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Pki1nde1: Relay Tipmaster Ready-to-Run
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'ester's impression: Citroen's marketing department is not coy about the nain attraction of its Ready-to-Run Relay Tipmaster — the 211,995 price tag. he bargain Relay comes with the lower-powered 2.2 litre, 104hp engine )ption, but electric windows and mirrors remove that "entry level" feel. Buy le same chassis cab without the body and it will cost you another £4,500.
Inside the cab there is ample storage and even with a good-size bench eat for two passengers, there is still decent cross cab access thanks to the lash-mounted gear lever and a handbrake set to the driver's right.
On the road, the Relay provides a quiet ride with most sound penetration being wind noise from the headboard or from the road, if the surface is concrete. A flat floor and rubber mats, chunky controls and hard wearing seat trim combine to make it driver friendly — even when the driver has climbed in wearing muddy boots and a high-visibility coat.
Leading 1,200kg of sand and gravel into the body made a very noticeable difference to the performance — no chance of pulling away in second. But having got the Relay off the mark, its smaller engine is able to keep up with normal traffic flow without difficulty. Even the hill climb could not restrain the Relay and it took only five seconds longer to complete the task than its larger-engined sister vehicle from Peugeot.
The Tipmaster body's tailgate is located by pins top and )ottom: somewhat basic, but still very effective. Raising the body to its full ?xtent took 20 seconds and the load lost its grip on the powder-coated floor is the fourth stage of the underfloor tipping gear came into play. Tipping perations are controlled via a wander lead and the floor coating of the ?mptied body remained fully intact with impressively little scratching.