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Rick Hough, England

Citroen C5 HDi SX 110 2007

5 star review

 

This is my 15th Citroen and easily the best car I’ve owned out of a total of 60 including Alfa, Jaguar, Ford, MG and Land Rover vehicles. It has been our main family transport for seven years and has covered 160k miles with no dramas and has never broken down. We can drive from Knusford to Nantes via Dover on a tank of diesel, four up with luggage and bikes on the back. It is comfortable, has adequate speed (my other car is an Alfa 156 and I like to "make progress" every now and again) and a huge electric sunroof; car manufacturers take note, we don’t all want air-con! The only components I have had to replace apart from service items (I do all my own servicing) are one door handle (snapped), a washer motor (my error no de-icer in it last winter) and the external temp sensor. If you are buying a C5 I would suggest you: 1. Learn how it works and what may go wrong. 2. Learn to look after it yourself. 3. Avoid main dealers if you need to get it repaired. 4. Buy one that has done a good 50k miles - it will have had all the big repair items replaced!

This is my 15th Citroen and easily the best car I’ve owned out of a total of 60 including Alfa, Jaguar, Ford, MG and Land Rover vehicles. It has been our main family transport for seven years and has covered 160k miles with no dramas and has never broken down. We can drive from Knusford to Nantes via Dover on a tank of diesel, four up with luggage and bikes on the back. It is comfortable, has adequate speed (my other car is an Alfa 156 and I like to "make progress" every now and again) and a huge electric sunroof; car manufacturers take note, we don’t all want air-con! The only components I have had to replace apart from service items (I do all my own servicing) are one door handle (snapped), a washer motor (my error no de-icer in it last winter) and the external temp sensor. If you are buying a C5 I would suggest you: 1. Learn how it works and what may go wrong. 2. Learn to look after it yourself. 3. Avoid main dealers if you need to get it repaired. 4. Buy one that has done a good 50k miles - it will have had all the big repair items replaced!

 

Submitted: 29/07/2011 10:10:49

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Simon Young, Yorkshire

Citroen C5 2.0 HDI 138 AUTO ESTATE 2007

3 star review

Got this car of my step-father who had it from new. He had had loads of problems so you may wonder why I bought it of him. My reasoning was that as each problem had been different and repaired under warranty they would not happen again. Apart from the odd niggle (more later) in the last 9000 miles I have been proved correct. Some of the problems with the car have been - parking sensors failing. 3 times. Gearbox giving up the ghost at 52000 miles. Thank you warranty direct. £2500 repair cost. Drive shafts replaced twice due to being bent causing violent vibration. Ecu failing on m25. Took 3 weeks to work out problem. £606 repair cost. Thanks warranty direct again. Did not pay for 3 weeks car hire though. Lots of other niggling faults over 3 years, which the dealer did sort. Now I have the car only 2 faults have happened. The parking sensors have packed up again. Auto electrician wants to much money to sort so i am using my eyes instead. The glass hatch used to come open all the time when you shut the doors or even when on the move. After much swearing and slamming it won’t open at all now. Has anyone any idea how to release it. I find the car a bit slow as I am use to 3 litre 6 cylinder diesel Mercs but I am getting used to planning my overtaking. Fuel consumption is not great (28mpg). I have to say unlike my step father who got 47mpg and drove it like a snail I do thrash it to death to work on a night and its sits in traffic jam morning and afternoon on the school run so I don’t suppose its bad. Its plus points are it space. It’s very good for us what with 2 kids and a dog. It’s also very comfy and cruises well when you can get it up to speed. The xenon lights are fantastic as well. If you are replacing the tyres do not get the standard fit Michelin Primacy’s. They are way to expensive and the grip is rubbish and they create to much noise. I have been getting Nexen n3000 for years. The grip is fantastic and they are a lot quieter. Also they are half the price of the Michelin’s and the tread pattern looks cool. Would I buy another C5. As I got this one very cheap from my step dad I have to say I would probably not buy another. Long term I don’t think they are built to last but that’s not to say its a terrible car. I just think we have been a bit unlucky with this one. Any thoughts with the glass hatch would be appreciated.

Submitted: 05/05/2010 21:02:53

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Robert Graves, Lanarkshire

Citroen C5 2.0 HDi Exclusive 2007

4 star review

This is a big car and perfect for a large family. It’s excellent at coping with long trips - both the car itself and the passengers arrive in a very good condition. You get a lot of car for your money and it copes well both about town and on the motorway. It is perhaps a little unexciting and that is why I think it will be mostly used by company car drivers. Not the most luxurious of cars but inexpensive to run and reliable.

Submitted: 30/04/2008 15:22:24

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Paul Hewson, Newport

Citroen C5 2.2 HDI 2007

4 star review

Good on interior space, a smooth drive on the motorway but not the most exciting drive but it does the job.

Submitted: 13/11/2007 10:59:34

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