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Post by Big Blue on Jul 14, 2023 13:21:40 GMT
…. but probably worth it for the comfort.   Looked fabulous in the metal / plastic / glass. |
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Post by PetrolEd on Jul 14, 2023 20:55:08 GMT
Wow, probably rarer than a Chiron. Probably for good reason.
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Post by clunes on Jul 15, 2023 1:08:19 GMT
Absolutely no idea what the list price is on these (I know I could have googled!) but there seem tk be plenty of choices around the 26k mark which I guess is a lot of car for the money nowadays
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Post by bryan on Jul 15, 2023 4:06:46 GMT
I had a quick look, top spec ....£75k bargain!
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Post by clunes on Jul 16, 2023 8:31:06 GMT
I had a quick look, top spec ....£75k bargain! To be fair, had a look myself now and the hybrid seems to run from around £47 to 57k which is in line with other premium offerings (BMW 5 etc). Still some epic depreciation though! |
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Post by bryan on Jul 16, 2023 9:23:11 GMT
I struggle to see a gussied up Citroen as premium, judging by the depreciation I'm not alone!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2023 11:10:48 GMT
Do PSA cars still have the collosal maintenance costs they used to have? Ownig a non premium brand product but paying premium to keep it sounds a bit daft imho.
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Post by PG on Jul 17, 2023 11:19:46 GMT
I struggle to see a gussied up Citroen as premium, judging by the depreciation I'm not alone! This. When DS were a slightly tarted up Citroen and prices accordingly, they made sense. As a standalone brand, hahahaha. Except in France of course where an unpolished turd built in France sells well. |
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Post by clunes on Jul 17, 2023 16:33:31 GMT
I struggle to see a gussied up Citroen as premium, judging by the depreciation I'm not alone! This. When DS were a slightly tarted up Citroen and prices accordingly, they made sense. As a standalone brand, hahahaha. Except in France of course where an unpolished turd built in France sells well. Oh - I agree - but they are clearly positioning (or trying to) the car as a luxury choice and directly against BMW/Merc hence the list price comparison. Interesting point re the French car buying habits though - in some ways I admire their patriotism! |
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Post by Boxer6 on Jul 17, 2023 19:30:01 GMT
Passed one of these today, having never seen one in the metal before (that I'm aware of). A bit spooky if you ask me!  |
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Post by Tim on Jul 18, 2023 7:29:10 GMT
Passed one of these today, having never seen one in the metal before (that I'm aware of). A bit spooky if you ask me! I think there are a few around, perhaps you've just assumed they're the Pug 508 when you've seen them? |
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Post by Roadrunner on Jul 18, 2023 8:50:03 GMT
Passed one of these today, having never seen one in the metal before (that I'm aware of). A bit spooky if you ask me! I think there are a few around, perhaps you've just assumed they're the Pug 508 when you've seen them? I think this is it. We will all notice them now, while previously they would have been under the radar. |
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Post by Boxer6 on Jul 18, 2023 12:20:51 GMT
I think there are a few around, perhaps you've just assumed they're the Pug 508 when you've seen them? I think this is it. We will all notice them now, while previously they would have been under the radar. Quite so. It's amazing just how many F11 Touring's there are in Glasgow!! |
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Post by clunes on Jul 19, 2023 10:27:36 GMT
Classic Baader-Meinhof phenomenon
I had been researching Mini's of various types and watched a few reviews of the Clubman (mainly JCW) - I now see them absolutely everywhere local to me!
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Post by Tim on Jul 19, 2023 14:51:09 GMT
Classic Baader-Meinhof phenomenon I had been researching Mini's of various types and watched a few reviews of the Clubman (mainly JCW) - I now see them absolutely everywhere local to me! I wondered what a bunch of left wing terrorists from the 1970s had to do with obscure Citroens...... |
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Post by PG on Jul 28, 2023 15:02:16 GMT
This.... .. Except in France of course where an unpolished turd built in France sells well. Oh - I agree - but they are clearly positioning (or trying to) the car as a luxury choice and directly against BMW/Merc hence the list price comparison. Interesting point re the French car buying habits though - in some ways I admire their patriotism!Indeed. At times it is taken to crazy level. When the Peugeot 306 was built in the UK nobody in France bought one, the locals went straight from 205's to 405's. And the Smart car is all over Paris as they were built at a French factory. But it pays off for them in the end. Even though in the 1970's many French cars were as crap as their British equivalents, they still got bought and the companies survived (with huge government help of course). |
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Post by Alex on Jul 28, 2023 16:45:12 GMT
But I would say the same with regards to BL and later Austin and Rover / MG Rover cars. Before they went bust in 2005 they were still being bought in reasonable numbers in the UK despite being well behind the curve against their rivals (particularly the 25/45/ZR/ZS).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2023 18:31:06 GMT
To be fair the whole MGR thing was teetering on the brink, what happened during the BMW years still seems illogical. After that it went nuts and some of the projects they went for were real balsy last gasp events. Wonder what would have happened if the new medium size car was actually launched.
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Post by Big Blue on Aug 1, 2023 19:48:32 GMT
Indeed. At times it is taken to crazy level. When the Peugeot 306 was built in the UK nobody in France bought one, the locals went straight from 205's to 405's. And the Smart car is all over Paris as they were built at a French factory. Ha. Germans do it better. If you lived in a German city that made one type of Opel you didn’t buy any Opel made in a different German city. |
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