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does anyone on here happen to live in in Kilmarnock? a bit of a long shot I know! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-C5-2-0HDi-16v-160bhp-VTR-NAV-/181415355307?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a3d32a3ab#ht_1883wt_1275

thanks, I hate oversized wheels. They put unecessary strain on the drive train, do nothing for the dynamic ability of the car (unless the road surface has race tarmac quality) and make rubber more expensive... a complete con.

I should have pointed out the car I tried was an 09, sorry! point taken on the mpg, makes my life easier. back to autotrader!

oh, the car I tried did have an electronic handbrake, but that was a VTR+ anyways thanks for all the replies and input, I used to have a 406 coupe and the experience was made much better by the wealth of knowledge and the attitude shared on the related forum, much similar to this one. for me buying the 2.2 I thought, was being clever because it affroded me a higher rate or repayment for mileage from my employer (from 0.15 for a 2l engine to 0.18 for an engine ove 2.0l) but that only works if reliability is there and if fuel consumptions are comparable

right... thank you very much for the answer. Back to the drawing board. I still fancy a c5 though. Off to hunt a 2.0 now. I must say I was very underwhelmed by the engine performance and thought there is no way that unit gives out 173hp. I drive vw cars with similar( and lower outputs ) and the engines feel much stronger. a 2010 passat 140bhp feels a much much more repsonsive car than the C5 did. As explained, its better for me to look for something of a slightly more sedate nature though.

Hello I am a 35 yeard Frenchman who has been living in the UK for about 15 years. Despite my very first and strongest automotaive memories being mostly about my father's DS "super 5" (cause it had 5 gears and that good enough to shout about) I have never actually owned a citroen. I like the idea of the C5 and had a test drive saturday in a 2.2hdi 173hp 09 plated example from a dealer with 95k on the clock. When we started the test drive it took a good few minutes of fiddling with the ride height button to get the rear to go up. We then heard a "clonk" and the rear went to what looked like the correct ride height and off we went. For the first 30 seconds after that, the front end was extremely bouncy, it was actually quite comical and I could see how embarrased the salesman was. this then appeared to sort itself and I was treated to a lovely driving experience. It was my first time driving a hydraulic susser and I thought it was extremely good. I tend to drive way too fast and thought this car would actually help me keep my speed down as it felt so tranquil and unhurried. Nothing else of significance came up during the test drive and I would like to find out if the symptoms described above could be attributed to the car having been stood for a couple of weeks? I also did notice when I parked the car, after switching the engine off , I put my hand on the fron tyre, driver side and felt vibrations, and activity which I assumed must have been to do with the suspension. I did like the car, and I would be keen to make an offer on it, but I wonder if the sympytoms I describe are normal or likely to point to a more important problem?