Advice Needed On Citroen C5, 2008

[TTS]

I'm looking to buy a 2008 Citroen C5 HDi VTR 2.0. It has about 60,000 on the clock and has a full service history.

 

Is there anything I should be cautious of or look out for - does anybody have any reviews relevant to this model?

 

Thank you

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Have a look at the C5 section. There is a pinned post in the Technical Section on Common Problems to look for and there are also a couple of pinned posts on buying the 2008 on model in the Questions about the C5 section.

 

If it is the 2008 on model you can also read/print/save copies of the car handbook from the service.citroen site, select language, then handbook pack and then the car http://service.citroen.com/do/changerParametres

 

Whichever model, at about 70k miles the exhaust diesel particulate filter (dpf) will be due for the eolys fluid topping up and the dpf cleaning or possibly replacing. You need to allow a few £100 for this since the topping up needs diagnostic equipment to tell the car it has been topped up, otherwise there will be messages saying the level is low. Make sure the dpf has not been removed/drilled through since this would cause the car to fail the MOT and the insurance to be invalid.

[TTS]

@Paul, thank you for the guidance and the pointers. I will let you know how I get on.