The Smell of my Citroen
I have been driving my new Citroen C4 Grand Picasso for the last few weeks and I am loving it!
The drive is FUN and coupled with it’s Turbo Engine, the car is great to drive.
The service provided by the Sales Executive has been great and I am looking forward to go in for my 1st servicing this week.
The Best thing about a NEW CAR is not just the fact that everything is new, but also the “NEW CAR SMELL!”
I have always struggled to look for words to describe the smell…the new leather…the pristine dashboard…and the untouched cabin…seems to synergize together to form a much desired smell!
Excited with the New Car, I asked Nicole,
“ Do you like the New Car? Do you like its smell?”
Nicole replied…
“Yes Daddy! I love it! It smells like DONUTS!!!”
Oh my…I never thought of it that way?!? Maybe I should start smelling my donuts a bit more! 
Can u imagine if this analogy catches on…Just imagine the caption on the ads.
Drive your BMW…Smell your BMW…Enjoy your BMW…It’s better than any Donut!
April 22nd, 2010 at 4:03 pm
wow, donuts. if i’m driving a new car, i think i’ll end up biting my steering wheel, if i’m hungry..haha x)
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Hee Hee…:)
June 19th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Hi Edmund
Thinking of buying the same car as yours. How’s the petrol consumption (average per month). My family loves it because of the large sun roof!I have not driven a continental car before…is it smooth & safe?
June 19th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
The petrol consumption is about 9.8 km/l which can be done through 70% highway driving.
Due to the turbo engine, it really drinks in the city, and I can only do about about 8km/l.
But overall, its a great goal, as it is fun to drive and not boring like my prev toyota wish. I was only doing about 8.5 km/l in that 1.8 engine.
if u are getting it, press your SE for discounts and add ons, as they are very much more generous than Japanese Car SEs.
August 7th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Hi Edmund,
I did the same as you, test drive touran and then test drive grand picasso. Compared to the Picasso all other MPV seem so uninspiring, and the SE took us for a very comprehensive test drive. Volkswagen just had us drive up and down Alexandra! I noticed that the gear change from first to second was not very smooth in auto mode, and am concerned how the car would behave in slow moving traffic ie. traffic jams. What’s your experience so far? and are you concerned about resale value? Any problems so far?
Thanks and regards,
Kevin
August 7th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Hi kevin,
Thanks for visitng my blog!
I have had the Grand Picasso for about 3 months already, and so far the car is serving me well. The only problem I had was in the 2nd month when the bluetooth speaker had some compatibility issues with my Blackberry 9700. However C&C were quick to attend to my emails and their chief technician from France helped me with the problem.
As for the gear, I don’t really find it a problem, except that mileage is not fantastic. About 8.5km/l, as sometimes I do about 60% City driving.
The car is also getting more popular on the roads and with the Buy back scheme for the 1st 3 years, I think it helps with the resale value.
Hope this helps in you making the decision. Also visit the Citroenchat forum, as the brother there are quite helpful!
August 15th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Hi Edmund,
Still can’t get the Grand Picasso out of my head! Even after reading all the problems people are having with their Citroens I am still inclined to have one for myself. My wife is still not so convinced and will probably get very upset if she drives the car alone and the gearbox starts acting up by not shifting back to 1st when she comes to a stop. Are you experiencing such problems? I guess I’m trying to find out if most of these problems mainly affect earlier models and not the current batch. Hope to bring the kids for a test drive. Maybe they will be able to convince Mom!
Regards,
Kevin
August 15th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Have not experienced that problem with the car before! Initially, there was a “shuddering” problem when the car stopped at the traffic lights.
But the problem disappeared after driving for 1000km. Think the engine needed time to adjust.
Curently, I have no engine problems and the car drives great.
I could not get the car off my mind as well, and when my wife drove the Citroen, she loved it as well.
Just let my colleague test drived the car and he loved it! As compared to his Subaru Impreza – he says that it is a great drive and has got good pick up!
try surfing Citroen Chat, if you want to do more research on the car!