Saxo VTS

[Ant1]

Pulled her out for MOT tomorrow, not used it in over a year so gave her a good clean.

Ordered a new set of plates (replica of original) which I'm still waiting for. I guess I must fit the new side pillar trims and send the cam covers off to be painted when I can be arsed.

 

[thecrim22]

jesus haven't seen one of those in ages another car that every bugger had

 

[Daz...]

120bhp of pure rattling fun.

Cracking cars to chuck down a country lane when standard, bloody dangerous once they were lowered though 😂

 

[Philip.]

Love a clean VTS. What cars they were.

 

[Kenich.]

Love it, nice and bland to which is always a winner when wanting one at an older age! Seen one on eBay go for far more than I expected just recently.

 

[Donny_Dog]

I love it, obviously.

Do you have the paperwork and booklet etc? I have a couple of spares if you don't.
MK2 owners manual, dealer network map, service book & Key card.

 

[leeds_182]

I love it, obviously.

Do you have the paperwork and booklet etc? I have a couple of spares if you don't.
MK2 owners manual, dealer network map, service book & Key card.

Service stamp?

 

[Coops Mk1]

cool little cars those, despite having to press all the pedals at once with one foot

 

[DaveDreads]

Mint! It's only ever going up in value in that condition.

I don't think i've seen a standard Saxo since the 90's, always wanted one as the look to be even more of a bucket than a Clio, given a few mods I imagine they're hilariously terrifying.

 

[Ant1]

Mint! It's only ever going up in value in that condition.

I don't think i've seen a standard Saxo since the 90's, always wanted one as the look to be even more of a bucket than a Clio, given a few mods I imagine they're hilariously terrifying.

Scary car to drive on the limit with hedges and trees about lol.

 

[Ant1]

I love it, obviously.

Do you have the paperwork and booklet etc? I have a couple of spares if you don't.
MK2 owners manual, dealer network map, service book & Key card.

Cheers, got it all.

 

[jameswrx]

Cool little car, looks in nice nick too!

These always remind me of my bro-in-law... bloke has his balls in my sisters purse and is completely under the thumb! Back when these were new he wanted a VTS & went on about them for ages saying he was going to get a new one. He went with my sis to the dealer and came back with a Furio (I think it was called?) Turns our he wasn’t allowed the VTS!

 

[DaveDreads]

Cool little car, looks in nice nick too!

These always remind me of my bro-in-law... bloke has his balls in my sisters purse and is completely under the thumb! Back when these were new he wanted a VTS & went on about them for ages saying he was going to get a new one. He went with my sis to the dealer and came back with a Furio (I think it was called?) Turns our he wasn’t allowed the VTS!

I sold a car to a bloke that was driving something his misses liked and made him get, she then promptly left him, so he was stuck with a little Pokemon car he hated for a year, he then bought my car which was what he wanted in the first place. lol

 

[Martin_172]

Love it, a lad at work has a really tidy standard VTR and I've tried to take it off his hands a few times but he's not for parting with it!

 

[frayz]

My sister had a brand new one of these as her first car!
It was when they first came out and were offering free insurance, an offer we have never seen again Hahaha.

 

[imprezaworks]

Quick quick he said sister.......

Picturrrrreeeessssss

 

[Donny_Dog]

My sister had a brand new one of these as her first car!
It was when they first came out and were offering free insurance, an offer we have never seen again Hahaha.

Pretty much the sole reason they sold so many (VTRs).
In 2020 that would be the equivalent of a 200bhp? hot hatch as soon as you've passed your test.

The VTS wasn't a Citroen backed 'free insurance' deal though, it was only the VTR and lesser models.
However the dealers did do something for VTS's on their own. Something about being 21 and not having more than 3 points - they'd give you a decent contribution. I'm sure it was age related.

Even when 12/18 month old VTR's were still on dealer forecourts as approved used cars, the dealers would contribute to the first year premiums. All the marketing hype on the free insurance from Citroen initially, just kept on going. I can't recall if it lasted until the MK2, but they kept the market rolling and the little scrotes in ditches on the MK1's.


Some classics in there. The saxo scandal insurance (Excluding VTS is a couple of minutes in).

 

[frayz]

You're right, hers was a blue VTR. It was a pretty cool little car, ive always like them for that reason.

 

[Ant1]

Not many of the little things left on the road, 6800 at their peak! Plenty sorn but no doubt shagged.

CITROEN SAXO VTS - How Many Left?

Statistics for CITROEN SAXO VTS.. See how many cars of any make and model are left on Britain's roads.

www.howmanyleft.co.uk

 

[Donny_Dog]

Not many of the little things left on the road, 6800 at their peak! Plenty sorn but no doubt shagged.

CITROEN SAXO VTS - How Many Left?

Statistics for CITROEN SAXO VTS.. See how many cars of any make and model are left on Britain's roads.

www.howmanyleft.co.uk

VTS's = 6.6k on the road at the peak?
VTR's = 41k ?!

What a marketing strategy!

 

[Matthew]

Oh I love Saxo VTSs. Takes me back to being 18 again. I had a VTR as my second car and my older mate had a VTS. I was so jealous of his. They just had something.

 

[MarkCup]

Wow. I love a good standard car, so rare!

 

[Big Toe]

Oh I love Saxo VTSs. Takes me back to being 18 again. I had a VTR as my second car and my older mate had a VTS. I was so jealous of his. They just had something.

8 valves and an inch over yours

 

[Ant1]

VTS's = 6.6k on the road at the peak?
VTR's = 41k ?!

What a marketing strategy!

2003 it says 6800.

Aye it was by far the best deal out there.

 

[Ant1]

Flew through mot which is great but wasn’t expecting any issues.

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

I used to sell these brand new back in the day! Plus owned a few and had a VTS as a demo, with the alloy fuel cap and quad headlamp conversion 👌fantastic cars were rocket ships back then! Selling VTR’s was like shelling peas. Seem to remember them being £6995 or something like that, free insurance and you could do a stocking deal on PCP with what was then Citroen Eleckt 3! I remember we had the Forte model which was advertised new at like £4999, however if you sold one we made a loss after PDI costs (we had a 1% front end margin on that model) I remember being sent through pack purchase deals by the Citroen rep, basically we could get 10 VTR’s and Desires (the mum model) but would have to take a C5 1.8 petrol (no one wanted) and a Xsara VTR coupe. Unfortunately for me I thought I’d swam the channel in taking the pack deal. Until I found out the Xsara coupe was an old model year without AC or alloy wheels...so basically a really s**t 3dr car! It would’ve still been there now had we not about a year later put a 17” set of wheels on it and stuck it on the front! Luckily a Chesney Hawkes came in and bought the thing!

 

[Waitey]

I'd love a 106 GTi again. Just an all round good car. Albeit made from paper and dreams.

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

I'd love a 106 GTi again. Just an all round good car. Albeit made from paper and dreams.

You seen how much they are!?!? I was looking for one last year in diablo red! Mind blowing money.

 

[Waitey]

You seen how much they are!?!? I was looking for one last year in diablo red! Mind blowing money.

I sold my old one for £6k!

 

[Waitey]

You seen how much they are!?!? I was looking for one last year in diablo red! Mind blowing money.

Wish I had both these now! Both mint, only lowered with an exhaust each.

 

[Matthew]

Cars from the 90s were so much nicer to look at that the square generic euro boxes we have now

 

[frayz]

Cars from the 90s were so much nicer to look at that the square generic euro boxes we have now

Agreed, most modern cars are just appliances now.

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Agreed, most modern cars are just appliances now.

We said the same back then though remember. It’s a generational thing, in 20 years time there will be people in their late 30’s early 40’s saying “cars back in the 20’s just had so much more character, compared to the electric stuff we have now”

 

[Matthew]

Oh just remembered, I also had a Xsara VTS. Think it was the same lump as the 306 GTI. About 170hp, and four French armchairs. I thought it was an absolute rocket. It was quicker than my Saxo VTS to be fair..

It’s actually still on Google Maps from circa 2007 😂

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Oh just remembered, I also had a Xsara VTS. Think it was the same lump as the 306 GTI. About 170hp, and four French armchairs. I thought it was an absolute rocket. It was quicker than my Saxo VTS to be fair..

It’s actually still on Google Maps from circa 2007 😂

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Sebastian Loeb was doing well in them rallying at the time I think. They were proper hard work to sell. Apart from the one I bought in error I don’t think we ever sold one retail!
Icelandic blue that one mind, nice colour!

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

I do love a Saxo. Would love one now, but I'd ruin it with roll cages and the like.

Xsara VTS was cool too. Can't be many of those left.

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

7 left registered if you believe How many left website!

 

[Mertin]

Good to see one in standard form, I had a silver W reg VTS as my 3rd car back in 2008

 

[Donny_Dog]

Never seen this

 

[Cookson]

Loved my VTS in Mauritius blue