On the frog-eyed face of it, 2003’s C3 Pluriel was an absolute bargain. It was, according to Citroen, no fewer than five cars in one: a hatchback, a ‘sunroof saloon’, a cabrio, a spider, and a roadster pickup. Costing around 12 grand at launch, that meant you were paying a mere £2,400 per car. Quelle bonne affaire!
However, if you were considering adding all five C3 Pluriels to your driveway, there were a few additional outlays to factor in.
First, the doctorate in mechanical engineering required to convert the Pluriel between its many, many different configurations. Assembling an Ikea eight-drawer dresser, without instructions? While blindfolded? And wearing goose-fat-smeared oven gloves? A veritable cinch compared to removing the roof rails from the pram-tastic Citroen.
And were you, at any point, planning…
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BBC Top Gear (digital) - 1 Issue, Oct-22