Citroën C5 Hatchback (2001 - 2004) 2.0 HDi VTR (110bhp) 5d (2004/04) Owner Review
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Summary
What does this car say about you?
family man with a sporty yearning
What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?
family find it very comfortable
Would you buy this car again and why?
with the more powerful 175bhp hdi engine it would be on my list
What are you likely to buy next?
latest mondeo tdci or s-max
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Buying experience
Type of dealer you bought from?
Franchise
Did you buy this car new?
No
What price did you pay?
£8,000
When did you buy the car?
May 2006
Did you get a good deal and why?
picasso was needing a lot of work done but they gave me top book against the C5
Is there any special reason why you bought this car?
more sporty than my old picasso and got a very good deal
What was the dealer like?
very friendly but only just become a citroen service franchise so didnt know that much about them
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Driving it
What's it like to drive?
as good as my old mondeo 2.0 zetec through the bends and hardly have to change down from 5th to overtake on open road.
What's it like to park?
its daunting at first but once you get used to its size and can visualize the extremities it becomes easy enough. would recommend parent & child spaces as i've received a couple of dents/scratches due to its width in normal spaces
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Living with it
Have you had any problems with the car?
rear brakes have been a constant bugbear. it is a known design fault but citroen wont do anything about them. (squealling under braking/ seizing due to corrosion build up at calipers)
What's most practical about your car?
lots of room behind me (6' 3") for passengers. can fit 3 across rear and swallows luggage easily.
Favourite gadget, option or accessory?
climate control, although only goes down to 16', i'd like it colder
