CITROEN SAXO 1.1i Forte 5dr (2000)

Love it love it love it, my lovely Saxo Paxo :)

The absolute BEST thing about the Saxo is that it's just so simple, but has lots of oomph for what it is. There's so little to go wrong, all I've had to do with it is tyres and a bit of welding on the underside. ooo actually the alternator did need changing once, but that's it... ah and a windscreen wiper motor, but that really is it lol.

I learned to drive in this, and it was second hand then, with probably about 60 thousand miles on the clock. I haven't really used it for long trips that much so it's had quite an easy life with me. I did 'crash' it once at about 5 miles an hour, into a pillar in a car park, but it just sort of bounced. There's a bit of a dent in the bumper from it but no other damage I can see. Maybe it'll come up in the next MOT!

Next fantastic thing about the Saxo (there are so many) is that it's really nice and cheap to run. It uses so little petrol, and the bills for tax and insurance are nice and low. I am a girl though, dunno how it stacks up for boys cos I know a lot of boy racers have 'modified' Saxos and tend to wrap them round trees a lot :p

There's a fair bit of space inside, considering that it's a diddy little car. I often get three mates in it for nights out, and the same mates have gone away for a long weekend in it with all our stuff in the boot. It didn't seem to have any trouble with that. I suppose I wouldn't wanna be moving house with it though, it is quite low really, and the seats just fold down, they don't disappear in a clever way like they do in a lot of modern cars.

I suppose the only other down side for me is that it hasn't got power steering, but then I've never had that so I don't know what I'm missing. I have had a go in my mum's new C3 and that just seemed sort of too complicated, over designed! I love the Pax because it's really simple and easy to drive, easy to fix, easy to look after, easy to love! There's just something.... er joyous! about it, just love to get in it and drive. I can't explain, like my mum's car felt all sterile and hushed, the Saxo has a personality! Like you can feel what it wants - lol I probly sound like a right weirdo now.. well it's not for everyone but, just be warned, it's easy to fall for, and you'll be hanging on to it for dear life after that!