 1.6l petrol its also in v good condition.
Do you know this for sure? If not, it might be a case of better the devil you know.
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You won't make a load of savings in fuel (unless you're doing loads of miles and then you'd be asking diesel type questions) and you'll be exposing yourself to an 8 year old Citroen with all the inherent risks. I had a Picasso diesel from new, good car but wouldn't buy the one you're considering.
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Thanks all, does not sound too good, has no one anything good to say ??
we drive about 15,000miles / year
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I wouldn't swap. 500 euros cash-back and a few extra mpg will soon be eroded if you start racking-up repair bills on an ageing Citroen with an unknown history. The financial reward is not worth the risk!
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Only time this would be worth it IMO is if the Citroen was a diesel.
As it's a petrol, your savings would be marginal.
Let's say the Hyundai manages about 32mpg and the Citroen about 37 (official stats). In 15,000 miles you'd save the grand total of about £300 a year. Hardly seems worth it to me when one big bill and your savings are wiped out.
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Unless you're banking on divine intervention saintstephen, this could turn out to be a devilish deal. Keepeth thine own counsel (& Santa Fe).
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I've been driving a Picasso a bit this week, one of our club cars which needed some minor attention and a good valet.
Horrible thing...glad to get it back in it's bay. The ' A ' post ( actually two of them, splitting round a quarterlight ) are obstructive to vision, I had to lean well forward to see round a roundabout and miss kerbing it on the island. My clutch foot kept coming stuck under some obstruction under the dash making slow reverse parking difficult. I thought the gearchange was awful and the speedo was tucked away in the dark in the middle of the dash making it hard to see.
This was a 2007 model
Keep the Santa Fe !
Ted
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...I've been driving a Picasso a bit this week...
'Nice to ride in, not nice to drive,' is my verdict based on limited experience.
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