Amazingly I've come into some money (I've overpaid my student loan & am now debt free!) so was thinking of putting in an extra few hundred pounds. This brings the 1.2 Citroen C1 into range potentially which has alloys and a rear camera. Whilst these are unnecessary the additional power may come in useful as we're rural(ish) and in a valley. However, I've read that the 1.2 version is a Peugeot/ Citroen engine whereas the 1.0 litre is Toyota developed. Is the extra power worth it (mixed feedback online) and does the 1.2 still have a chain driven engine like the 1.0? Is either engine likely to be more reliable than the other?
we have both a 2013/13 peugeot 107 access, and a 2016/16 c1 feel with 1.2 puretech 82.
firstly; nothing gone wrong with the older peugeot 107 in the 4.5 years we've owned it. we do intend to keep hold of it for as long as it lasts us.
the newer model c1 car feels a bit better in all key aspects, though...just seems a more sturdy and capable machine all-round. purchased with 10 miles on clock in april 2016, ours has since covered another 42,000miles - so very thoroughly used in this short time! it is a 'feel' variant, so no alloys/reverse camera, etc., that you have mentioned.
the slower/more common 1.0 68 vti engine available gets these moving well enough, but with our driving (as you can imagine with the mileage we do, a lot of longer/higher speed journeys) we find the 1.2 puretech 82's extra torque just makes things easier going. the toyota-sourced 1.0 engine's gearchange is a bit better + more precise feeling to use than the psa 1.2 engine, so maybe this is a consideration if you're going to see a lot of stop-start traffic, or if a newer driver will be operating this vehicle. weight differential between the cars is only something like 25kg, so the modest increase in power from the 1.2 is still noticeable i think. we achieve mpg in the mid-to-high 50s, which works out at around £0.085 per mile driven in fuel costs.
the citroen-peugeot-toyota triplets - of both older and newer generations - come highly recommended from our lot :}
Edited by Dovile on 10/08/2017 at 17:37
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