My new C6

[Efbe]

hiscocks said:

Ah good, because I forgot again, didn't I!

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!

thanks for that. final question should the suspension get harder in sport mode? I didn't notice any difference test driving it, but assume it would?!?

[hiscocks]

Efbe said:

thanks for that. final question should the suspension get harder in sport mode? I didn't notice any difference test driving it, but assume it would?!?

No problem, happy to help.

Engaging the sport mode activates extra spheres (2 I think?) to firm up the suspension but you'll only notice when cornering, where the car stays flatter. Sometimes I'll use it when I want to pull away quickly combined with sport gearbox mode because it feels tighter and less chance of 'pitching' over undulations.

[hiscocks]

Here's a shot of my car outside some gates where I was intercepted by a man on a lawnmower... I had to raise the suspension to make good my getaway and it was quite a thrilling, albeit slow, race.

Cheers
ped

Epson R-D1, Voigtlander 28mm f1.9 @ F8 1/950 ISO200


C6 at gate by chiscocks, on Flickr

[S10GTA]

hiscocks said:

C6 at gate by chiscocks, on Flickr

So much want it's untrue. Think I will have to make do with an XM for now.

[valiant]

One of my all time favourite cars and since this thread has resurfaced they are getting pretty cheap for what you get. Less than £8k now for what looks like decent examples on AT.

Op, my milage is low like yours. Do you suffer from any DPF problems at all? I hear so many horror stories about low milage diesel users that it puts me off!

Back to AT now.

[S10GTA]

Is it possible to hire one for a few days does anybody know?

[okie592]

hiscocks said:

you know if you saw that, something big was about to go down, pefect car for the secret service.

[hiscocks]

valiant said:

One of my all time favourite cars and since this thread has resurfaced they are getting pretty cheap for what you get. Less than £8k now for what looks like decent examples on AT.

Op, my milage is low like yours. Do you suffer from any DPF problems at all? I hear so many horror stories about low milage diesel users that it puts me off!

Back to AT now.

Hi

No I haven't had any and I do fairly low miles in mine but I just make sure I give it a good motorway blast now and then... I do remember one of the members having the warning come on which disappeared after a long drive. I'm not really sure but have a look at C6owners forum.

[hiscocks]

S10GTA said:

Is it possible to hire one for a few days does anybody know?

You might be able to get an extended test drive! I have actually seen a C6 taxi before so you could hire one of those!

[hiscocks]

okie592 said:

you know if you saw that, something big was about to go down, pefect car for the secret service.

Haha yeah it does make you look like an assassin ALL THE TIME which can be quite cool. I drove the wrong way into an exclusive hotel event and the guards waved me on like I owned the place, only to do a 5 point turn and go back (wrong hotel!)

Cheers

[S10GTA]

On Autotrader I have just spied this





Looks ace in green

[hiscocks]

Nice. I saw a green one with cream leather when I went to do the paperwork on mine. It's a very dark green which does indeed look very nice.

I recall seeing a 3.0L one on eBay a few months ago...

[S10GTA]

Any update?

[croyde]

Just had a quick butchers on Autotrader and there are 13 for sale. The majority of them have over 100,000 miles on the clock, so if they are still going they can't be that bad.

Would you trust a big Citroen with mega miles over a big Merc?

[12TS]

They're probably ex hire cars, I quite often see them in London with taxi sticker in the rear window.

I'd have swallow a few brave pills before I bought one with kind of mileage even though I have a soft spot for C6s

[S10GTA]

croyde said:

Just had a quick butchers on Autotrader and there are 13 for sale. The majority of them have over 100,000 miles on the clock, so if they are still going they can't be that bad.

Would you trust a big Citroen with mega miles over a big Merc?

I'll let you know one day

[hiscocks]

S10GTA said:

Any update?

Still loving it - just had a slight coolant leak fixed and new rear disks. Drove 1000 miles to Scotland and back in it recently, it was great!


EPSN3182 by chiscocks, on Flickr

[hiscocks]

BTW mine's done 90K now.

5th Gear borrowed it for a feature the other day and got some pen on my spotless headlining. I was fuming, but to be fair to them they've paid for a valet to come and remove it and do the full interior so all is well.

The feature will be out in April or something, they just did some sort of a 'buyers guide' and some shots of Plato booting it around Coventry along with an XF V8 and Alpha 166 3L V6.

[S10GTA]

Make sure you post it, I'd like to see it. Currently I cant see me owning one in the near future due to finances, but hopefully things will change soon. I need one.

[Jack_and_MLE]

Did they produce it with the 3ltr HDI?

Jack