Yes, Stewart. I've tried one. When I bought my car, I first had a drive in a 2.2 Hdi and was very impressed. Before I signed on the dotted line, I decided to...
Hi all,
On my second C5 diesel now 2.o HDi. I've just noticed a small decline in
economy - I guessed it was due to the colder weather reducing efficiency on...
hi all coming home on friday some daft woman ran up the back of my 1.8lx, on first look she cvame of alot worse, the front end of her car disapering into it's...
Hi, I had a similar problem on my C5 Estate 2.0 HDi. One day, a message "storing uitlaatgas" (problem exhaust gas) appeared. I noticed also that the diesel...
Hi Tom, Bad luck to hear about your incident. I was hit from behind by a Ford Ka. It hit at an angle to the nearside half of the rear bumber. Probably due to...
Hi Tom, I've been hit in the back a couple of times, but fortunately both times it happened in a slow moving queue - not a scratch (unpainted moulding). Once...
Jack try the diesel, you will save a fortune . swaped my dead 1.8 petrol for the 110bhp 2.0 oil burner,in june. will never go back, if you are worried give me...
Hi, I had a similar problem on my C5 Estate 2.0 HDi. One day, a message "storing uitlaatgas" (problem exhaust gas) appeared. I noticed also that the diesel...
The consumption on my C5 HDi dropped 3-4 mpg at around 26000 miles. I noticed from the service records that the air filter had not been replaced (I think it is...
Garry, I read the Saturday Telegraph Motoring column "Honest John" every week. The guy seems pretty knowledgeable about most car issues, and he is adamant...
Can this be right - surely trading standards would have picked up on supermarkets selling "watered down" fuels. Not to mention car owners with knackered...
Interesting stuff. I usually avoid buying BP purely due to the high prices but I have had to use it and have never noticed any advantage in having paid over...
On the other hand, a few years back when ultra-low sulphur content was introduced into diesel fuel, and there was great concern at the lack of natural...
Garry I get a constant 42.8 MPG from my 2.0 HDi SX Saloon, which I am pleased with compared to my previous XM Prestige (17 MPG)so no complaints. Also, I live...
What a nonsense about this fuel stories. In the last 2 years I have driven almost in every european union country. The only difference I could spot was in...
My estate tailgate window was replaced under warranty last year due to the usual refusal to open. It's now given up the ghost again. My authorised dealer says...
A little over two months ago, due to a change in job my 2 year old C5 2.0HDi Exclusive estate went back to the lease company. It was replaced by a brand new...
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Oct 6, 2004 10:36 pm
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Very interesting - I have always maintained that the best bargains are had when you buy the tail end of a model that is just about to be revised/facelifted. ...
I'm not yet in for a new car, but I was looking to the new one. I noticed that compared to my current C5 (20i 16v prestige break) another Engine is used for...
-- In C5-L@yahoogroups.com, Ajb637@a... wrote: There is less road noise (perhaps due to different tyres. Just wondering what make/model of tyres you have? I am...
Hi Andrew Congratulations , I hope you have lots of success with your new C5 particularly as the upkeep will be down to you now. The tax breaks should make a...
Stewart, Re: company cars. My last firm would only pay an allowance, and that was dependant on doing a job which would have normally required over 5000...
Rob, Normally the H3+ is only delivered on the V6 and on the 2.2 HDi. It can't be ordered as an option. Only the diesel engines have changed. Petrol engines...
Hi Ken, Very true regarding the last of the line models. You might find a good deal on the existing model if you can still find one - I think that there are...
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Tony I've got Michelin Pilot Primacy XSE radials, Size is 215/55 R16 93W. Cheers Andrew Buchanan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Oct 8, 2004 7:06 am
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Hi, On my C5 Estate, the tailgate window has been replaced too, for the same problem. It's impossible to repair this problem. Probably there is an interruption...
Hi Tony, After doing some rather exhaustive research on the tyres available Down Under I made my choice: Continental ContiEcoContact CP. Very nice tyres:...
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