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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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Default Citroen C5 - Known issues?

Brother in law is considering one but in all honestly I don't know much about them. The fact it's a Citroen would have me avoiding it but he needs something more constructive.

Anybody know much about these?
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 03:54 AM
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there ugly.
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 05:17 AM
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A lad I know had one.He never had any problems with his.
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 06:06 AM
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Turbo insert pipes perish, bottom pulley the dampers give up other than that there bullet proof (just ugly as fuck)
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 06:47 AM
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Did anyone mention there ugly ?

suspension leaks spheres ect and the main power steering feeds goes
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 11:21 AM
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I believe they are generally considered to be french, and they are hideous.
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 03:23 PM
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used to work for citroen,not nicest looking car but quite clever,full car of people and luggage it will still ride at normal height (nothing worse than a car load of people with headlights shining at the sky because they don't know about the headlight adjuster lol) hydraulic pipes on bulkhead leak,as said crank pulley collapses on hdis (will get sucked inside timing cover aswell),sphere diaphrams go,rear compensator can sieze and rod break,dash bulbs.
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 08:13 PM
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I take it they do a 1.4 hdi diesel donkey engine in these.
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
I believe they are generally considered to be french, and they are hideous.
These are the main known issues!
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