As many of you have seen a couple of months ago my dear old Punto died
so in October I changed car. I kept it hidden from you 'til today
trying give less spoilers possible
although I gotta compliment a couple of you
for figuring out the model
so, dear friends, today
I present you with my new car. Ladies and gentlemen
I got a Citroen c3
why a c3? this is good question
When I was looking for a new, I started looking around. I asked myself
What do I need from my new car?
1. It must be a car that I can use everyday
because I already have the car to use on Sunday with which to skid
2. it must be comfortable
3. it can't cost a fortune, but not too cheap either
4. it can't a be a spike
5. I must like it aesthetically and not be anonymous
6. it must have an automatic transmission
I'm sure the driving purist have fainted now, saying "Oh my God, Naska
you're a driver (at least I try)
a real driver must use the manual transmission,
now I can assure you that after one day
stuck in traffic in Milan's highway
where you get a calf like this due to constantly pressing the clutch pedal
you totally lose the desire for the manual transmission
7. it must not be too big othersiwe
in the city you won't know where to park it
so I started looking at this car segment, and once I saw it
I fell in love with it. I mean, look at it
it has the color of my logo, it's a simple city car
it's different from the other. Now let's see
how it's made, then we move on to the driving
the version I got is the c3 puretech 110 shine set-up
I didn't even buy it, actually
the car is not mine. This doesn't mean I stole it
nor that someone gave it to me, or that if was a gift,
I'll explain in a bit
it features a 1.2 petrol,
with 110 HP,
5500 revs, with
total maximum torque: 230 Nm
the optionals: red roof and mirrors
you don't have to necessarily get it bi-color
this is one of the available colourings.
lateral airbumps, which I'm gonna be honest with you
the first time I saw the cactus around
I wondered:
why put these -- but after a while
after a while I got used to it
and now I even like them. I especially like the idea
that if a stupid guy parked next to me opens
the door without restraint, I don't get a scratch
same thing if a stupid guy parks
a truck where a smart would fit
and bumps into me going back and forth, I don't get a scratch
the rear windows are obscured
17inch Diamond Cut Alloy Wheels.
it does not go unnoticed
and I like the cars that do not go unnoticed
I also like the details very much Like the citroen logo that blends with the lines of the car
moreover it is as big as a city car
but the lines of a crossover, as you can see
so it looks bigger than it is, it gives
the impression of greatness
The trunk is not small but it is not even the largest I have ever seen
but it is not even the largest I have ever seen
to do the usual test, the Naska test
let's see if I fit
I fit.. I do, but
I not sure I'd get to my destination alive
There is only one thing I do not understand
a car like this
that aims so much on aesthetics. On the graphics. On the design
you look for details
like the bi-color, the logo that merges with the body
of the taillights so well cared, for so detailed so studied,
and then you slip on such a trivial detail
Why did they put the headlights in two different colors?
above cold lights below hot lights
One of the basic things of design is
to not mix hot lights with cold lights
Headlights aside, I like it very very much.
And now I'll show you the inside and then
we'll drive it
The interiors recall what is the exterior design.
It is understood by the bicolor seats with the red inserts
From the doors that recall the airbumps
from the front with these inserts with red stitching,
from the air vents that also recall the doors and airbump
the driving position is very comfortable. in this version there is no armrest
but it's an optional you can get
even the passenger is really comfortable
he has lots of leg room, and also behind
there's room. I'm 1.84 and I don't touch
We have the classic and timeless key
even if among the options you can choose the version without key, but with the button
here in front
we have the dashboard With the hands and
in the middle a display
that gives a whole series of information that can be scrolled
with this button, and here we have a display
that performs many functions navigator, telephone, spotify
This system is very interesting because it allows you to do many things and is integrated with your smartphone
even if it leaves me a bit puzzled because it is a bit intricate,
and sometimes it goes crazy
Let me explain: to use the features of the smartphone, in this case I have android,
you have to use the android auto app.
now, some features work without cable so
radio, phone
and work via bluetooth. Others like the navigator
need the cable. So every time we get inside
we connect the phone with the cable
and in the menu we have to press OK every time
Ok and from here we have all the integration with the phone
so we can use the navigator
we can use spotify, we can call
I've just pressed the phone
it takes about 10 seconds to load the screen
sometimes I make a call and the audio doesn't work,
and in that case I have to turn off the car, to turn it back on
so we can say that the system works
it has also many interesting functions,
but sometimes it throws a fit
However, I would like to point out that we are talking about android auto,
maybe it depends on the phone,
maybe it depends on the Android operating system
it might not necessarily be a citroen issue
so I do not have the tools to evaluate whether it is the car or the phone,
of course you can also use apple car play
but since I don't have an iPhone I have not tested it
then here we have a series of compartments
where the put things. I feel
I'm missing a place were to put the phone
see if I put it here
it falls. The sound system, considering it's standard, is truly exceptional
I really like it! Especially for a guy like me
who likes to listen to music high volume when driving
the only thing I've never understood,
this is a plea that I make to all car makers,
because this is something that's on any car
so now usually when does someone listen to music at high volume?
maybe in the evening when you go out partying, you're there with friends
music at high volume, you sing, act like an idiot,
you get home, turn off the car and go to sleep
the next day you wake up destroyed
with a few hours of sleep, you have to go to work,
you can inside the car totally dazed, you turn it on
and the radio is still at high volume
music blasts and you die of heart attack
Dear car manufacturers, why do not you make a function
so that every time you turn the car on the radio is at a minimum?
I've never found a car that automatically lowers the radio volume when you turn it on
I get such heart attacks!
As I said in the initial part of the video I did not want a nail
So I chose the most powerful engine that there was: 110 HP,
I must say that I like the engine
you can feel the power
you easily move in traffic
and when you press all you don't have to get out and push
this car comes with the manual transmission but I have chosen the automatic transmission,
it has no particular driving maps except the sport button
when you press the sport button
The control unit manages the gearshift so as to have a car more and more ready
one thing that I miss on this car,
considering the power, so a driving that maybe can be sporty, are the paddles on the steering wheel also because
Every time I drive in manual I have to operate this lever below
it's too far
as I said this car is not a sports car
this is understood especially by the set up
the structure of this car is a structure that favors comfort.
it is very soft
So on the one hand, the moment you step on the bumps, on the holes
the roughness of the asphalt, the car reacts in a very kind and docile manner
on the other side when you go fast at high speeds
you lose a bit of stability
you might enter a curve fast,
you touch the brake a second, you fix something,
and you feel it
you feel the car bouncing a bit
let's be clear: it's a street car that's not meant to go super fast
so you should not do curves at 180km/hr
then there are a series of nice things including automatic wipers
you take them down
the work automatically
I don't know how they do it, there's probably a water of humidity sensor
it has the cruise control
we also have the lane sensor that turns on with a button down there
start-and-stop
then let's talk about fuel consumption
as always, car manufacturers declare values that are not real whatsoever
yet those values are not fake
why? 'cause when I drove the mercedes e53 AMG
which has over 400HP and should have major fuel consumption
once I set up the automatic driving
it didn't consume a thing
look a this screeshot, at the consumption
8L/100Km
in a car of 400HP. so probably those values they state are values
made by hitting the accelerator so much,
shifting at 1,500 rpm
See, I have a problem. When it comes to accelerating
there's no
doing it partially: either 0 or 100
so my consumptions don't count. I drive like on the track
but to give you some data, this car in the mixed, so city, suburban,
it's evaluated at 4.9 liters per 100 km.
In 3 months I did 5200 km with an overall average of
9.6 liters / 100 km
In addition to this you can also install other options such as ,
blind spot monitoring
active safety brake,
connected camera, Panoramic roof.
The version I got costs a little over 20k euros but as I said I did not buy it
what did I do? I opted fo the long term rental
which is something I didn't know, and I found out recently
how does it work? basically
you choose the car you want
you choose for how many years you wanna keep it, how many km you wanna do
and they calculate a monthly rate, they give you the car
you pay that monthly fee, and at the end of
the period, you give them the car back. It's a
car rental, except you get to keep it
for 2-3 years instead of just a few days. I chose to rent it for
4 years, with a total of 20,000 km per year
and I got a monthly fee of €357+VAT
the question everyone asks at this point is: "is it worth it?"
I mean, you pay a monthly fee
for a car, but in the end the car is not yours
but since I'm a good engineer I did the math
and I found out that to me it's worth it
why? because in the monthly rental fee
don't only have the car, but car tax,
all-inclusive insurance, winter tires,
inspection, ordinary and extraordinary maintenance
so you have a series of less things to worry about
you can stop worring
about insurance renewal, paying the car tax
worrying about the cost of fixing the car in case it breaks
plus, the car is not mine, one less thing to worry about
it gets stolen? they break it? there's the insurance
and it's not mine, so to me, after doing the math
at the end of the 4 years, it's more convenient to pay a monthly fee
for a car I'll be returning. The only negative thing is that if in one year
everything goes south and I'm broke
I'll have to pay for it for 3 more years
or I can give it back but I'd have to pay a big penalty
so basically after three months of driving it
I can say I'm satisfied. As usual, I hope you liked this video
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