Citroen DS5 any problems

[DrC]

Tailgater said:

Off to cargiant on Saturday - if i dont buy will give you a shout

No problem. Good luck with your hunt, if there are any specific questions or things you want to know about ds5s in general just let me know.

[anonymous-user]

DrC said:

Tailgater said:

Off to cargiant on Saturday - if i dont buy will give you a shout

No problem. Good luck with your hunt, if there are any specific questions or things you want to know about ds5s in general just let me know.

Hiya

Thanks! Good luck for your sale too.

The car in question has been sold - Cargiant will alert me if a Hybrid ds5 comes on sale.

In the meantime, I'm going to look at this
A few general questions.
This car has 'Claudia' leather. Is that good or bad? I hear about 'watchstrap' more..
Do they come with massaging seats and if so does your car have it?
Does the sat nav accept 7 digit postcodes now?
Any options I should look out for generally?



Thanks again

[DrC]

Tailgater said:

Hiya

Thanks! Good luck for your sale too.

The car in question has been sold - Cargiant will alert me if a Hybrid ds5 comes on sale.

In the meantime, I'm going to look at this
A few general questions.
This car has 'Claudia' leather. Is that good or bad? I hear about 'watchstrap' more..
Do they come with massaging seats and if so does your car have it?
Does the sat nav accept 7 digit postcodes now?
Any options I should look out for generally?



Thanks again

The watchstrap leather is an option, better quality leather finished in a 'watchstrap' style pattern. My wifes DS3 has watchstrap, my DS5 has claudia, both are fine.
A car of this age should have heated seats and drivers massage seat as standard, later they became optional extras.
Sat nav can be upgraded to 7 digit postcodes with a firmware and a map update. mine has been upgraded.
in terms of options, other than the watchstrap leather I don't think there were any on the Dsport. Maybe you could have DAB but it was a non integrated version and not available at all on hybrid. Everything else was standard, like cruise/limiter, auto lights/wipers, electric windows/seats/mirrors/roof blinds/ reverse camera/front & rear sensors/, adaptive lights, auto handbrake, etc etc.

[anonymous-user]

DrC said:

Tailgater said:

Hiya

Thanks! Good luck for your sale too.

The car in question has been sold - Cargiant will alert me if a Hybrid ds5 comes on sale.

In the meantime, I'm going to look at this
A few general questions.
This car has 'Claudia' leather. Is that good or bad? I hear about 'watchstrap' more..
Do they come with massaging seats and if so does your car have it?
Does the sat nav accept 7 digit postcodes now?
Any options I should look out for generally?



Thanks again

The watchstrap leather is an option, better quality leather finished in a 'watchstrap' style pattern. My wifes DS3 has watchstrap, my DS5 has claudia, both are fine.
A car of this age should have heated seats and drivers massage seat as standard, later they became optional extras.
Sat nav can be upgraded to 7 digit postcodes with a firmware and a map update. mine has been upgraded.
in terms of options, other than the watchstrap leather I don't think there were any on the Dsport. Maybe you could have DAB but it was a non integrated version and not available at all on hybrid. Everything else was standard, like cruise/limiter, auto lights/wipers, electric windows/seats/mirrors/roof blinds/ reverse camera/front & rear sensors/, adaptive lights, auto handbrake, etc etc.

Very nice. Not too fussed about DAB really, never had it before. If this is the second purchase then Other than this and my Audi I have never paid more than £2750 for a car in the last 10 years. Coming back to newer cars is challenging but Im bored of sheds and need a bit of modern metal....

How do you use your DS5? Family car? How much MPG do you get, is it close to Citröen's claims?How good is the stereo?

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 15th September 17:46

[DrC]

sleepera6 said:

Very nice. Not too fussed about DAB really, never had it before. If this is the second purchase then Other than this and my Audi I have never paid more than £2750 for a car in the last 10 years. Coming back to newer cars is challenging but Im bored of sheds and need a bit of modern metal....

How do you use your DS5? Family car? How much MPG do you get, is it close to Citröen's claims?How good is the stereo?

Edited by sleepera6 on Thursday 15th September 17:46

It was bought as a family car but mostly I am in it on my own, I have use of a company car quite a bit at the moment so mileage has really dropped off, only 3K since MOT In Feb. The trip computer says 40mpg give or take, I have no idea what Citroen claim. The stereo is pretty good, usual AM/FM radio, CD, USB inputs, BT streaming, steering wheel controls, plenty of speakers.

[anonymous-user]

DrC said:

sleepera6 said:

Very nice. Not too fussed about DAB really, never had it before. If this is the second purchase then Other than this and my Audi I have never paid more than £2750 for a car in the last 10 years. Coming back to newer cars is challenging but Im bored of sheds and need a bit of modern metal....

How do you use your DS5? Family car? How much MPG do you get, is it close to Citröen's claims?How good is the stereo?

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 15th September 17:46

It was bought as a family car but mostly I am in it on my own, I have use of a company car quite a bit at the moment so mileage has really dropped off, only 3K since MOT In Feb. The trip computer says 40mpg give or take, I have no idea what Citroen claim. The stereo is pretty good, usual AM/FM radio, CD, USB inputs, BT streaming, steering wheel controls, plenty of speakers.

Hi

40mpg is decent for me. All this tech sounds like loads! The only "tech" the missus has is a cassette player....

When you did the MOT, no advisories? Seeing you said FCSH, when is the next service? Thanks

[DrC]

sleepera6 said:

Hi

40mpg is decent for me. All this tech sounds like loads! The only "tech" the missus has is a cassette player....

When you did the MOT, no advisories? Seeing you said FCSH, when is the next service? Thanks

No advisories, next service and MOT due Feb 17.

[anonymous-user]

DrC said:

sleepera6 said:

Hi

40mpg is decent for me. All this tech sounds like loads! The only "tech" the missus has is a cassette player....

When you did the MOT, no advisories? Seeing you said FCSH, when is the next service? Thanks

No advisories, next service and MOT due Feb 17.

Thank you for answering all my questions.
As said, if the purchase doesnt go through, you are top priority.
Thanks again

[anonymous-user]

I ended up buying something a bit bland but the wife wasnt sure about the DS5 and bought this instead
320i EfficientDynamics Touring

[Nickbrapp]

Shame that, going from one of the most interesting cars on the market to one of the most boring.

At least it's not diesel. Enjoy.

[anonymous-user]

Nickbrapp said:

Shame that, going from one of the most interesting cars on the market to one of the most boring.

At least it's not diesel. Enjoy.

I know, i know i wasnt too keen on it but its what the wife wants. I've placed a deposit on it, so I might back out and buy a 328i F30 but it's a lot steeper in the price.
Maybe I'll get the DS5 as my next car

[mattyn1]

sleepera6 said:

I know, i know i wasnt too keen on it but its what the wife wants. I've placed a deposit on it, so I might back out and buy a 328i F30 but it's a lot steeper in the price.
Maybe I'll get the DS5 as my next car

Missed this thread... I have a 2.0 DStyle 2012.... bought it at a year old. There are two things wrong.

One. One of the little knobs that hold the cable from the parcel shelf broke off.
Two. The dealer is completely arse at after sales. No call for the MOT, tried to tell me the service was due 18 months early, did not keep the extra year warranty running - but I never needed that anyway. Only found out when after the MOT they tried to sell me an after market warranty. Only in discussion did it come about the car was not covered for the last year!!

However this does not spoil the experience of this family car. A 2012 model still gets curious enquiries about what it is, and admiration about its different looks ... even though I think the newer models are slightly nicer. A great car.

[Muddle238]

mattyn1 said:

Missed this thread... I have a 2.0 DStyle 2012.... bought it at a year old. There are two things wrong.

One. One of the little knobs that hold the cable from the parcel shelf broke off.
Two. The dealer is completely arse at after sales. No call for the MOT, tried to tell me the service was due 18 months early, did not keep the extra year warranty running - but I never needed that anyway. Only found out when after the MOT they tried to sell me an after market warranty. Only in discussion did it come about the car was not covered for the last year!!

However this does not spoil the experience of this family car. A 2012 model still gets curious enquiries about what it is, and admiration about its different looks ... even though I think the newer models are slightly nicer. A great car.

I also missed this thread...

I have a 2013 DSport 2.0, bought just under two years old. Zero problems mechanically. Electrically I had an intermittent interference type problem with the reverse camera, seems to have fixed itself now. Reference the dealers, yeah... they're not great. I went to a couple before I bought my car, both seemed to regard me as a time waster so I went and spent my money elsewhere, still on a DS5 though. Some dealerships won't even have a DS5 in the showroom, which I thought was interesting, show's how rare a car they can be.

Nowadays the early ones on a 3-year PCP style contract thingy are popping up on the used market a bit, so you begin to see a few more around. I used to only see one a month, now I see maybe two a month. Brilliant car though, the exterior and interior design is spot on in my opinion. Driving experience overall is good, on a smooth motorway it's just effortless. On a twisty road it's fine, providing you aren't pushing it to the limits - I took mine through Cheddar Gorge last week, que American tourists thinking it was some future concept test car.