Citroen C5 SX 2.2 HDi

Advantages: Excellent cruiser; Super fuel economy; Powerful engine; Equipment levels
Disadvantages: Difficult to keep clean!!

...I bought my C5 as a replacement for an ageing 406 HDi. Any car I own has to be an excellent cruiser, comfortable and reliable and (touch wood) the C5 has been all of these. In the 5 months I\'ve owned it, I\'ve covered approx 9000 miles. The only costs I\'ve had are a full service and cambelt when I bought it (I always do this with every car I buy) and 4 wheel alignment (car was scrubbing the front tyres). Apart from this - nothing else. The equipment levels of this car are great. The air con is a boon; the c.d. player gives good playback, although the radio reception can be a bit hit and miss at times; the on board computer gives interesting statistics (!); the automatic lights are a boon; automatic wipers are great; the cruise control a God send on long journeys. All in all, it has everything I want and need in a car Another...

WelshRebel 10.11.2007 · Read review
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My Citroen C5 experiences

Advantages: Smooth, Well Built, Economical, Powerful Engine, Load Carrier, Comfortable, Nice Design
Disadvantages: Wheel spray on rear window, Rear wiper delay too long

...This is my third Citroen, the other two being a BX TD Estate, and a Xantia TD estate. I have no hesitation at all in saying that this is the best car I have ever owned. There is something about it which just shouts 'Drive ME!'. As soon as you get in, you feel at home. The further you travel, the more comfortable it seems. We take our holidays in the South of France, and tow a trailer camper. In my last car (Xantia), the towing was pretty good until you came to a hill (and there are some hills in the middle of France, believe me). Then, the car would climb any hill, but slowly. The TD has plenty of torque but not much raw power. The C5 2.2 HDi is completely different. Set the cruise control at 75, and just sit back and steer. When it comes to a hill, it will accelerate to 75 and stay there. I have not yet found a hill where I...

nick99 21.12.2004 · Read review
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Citroen C5 - worth the money?

Advantages: Comfort, reliabilty,
Disadvantages: Servicing costs

...factor companies had never even HEARD of it. The only place I could source it was from a Citroen dealer, at £25 a litre plus VAT. The filter requires five litres. It can require this at any time - and it is not recommended that you do this yourself. The dealer charges up to £175 for a refill - if of course that switchs off the light. If not you\'re into investigation - and the price increases accordingly. Eolys fluid can need replacing at any time - ours has just been done less than two years after it was previously filled (we had the filter done then too). On top of which - if you run too low on this fluid, your engine can go kaput. So not great. That aside it is a great car - as long as you are prepared for the servicing costs, it is an excellent all-rounder, but not for those on a limited budget....

tartymuffin 08.08.2007 · Read review
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Why dont the car mags like the Citroen C5

Advantages: huge interior, great performance, clever gadgets
Disadvantages: fuel consumption

...I have had my Citroen C5 3.0 V6 for two weeks now and it's great. But I don't understand why all the car mags (eg, Top Gear, What Car) rate it as boring, and ugly... I find its looks attractive and distinctive - less brash that the Mondeo, and less eccentric than the Laguna. Its interior is significantly more attractive than the Mondeo I looked at - for me the C5's art nouveau inspired curves are so much more livable-with than the macho metal bits and American-looking fake veneer, and frankly naff clock in the Mondeo. I am quite spoiled by the C5, as after a test drive in an HD2.2, I went back to order one, to find this 3.0 V6 sitting in the showroom with a huge discount (from £24,000 down to under £18k). This is is because as a top spec (auto, leather seats, sat nav, etc) model, the price was up in the Audi/BMW range and customers weren...

robw1 24.01.2002 · Read review
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Review of Citroen C5 3.0 V6

Smooth cruising in your C5...

Advantages: Economical, spacious, cheap, comfortable, lots of extras!
Disadvantages: Dodgy suspension

...We have had this vehicle for the last year and I have to say I would hate to change my car again. At the time of purchase we were looking for something a lot bigger than our peugeot 306 but still wanted it to be quick. My husband does a very long commute every day so it had to be comfortable but also economical ie a diesel. The Citreon C5 seemed to tick every box, it is a HDi (nippy diesel), it is very spacious inside with enough space in the back to carry a baby's car seat plus 2 adults comfortably. There are airbags all over the place and an alarm for your peace of mind. You get all the little extras such as A/C, 6 CD changer, in depth on-board computer, arm rests in the front and back, sun viser to go over the back window etc etc.. The boot is enormous and you also get loads of miles to the gallon, generally around 47mpg! All of this...

Sydney315 17.07.2006 · Read review
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I fell in love with a C5 2.0 HDi hatchback!

Advantages: comfort, style, economy, space
Disadvantages: not a nippy speedy car

...This review is on a Citroen C5 HDi 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...

laveyri 02.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Citroen C5 2.0 HDi 16v Exclusive

My C5-2.

Advantages: Smooth, shiny and sexy
Disadvantages: Quite a few annoying little features

...on the basis of ascetic value. It’s small, smooth, shiny and sexy and it cost £100. What more could a girl want? On reflection I probably should have invested a little more time in my choice as I am likely to end up keeping this phone for at least a couple of years but there you go! So MY C5-2 is a described as a ‘clam shell’ phone, i.e. flip top, it’s shiny blue with a silver stripe through the middle that you can see in the picture on the product page. The front display shows the battery status, the time, date, signal and indicates whether it’s on silent, if the alarm is set etc. Pretty standard really. One annoying feature in this respect is that when you charge the phone, the stripe bit that I have described flashes. Huge green lighthouse flashes. Which, if you charge your phone on the bedside table at night, like I do, is annoying...

nickyturnill 25.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of SAGEM MY C5-2

Reg Vardy Citroen - A Fine Dealership

Advantages: Excellent Service, Good Stock of Cars
Disadvantages: None at present

...the effort to visit the Citroen dealer the next day, in accordance with the times and dates I had provided them. I was offered refreshments upon my arrival, and the option to browse whilst the Sales Executive finished with another client. Although I declined the service was available, and appeared to be enjoyed by other customers. Within 5 minutes of being seated, the Sales Executive who had called me the day before approached me. He showed me outside, and proceeded to ask questions of what cars was interested in and when shown, proceeded to provide detailed knowledge of the cars, showing me around inside and out. At all times he was very genuine, asking sincere questions and providing honest answers. During my visit there I was suitably impressed and was lucky enough to see the car I wanted. The Sales executive instantly asked if I wanted...

kelr101 01.04.2004 (18.08.2004) · Read review
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A fine motorway blaster.

Advantages: Good high speed ride and noise levels, grunty engine, interior space.
Disadvantages: Auto box can't make its mind up, crashy low-speed ride.

...the (wonderful) C6 is much better. The ride quality is pretty good at speed but is far too crashy around town for a oil/gas suspended Citroën, whoever came up with the damping rates obviously had a bad day at the office, compression damping is too harsh, the rebound damping (lack of) is shocking. My brothers later facelift C5 is much better judged, more supple and better damped. Handling is fairly benign, obviously under-steer biased, grip is okay, it's no sports saloon but can be hustled along pretty quickly. The soft, long travel, suspension means grip in the wet is pretty good, traction from standstill in the wet is remarkable for a front wheel drive car, the traction control rarely chimes in. The steering is a little light but has enough weight not to feel overly so. The brakes are excellent. The interior is roomy and well equipped. Sadly...

SteveLeeLondon 31.12.2007 (30.12.2007) · Read review
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Review of Citroen C5 3.0 V6

Great car spolied by the anti pollution problem!

Advantages: Fast, huge carrying capacity, comfortable long range cruiser
Disadvantages: Has a recurring dangerous sensor fault that no one knows how to fix

...I have owned the 2.2HDI SX Estate for about a year having owned virtually every Citroen to date from 2CV on. My last two vehicles were both Xsara Estates (not Picasso) and I traded up to the bigger C5 in order to tow a caravn and hump more gear to and from France. I went for the 2.2 HDI engine because I found that the 2.0 was far too slow through the gears compared to the Xsara which went like the wind. The 2.2 is quite nippy for such a large vehicle. I particularly like the different suspension heights and in fact used the highest one (max 6mph) to crawl through a flood yesterday. Also like the Sports setting which takes two of the suspension spheres out of commission thereby hardening up the suspension and reducing body roll on country roads as well as improving handling. I bought the vehicle at about 40000 miles (03) and in a year I...

ITS_IN_THE_DETAIL 01.04.2008 · Read review
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