2010 Citroen C4 Picasso gets $6000 price cut

Yes, the people at Citroen Australia are feeling very generous and loving towards families this year as it is now offering the Citroen C4 Picasso for $39,990 drive away.

So what’s it got going for it? Well, the French people mover is full of great designs and innovative features typical of Citroen, such as flat-folding rear seats, slide-adjustable seats for all three rows, almost two-cubic-metres of cargo space (once the seats are folded down of course) and a bunch of other features such as roof rails, in-dash drinks cooler, detachable rechargeable torch in the boot, the Visiospace ‘receding’ windscreen, offering a spacious and pleasant environment, and amongst all; a class-leading fuel economy rating.

Citreon says it understands the unavoidable costs of raising a family and has successfully won its pursuit towards providing a unique, reliable and economically sound package.

Miles Williams, general manager of Citroen Australia said in a recent report,

“We decided that already offering the lowest fuel consumption of any people mover in the Australian car market was not enough, we also had to trim the price below the critical $40,000 barrier and ensure that it was an on road, driveway price. After all, $6000 goes a long way on children’s clothing, toys, school uniforms and all the essentials of family life!”

Manufacturer’s claims

The Citroen C4 Picasso HDi comes with a 2.0-litre, turbo-diesel four cylinder engine that outputs 100kW of power and 270Nm of torque, backed by a six-speed automatic transmission as standard. According to sources the car is also said to have a resale rating of 61 percent, which compares well to the Chrysler Grand Voyager’s 48 perecent, the diesel Hyundai iMax’s 60 percent and the Dodge Journey’s 57 percent.

steve

After all, $6000 goes a long way on children’s clothing, toys, school uniforms and all the essentials of family life!”
omg, finally a car maker who really cares about familys and not increasing volume of sales

Nobody

ome people might think that the same $6000 might go back into fixing the car if it has any issues. French cars ain’t cheap to fix here. Not to mention alot of people have had bad service experiences with them.

So this might play into some people’s minds.

It’s just like how Prado’s and Landcruisers are still outselling Discovery’s and RR’s in this country. People that were burnt in the past don’t want to go back, even if in many instances those companies have improved beyong imagination.

Trouble

It’s funny, I saw these things everywhere in Europe. Citroen are definitely on the nose here.
Jimmy

We hired this model last time we were France, quite a good car. The HDi was more than capable, didn’t feel underpowered, lots of clever little things in the car too. Citroen really know how to do different interiors. They’re not scared to buck trends which I think is a great thing.
MattP

The issue with Citroen in Australia is the lack of dealerships to support them. I wanted to buy one of these but I had to drive almost into the city to get it serviced. Notgonnahappen.com.

Plus I want to do some driving interstate so the lack of dealerships is an issue.

I ended up buying a Hyundai iMax turbodiesel which has more space and dealerships everywhere.
Baddass

This thing isn’t good-looking for a MPV, it’s better than some cars!
Able

Always loved the Picasso. Just how cool every piece of design is and how well thought-out it is too is, IMO, very unique. Most car makers have to have a functional part to the design, but Citroën make this functional part cool and stylish, which is why I have so much respect for them. They used to sell quite well, and I see Picassos a lot, but I think that high prices and a lack of driving pizazz has pulled them down a little. The DS3 is here (I’ve seen two on the roads) and on sale very soon and I think that’ll push sales up. The new C3 will too. I hope that Citroën continues to release very nice product and it shows, Citroën sales are well up on Renault’s!
Nick K

I have to agree a lack of dealers, high prices and French cars reputation for reliability issues kill the prospects of this clever car. To break through PSA needs to spend more on marketing, drop prices (like they are doing) and offer a radically good 7 year warranty.
Insider Trending

Had my Picasso for over 3 years now, and still no reliability or build quality issues to speak of.

What does p!ss me off however is that I’ve just lost $6000 from my re-sale value overnight… not happy Ateco!!!
Sam 300TD

For 40k its a much better proposition for a family than a Commodore or a Falcon style vehicle. Lower fuel consumption, lower rego costs, bigger by miles inside, and more dynamic. Good effort Citroen.
Mick

Number of dealerships is poor, but the quality of their work is appalling. Not one Melbourne dealership can even do a basic service properly. Ateco’s response? “Nothing to do with us!”
And how does $120 for a wiper blade sound?
Mark

What can I say other than don’t touch the Picasso or anything supported by Citroen Aust or Ateco. It is a great car to drive & very practical. But so unreliable and supported by possibly the most incompetent support in the industry.
Mine is 18 mths old – bought as ex demo. In that time it has had problems with the indicators, reverse sensors, reverse mirrors, nasty scraping noise in dash from a loose wiring harness, door handle, blocked fuel filter struck it in limp mode for 300kms when driving home from holidays.
But they are the minor ones !!!
Coolant leaked all through the front passenger floor from a faulty pipe.
Trailer electronic relay is shot after towing a trailer 3 times – not covered by warranty & will cost ~$600 to replace.
Drivers seat collapsed – the foam was faulty. They replaced the seat – very uncomfortable. Turns out Citroen supplied a left hand drive seat base for a right hand drive car !! Brilliant. Have been waiting several months for this to be resolved. Meanwhile you get a dead left leg after driving > 1-2 hours.
Electronic shutdown. The vehicle just locks down periodically with the hand brake jammed on so you can’t move. If you disconnect the battery wait 5 mins, reconnect the battery, wait 5 mins, it will go again.

It has done it while driving but most when trying to start off. The guys say it has more error reports than any vehicle they have ever seen. Citroen sent a new program. But they have no idea why it would do it.
In 18 mths this vehicle has been off the road for 3-4 weeks having it’s problems sorted.
I picked it up yesterday – still with the crap seat, no towing capacity & the reversing mirror again dysfunctional.
This vehicle should be taken back & refunded or replaced. There should be a limit that any purchaser should legally have to endure with a product, before the manufacturer is compelled to replace it or refund the cost.

Before I bought it a friend said “Isn’t Citroen the French word for lemon?” Why did I not listen.

So please listen to me as Citroen will not listen to you.

aa

Good that I see your post before purchase one. Today just went to Citroen to see one. It was really tempting.. since they cut down $6000

For all your problems, is it just you – a single case or have you heard other owners have the same problem as well?

Previous Lemon Owner

I had a Citroen C5 (2004). It was the most the worst car I have ever owned. The gimicky electronics were extremely unreliable, breaking down regularly. The suspension, although nice when it worked was extremely unreliable, with the car lowering itself regularly at odd times, like when driving out of the car park so it would become stuck. I took it to at least 3 Citroen dealers to repair and it cost me approximately $3,000-5,000 per year to repair from year 3. The reverse mirror fell appart one day when I was driving, as did a part of the bumper bar and the drivers side door skirting. I ended up giving it to a relative. Recently they told me it had broken down again and the repair bill was $8000, for a car which I don’t know if you could sell for that much second hand now. A complete lemon.

I will never ever consider buying a Citroen again, ever.