Fresh on the forecourt this morning, we’ve got this absolutely delightful little Citroën C3 — and just look at it. It’s like someone at Citroën decided small hatchbacks didn’t necessarily have to be grey and depressing. This one has come to us straight from Motability, which means it’s had just one owner and has basically been looked after like a small puppy. It’s super clean inside and out, comes with two keys and has a full Citroën service history. Although calling it a “full-service history” feels slightly dramatic because the thing isn’t even two years old yet and hasn’t managed to cover 20,000 miles. It’s barely had time to get dirty. It also remains covered by Citroën’s manufacturer warranty until December 2027. And because apparently that isn’t enough, we’ll give it another service before it leaves us, just to make sure everything is completely up to date. Honestly, how nice are we? Don’t answer that. Then there’s the colour: Elixir Red. ELIXIR. RED. That sounds less like a Citroën paint colour and more like something a wizard would drink before fighting a dragon. Whatever they want to call it, though, it looks fantastic — especially with those diamond-cut alloy wheels (which we've just had refurbished). The spec is properly good too: climate control with air conditioning, cruise control, reversing camera, touchscreen infotainment, Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Basically, everything you actually want, without 47 pointless menus for adjusting the colour of the interior footwell lighting. And because it’s a C3, it’s compact enough to whizz around town, squeeze into supermarket parking spaces and generally make life easy — while still being big enough for shopping, kids, pets and all the other tedious adult responsibilities you somehow acquire as you get older. One owner. Full Citroën history. Two keys. Under 20,000 miles. Manufacturer warranty until December 2027. Freshly serviced before collection. And it’s called Elixir Red. Which, frankly, is reason enough to buy it.