Tell me about C5s ( not beardy 80's pedal cars) quick before site dissapears again.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I'm looking for a cheap estate with a big wide back seat to stop offspring moaning on trip to FathN' s French shed next week. Must have more room than my W211, E34 or Gaylander2.

I thought Dave was selling his 940 yesterday but I seem to have missed it, there's a Citroen C5 HDi estate with no Mot on EBay , checked the fail and it's one balljoint ! Very tempted as looks ok and 1 family owned, it's at £100 with about a day to go - am I mad ? Well no, don't answer that , what should I be aware of? Chances are if I do buy it , I'll Rofle it when I get back with 12 months ticket.

[Asimo]

Isn't the big question with C5s "has it got coil springs or spheres?"

[Junkman]

Well dah...

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/peugeot/peugeot-405/1180557180

[AMC Rebel]

Isn't the big question with C5s "has it got coil springs or spheres?"

Only for the very recent ones.  This shape always had spheres, as you can see (papped last week) -

 

 

 

[AMC Rebel]

PS I was seriously thinking about Dave's 940 as well - but then it disappeared and I thought it must've all been a dream.  I did remember the MG ZT-T (the extra T=estate) that's been in my garage nearly a year waiting for me to put the spare engine in though so maybe it's for the best.

 

Sorry I don't know too much about C5s beyond the post above.

[forddeliveryboy]

Well dah...

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/peugeot/peugeot-405/1180557180

 

Ooof, money, time, distance.. if only I woz 26 agin… what a barg

[myglaren]

C5s get a very bad press - the main reason they are so cheap.

I'm on my second one, the first was an estate and was never much bother - dud injector was the biggest problem until my son let it roll backwards into a wall and smashed the tailgate in.

 

Replaced that with the current hatch and regret not buying another estate, there really is tons of usable space in the back and with self-levelling it makes it easier to handle - also the back can be raised or lowered for loading.

Current C5 is on 211,620 miles and goes well.  Very minor issues apart from brake calipers and handbrake tubes. avoidable with a bit of extra maintenance.

MOT Monday so I might have to come crawling back with apologies. Although I cleaned it today and nothing fell off.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Wasn't the C5 the one with the fuggin horrendous TV advert where the driver was making spine-tingling screeching noises as he tried to take the snotter through the twisties?

[dean36014]

Mine was great, hydraulics work of a separate electric pump and not engine driven. Spheres are easy to get too, the hdi in mine would get mid 40's easily on a run. They don't run on LHM but a different fluid thats orangy coloured. Suffer from the usual french electric problems. Mine would randomly turn on its headlights due to a dodgy stalk, but to change one you have to have it programmed back into the car. The dual zone climate controls can play up, the stepper motors jam meaning the heater might get stuck on full bore on one side of the car and aircon on on the other. I'd definitely have another one.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Only just realised we were back, thanks for input. I've just bid on it , it finishes tomorrow at 9pm not today as I thought.

According to the ad. It's got full service history and as I said in my initial post only failed its mot on a balljoint so hopefully if I can get it for £200 ish and spend another £100 I'll have a 12 month MOT'd 2.0 diesel estate ready to go.

We'll see.

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Morning morning

 

I had one up for sale on here a few weeks back 2.0hdi hatchback.

 

Did 6000 trouble free miles in mine, mot was just droplinks a track rod end and some handbrake adjustment (seized solid just hit it all with plusgas and some elbow grease).

 

Handled like a pendolino train till i did the arb droplinks... To say i was suprised after that is an understatement , Hydractive really is something else, Seriously good handling for the size of the car throwing it through twisties on the a46.. One of my only criticisms though would be the steering feel which TBF does not exist

 

Very good on fuel as others have said, Comfy seats. Epic ride real magic carpet stuff.

As for load space mine was the hatch and i could get an upturned bath in there or 2 bikes with the wheels on.

Superb heater think it must have had a pre heating system or something first class.

 

Mine was in ''LX'' trim so a bit spartan, But to be frank it had everything you really need.

Also found it great in the snow spesh if its on the little skinny 195/15's

 

Very underrated car and very modern feeling (to me at least) competent just does the job, Cruises very well at 80.

Only way i could critique it would be it just felt a tad charmless.. But as a tool fantastic car.

I would have another but strictly in 3.0 v6 guise in the ''exclusive'' trim , With the leather. 6cd etc.

 

Id buy it if you need a workhorse.

 

Regards.