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hiscocks said:
I just plug in my iPod, it fits perfectly between the cubby hole and the gear lever.
How do you like the car, what colour combo did you go for? Is it a 2.7?
Mine's a storm grey 2.7 V6 HDI Lignage with optional sat nav. The Citroen garage I got it from got me the 3.5mm jack lead for the triple connector in the glove box (my trusty pmp is French, not fruity (an old but trusty Archos 604 (with replacement battery How do you like the car, what colour combo did you go for? Is it a 2.7?
) not an iPod).I'm still trying to get the drivers seat in to the best position for me - I suffered a slipped disk a few years back and that can cause me issues (especially as the disk in question is where the lumbar support applied pressure). First commute in it will be this Monday.
It was a great car and perfect for those continental jaunts.
Thanks for the +ve comments. I do really like the CX; never had one but a friend's dad had a CX Presteige. Very cool.
It took me a while to get the right seat position. Never had so many options before so I was inclined to fiddle. It's good now and the wheel is the right position too. It just fits perfectly. Such a natural car for me.
Drove from Maidenhead to Edinburgh recently and managed to get all the way there and back without stopping once. When I got home I wasn't tired in the slightest!
It took me a while to get the right seat position. Never had so many options before so I was inclined to fiddle. It's good now and the wheel is the right position too. It just fits perfectly. Such a natural car for me.
Drove from Maidenhead to Edinburgh recently and managed to get all the way there and back without stopping once. When I got home I wasn't tired in the slightest!
Really really lovely car. Guy I work with has a Peugeot 607 which is another car that seems to polarise opinions. Having borrowed it a fair bit it really is an awesome thing to eat up the miles. To give you some confidence every single electrical item in it works after 10 years - and there are a lot of toys, full leather, jaguarish suspension etc.
Just put new boots on the front whilst it was having a nail taken out of the nearside rear. The Hancook Ventus V12s I have on the back are OK but the ones on the front lasted about 10,000 miles which I didn't think was much good. I have chosen Falken ZE912 tires which were also slightly cheaper than the Hancooks and much more so than the Michelin Premacy OEM tires which I don't rate anyway. The Falkens seem really quiet.
I met 6 other C6 owners at the pub the other day which was brilliant. Learned a lot from chatting to the others and we'll meet again one evening to take some pictures (was midnight by the time we finished in the pub and too dark for any good pics!)
I'm going to have the oil in the sealed gearbox changed. BL Autos say they can do it (guy from garage was there at the meet). It's not too far away but I wondered if anyone knows of anywhere with experience with this nearby (I'm in Maidenhead). I asked Forge in Cookham (citroen specialists) and they haven't done one before and don't seem confident to try.
I've done 70K now and would like to have it changed as other owners say though it should technically never need changing, it's best to do it if you can because the stuff comes out filthy and I always like to over-service if possible!
The service interval on the car is 20K but I'm having new filters and engine oil every 10K too.
Cheers
ped
I'm going to have the oil in the sealed gearbox changed. BL Autos say they can do it (guy from garage was there at the meet). It's not too far away but I wondered if anyone knows of anywhere with experience with this nearby (I'm in Maidenhead). I asked Forge in Cookham (citroen specialists) and they haven't done one before and don't seem confident to try.
I've done 70K now and would like to have it changed as other owners say though it should technically never need changing, it's best to do it if you can because the stuff comes out filthy and I always like to over-service if possible!
The service interval on the car is 20K but I'm having new filters and engine oil every 10K too.
Cheers
ped
Has any c6 owner got a picture of the boot space?
As random as it sounds, I am trying to decide between a 159 and a c6 at the moment. Unfortunately there are very few c6's around, so am hoping to get as much info together before I go off on some long treks to find one!
As we have a small clan, plenty of boot room is required, so any help appreciated. Can't even find a boot pic on google!
As random as it sounds, I am trying to decide between a 159 and a c6 at the moment. Unfortunately there are very few c6's around, so am hoping to get as much info together before I go off on some long treks to find one!
As we have a small clan, plenty of boot room is required, so any help appreciated. Can't even find a boot pic on google!
I'll get a pic for you later. The boot is pretty long but not very high, if that makes sense. I'm a bass player and my speaker cabs didn't quite fit in the boot. Mind you, they are massive. It happily carries anything else I have had occasion to use.
One thing to consider is that if you have the 'lounge pack' (reclining/heated rear seats) you can't fold the rear seats down.
One thing to consider is that if you have the 'lounge pack' (reclining/heated rear seats) you can't fold the rear seats down.
hiscocks said:
Ah I forgot to get a boot pic!! Will try and remember to do one this afternoon
It's ok. been to see ne now. very nice!!i'm actually looking for a 2.2HDI one, due to the much lower tax band, but will see what I can find, they seem very rare.
I do have a question about the floatiness, if you set off briskly from a stop it did take a good few rocks backwards and forwards before settling down. Does this sound normal for a c6? or was it just so noticable because of the headup display?
Efbe said:
It's ok. been to see ne now. very nice!!
i'm actually looking for a 2.2HDI one, due to the much lower tax band, but will see what I can find, they seem very rare.
I do have a question about the floatiness, if you set off briskly from a stop it did take a good few rocks backwards and forwards before settling down. Does this sound normal for a c6? or was it just so noticable because of the headup display?
Ah good, because I forgot again, didn't I!i'm actually looking for a 2.2HDI one, due to the much lower tax band, but will see what I can find, they seem very rare.
I do have a question about the floatiness, if you set off briskly from a stop it did take a good few rocks backwards and forwards before settling down. Does this sound normal for a c6? or was it just so noticable because of the headup display?
Possibly a little bit, I don't really notice it if it does. I was talking to the guys about this a few days ago and each C6 is slightly different to the next because the suspension adapts to your driving style. Mine feels quite soft which I really like but not unsuitably so. A friend has a very early one and he says it's softer, so much so that passengers in the back find it more like sailing!
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