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[BenS94]

SidewaysSi said:

Given the Citroen love, what are people's views of the C5? I quite fancy a cheap mini barge and I quite like the looks. Not bothered about engine or transmission so can be any combination - a nice comfortable ride and a bit of waft is what I am after.

Good idea or will I regret it?

They can be had quite cheap now by the looks of things. A couple up the road ran two at the sane time, with the husband passing the newer car of the two to his wife and part exchanging the older one when ever he fancied a change. They rarely had any issues - I think they shuffled through 6 or 7 over the years.

[Krikkit]

I'd have a C5 if it had the proper oleo suspension, was a passenger in a late Mk.1 that a colleague ran and it was superb. His never went wrong in the 7 years he had it, just routine service items. Unfortunately it was hit by an Amazon van driver while parked and ruined.

[biggbn]

Mr Micawber said:

CdeG - Get your purse out. I have just found your next regretinvestment.



https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1435569

Lovely!!

[biggbn]

Krikkit said:

I'd have a C5 if it had the proper oleo suspension, was a passenger in a late Mk.1 that a colleague ran and it was superb. His never went wrong in the 7 years he had it, just routine service items. Unfortunately it was hit by an Amazon van driver while parked and ruined.

I had an old c5 auto estate with the v6 engine, full leather, it was a rather wonderful mobile cave. I'd have another

[paddycam]

Have we had this before (the pics look familiar)? It has a very good MOT history, I'm struggling to see why it is only £4.5k.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394068291414?hash=item5...

[21st Century Man]

Derventio said:

21st Century Man said:

I guess so. Just been for a drive, up to temp, thermostat, levels all fine. I should be happy but I think I'm going to have to do something preventative now, like remove and examine the water pump, a new one doesn't cost much anyway, so I might as well replace it. I'm not comfortable leaving it.

If a pump is relatively cheap, It's not worth taking the risk. Something as simple and cheap as a water pump failing can cause enough damage to write a car off, as my brother found this out when he failed to do the waterpump on his horrid 1.9 Vauxhall diesel. Pump seized throwing the new timing belt off and lots of metal fell into the sump.

On the upside, it was one more diesel Astra off the road.

Good news and I'm a little happier now. Having forced open and more thoroughly examined the old thermostat I was thankfully mistaken, the bit of rubber that was stuck in the thermostat was actually part of the inside gasket that had seperated, and I've married it up for confirmation.



But there's still the other two thirds in the system somewhere, probably in the bottom of the bottom hose, too big to enter and circulate through the radiator and then go through the pump and thermostat again?

Edited by 21st Century Man on Thursday 12th May 19:16

[Jim the Sunderer]

paddycam said:

Have we had this before (the pics look familiar)? It has a very good MOT history, I'm struggling to see why it is only £4.5k.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394068291414?hash=item5...

Looks promising, baldy tyres on quite a few MOTs. Guess the owner followed my mantra of "gotta go fast".

[Jimmm]

paddycam said:

Have we had this before (the pics look familiar)? It has a very good MOT history, I'm struggling to see why it is only £4.5k.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394068291414?hash=item5...

3D number plates

[robsco]

Krikkit said:

W00DY said:

robsco said:

I had one, because I just had to. Green and magnolia is my ultimate colour combo, but I’d read a few bits over on the C6 forum that the car attached here was a bit of a pig. It’s been for sale for comfortably over a year.

I ended up with a Deep Red, low mileage car with the Lounge pack. It drove terrifically well, that is assuming you don’t want a car that is the last word in dynamics. The ride was exceptional, it was quiet and very refined (standard double glazing), fuel returns were acceptable. The £585 road tax (now £620) was just too bitter a pill to swallow. I couldn’t deal with paying that for a daily commuter, it’s plain offensive. Fond memories of it though, more charm and panache in its little finger than any of the German stuff could manage.

Fabulous. Luxury isn't just about making everything bigger and adding more gadgets.

Missed this earlier, what a lovely thing. Other than road tax and the black stuff, was it kind for spendage?

No problems for me, but then I only had it 6 months. There were a couple of recent 4 figure bills for suspension work and EGR valves which are a very common problem.

[Chromegrill]

Krikkit said:

I'd have a C5 if it had the proper oleo suspension, was a passenger in a late Mk.1 that a colleague ran and it was superb. His never went wrong in the 7 years he had it, just routine service items. Unfortunately it was hit by an Amazon van driver while parked and ruined.

Thought the auto had hydropneumatic as standard with springs or air in manual? Tried one once but not convinced. The partial failure of dash LCD displays didn't help. But to be fair, my last ride in a Citroën had been an XM and the difference between that and the C5 auto was too great. The XM was the closest thing to a magic carpet I've ever experienced. Bliss.

[Northbrook]

bolidemichael said:

I wonder how Northbrook is getting on with his GLV8? Also, is the SpeckledOne banned?

I'm still here. What's a GLV8?

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175278893255

[bolidemichael]

Northbrook said:

bolidemichael said:

I wonder how Northbrook is getting on with his GLV8? Also, is the SpeckledOne banned?

I'm still here. What's a GLV8?

A Mercedes GL with the V8 lump (diesel)?

[dscam]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175278893255

Strangely attractive. The velour interior is proper and I bet that’s a giggle with a supercharger on board.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

BenS94 said:

ETA: Awaiting a new wiper arm as I snapped the old one whilst changing the blade... d'oh!

Sorry to glory in your misfortune, but you have no idea how happy that makes me. Until now I seem to have been the most cack-handed threadist but now my ineptitude appears to have been matched.

[dscam]

Classy colours on this W140 for £5k:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115377511498?mkcid=16&a...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

biggbn said:

Mr Micawber said:

CdeG - Get your purse out. I have just found your next regretinvestment.



https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1435569

Lovely!!

Pity it's in boring colours, but the wheels are very nice.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Nothing at 1201. Was Ian pre-emptively banned?

[martynr]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Nothing at 1201. Was Ian pre-emptively banned?

He probably reached his max posts per day.

[waftycranker]

Just read SOTW. Click the link at the bottom for a A4 Avant that was SOTW three weeks ago and it’s now up for 3k! There is some twatery going on there.