Citroën C4 Cactus

I'm currently contemplating buying one of these as my first ever brand new car (sad at the ripe old age of 36 I know).

Anyone here had any experience with them? Or opinions regarding styling, performance etc. I know it's not the usual type of vehicle for this forum, but there is a good breadth of knowledge here and quite a few folks whose opinions I value.

The reviews online seem quite positive, but detail is a bit sparse.

No idea what they're like to drive, but purely from a styling perspective, I remember reading (while on holiday in portugal summer 2014) a pre-launch article on them in the top gear magazine. Really liked the look of them and extremely positive review if I remember. But also said that they wouldn't be coming to the UK until another 12 months.

Almost bizarre co-incidence but only 2 days later I saw one parked up (in Portugal). And it looked amazing. And not surprisingly was drawing lots of attention.

I still really like the look of them, but think certain colours look better with the sides than others so need to chose colour carefully.

I don't know how long you would plan on keeping the Cactus but there was plenty of cheap lease deals available recently. This meant that it worked out cheaper to lease than buy taking into consideration what you would lose in depreciation over the term if you were to buy new.

https://www.gateway2lease.com/cars/citroen/c4-cactus/




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Colleague drove one on a driver awareness course and was not impressed, main problem was lack of power, so could depend on model.

Odd looking car but i always thought the american cars with the wood sides where strange
Each to there own, im sure they will catch on and hats off to citroen for being bold im sure a lot of the car manufacturers will follow suit especially with the small cars aimed at first time drivers as "they" are now the trend setters not a load of old fossils who dont like change

Good luck if you go for one!

Funky looking car but just remember that 30% of all Citroens fail their first MOT and most after the first as well.

Keep it for 3 years and then punt it on!

Personally I would have a Fiat 500 Trekking over a Cactus, looks better looking IMHO and comns with M&S tyres as standard.

Mate at work has just taken on a PCP on one - nice unusual Grey colour with Black wheels but I was suprised when he said it was a 1.2?! Looks ok though....

Thanks for the comments folks.

I had already heard that the power would be best described as "adequate". It's only a 1.2 turbo 3 pot, so I wouldn't expect blistering performance, although with the car weighing a mere 1020kg it should manage to get from 0-60mph within an hour. If I occasionally want more fun I'll use one of the other cars.

Styling wise, I'm a fan. Its bold ugliness reminds me of the original Multipla.
Mrs. Jimbob wants to buy one with the Hello Yellow paint, but that's a touch too brash for me (sorry broomy owners). I think it would be the Arctic Steel paint for me, with the black airbumps.

I did actually consider the Fiat 500 in its various incarnations first, but dismissed it due to the fact there are so many around here that I may never find where I parked it.

The current 15 year old Citroën is only just starting to fall apart.

I've booked a test drive, so I'll see how it feels and go from there.

I don't know anything about them except that I think they look ok

Different, but not ugly imo.

I see them on transport lorrys coming up from Spain/Portugal every day. They must be made there.
The lorrys pass my village on route to the north. Hundreds of them everyday!

MrsC likes them, I just feel they might be trying a little too hard to be "funky".

Well, if anyone is interested, I've test driven several different cars over the last month and the only other one that even slightly interested me was the Renault Captur.

So I've ordered a Cactus (in Arctic Steel, Mrs. Jimbob just has to live with that) and now I just have to wait for it to arrive, hopefully won't take too long.

Good luck and enjoy it Jim. Nice waiting for a new car to arrive.

I think the Artic Steel is the best choice of colour for the Cactus

Nice. They are a slightly off-beat choice, which I think is usually a good thing!

Thanks folks. Never thought I would be excited to be buying a Citroën.

Stella drove one in the last episode and she seemed to like it

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3m16x

Well, a mere 7 weeks after the promised delivery date, it's here. It has already been branded and named, Baymax.



First impressions are good, some of the trim feels cheap, but I didn't expect anything else. Some nice little design cues, like the perfect iPhone sized tray directly below the USB port and I like the funky dash and door straps.

It's never going to win any races, but it really doesn't feel like a 1.2, although at idle I can really hear/feel the missing cylinder. Hopefully the fuel economy is close to the claimed figure.

Now to get myself something silly to offset this sensible purchase... What are people's thoughts on the Alfa 156 sportwagon (preferably 2.4 JTD)?

I'd love a 2.4jtd in any car. I'm sure there's a thread on here about 156s.

Like the cactus. It is daring to be different.

What is the bit down the side about ?

Rust (in later years)

Supposed to be rugged so no parking dents I guess!!

It's the airbumps, apparently the idea was to essentially put a car in a protective case like you would do with a mobile phone. They're also on the front and rear to protect the lights. How effective they are remains to be seen.

Ok. Understood. Living the dream like spoilers
Are they consumables, snap off snap on?

Glued in place, I believe. Not an issue until the warranty runs out regardless.