06 Sep 06
I think it's fair to say I've had better days. I'm in Slough, it's raining and I've just been handed the keys to the Citroen C-P1NK, which, in case you were in any doubt about its name, is a pink Citroen C1.
It's not just pink though - that would be mildly sensible. It's stupidly bright pink, and someone's let an 'artist' with an airbrush go mad all over the paintwork, putting fairies on the doors and bonnet.
It doesn't end there either: at the back there are two heart-shaped exhausts and a rear wing that David Coulthard would be proud of. To finish off the bastardisation of this innocent city car, the standard steel wheels have been binned in favour for some 17" multi-spoke chrome alloys. All of which combines to make this the most horrific C1 ever dreamt up.
Now, if this was the product of some flossy-headed teenager who'd just got lucky on a stratchcard then you might let her off, citing the innocence of youth. But, no, this C1 has been made by Citroen. Its purpose was to stop jaded showgoers in their tracks at the London show and lure them onto the Citroen stand, but now it's out from under the spotlights and on the road.
