CITROEN ZX 1.9 Turbo D Volcane 5dr (1993)

Citroen ZX TD Volcane - the first car I have ever LOVED!

For about 10 years after Citroen unveiled it, this was the best Turbo Diesel available anywhere. There was nothing to match it. I've driven plenty of cars, owned several, and this is first car I've ever loved. LOVED! What a great drive - the oomph of a big, powerful car in a streamlined package. Excellent road holding, and good cornering for a hatchback. The engine is so well built that it'll probably outlast any other part of the car - powering on for thousands of miles - easily well over 230 000. This car is very economical on fuel, and extremely reliable (provided of course that you're keeping it well maintained!)

As it's a Turbo diesel you're sacrificing some smoothness and comfort for performance - the suspension is a little hard. But there's always the extra fun of being able to pull away at traffic lights in front of those boy racers, who barely noticed this car alongside them!