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| Performance | 8.1/10   |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 7.4/10 |
| Reliability | 7.3/10 |
| Value for Money | 7.9/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 7.1/10 |
Full review by
aem82
on 18th Jul 2008
User Rating : 7
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Good Points: Supprisingly quick little car wth decent brakes and handling. Good fun to drive and easy to play with.
Bad Points: Not the most reliable, lacks anything resembling a build quality - flimsy at the best of times. Boy racer image, all the chavs trying to race you from the lights in their 1.2 Corsas and Saxos who stomp on the brakes for the slightest corner and crawl around and 30 mph.
General comments: Easy to play with. I use mine for trackdays so it's lowered, yellow stuff brake pads, free flow exhaust and a air filter with heat shield (be wary of the filters aimed ant the 'chav' culture in modifying, all they do is suck hot air into the engine).
Also has a Unichip fitted to recalibrate the engine to the modifications.
Still not the quickest car out there but with sorted brakes and handling in a light weight chassis it can out perform a lot of things on road and on track with a decent driver.
Just a shame the boy racers have spoilt it.
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Review by
Guest.
on 28th Apr 2008
User Rating : 10
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I only had it couple weeks payed 2495 fsh 2 owners y reg. Def worth every penny. Easy to park n the drive exllent. Dont knock a Citroen. 100percent better than my old astra, I feel my age 22 that 46 driving my old 1.6 8v astra that got no kick.
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Review by
00Pibo
on 18th Feb 2008
User Rating : 8
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I was lucky enough to purchase a 30,000 mile one owner Citroen Saxo VTS - in silver for £3800, its been quality to drive and I am guessing I will only know how good I had it when I purchase a 'family car'! Top handling, no mechanical problems, some electronic stuff like the alarm sensors not working properly from the off, airbag warning lights have come on the dash board after about 60,000 miles. But I can forgive that because its a driving car.
Its got 73,000 on the clock and still going ...
00Pibo's full review | 276 words
Review by
Guest.
on 26th Jan 2008
User Rating : 10
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My Citroen Saxo is very quick 0-60 in 3.0 sec, I have done many upgrades to achieve this. Max speed now I estimate at 165mph, but I am too scared to push it.
My mate loves his VTR more than I love my VTS but thats life!
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Review by
Guest.
on 22nd Jan 2008
User Rating : 6
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How much will I be able to sell mine for.
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Review by
Guest.
on 30th Dec 2007
User Rating : 9
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I have owned a 1997 R plate VTR, and a 1999 T plate VTS, and can say there is a vast difference between them.
First off is the obvious speed difference, I wouldnt call the VTR 'slow' but the VTS makes the most of the extra 8 valves. The VTR is 'nippy' and is along the same lines as a Corsa B GSI. The VTS, is a quick little car, my engine was un-modified.
The 97 VTR didnt really give me alot of trouble within the engine, it was the build quality that let it down, my drivers side door literally ...
Guest.'s full review | 132 words
Review by
wiggo89
on 28th Aug 2007
User Rating : 9
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I would recommend this car to anybody between 18-25! It is such a fun car to drive. The handling is excellent no matter what speed your doing round pretty much any corner! It beats a fair chunk of cars off the lights, most models up to a 1.6/1.8 depending on the year. As I said before you can pout little things on VTR's to make them look good. for example in mine I have put an induction kit on it to give it a bit of a roar, I've lowered it 40mm all round, tinted the windows, put a minor bodykit ...
wiggo89's full review | 273 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
jazzRS360
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on 11th Aug 2007
User Rating : 8
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Have got a few cars in my household and the Citroen Saxo VTS is now one of them, in place of my boy's VTR. Group 14 insurance initially seems stupid, build quality is below par and there is no glovebox oddly enough. Economy is not all that great either for a small car, at just 34mpg, and its pricey to tax too.
If you can live with those shortcomings, you will have yourself a small hot-hatch hero. It's just so much fun to drive, with it's old school charm. No electronic gizmos ruining things, ...
jazzRS360's full review | 341 words | 3 comments added.
Review by
shotley100
on 23rd Nov 2006
User Rating : 10
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I have owned my Saxo VTS for three years and would recommend it to anyone who is considering buying one. I bought mine from a specialist garage and have to admit I was a bit of a sceptic because of the French connection to begin with! (I owned a Renault 19 16v which spent more time in the garage than Clarkson's GT40!) I can honestly say though, I have never looked back and couldn't part with it now!
I drove a VTR before my purchase and have to say that I was left feeling a little underwhelm ...
shotley100's full review | 400 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Michaela18
on 2nd Nov 2006
User Rating : 10
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I have had this Citroen Saxo VTS car nearly 2 months now and I love it. I'm usually quite bad with cars, I get bored but I can't see me getting bored of this. The speed of this car is just amazing and how quick it picks up, well I'm just chuffed to bits with it!
Not only does it go fast and stick to the road, it also looks good. It's a head turner! I would recommend this car to anyone as I have found mine so reliable.
Thanks
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Review by
Dr Gonzo
on 21st Oct 2006
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I beg you. Don't buy a Citroen Saxo VTS. Get a CRX SiR instead and save your dignity and respect. Plus girls like it a lot more than a tarted up, French shopping trolley with a chassis set up by neanderthals with a bias towards under steer. Verdict: Smells of garlic and lots of visits to the dealer. Steer clear. Unless you have one, in which case you'll be steering into a tree.
Dr Gonzo's full review | 203 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
boyracer1986s
on 8th Sep 2006
User Rating : 10
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My Citroen Saxo VTS does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds and 60-0 in 3.2 seconds, it does 143mph top speed and sticks to the road like glue, even in sharp corners at 100mph. It has to be the ultimate small car, well it would be if the interior was better as standard.
boyracer1986s's full review | 110 words | 3 comments added.
Review by
YATES
on 25th Jul 2006
User Rating : 9
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My Citroen Saxo VTS was a very fast car and it just stuck to the road an pulled like a train, was just simply the best hatchback I have ever driven although it was heavy on petrol. I'd still highly recommended and would have another one any day of the week.
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Review by
danno01992
on 6th Feb 2006
User Rating : 8
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Ive had my Citroen Saxo VTS 1.6 16v for 6 months now, and am overall very pleased with it.
I'll try and give you a run down of my opinions of the different parts of the car, what it's like to drive, and it as a package.
Engine: Brilliant, 1.6 16v, responsive, power stacked (130bhp from the 2000 model upwards) which, in an 898 kilo car, is really quite something!
Brakes: Not confidence inspiring at first, they're pretty wooden, and take some getting used to. Some softer pads would sort t ...
danno01992's full review | 677 words
Review by
astra turbo
on 10th Jan 2006
User Rating : 6
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I have a Astra SRi Turbo 52 reg ,with 250 bhp,5 sec 0-60 sprint and 162 flat out at Santa Pod!!
I have just bought a Citroen Saxo VTS it's a nice car but that's all it is. In no where near the league as my Astra Turbo, she would destroy Saxos within the first few yards. More comfortable, refined,and handling than the Saxo any day, but it is a different class!!
astra turbo's full review | 92 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
GibboR1
on 18th Oct 2005
User Rating : 10
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I currently own a mk2 Citroen Saxo VTS, and I am more than pleased with its performance, handling and looks. I had a mk1 VTR which was decatted, had a green air filter and duplex exhaust, and was very quick, but when I test drove my VTS, I straight away realised this was the car for me. Driving slower around town in a kitted up VTS is excellent, as you can potter around and enjoy everyone's heads turning to hear the roar from your exhaust and air filter, and then when a nice bit of road comes up ...
GibboR1's full review | 166 words
Review by
adz619
on 6th Aug 2005
User Rating : 6
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The Citroen Saxo VTS is one of the icons when it comes to modified cars. Its looks are of the kooks, BUT performance really lets it down. This is because the 1.6 and 1.8 engines do not deliver enough original horsepower for a really fast car. Also a top of the range MAGNEX manifold is likely to be cracked when power has exceeded 200BHP or so.
adz619's full review | 105 words
Review by
gary hall 49
on 9th Jul 2005
User Rating : 8
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The Citroen Saxo VTS is exillerating to drive. Once the revs are up the car is very quick off the mark. Good mid range accelleration makes overtaking easy.
Low profile tyres add to the handling qualities.
My car is not lowered as many are but it is still impressive on cornering.
gary hall 49's full review | 70 words
Review by
jaewatson
on 5th May 2005
User Rating : 8
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In all the Citroen Saxo VTS is a good fun car, and for me has made an ideal first car. I am very disappointed with the cars interior in my mk1 as most other saxo's have better seats. After my new exhaust k&n and lowering springs I think I will be much happier with the car. But the best aspect of the car is the reaction from the women. They all want a lift!
jaewatson's full review | 124 words
Review by
Tom Feather
on 4th Apr 2005
User Rating : 9
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The Citroen Saxo VTS handles like a dream, have had several cars but this one is like a go-kart when laid into the corners at high speeds.
The performance is excellent even when doing 110. Form the lights you will leave just about everything behind.
When all clean and in black it looks beautiful.
For a car costing £12,000 you will get good basic features ABS, sunroof, EBA 4 airbags, heated electric mirror etc.
Has potential for tuning. With performance air filter it sounds good ...
Tom Feather's full review | 147 words
