How easy to drive are Citroen Saxo's?

Question

How smooth in particular is the clutch and the gearbox?

Answer 1

They are dead easy to drive. Even my basic one with no power stearing is a doddle.

They handle like they are on rails and there's nothing to go wrong with them, so they are very reliable.

You can buy mine if you like. A 1.5D with no extras! £950 ono.

Answer 2

Having worked at 2 different citroen dealerships I can tell you they are very easy to drive and pretty cheap to run.
Only problem is that the footwell is a bit cramped so can be awkward to drive if you have big feet. Pedals are small and quite close together.
I am a size 8, not too bad to drive but any bigger and it gets more difficult.

Answer 3

I used to have the model before it became the Saxo, 2 in fact, & i found major problems with the Head Gasket, in both cars!! If youre a bit heavy on the accelerater i wouldnt recommend it because i was told this was the reason why!

Answer 4

My girlfriend has got one steve and she loves it. But I find it hard to drive because I can't get my size 9 on to the accelerator pedal. But apart from that it's a really nice little car. The clutch is really crisp and the gears are nice and compact.

Answer 5

they are a budget car so the clutch and gearbox work fine but they are only as smooth as the person operating them.

Answer 6

They're not the smoothest of cars really, more for the boy racers. If its a training car then it should do the job. If you want to buy a small family car I recomment the ford fiesta. They are very cheap to insure and tax... they are also very economical

Answer 7

Quite good if its been looked after, pedals are close together though