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Citroen DS3 1.6 VTi DStyle Plus Hatchback 3dr Petrol Manual Euro 5 (120 ps)

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  • Make: Citroen
  • Milage: 66212 Miles
  • Year: 2013
  • Model: Ds
  • Transmission: Manual
  • Fuel: Petrol

Description

Purchased in November 2019 as an approved used vehicle from Autobase Citroen & MG in Darlaston, at which point it had covered approx. 49,000 miles. I have owned it for 5 years and 17,000 miles and it has not missed a beat in that time. The good points: it is very well equipped for a small hatchback. It has cruise control, automatic lights, automatic wipers and auto climate control. It's very comfortable even on long trips, has a decent boot and is deceptively spacious for passengers. Having never been smoked in, the interior is spotless and looks nice with piano black gloss trim and black headlining, and the bodywork is also very good for a car of this age. The MOT is valid until October 2025. In my ownership I have serviced it annually myself with the exception of the most recent occasion where I had the oil and filter changed at the same time as the MOT. There are receipts for some services before my ownership but no service book was ever present, therefore not a full service history and therefore no stamps etc. Work I've kept receipts for: Oil changed, new oil filter, tracking done, all September 2024. New air filter and cabin filter in late August 2024. Brand new front brake discs and pads in mid August 2024. Work I know of but without receipts: Brand new back box bracket and exhaust bracket welding completed in October 2023 (exhaust deterioration is common on the DS3, this work resolved all advisories relating to the exhaust). The only other thing it's needed in my ownership was a driver's side front coil spring which fractured while pulling off my drive, this was replaced by a mobile mechanic the same day, around April 2022. All in all, it's been very reliable and I had no real intention of ever selling but an opportunity came up to change car and I decided it would be nice to make the switch. The bad points: there is a bubble of repaired paintwork under the passenger side mirror, a common DS3 issue. I have tried to get a photo of this. The bonnet release handle has sheared off, although the mechanism itself still works fine. There is only one key present, this was the case when I bought the car. Finally, while I generally had all MOT advisories repaired before the next MOT, the car has advisories for all 4 tyres on the most recent occasion in September and these still need replacing. I did have the tracking done during the last MOT as I did suspect the tyres had worn unevenly. Next MOT due 09/10/2025, Part service history, Red, 5+ owners, £2,500