CHEAP CAR CHALLNGE ! CITROEN C1 CITYBUG

Hi everyone
Today we are working on my new car ! I set myself a challenge to see if I could Buy, insure, and tax a car for less than £650 ! Can it be done ???
The car i came up with was a Citroen C1, i am now in the Citybug club !
Enjoy the Video !
MEC
DISCLAIMER
Please note these videos are made for your viewing pleasure, these videos are not intended to be instructional, more for entertainment of me getting things wrong ! any advice taken on is at your own risk, I take no responsibility for anything you may do ! With that said, sit back and enjoy !

[@bordersw1239]

Bought one for my wife as a stop gap following a disastrous Mercedes A class purchase, here I am 8 years later now using it as my own daily driver for work. It’s taking a hammering now but is perfect for all the stop start driving I have to do and I can park it in tiny spaces my 7 seater wouldn’t fit. £120 per year insurance, zero tax, cheap parts and easy to service. Repair cost in 8 years = one new battery, £40, new seat belt £30. New interior door handle , £12.

[@mec-tec]

Awesome mate ! They are superb little cars, i will have a new video coming out on mine soon ! 👍👍👍

[@hojo9115]

Great video you just upgraded your motor

[@unkelartgarf3792]

I just bought a 2011 Citroen C1 for £1,000. Full MOT, Full service history. Cracking little car! Rev them out in the long gears, and they're nowhere near as slow as some people will claim. That's a bargain you have right there. And working on these is so simple. I bought a new clutch for £36 and fitted it in two hours. Mine has no CL or EW either - these are the ones to go for! Lighter and less to go wrong in such a basic car. I wanted an early model with no PAS but couldn't find one. Love your channel, and natural, laid back style. Hoping to see your subs count grow and grow!

[@mec-tec]

Hi, Thanks so much for the great comment !! Im really pleased you like your c1 they are so much fun as you say ! Im very happy you like the channel too thanks so much ! Regards MEC 👍👍👍👍

[@zaneclone]

I love these little C1/107/Aygo's... Fabulous value for those who just want honest, reliable transport...

[@mec-tec]

Deffo ! They are cool ! 👍👍👍

[@mick0905]

Great video. I've got a 107, not only are they a hoot to drive (like a street legal go-kart) but they're simple to work on and parts are pocket money prices. Next time you have that rear bumper off sort the gaskets on the vents on the back panel. Yours look shot and are a notorious water entry point into the rear wheel well.

[@mec-tec]

Thanks for the great comment ! Yea they are superb, im gona hopefully have the rear bumper off soon to do the paint so will sort the vents then as u say they are shot lol, thanks again ! 👍👍👍👍

[@barryjackson8512]

I picked one of these up for a friend he bought for he’s daughter, I drove it back 30 miles. For a 1.0 engine it handled motorways speeds effortlessly. They are surprisingly Spacious

[@mec-tec]

Brilliant ! Yea they are great ! They do a race series called the citycar cup, im very tempted ! 😆👍

[@barryjackson8512]

@@mec-tec Have you seen bad obsession motorspor?. They built and raced one.

[@mec-tec]

@@barryjackson8512 yes ive seen there, thats what got me looking for one 😆🙈

[@Dark-Lord3386]

Like the c1 videos. Keep them coming

[@mec-tec]

Thanks so much ! I have more planned watch this space 👍👍👍

[@stevensmith5226]

I've got a 107 5 door same colour had it 3 years now it's so reliable wouldn't part with it always starts 1st time irrespective of weather so simple to do any repairs and parts are so cheap never fails an MOT it's my best friend 😅

[@mec-tec]

💯mate, they are so dependable and easy to work on as u say, superb cars 👍👍👍

[@craigfudo]

Another Great informative video! Looking forward for more to come 👍👍

[@mec-tec]

Thanks craig ! Glad u liked it !

[@geraldneggor4429]

Best regards from Germany and thank you for the Video :-) We have 5 of this Cars in Our Family and i make all the Services self and so my Children save a lot of money and i have a lot of fun ;-) There ar not many repair videos for 107/108, C1 and Aygo in Germany, so i look often to UK KZbin learn a lot. However thank you very much!

[@mec-tec]

Thanks so much for the great comment ! Im very pleased you enjoyed the video, I will hopefully have more coming soon on the C1 👍👍👍👍

[@Leanmaniac]

Love this. Well done Mike

[@mec-tec]

Thanks James ! 👍👍👍👍

[@davidbaugh]

Excellent, love the videos. I'm currently looking for a city bug as a run around and a foil for my Range Rover. Look forward to more content.

[@mec-tec]

Thanks for the nice comment ! They are a great little car, there will be some more coming on the c1 soon 👍👍

[@zaink7037]

Got one of these recently as I have to sadly sell my fiesta due to this stupid ULEZ zone extension. Very cheap to run and very reliable. I used to have the Peugeot 107 as my first car and can agree

[@EA-58]

Nice vid. Love my 2011-C1 Sensodrive. with 164.000 km's almost trouble free.

[@mec-tec]

Awesome ! Glad you like the vid, thanks for the nice comment ! 👍👍👍

[@g3rcq108]

Hi MEC - love the rev counter mod!! interesting and varied content too D

[@mec-tec]

Thanks wakko, glad u like it ! 👍👍👍

[@mikenewman137]

I enjoy your varied content, you deserve to have many more subscribers you have a great channel

[@mec-tec]

Hi Mike thats very nice of you ! Hopefully the channel will carry on growing, spread the word ! 👍👍👍

[@vivianfoster6534]

Love the video just happened to stumble on to you you are very patient man I hope I will see more of you.

[@mec-tec]

Hi thanks for the msg and support ! I will hopefully have some more c1 content coming soon 👍👍

[@louisg95]

I've just picked up a 107 for a first car, and after 2 days I noticed the previous owner had a rubber mat and a fabric mat in the rear foot well, and the floor was soaked, also had rattly hubcaps, so I bought a full set of new seals from x8r online, and some new hubcaps, and seems to have done the trick, runs like a dream, really pleased with it, it's a great little first car!

[@mec-tec]

Awesome ! Top work mate !! 👍👍👍

[@mrt864]

Top jobs jobbed Mec :)

[@mec-tec]

Thanks Mr T ! 👍👍👍👍

[@GPH2474]

This should be interesting.

[@jusb1066]

Good old fashioned fixing than just buying all new 👍 I have a MK2, makes a change from decades of early fiestas

[@mec-tec]

Hi thanks for the great comment ! 👍 I will always try and repair stuff before i get new, always worth a go i say, I have a mk2 fiesta 😆😆

[@jusb1066]

@@mec-tec I saw the fiesta! Nice, my own MK2 was too knackered, but bought a nice mk3 and had that for 20 years, sold it, needed power steering, but still in superb condition

[@mec-tec]

Awesome ! Some of the late mk3s had PAS, I had an RS1800 with it, think they are a bit few and far between though

[@jusb1066]

@@mec-tec serviceability too, getting parts taking much longer , needed a regular car for my 10-15 miles a week 😂. Was a 1.3lx 5 door,

[@mec-tec]

@@jusb1066 yea thats very true mate, u cant go wrong with these 👍👍

[@youtube2kwatcher]

for motorway they fine but getting on the slip road to motorway you after rag it but i decided to upgrade in august next year as i do hate ragging it when i need it to shift

[@mec-tec]

Yea u do have to use all the rev range to get max performance dont you ! 👍

[@briandoggett8651]

what a palava bud

[@upload2137]

£650? They go for atleast 2000 in the netherlands. 2-3k because its really populair i think

[@mec-tec]

Hi yes, there are bargains to be had over here in the UK, newer ones do go for more but the older ones like this are a very good buy 👍👍👍

[@rogerdickinson6944]

Wish you could get them for £400 now! Rare to see one less than a grand on facebook now, the place has gone mad.

[@mec-tec]

Yes your deffo right there mate ! 👍👍👍

[@scrapsurvivors6671]

I just paid 1750 for a 2009 aygo with 110k prices are mad but I was desperate for a car

[@mrt864]

That's not a car, that's a rollerskate!

[@mec-tec]

Haha, gem calls it the Rollerskate ! 😂😂

[@v8berenguer372]

Maybe, but a pretty frugal and reliable rollerskate...

[@petersimpson5859]

I was nervous going from an Alfa 147 jtd to a cheap 1l city car but ended up really enjoying my 58 Aygo Platinum. Aircon and alcantara seats are a nice extra. 50mpg if I'm lead footed.

[@mec-tec]

Deffo ! Im pretty lead footed too and as u say 50mpg easy, they are very well engineered ! 👍👍👍

[@youtube2kwatcher]

city use you fine with low engine cars but on and off motorway you would hate it and realise you need power

[@petersimpson5859]

It is great around town, which is why I chose it. Lightly loaded, it's fine at 70-80mph (120-135kph). Struggles a bit fully loaded, but then just use the revs...it's all part of the fun.

[@ferenczsinko6770]

Have you had any boot and door leaks ?

[@mec-tec]

Hi, no i havnt as yet but i did notice when i had my rear bumper off that i need to reseal the vents in the rear panel 👍

[@edwardalannewton8591]

How's the caviler

[@mec-tec]

Hi mate, ive not done anymore to it since the last video, its waiting in the que to be done 👍👍

[@MaximC]

Wait, what do you mean 650 pounds? Who sold it for that price?

[@mec-tec]

Hi yes 650 pounds, i paid £400 for the car £196 insurance and £20 road tax, i was very lucky to find it at this price, it was up for more money but i got it cheaper as it needed a lock set, and the paint on the bumpers is peeling which i will be fixing in an upcoming video 👍👍👍

[@MaximC]

By the way, by converting it to LPG, it will consume so much less.

[@mec-tec]

Thats a good tip, it would cost more than i paid for the car to convert though and i get 50mpg from it which i think is superb 👍👍

[@MaximC]

@@mec-tec Well, yes, in your case it would cost more than the cars costed you. 🙂 But if one buys it for a few thousand, and does or plans to do quite a bit of miles, it's probably worth it, the economy in fuel cost is about 50%. Depends on how many miles one does or plans to do, really.

[@mec-tec]

@@MaximC deffo as you say, its worth doing for a for high mileage use, mine is used more as a run around in between using other projects 👍😉

[@mopip42mp]

I Like how you get mot garages over doing it on advisorys, just to hopefully make loads a money out of you, on silly things, rust on springs, it makes me laugh how perthetic they are, rust on springs, if you just sand it down a bit and put any old paint on it, now it is so much stronger, and not on the next mot, mot tests are a joke, nice car for that price, the guy wouldn't have sold it if it wasn't for all the over the top adviser's, i could do better mot's, myself, it's so silly, is the car safe, yes or no, not you have a small oil leak, they have gone mad 🤔

[@mec-tec]

Yes the previous mot tester was a little ott, the mot i have just had done was alot more down to earth and resonable, its a great little car, thanks for the comment 👍👍👍