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Title: Cactus
Post by: BazaJT on 04 September 2014, 20:58:17
Yes this is in the right section.The Cactus in question being the name chosen by Citroen for its new addition to the C4 range.Has anyone else seen one?I've seen two so far,one in white with  the rubber/plastic/whatever they're made from panelling in a truly awful shade of brown and the other in metallic green with black panelling.What were they thinking!Were they onsomething illegal when they came up with this one?I'm only sorry I can't do some kind of picture link or something-but I'm sure someone cleverer than I will do so.
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Entwood on 04 September 2014, 21:07:13
How many grotty images do you want ??

citroen cactus (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=citroen+cactus&tbm=isch&imgil=wH0KqflQH0stzM%253A%253BXt-QHFkjlc0DLM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.mirror.co.uk%25252Flifestyle%25252Fmotoring%25252Fcar-reviews%25252Frichard-hammond-citroen-cactus-sharp-3769909&source=iu&fir=wH0KqflQH0stzM%253A%252CXt-QHFkjlc0DLM%252C_&usg=__BZPSod7D5DKjiyS-QgLEwO29-h4%3D&sa=X&ei=RsYIVMWgJKzA7Ab1xICgBw&ved=0CDIQ9QEwAg&biw=1024&bih=639#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=wH0KqflQH0stzM%253A%3BXt-QHFkjlc0DLM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi2.mirror.co.uk%252Fincoming%252Farticle3768468.ece%252Falternates%252Fs615%252FCitroen-cactus.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mirror.co.uk%252Flifestyle%252Fmotoring%252Fcar-reviews%252Frichard-hammond-citroen-cactus-sharp-3769909%3B615%3B409)

:)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: BazaJT on 04 September 2014, 21:15:28
That's it that's the one!!!Sad part is someone is going to walk into showrooms and say "OOOH,that's lovely I want one"at which point their guide dog needs retiring!
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Nick W on 04 September 2014, 22:03:32
There are loads of them on the quayside at Sheerness. I don't think they look that bad; at least they're not pretending to be retro like the Mini, Beetle or 500.
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Andy B on 04 September 2014, 22:18:50

I saw a yellow one in the local Citroen dealers when sorting her car out ...... the staff couldn't/wouldn't agree with me when I was less than complimentary on it  ::)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: dbug on 04 September 2014, 22:20:21
Thats an ugly barsteward ???
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Nick W on 04 September 2014, 22:23:46

I saw a yellow one in the local Citroen dealers when sorting her car out ...... the staff couldn't/wouldn't agree with me when I was less than complimentary on it  ::)

I had that when a salesman asked what I thought of the then new Z4 while I was waiting to deliver a car. My comment that anyone who could cock up the styling of a 2-seater convertible that badly should have his crayons shoved somewhere that he wouldn't want to use them again, didn't go down well!
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Andy B on 04 September 2014, 22:49:50
The interior looks particularly Cactus ....... especially in beige!
Another modern car that has a tablet/iPad glued to the dash


(http://www.cochealdia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Citroen-Cactus_024.jpg)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 September 2014, 23:16:39
I quite like it!  :D  :)  Think of all the supermarket car park door dings you won't get, with those cushions on the doors!  :y
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Vamps on 05 September 2014, 00:04:29
The interior looks particularly Cactus ....... especially in beige!
Another modern car that has a tablet/iPad glued to the dash


(http://www.cochealdia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Citroen-Cactus_024.jpg)

And the Austin Allegro steering wheel....... :y :y
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: 05omegav6 on 05 September 2014, 00:07:58
The quartic steering wheel is dead. Long live the quartic steering wheel ;D

Must be seventies revival week. Worth noting at this point that the seventies is the only decade that can never be unfashionable for long enough to become fashionable again... ::)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: D on 05 September 2014, 00:51:03
Rather this (http://www.topgear.com/uk/imageresize/image.jpg?OriginalImageUrl=%2Fuk%2Fassets%2Fcms%2F0780d4b2-5559-40d5-8817-252a7face3f9%2FLarge+Image.jpg%3Fp%3D130910_11%3A08&Width=615&Height=347) than a Nissan Juke.
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: 05omegav6 on 05 September 2014, 00:59:54
Rather this (http://www.topgear.com/uk/imageresize/image.jpg?OriginalImageUrl=%2Fuk%2Fassets%2Fcms%2F0780d4b2-5559-40d5-8817-252a7face3f9%2FLarge+Image.jpg%3Fp%3D130910_11%3A08&Width=615&Height=347) than a Nissan Juke.
Good point, well presented :y
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: plym ian on 05 September 2014, 01:55:04
I saw one yesterday in the shopping centre near me. It was ugly to say the least :o

Also it's the only cactus that the pricks go inside rather than out ;D
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: aaronjb on 05 September 2014, 09:42:32
At least you don't end up with a door covered in dings thanks to the inbred little mongrels in the car next to you at the supermarket..

..because they helpfully covered it in what looks like oversized bubble wrap.
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Varche on 05 September 2014, 10:54:58
Not my cup of tea however they will sell like hot cakes to the same sort of people who buy Jukes, Mokkas etc. We are just all old farts stuck in a time warp liking our retro gas guzzling rides without Blue tooth SMS*, Ipad8 dock and GPS driverless mode etc etc :-[ :-[

* so the passenger can communicate with the driver.
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: 05omegav6 on 05 September 2014, 11:02:35
Not my cup of tea however they will sell like hot cakes to the same sort of people who buy Jukes, Mokkas etc. We are just all old farts stuck in a time warp liking our retro gas guzzling rides without Blue tooth SMS*, Ipad8 dock and GPS driverless mode etc etc :-[ :-[

* so the passenger can communicate with the driver.
Not so Varche, we are simply cynical/intelligent enough to not buy into any of that marketing horse radish... and that is summat to be proud of, not embarrassed by :y
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: aaronjb on 05 September 2014, 11:12:05
I'm not sure I'd ever say I was proud to drive an Omega - it's a 10 year old nondescript non-badge luxobarge that was predominantly driven by reps who couldn't stretch to a BMW when it was new… ;D
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Varche on 05 September 2014, 11:56:52
Not my cup of tea however they will sell like hot cakes to the same sort of people who buy Jukes, Mokkas etc. We are just all old farts stuck in a time warp liking our retro gas guzzling rides without Blue tooth SMS*, Ipad8 dock and GPS driverless mode etc etc :-[ :-[

* so the passenger can communicate with the driver.
Not so Varche, we are simply cynical/intelligent enough to not buy into any of that marketing horse radish... and that is summat to be proud of, not embarrassed by :y

I know really. Just acting devils advocate. Does anyone remember how we all railed against the "ugly" Ford Sierra when that was released. For years that was the car copied.
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: The Sheriff on 05 September 2014, 13:29:42
Not my cup of tea however they will sell like hot cakes to the same sort of people who buy Jukes, Mokkas etc. We are just all old farts stuck in a time warp liking our retro gas guzzling rides without Blue tooth SMS*, Ipad8 dock and GPS driverless mode etc etc :-[ :-[

* so the passenger can communicate with the driver.
Not so Varche, we are simply cynical/intelligent enough to not buy into any of that marketing horse radish... and that is summat to be proud of, not embarrassed by :y

No. Varche is correct.  ::)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Gaffers on 05 September 2014, 15:10:37
I have seen more appealing piles of sick..........
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 September 2014, 15:21:19
Somebody was telling me last week of a french car (Peugeot / Shitroen - can't remember which) where the sill panel folded up when the owner tried to jack it up to change a wheel. Took it to main dealer who advised him that a jack and spare tyre aren't standard equipment and that, for that reason, the car is only designed to be suspended on a vehicle lift for servicing. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26795734/Smilies/ohfffs.gif)

So, they make them so tinny that they can't support their own weight now. And then stick bits of random plastic on them, it seems. ::)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: henryd on 05 September 2014, 23:33:03
I have seen more appealing piles of sick..........

What?,compared to to a leaf ::),I dont dislike the Cactus
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 05 September 2014, 23:51:30
I have seen more appealing piles of sick..........

What?,compared to to a leaf ::),I dont dislike the Cactus

It's a fair point....  ;D
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: D on 05 September 2014, 23:59:53
Cactus (http://www.motorionline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/citroen_cactus_concept_live_francoforte-_2013_6-1024x680.jpg) vs Leaf (http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/01/29/article-2548116-1B0D59B600000578-666_634x413.jpg)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 06 September 2014, 00:02:33
Where did you get that picture of Guffer?  ;D
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Vamps on 06 September 2014, 01:16:18
I'm not sure I'd ever say I was proud to drive an Omega - it's a 10 year old nondescript non-badge luxobarge that was predominantly driven by reps who couldn't stretch to a BMW when it was new… ;D

Reps never got the Omega, they had to settle with the Astra or perhaps the Cavalier.......... :y :y
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Gaffers on 06 September 2014, 07:42:00
I have seen more appealing piles of sick..........

What?,compared to to a leaf ::),I dont dislike the Cactus

Fair point, but the leaf is nearly "free" so I don't mind driving it....when the new Tesla comes out though...... ::)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: omega3000 on 06 September 2014, 08:48:16
Seen an increasing amount of those mini estates  ::)
All girls driving them  :-\
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: henryd on 06 September 2014, 10:11:50
I have seen more appealing piles of sick..........

What?,compared to to a leaf ::),I dont dislike the Cactus

Fair point, but the leaf is nearly "free" so I don't mind driving it....when the new Tesla comes out though...... ::)

With you on the Tesla,I like the one they are making already and the new one looks lovely :y :y
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: plym ian on 08 September 2014, 18:38:40
This is the one in the shopping centre near me....

(http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/ianboniface/omega/34C41AE7-CEDF-4486-B814-91E9B6E5C2F5.jpg) (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/ianboniface/media/omega/34C41AE7-CEDF-4486-B814-91E9B6E5C2F5.jpg.html)
(http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/ianboniface/omega/66B50098-BED6-436D-8EDF-C093885926F1.jpg) (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/ianboniface/media/omega/66B50098-BED6-436D-8EDF-C093885926F1.jpg.html)
(http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/ianboniface/omega/4BA7487D-41C0-43B0-A3E8-707D803245C9.jpg) (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/ianboniface/media/omega/4BA7487D-41C0-43B0-A3E8-707D803245C9.jpg.html)
(http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/ianboniface/omega/8A814ECE-D6EC-4428-8AF6-FFE735EC6D3D.jpg) (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/ianboniface/media/omega/8A814ECE-D6EC-4428-8AF6-FFE735EC6D3D.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Cactus
Post by: Keith ABS on 08 September 2014, 19:10:29
  I thought this may have been a tthread on that utterly, stupid annoying advert for Mecca Bingo. "i am in a white coat so know you like Cactus and offers" i want to kick the tele in every time it comes on
Keith B