As 2020 hasn't been awful enough yet = my £750 Citroen C6!
Discussion
cammmy said:
The door connectors seem to be a common problem, so if you notice the window not dropping when you open the door, or a speaker not working, give the connector a clean. If this happens, be careful opening and closing the door as you can shatter the glass.
I never realised these had frameless windows. Now I love them a little bit more, and I always thought they were cool 
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Same gearbox as my X-type I think - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AWTF-80_SC
As stated above, a drain and refill (twice in my case, to get it right), following the slightly drawn out procedure and correct temperature monitoring, works absolute wonders. Make sure you use the right fluid.
Top purchase, these look wonderful.
As stated above, a drain and refill (twice in my case, to get it right), following the slightly drawn out procedure and correct temperature monitoring, works absolute wonders. Make sure you use the right fluid.
Top purchase, these look wonderful.
croissant said:
I've always had a huge soft spot for these. They're wonderful looking things full of classic Citroen quirk. Look forward to seeing updates on this and hope it treats you well.
I have an even softer spot for Citroens as if this weekend having purchased a 2011 C4 for my wife. She wanted a golf or A3, but discovered the C4 and it's a fantastic car. Zippy 1.6vti, massage seats, decent stereo, super comfy and pretty good looking.
I'd certainly consider a C6 as a daily for myself. Pretty sure I've seen petrol versions, but I may be wrong?!
They did a 3 litre petrol version. Here is a Spanish one.I have an even softer spot for Citroens as if this weekend having purchased a 2011 C4 for my wife. She wanted a golf or A3, but discovered the C4 and it's a fantastic car. Zippy 1.6vti, massage seats, decent stereo, super comfy and pretty good looking.
I'd certainly consider a C6 as a daily for myself. Pretty sure I've seen petrol versions, but I may be wrong?!
https://www.milanuncios.com/citroen-de-segunda-man...
Great looking car OP, and an increasingly rare sight on the roads.
Bloody hell, I turned my back and came back to a million comments! I thought I'd get one or two "Oh jesus, what are you playing it?!" The C6 has love! That's nice.
Oh, and around £3.5k
They also produced it with a manual 'box, but only with the 2.2 4-cyl HDI engine. To be fair, it's probably entirely adequate, but I think the auto suits it better, and I'm normally manual-only.
It seems that although it's a 2009 plate, it was actually built in 2007. When I first posted a picture of it in C6 circles, one of the stalwarts of the group immediately said it was one of the 2007/59 cars. If it was a genuine 2009 car, it would have had some additional chrome tit-bits fitted.
It seems many C6s are registered with a 'G*' local identifier, as many were registered to Citroen UK before they went to a dealership. My better half used to work for a Citroen dealer, and she said Citroen gave one to every dealer in the UK to use under their contract-motoring programme. It seems there were quite a few built that they couldn't shift. I mean, who'd have thought that of a £38k Citroen!?
I've heard this of the Aisin boxes. I bought a vat of oil yesterday!
Cheers everybody, nice to see the big Citroen has some love on here! It's the opposite to what the whole PH 'ethos' is about, too. Both this and my C4 VTS have a speed limiter function, where you tell it what speed you don't want to exceed, and it won't let you once you get to it, regardless of throttle input (unless you hit the microswitch, buried deep in the carpet).
In the C4, I'm forever on the limiter, but in the C6, I find myself sitting below it. You drive in a totally different way, and you're much more chilled out as a result.
I love it.
Uggers said:
Brilliant!
The fact it arrived at your door under its own power for that amount of money means it's a bargain!
Whats the worse case scenario fixing it up wise?
Erm, aside from any unknowns, a completely borked gearbox, £1000 worth of handbrake gubbins and something bad for the suspension.The fact it arrived at your door under its own power for that amount of money means it's a bargain!
Whats the worse case scenario fixing it up wise?
gman88667733 said:
That is a fantastic car. Definitely in need of some attention, but if you manage to get most of that sorted, you've got a cracking car to waft around in!
I'd love to know how much the previous owner spend on maintenance before he got rid!
This is the viewpoint I've taken, too. It's nice even now. The handbrake is a non-event really, I wouldn't even use it if it worked. The suspension ruins it a bit, but the gearbox is the main problem. I'd love to know how much the previous owner spend on maintenance before he got rid!
Oh, and around £3.5k
P5BNij said:
Absolutely love these - thread duly bookmarked!
Just looking on Autotrader, there are only seven for sale on there in the UK, blimey.... they're all diesels and autos, did they ever make a manual / petrol model of the C6...?
They did, in a manner. There was a 3.0 V6 petrol initially; I already have this engine in another car and it's lovely, but in the heavy C6 I think it was a bit weedy, though I bet it was silky smooth and quiet! This was also auto-only. The engine itself is the ES9, which was used in the Xantia; C5; XM; 406 Coupe...even the Renault Clio V6! Just looking on Autotrader, there are only seven for sale on there in the UK, blimey.... they're all diesels and autos, did they ever make a manual / petrol model of the C6...?
They also produced it with a manual 'box, but only with the 2.2 4-cyl HDI engine. To be fair, it's probably entirely adequate, but I think the auto suits it better, and I'm normally manual-only.
Argleton said:
What's the whole "2007" 59 reg thing?
Ah, yes. Forgot that bit.It seems that although it's a 2009 plate, it was actually built in 2007. When I first posted a picture of it in C6 circles, one of the stalwarts of the group immediately said it was one of the 2007/59 cars. If it was a genuine 2009 car, it would have had some additional chrome tit-bits fitted.
It seems many C6s are registered with a 'G*' local identifier, as many were registered to Citroen UK before they went to a dealership. My better half used to work for a Citroen dealer, and she said Citroen gave one to every dealer in the UK to use under their contract-motoring programme. It seems there were quite a few built that they couldn't shift. I mean, who'd have thought that of a £38k Citroen!?
drdino said:
Can you not code it using Lexia?
Diag-box? Yes, you can code certain components with it, but the handbrake module can only be coded once; you can't lift one from another car (easily) and re-code it.mattyprice4004 said:
Brilliant, what a bargain!
I'm not so taken on the looks, but a whole chunk of car for the money.
I'd service the gearbox ASAP, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how those Aisin boxes seem to 'come back to life' when some money is spent on them.
I love the looks. It's one of those cars I keep turning around to look at when I'm nearby. It's taken me owning one to fully appreciate the design, because up to now, I've not really spent any time at all near them.I'm not so taken on the looks, but a whole chunk of car for the money.
I'd service the gearbox ASAP, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how those Aisin boxes seem to 'come back to life' when some money is spent on them.
I've heard this of the Aisin boxes. I bought a vat of oil yesterday!
croissant said:
I'd certainly consider a C6 as a daily for myself. Pretty sure I've seen petrol versions, but I may be wrong?!
As above; They did, but very rare. In any case, the diesel almost suits it better.MagicalTrevor said:
I also have a soft spot for one of these... and I've just cleared a space on my driveway.
It's a shame they didn't make an estate version, how fantastic would that be!?
It would spoil the looks, though, and people don't buy big estate cars anymore. Mind you, nobody bought the saloon, either! It's a shame they didn't make an estate version, how fantastic would that be!?
cammmy said:
I have one of these that I got from my dad and it also had the same thud. Follow the procedure to drain and fill with the correct fluid (important!), Drive it around for half an hour and then do it again. Mine was fine after. You will need Lexia to monitor the trans temp but you can get the software and cable for about £40 on eBay.
The door connectors seem to be a common problem, so if you notice the window not dropping when you open the door, or a speaker not working, give the connector a clean. If this happens, be careful opening and closing the door as you can shatter the glass.
Biggest issue was the electronic turbo actuator. This is not specific to the C6, but pretty much every modern diesel. When is goes, it will drive okay when cold but then go into limp mode when hot (though without actually telling you). On mine, it was the front one. The service manual says it's not replaceable and the whole turbo unit needs to be swapped. I got a recon actuator from eBay and swapped it in the car. Very tight and tricky to do but possible. Only use one from a C6! Even though many cars use the 2.7hdi. the actuators are different between them.
Something is likely wrong with the stereo. For me the sound quality is better than my '04 Phaeton but not as good as the '09 RS6.
You can chip tune these easily to around 230-240bhp
Give it some love and take it for a road trip, you will fall in love with it. I'd just decided to keep mine when I saw a V10 Phaeton and couldn't resist the idea of having two, twin turbo 10's
Good info, thanks. The stereo isn't awful, it's just I expected it to be really good, and it's OK. The one in the C4 VTS is better (assuming mine's not broken). But I look forward to road trips!The door connectors seem to be a common problem, so if you notice the window not dropping when you open the door, or a speaker not working, give the connector a clean. If this happens, be careful opening and closing the door as you can shatter the glass.
Biggest issue was the electronic turbo actuator. This is not specific to the C6, but pretty much every modern diesel. When is goes, it will drive okay when cold but then go into limp mode when hot (though without actually telling you). On mine, it was the front one. The service manual says it's not replaceable and the whole turbo unit needs to be swapped. I got a recon actuator from eBay and swapped it in the car. Very tight and tricky to do but possible. Only use one from a C6! Even though many cars use the 2.7hdi. the actuators are different between them.
Something is likely wrong with the stereo. For me the sound quality is better than my '04 Phaeton but not as good as the '09 RS6.
You can chip tune these easily to around 230-240bhp
Give it some love and take it for a road trip, you will fall in love with it. I'd just decided to keep mine when I saw a V10 Phaeton and couldn't resist the idea of having two, twin turbo 10's
Kawasicki said:
I’d like one as a cheap family car, but that “seat” in the middle of the rear bench is tiny, it’s a very large 4 seater, and I need seating for 5.
Yes, it's really not a seat. The cars without the 'Lounge Pack' may have more room there, but it doesn't look like it at first glance. The rear seats seem to be huge armchairs at the expense of the middle seat. A bummer, as I have a family of five, so the MPV will be staying for family duties! This is more a ridiculous solo daily driver.OldGermanHeaps said:
regarding the handbrake, if you cant recode a used one via lexia, you can use a tool called carprog to copy the eeprom content off your defective one to one from the scrappy, or if yours is mechanically broken but electrically ok you can swap the pcb from your one to a scrapyard part, or if the pcb is faulty you might get away with desoldering your microcontroller or eeprom off your old unit and swapping them with a scrapyard spare.
Much of the time when people tell you something cant be done what they really mean is they are too lazy, or greedy or have their hands tied by company policy. Everything is fixable if you are determined enough.
That's interesting to know, thanks. I'm hoping the unit is fine, and that it just needed a new cable......possibly.Much of the time when people tell you something cant be done what they really mean is they are too lazy, or greedy or have their hands tied by company policy. Everything is fixable if you are determined enough.
ajprice said:
I never realised these had frameless windows. Now I love them a little bit more, and I always thought they were cool .
Frameless laminated windows, no less. .Cheers everybody, nice to see the big Citroen has some love on here! It's the opposite to what the whole PH 'ethos' is about, too. Both this and my C4 VTS have a speed limiter function, where you tell it what speed you don't want to exceed, and it won't let you once you get to it, regardless of throttle input (unless you hit the microswitch, buried deep in the carpet).
In the C4, I'm forever on the limiter, but in the C6, I find myself sitting below it. You drive in a totally different way, and you're much more chilled out as a result.
I love it.
Kitchski said:
Oh, yes...the eBay C6.
Having written a post about my new car, a chap replied who had just won an Iron Grey C6 on eBay. Small world!
He didn't have such a good journey home...
Bullet dodged!
I understand this poor guy has had to put it up for sale on eBay. I really feel for him, because he took a gamble and it didn't pay off. That's brave though right? I think he's a legend.Having written a post about my new car, a chap replied who had just won an Iron Grey C6 on eBay. Small world!
He didn't have such a good journey home...
Bullet dodged!
Yeah, it is me
Kitchski said:
Oh, yes...the eBay C6.
Having written a post about my new car, a chap replied who had just won an Iron Grey C6 on eBay. Small world!
He didn't have such a good journey home...
Bullet dodged!
Standard evening on eBay - Cars, nearest first and auction...this popped up and thought of this thread. Then read the description and thought of this post!Having written a post about my new car, a chap replied who had just won an Iron Grey C6 on eBay. Small world!
He didn't have such a good journey home...
Bullet dodged!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-C6-2-7HDI-Exclu...
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