Xsara and Picaso

Xaccers · 15-03-2004, 15:14

Parents have decided to get new cars, currently mum drives a saxo, and dad drives a xantia (both 5 years old)
They're going for a xsara and picaso.
Anyone got one and can give a review?
They're going for the 2.0HDI

Chris W · 15-03-2004, 15:19

xsara is a nice car... my dad had an estate about 2 years ago which i used to drive as well... was a really nice car. Had two minor problems with it:

1. the rear windows would always steam up, unless you put the air conditioning on. If you had left the air conditioning on, then turned it off, the windows would then all steam up.

2. the fuel tank burst when a stone bounced off the motorway and hit it, but from what i have heard this has been recalled since and fixed.

Xsara is a nice drive, and very comfy too! my dad thought about buying a picasso, but decided to go for a renault senic instead

hth

Xaccers · 15-03-2004, 15:22

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Originally Posted by monkeybreath

Xsara is a nice drive, and very comfy too! my dad thought about buying a picasso, but decided to go for a renault senic instead

hth

Very helpful as mum will be going from leighton buzzard to southampton most weekends in the xsara.

**Maggy J** · 15-03-2004, 15:22

Poor old Picasso.Reduced to being a car product name instead of the greatest artist of the 20th Century.

Incog.

Xaccers · 15-03-2004, 15:23

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Poor old Picasso.Reduced to being a car product name instead of the greatest artist of the 20th Century.

Incog.

*cough* H R Giger is far superior

**Maggy J** · 15-03-2004, 15:30

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

*cough* H R Giger is far superior

Right! Slap,slap,slap,slap.

You will not decry Picasso's <slap> position<slap> as the<slap>foremost<slap> artist of<slap> the 20th century<THUMP>.

Giger had no versatility compared to Picasso.<punch>

Xaccers · 15-03-2004, 15:35

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Right! Slap,slap,slap,slap.

You will not decry Picasso's <slap> position<slap> as the<slap>foremost<slap> artist of<slap> the 20th century<THUMP>.

Giger had no versatility compared to Picasso.<punch>

Picaso to me is far too pretentious, if you take his famous style. His other works aren't too bad, but nothing to write home about.
Take a person, paint them as 2D geometrical shapes, and mess it around a bit. Doesn't take that much skill
Dhali spent too much time *trying* to be surreal.
Giger just produces beatiful pieces of art (being able to play "spot the genitalia" with it is just an added bonus)
It's not symbolic, like dhali's bayonet, or what other artists try and do, it's just art.

**Maggy J** · 15-03-2004, 15:39

I think before we get too

I think we had better take this another thread.

Giger is OK but to claim him as the greatest 20 century artist well pff!!!!

It's spelt Dali and I'm not defending him as I don't understand him.I just like his work.

Julian · 15-03-2004, 15:51

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Originally Posted by Xaccers

Parents have decided to get new cars, currently mum drives a saxo, and dad drives a xantia (both 5 years old)
They're going for a xsara and picaso.
Anyone got one and can give a review?
They're going for the 2.0HDI

The 2.0 HDI is a great engine - mine heas done 60000 miles in the last year at an average of over 48 mpg.

Atomic22 · 15-03-2004, 19:13

i like picassos and i will get one some time this year......
i dont care for the xsara or saxo much but i like the small citroens like the c3 etc

paulyoung666 · 15-03-2004, 19:16

thought it was a xsara picasso

Moox · 15-03-2004, 19:33

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

thought it was a xsara picasso

The Picasso is built on the Xsara chassis, it's part of the Xsara range. hth

15-03-2004, 19:37

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Originally Posted by Atomic22

i like picassos and i will get one some time this year......
i dont care for the xsara or saxo much but i like the small citroens like the c3 etc

my dad has a picasso its really good been in it a couple of times

paulyoung666 · 15-03-2004, 19:39

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Originally Posted by Goldie

The Picasso is built on the Xsara chassis, it's part of the Xsara range. hth

cheers , apparently it is the most popular mpv atm

Moox · 15-03-2004, 19:40

My dad has the 1.6i and I'm impressed with it. Have to admit I'm drooling over the thought of a 2.0HDI.