Do you miss your C5 Mike? Not bad cars as you know, cheap to buy and run and generally reliable in my experience.Northern_Mike wrote:I think Chris is right. I even looked at a Volvo.Citroenmad wrote:
That might be just what is needed, you can't knock a total change!
I do miss it, yes, but it went to a good home as my brother really needed a decent car to transport my newborn niece around in. RUNN had died, and their other car is a Ka, which, while fun to hurl around isn't really a lot of use for carrying all the baby gear around in comfort and safety. He's well pleased with it.Citroenmad wrote:Do you miss your C5 Mike? Not bad cars as you know, cheap to buy and run and generally reliable in my experience.Northern_Mike wrote:I think Chris is right. I even looked at a Volvo.Citroenmad wrote:
That might be just what is needed, you can't knock a total change!
I'm all for comforts, refinement and a good ride in a car, hence my car choices
Obviously, there has to be a happy medium between crap getting through, and air getting through. I don't believe that standard filters provide the optimum, but then again, nor do I believe that K&N or similar make that much of a difference, if any. Subaru forum people (for what it's worth) like those Green Cotton filters. K&Ns and early Subarus seem to be a bad mix. As you say, oil from the filter gets on the MAF and damages it. Mine's got a Halford's special in it at the moment as the one we took out at the weekend was foul.Citroenmad wrote:In some Citroen update:
I replaced the K&N air filter in my HDI Xantia yesterday. I know these are supposed to give better breathing and last longer than an original. However, part of their design to filter air is to have a film of oil on the filter. In my opinion if more air is getting through then so is more crap from the air. I always like to stick to proper filters so replaced it with a new Purflux one.
I then cleaned the MAF sensor with some air intake spray, it was quite black which is common but I wonder how much of that is oil residue from the K&N.
I think on a standard car, you're right. If you start getting into engine mods, especially with turbo cars, you can be demanding a lot more air and fuel , and then IME they do make a difference. Certainly did on my old Saab, but that was running 60bhp more than standard, big injectors and a non-standard turbocharger. It was a bit choked with the standard filter, I ended up with some blue thing that cost about £35 back in 2005Citroenmad wrote:I always perfer to keep things like that standard and I've yet to be convinced that changing the type of air filter has any improvement on performance. Certainly not with this car.
It comes to us all eventually Mike.. It's called enjoying the finer things in life and I hate to say it but age...Northern_Mike wrote: so it didn't really matter about the ride quality. It does now though...
Hey, its not an age thingCitroJim wrote:It comes to us all eventually Mike.. It's called enjoying the finer things in life and I hate to say it but age...Northern_Mike wrote: so it didn't really matter about the ride quality. It does now though...
It was one reason why I let the 205GTi go.
I do like my comfort...
I've always liked larger and more comfortable cars over a harsh and sporty thing 
It's a shame you're not nearer Chris, you could have a go in the Impreza. It's so much faster than the Activa on any sort of road - it really is in another league. However, that's what it was designed to be... it's not refined at all but it is a real drivers car.Citroenmad wrote:Hey, its not an age thingCitroJim wrote:It comes to us all eventually Mike.. It's called enjoying the finer things in life and I hate to say it but age...Northern_Mike wrote: so it didn't really matter about the ride quality. It does now though...
It was one reason why I let the 205GTi go.
I do like my comfort...
I do keep thinking, hmm, maybe I should get something which is more driver orientated. Then i go in a friends car and I'm reminded how much I miss the Citroëns abilities. The Activa does for me, it can beat almost anything you will come across down a real world back lane, yet its very refined and comfortable while doing it and is a great long distance car too. Suits me!
I actually don't think you would, it's a car that you tend to drive very sensibly where it would be visible that you may be being a little enthusiastic! I drive it very sensibly around town, but then it's easy (on a racetrack of course) to hit silly speeds on country A and B roads with so much power.Citroenmad wrote:If I had an Impreza I'd either loose my licence or something much more permanent! Which is actually my only complaint about the Activa, its a very good system but for me to have fun with it the speedo does tend to be quite far round.
It is quite easy to get the Activa on its limits by pushing it needlessly. However, keep it smooth and the grip is simply awesome. In the dry. Hmm, I really fancy a drive in it nowNorthern_Mike wrote:I actually don't think you would, it's a car that you tend to drive very sensibly where it would be visible that you may be being a little enthusiastic! I drive it very sensibly around town, but then it's easy (on a racetrack of course) to hit silly speeds on country A and B roads with so much power.Citroenmad wrote:If I had an Impreza I'd either loose my licence or something much more permanent! Which is actually my only complaint about the Activa, its a very good system but for me to have fun with it the speedo does tend to be quite far round.
Unbelievable as it may sound, it's easier to get an Activa on the ragged edge than it is with the Impreza.
It's Bl00dy uncomfortable though. Now, where can I get a 260BHP Activa?
They bung them in SAABs (SAABaru) so maybeCitroenmad wrote: Will the Impreza engine fit into a Xantia?
I lost the rear end of an Activa at J7 of the M4, coming off the Eastbound bit, gave me a rare old scare! Fortunately there's two lanes and it sorted itself out. There's not a huge amount of feel is there?Citroenmad wrote:It is quite easy to get the Activa on its limits by pushing it needlessly. However, keep it smooth and the grip is simply awesome. In the dry. Hmm, I really fancy a drive in it nowNorthern_Mike wrote:I actually don't think you would, it's a car that you tend to drive very sensibly where it would be visible that you may be being a little enthusiastic! I drive it very sensibly around town, but then it's easy (on a racetrack of course) to hit silly speeds on country A and B roads with so much power.Citroenmad wrote:If I had an Impreza I'd either loose my licence or something much more permanent! Which is actually my only complaint about the Activa, its a very good system but for me to have fun with it the speedo does tend to be quite far round.
Unbelievable as it may sound, it's easier to get an Activa on the ragged edge than it is with the Impreza.
It's Bl00dy uncomfortable though. Now, where can I get a 260BHP Activa?
Will the Impreza engine fit into a Xantia?
Speak to Chris570Northern_Mike wrote: It's Bl00dy uncomfortable though. Now, where can I get a 260BHP Activa?
