Second rental car of the year (having booked a Polo or similar) is the new shape Citroen C3.

Initial impression outside is a modern and chunky looking hatch (although ours doesnt have alloys or 2 tone paint which improve it a lot).

Getting in it feels roomy, certainly a fair bit more than a Punto Mk2 or an Ibiza Mk5. The plastics are very cheap in places though - the air vents seem as shoddy as those cheap kids toys from Hong Kong so many years back. It's easy for me to get comfortable in and it drives reasonably. The 3 cylinder is spritely in the lower gears, but noisier and less smooth than the VAG equivalent. However, it doesnt have any go for commuting. I'm not sure if this is the 68bhp one or the 82bhp but it cannot do motorway inclines at 75 in top.

 

Verdict. Not worth it for me. Perceived quality is too low so even at the prereg £9999 in todays market its not good enough.

Given it back after a week. If I could get the 82bhp one really cheap I might consider it but  the current 9999 isn't cheap enough.