Morning all, owner to be

[rodenal]

Registered here a few weeks ago as we have decided to lease a ds3, going from 2 older cars to 1!

Went for a dsport hdi in Belle le blue with white roof/mirrors and silver alloys - no extras though I couldnt see anything I would actually want on the list other than leather!

Ordered end of March and was given an approximate date of 6-8 weeks, however I have a funny feeling that will be closer to 12 weeks. Don't like waiting! especially seeing as I have sold my e36 328i coupe and am now driving the mrs' megane coupe- which I absolutely hate!

Loads of info on here which has been great and I'm also keen to see any developments on availability of maps for the 110 - it was pokey enough on the test drive but I am used to something with a bit more go!

[AndyG]

Welcome, so far mappings proved difficult due to the 110s ecu, viezus working on this. In regards the 90hdi different ecu and thats had a result of 122bhp. So would expect a lil mote from the 110 eventually

[jazd71]

Great choice!, I have the dsport 110, love it! I've had mine since Feb and have done 7000 miles and enjoy every minute. I had an E36 coupe and like my DS3 more if i am honest. I went for the city pack in my spec.

[Yellow]

Welcome to the club/madhouse

[rodenal]

Cheers for all the welcomes!

Great choice!, I have the dsport 110, love it! I've had mine since Feb and have done 7000 miles and enjoy every minute. I had an E36 coupe and like my DS3 more if i am honest. I went for the city pack in my spec.

Yeah i certainly liked the little ds3 when I drove it, pretty unfair to compare it to my 328 in performance tbh so I wont (though I had a 2.0tdci focus before the bmw and the ds3 felt every bit as quick as that which has about 25bhp more + a bit of weight), but the ds3 was plenty comfortable, big-car refined on the move, stopped well, I really like the interior and especially the standard seats on the dsport. Will take a bit to get used to driving such a new car again but it's pretty good to know all our costs are practically fixed.

Looked at a few different cars before we ordered this one as we had a general budget of £200-220pm on the lease.

If anybody is interested,

Smallish:

Fiesta zetec s tdci - quite like the looks, hated the interior layout and materials, handled well but aboslutely dog slow - had alot of kit inside though

mito 1.3 jtd - I like the looks, she doesnt, interior was decent but didnt drive brilliantly which i was surprised about - reckon it would have bugged me day in day out

Mini - I dont like them ,just that bit too small for me, the mrs loves them and likes how they drive - must admit I like them to drive too but they just dont really do it for me all round. Nearly everything is extra too

Clio 197

Ok this wasn't a lease, thought about buying one outright as I love them, but ultimately decided we didn't want the risk of maintenance or the added fuel cost. Obviously quicker all round than the citroen (not a fair comparison) but the little diesels torque makes up for it a touch, the ds3 is also far more refined and is nicer inside.

Bigger:

Megane coupe 1.5dci - This was probably what ran the ds3 closest, we both really like the looks and I found it nice enough to drive but ultimately felt a bit slow and i wasnt that struck on the interior

Astra 1.6 - nice car the new astra but it's just an astra and it was petrol. Have driven them before, ok but couldn't have it as my only car.

118d - Would have been pushing the boat out budget wise for this and in all honesty I didn't feel there was enough about it to justify paying an extra £80 a month. Bit quicker as it's 140ish bhp but there isn't really any more usable space, just as much room in the front of the ds3 and nearly as big a boot plus it was a 5 door and there are loads of em about and nearly everything is extra.

[Wickedredc2]

how much are you a month on the ds3 diesel ??? and for how long as me and the misses are currently thinking about this ?? but were getting rid of our 59 plate corsa and keeping my c2 vts

[ZACK]

Welcome To Le Club !

Mini - I dont like them

^^^ Your Going To Fit In Just Fine Here

Oh And Darryl...

SCRAP THE CORSA - GET A DS3 !

[Wickedredc2]

Welcome To Le Club !



^^^ Your Going To Fit In Just Fine Here

Oh And Darryl...

SCRAP THE CORSA - GET A DS3 !

im on the case dude

[rodenal]

2 year deal (6+23 so that's an initial payment of £1350ish) on a 110 works out at £220pm (roughly) with 20k miles, 4p a mile if over that mileage.

I got metallic paint free, dont have any sort of maintenance package but tyres are included in the lease (not that these should be needed)

The hdi 90's are a bit cheaper than that and the petrol dsport a bit more expensive

[LEANNE_GT]

hello and welcome aboard

[dayouk]

2 year deal (6+23 so that's an initial payment of £1350ish) on a 110 works out at £220pm (roughly) with 20k miles, 4p a mile if over that mileage.

Welcome! That is a great price I couldn't get a lease quote anywhere near that for a personal lease when I was looking.

[WTF]

Hey!

Welcome!

I considered the Mito before falling for the DS3. Well, to be fair I was very hungover after a wedding in Lincoln and popped into a Citroen garage to have ANOTHER look around the DS3, and it won. The dealer was great and really contributed to my decision. I test drove the 150 and loved it!!! But I had managed to go from 3k on a used car to a new build, so didn't want to push my luck too much.

I was toying with the diesel, but went for the 120, with hifi pack and chrome strips.