Advantages: comfort, style, economy, space Disadvantages: not a nippy speedy car
This review is on a CitroenC5HDi LX 110bhp diesel hatchback 2002 model (02). (The picture under this heading is incorrect and shows an estate car - apologies - picture not from me. The details relate to this hatchback)
We bought this car several months ago and I absolutely love it. I have been used to having a company car which is renewed every three years and thought having an older second hand car again would be a nasty shock to the system but have found the complete opposite is the case with this one! We were not planning to buy either a Citroen or a big car but we needed to get something fairly quickly and we went to a local independent garage from which we have bought many cars over the years for ourselves and which we have recommended to many friends an family. The original plan was to buy a car of a similar size ...
Advantages: Big enough for the family and their luggage Disadvantages: Typical French gear change
This year my company increased the size of the list of cars which we are allowed to choose from. In addition to the usual Fords and Vauxhalls, we were able to get Peugeots, VW’s and Citroens. I decided to go for the CitroenC5, 2.0 SX estate as I do like a decent sized car with enough load space to get all the kids toys, bikes etc. in. I’ve had it for about 12 weeks now and have covered just over 1500 miles so I think I can make a reasonable assessment of it.
OVERALL LOOK OF THE CAR
It is very streamlined and looks good in the silver colour I opted for. It has aluminium roof bars which are, for the silver version, as near as makes no odds to being body coloured. Most people comment on how large it is when they first see it (stop it) but at 4756 mm long it is an inch shorter than the equivalent Mondeo estate. It also gives ...
Advantages: Big roomy car Disadvantages: Poor quality
A very large roomy car with a very comfortable ride, the main complaint i (and others) have whit it is the electrics. I have have done 46k miles in 3.5 years and have now had 5 batteries fitted after the cells have crumbled in side them, the central locking keeps unlocking itself and stays unlocked even although it should re lock its self after 30 seconds and the hatch pops open as you drive along the road. As the car came with a 3 year warranty you can imagine the number of times it was in and out of Citroen only to be told "we cannot find anything wrong , and i was just unlucky to get a faulty battery each time. The other problem with this car is the poor fuel consumption, I average around 31 MPG ( and I do a fair mix of driving) and was told by the dealer after several complaints "Its a big heavy car sir that not bad"
Great car ...
