C4 Diesel & Automatic

[JBSpain]

I know this is C3 forum but as you have all been so helpful with my C3 I've copied in a post I made to the C4 forum looking for comments on C4s.

 

 

After saying I would never buy Citroen again due to poor quality of C3 I have been looking at C4s in diesel & automatic.

 

So I'm just wondering if anyone has any words of wisdom.

 

I tend to keep cars a bit so I will take 5 year guarantee so other than being without a car I should not have to worry about repairs bills and I shall encourage citroen during those 5 years to replace the most expensive parts and always when any warning light shows to start with the most expensive part even if unsure and replace it twice for good measure!!

 

The models I'm looking at are

 

HDi 110 FAP CMP

HDi 135 FAP CAS

 

An observation from Citroen and other car manufacturers is that automatic is only available in the top of the range models which bumps the price up. Toyota says automatic = leather seats + exec pack. This comment may be relevant only to Spain where autos are less common than UK.

 

All comments as always appreciated.

[paul.h]

We have a 2 year old C4 1.6 110 hdi manual VTR+ without the exhaust particulate filter, 5 door. I rarely get to drive it but it is quick, economical on fuel, handles well. Being the sportier model, the suspension is firm, the low profile tyres are expensive - the 2 fronts need replacing at 28k miles, the windows are small but you get used to it. On the outlet of the turbo there is a plastic section before the intercooler which started to leak oil out of the joints and the dealer sealed this up. No other problems. Rear brake discs could do with replacing since they are not wearing flat. If you look on the C5 forum the exhaust particulate filters (FAP) are expensive to replace and need doing 70 to 100k miles depending on the C5 model.