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Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 13 Jun 2011, 19:19

An extremely nice buy for £500 Luke, you can't go too far wrong for that money. Nice repair to the C5s badge

Laguna or C5? I know you like your Lagunas better than C5s so I know the answer to that!

Ah, diesels are not everything, Dave, multiplexing is something you will have to get used to and in some ways they are a forward step from the Xant, though I am having trouble with that last bit at the moment

XantiaDaveEire · Post by **XantiaDaveEire** » 13 Jun 2011, 19:31

Citroenmad wrote:An extremely nice buy for £500 Luke, you can't go too far wrong for that money. Nice repair to the C5s badge

Laguna or C5? I know you like your Lagunas better than C5s so I know the answer to that!

Ah, diesels are not everything, Dave, multiplexing is something you will have to get used to and in some ways they are a forward step from the Xant, though I am having trouble with that last bit at the moment

The last bit ?

The simple fact that diesel is cheaper and diesel engines appeal to me more than petrol..not to mention the tax over here

But i like C5's very much

Just not as much as Xantias

Post by **myglaren** » 13 Jun 2011, 20:12

Luke, you need TOTAL LDS fluid for the suspension & power steering.
Accept nothing else.

Put the suspension on LOW then add the fluid to the reservoir. It should be nowhere near full.
If you check the filler there is a funnel shaped 'strainer' with vertical slots in it.
Some slots are longer than others.
The LDS should not be above the top of the shorter slots.

stevenc75 · Post by **stevenc75** » 13 Jun 2011, 20:40

That's an incredible buy for £500. Very nice.

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 13 Jun 2011, 21:10

XantiaDaveEire wrote:
Citroenmad wrote:An extremely nice buy for £500 Luke, you can't go too far wrong for that money. Nice repair to the C5s badge

Laguna or C5? I know you like your Lagunas better than C5s so I know the answer to that!

Ah, diesels are not everything, Dave, multiplexing is something you will have to get used to and in some ways they are a forward step from the Xant, though I am having trouble with that last bit at the moment
The last bit ?

The simple fact that diesel is cheaper and diesel engines appeal to me more than petrol..not to mention the tax over here

But i like C5's very much

Just not as much as Xantias

The fact that C5s are a step forward over the Xantia, however they are in quite a few areas and less so in others. I like the C5, its a good car but a very different one from the Xantia.

Citroening · Post by **Citroening** » 13 Jun 2011, 21:16

Sounds like a cheap car there Luke - it'd break for more!

You're nearly there now - we just need to get you into a Xantia V6 next...!

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 13 Jun 2011, 21:34

Citroening wrote:Sounds like a cheap car there Luke - it'd break for more!

You're nearly there now - we just need to get you into a Xantia V6 next...!

Ahem! Xantia Activa, I think you should buy Roberts and save it from its demise.
Im yet to be convinced by a V6 engine, if the Xant V6 was available with a manual I would have one, I get bored with automatics.

Toby_HDi · Post by **Toby_HDi** » 13 Jun 2011, 21:43

Citroenmad wrote:
Citroening wrote:Sounds like a cheap car there Luke - it'd break for more!

You're nearly there now - we just need to get you into a Xantia V6 next...!
Ahem! Xantia Activa, I think you should buy Roberts and save it from its demise.
Im yet to be convinced by a V6 engine, if the Xant V6 was available with a manual I would have one, I get bored with automatics.

Ahem...Coupé V6....Manual....

Or if you really want convincing...Alfa's Busso V6 as fitted to the 147, 156 and 166. Especially so in 3.2 GTA form.

Post by **CitroJim** » 13 Jun 2011, 21:45

Citroenmad wrote: Ahem! Xantia Activa, I think you should buy Roberts and save it from its demise.

Hear hear

Indeed you should, so you should. They're getting rare now..

Citroenmad wrote: Im yet to be convinced by a V6 engine, if the Xant V6 was available with a manual I would have one, I get bored with automatics.

The ES9 engine is a gem Chris, and pretty much bombproof too

Automatics grow on you. I'd not be without an automatic on the fleet now for the daily grind...

I do admit though, they do take a bit of getting to like/love... An acquired taste...

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 13 Jun 2011, 21:57

Toby_HDi wrote:
Citroenmad wrote:
Citroening wrote:Sounds like a cheap car there Luke - it'd break for more!

You're nearly there now - we just need to get you into a Xantia V6 next...!
Ahem! Xantia Activa, I think you should buy Roberts and save it from its demise.
Im yet to be convinced by a V6 engine, if the Xant V6 was available with a manual I would have one, I get bored with automatics.
Ahem...Coupé V6....Manual....

Or if you really want convincing...Alfa's Busso V6 as fitted to the 147, 156 and 166. Especially so in 3.2 GTA form.

I'd really like a 147 GTA, what a car!

Yep, I would quite happily have a 406 Coupe V6 Manual

Ive not driven a 24v V6 yte Jim, only a 12v which didn't appeal too much.

A good auto I like and often have considered one for my lengthy commute through a city in rush hour, an auto would be ideal.

Toby_HDi · Post by **Toby_HDi** » 13 Jun 2011, 22:05

Citroenmad wrote:
I'd really like a 147 GTA, what a car!

Yep, I would quite happily have a 406 Coupe V6 Manual

Ive not driven a 24v V6 yte Jim, only a 12v which didn't appeal too much.

A good auto I like and often have considered one for my lengthy commute through a city in rush hour, an auto would be ideal.

I think I'd prefer the 156 GTA.

As for the Coupé, get one now! Prices are rock bottom.

robert_e_smart · Post by **robert_e_smart** » 13 Jun 2011, 22:06

I love the steering wheel Luke.

Very classy!

Don't listen to these Activa boys, stick with the V6s, faster and more economical too!

Toby_HDi · Post by **Toby_HDi** » 13 Jun 2011, 22:12

robert_e_smart wrote:I love the steering wheel Luke.

Very classy!

Don't listen to these Activa boys, stick with the V6s, faster and more economical too!

Erm, please see my sig!

Not much difference in acceleration between my two though V6 would definitely have the legs.

Post by **CitroJim** » 13 Jun 2011, 22:22

robert_e_smart wrote: Don't listen to these Activa boys, stick with the V6s, faster and more economical too!

Yes, maybe but an Activa is more fun, especially on the twisty stuff

red_dwarfers · Post by **red_dwarfers** » 13 Jun 2011, 22:51

Activas are scary cars to follow on flowing A roads, quite a job keeping up in a hydractive XM at least.

Think I'd personally go for the V6 wearing my practical hat. Hydractive is still a world ahead of non hydractive around the corners, which is good enough in my books as it still handles almost as well as well as a Lotus Elan. Its the straight line torque and go go that attracts me.