No doubt this gentleman is being a bit nasty and rough,possible a bit over the top. But I have an understanding of his complaint. I had a 1.5d for a little over a year and confess found it a bit noisy,my understanding was I ought to have bought the 1.6 not the 1.5. Sad to see thes complaits are of the 1.6 and that it was also noisy. To be fair I loved driving it just like a wee sports car,not a lot of umps and needed the use the gear stick a lot but fun to drive. The steering very direct. Strange you should mention the Picasso 4 i was able to pick up an almost new one with all the bells and whistles I wanted and the 1.6D same as your BMax. Yes they are the same engine all made by Peugeot/Citeron and for a Diesel very very quiet and full of life. I have just finished a short driving holiday and checked the M P G.
Over 3 days I completed 530 miles most of which on good driving roads and about 20% over say class C roads. My only concession to driving was to set the speed limiter to 70 mph. As you will understand I did not pass many cars!
I returned 53mpg. Over last few days have added a further 300+ and now returning total 51 mg. must say am more than happy with this. Will let run at least another 1000 and see how it goes. By the way the road tax is the same.
The one aspect of the BMax with which I was unhappy was the visibility on the inside.
Gone are the days when you could be sure of not being passed on passenger side,the wing mirrors were not as efficient as they could be. My old age made twisting round to look almost impossible. The C4 is a joy in this respect.
However I had a lovely year with the BMax but have no regrets at the change,happy motoring.
arm987˜Žƒ
