OM646 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 37k? damn thing must have the factory washer fluid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 Just now, OM646 said: 37k? damn thing must have the factory washer fluid It feels and smells like a new car! think I’ve stolen this one tbh absolute bargain Floatylight, Jim Bell, OM646 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Wow! That’s great. Loving that it is proper colour, has the prettier front and also a lighter interior which is much nicer too. I see it is petrol too! That’ll be less trouble than the diesel and probably give the auto box an easier life too. With the two C6 petrols I’ve had, the boxes have been fine at a decent age and mileage but apparently the diesels always eat their boxes eventually— less torque thumping them about I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 This is not surprising, but the mileage is. And I like the beige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 hours ago, maxxo said: It feels and smells like a new car! think I’ve stolen this one tbh absolute bargain Massive W with that purchase. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 So yeah, made it home on half a tank zero issues at all with the car, it’s been absolutely fantastic even the air con is ice cold grogee, Jim Bell, GrumpiusMaximus and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 huge folders full of history! everything works perfectly it feels so tight, and fresh! it’s fantastic, this was a true bargaib sdkrc, loserone, RayMK and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 Xenon headlights work great too! lovely and bright auto wipers work perfectly, absolutely perfect.....no need to manually operate them everything seems to work perfectly Popsicle, Jim Bell, davehedgehog31 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Looks like C5 is a definite hit! Long may the New one rule the waves. C5 forever!! Fumbler, Essex V6, Tickman and 12 others 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 Just now, Jim Bell said: Looks like C5 is a definite hit! Long may the New one rule the waves. C5 forever!! i realised the moment i drove it that it was a good one i think i've got very, very lucky with this £700 i paid sdkrc, loserone, Popsicle and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, maxxo said: £700 i paid That's nothing for any car these days. For a low mileage, executive luxosaloon, it's an absolute steal. You'll have to hope that nobody calls crimestoppers. stripped fred and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 so an auto c5 has just driven someone to the edge of reason and they replace it with an auto c5! 🙃🤪🤔🤣 AnnoyingPentium, myglaren, OM646 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 time for a proper write up on the return journey so departed Reading at around 2:30 ish filled up with fuel (put vpower in her as i suspect this was the longest trip the car has ever done) so i set off and it was going great, sheer silence from the engine and a smooth as silk autobox brakes are rock solid, they feel fantastic! just wafted along the motorway, it was going great for the first 160 miles or so then i got stuck in a 45 minute traffic jam, no overheating or anything and it did great however, after that i noted a couple of notchy shifts....to be expected, i imagine a fair bit of heat anyway went well again making some good progress right up until a torrential thunderstorm occured perhaps the worst rainfall i've ever seen, so much so the motorway slowed down to around 20 mph.....couldn't see a thing! auto wipers going full pelt and still not enough then there was a lot of flooding, so much so, i put the suspension up as i was concerned about hydrolocking it! finally got home around 8:20, tired and fed up of driving but the car, my god it was absolutely fantastic! not a single issue at all Popsicle, Jim Bell, RayMK and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 Just now, Noel Tidybeard said: so an auto c5 has just driven someone to the edge of reason and they replace it with an auto c5! 🙃🤪🤔🤣 they suit the gearbox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: That's nothing for any car these days. For a low mileage, executive luxosaloon, it's an absolute steal. You'll have to hope that nobody calls crimestoppers. it's legalised theft for a 37,000 mile, impeccably well maintained with insane service history, automatic, top spec car myglaren, Jim Bell and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 minute ago, maxxo said: they suit the gearbox! there speaks an man in denial! 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 yes i know it needs a hoover! but look! footwell lighting! POSH!!! myglaren, Jim Bell, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 minute ago, maxxo said: yes i know it needs a hoover! but look! footwell lighting! POSH!!! is that so you can see where the nuts, bolts & screws end up? 😁 myglaren, maxxo and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 Just now, Noel Tidybeard said: is that so you can see where the nuts, bolts & screws end up? 😁 it will be most useful for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, maxxo said: yes i know it needs a hoover! but look! footwell lighting! POSH!!! That bonnet release handle was clearly designed by a man with the expectation that it will be used A LOT. The fool. In reality, the car barely needs one at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 i just can't get over this one the starter literally turns the engine once before it fires! no bad noises from anything, engine is smooth as silk and pretty powerful too Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, maxxo said: i just can't get over this one the starter literally turns the engine once before it fires! no bad noises from anything, engine is smooth as silk and pretty powerful too don't say things like that in public- it will go all french on you out of spite! 😁 beko1987 and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Y'know what'd make that car perfect? A new boot strut. but only one. If only you knew someone trying deserately to get rid of one.... Nice work, looks like a real honey, and for £700 in this day and age its an insane bargain. You must have seen half that from the demise of the diesel estate? I have a colleague who's shelling out £630 a month for a 2013 W211 e-class (don't ask...) so an ENTIRE CAR for £70 more than one months rent on a merc is a billy bargain. Your's also has 1/3 the miles his merc has officially (and about 1/10th what i suspect the true mileage his Merc has going by the issues it keeps throwing up) myglaren, davehedgehog31, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I bought my 52 reg C5 exclusive in 2006 with 32000 miles. I thought that was low mileage then, but where’s yours been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 This thread makes me happy. @maxxo is in another C5, all is well with the world. Happy chevrons to you, sir. Dyslexic Viking, AnnoyingPentium and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 27 minutes ago, maxxo said: yes i know it needs a hoover! but look! footwell lighting! POSH!!! And they don’t switch on either, they slowly illuminate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Noel Tidybeard said: so an auto c5 has just driven someone to the edge of reason and they replace it with an auto c5! 🙃🤪🤔🤣 No, it's a manuel. Fair point, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 The thinking man's C6. What a stonkin' great buy. Looking forward to seeing more pics and reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, High Jetter said: No, it's a manuel. Fair point, though. oh really? 🤣 2 hours ago, maxxo said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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