C5 how good or bad?

[Monkeyfeet]

All depends what you want out of the car. I like big, roomy, comfortable, big boot, nice ride and all the extras (reversing sensors, darkening mirror etc etc etc) which make for A1 cruising on the er, well, A1 and other motorways and autoroutes. The car's often loaded to the gills with heavy stuff (ok people and wine) and you can't beat the pulling power of the 2.2. (before anyone asks, the fap /dpf nonesense comes off with an hours work). Mpg on long moderate-speed runs is low 40's to 50. Do lots of round town / short runs on a cold engine? - just buy the 2.0 or something smaller, simples. And yes, I'd buy another, to make a brace when current Mitsi expires.

[spigven]

What's that saying about making the same mistake twice ?

Having said that I'd probably risk it if the car was cheap enough.

[qprdude]

What's that saying about making the same mistake twice ?

Having said that I'd probably risk it if the car was cheap enough.

I suspect we would all be guilty of that mate. I would probably have another S type Jag, even though I nearly had to sell my body to keep it on the road.

[bill196510]

you mean the 2.2 not good enough the 2.0 is good enough on fuel

Met someone with a 2.0 hdi manuel, fuel comp not reset from new, 35.4 mpg.cos he didnt know it had one, lol.


Thats a one off real mpg test, pathetic mpg for any diesel, peugeot always been s**t, lol.

Get a vw engine in it:D

Had a golf tdi, 52.4 average through a full tank of fuel.

[oneday]

but what conditions has it been used in short runs fast runs ????
golf is a dinky toy not big enough for anything but a short drive to work lol

[Ben82]

you mean the 2.2 not good enough the 2.0 is good enough on fuel

Met someone with a 2.0 hdi manuel, fuel comp not reset from new, 35.4 mpg.cos he didnt know it had one, lol.


Thats a one off real mpg test, pathetic mpg for any diesel, peugeot always been (-expletive removed-), lol.

Get a vw engine in it:D

Had a golf tdi, 52.4 average through a full tank of fuel.

mpg is subject to a lot of conditions... driving style is one, when I got my car it was at around 13.1l/100km (just under 21mpg), currently my average is around 11.1l/100 (about 25.5mpg), and in summer time, I can average about 10.5l/100 (just under 27mpg)
So with me driving the car it is 20%-30% more efficient over its previous owner (of course I don't know when it was reset beforehand, but I'm guessing it wasn't done all that recently up to when I got it)

Quoted MPG for the 2.0HDI is 50mpg, Quoted MPG for the Golf 1.9 TDI is 53mpg, so he couldn't have been driving very economically!

[bill196510]

Not swap c5 for passat, u not driven one then, lol. Nothing compares to a vw, I like c5 cos of large interior, and cheap to buy plus fancey suspension, .,but vw is the cream of the crop,

i worked for vw , they are not as good as the advertisers would have you belive , give me a Citroen over a vw any day

You in a dream world, lol. Vw, sets the standards, facts, not opinions, old citroens very good mpg, newer ones,power you dont need, crap mpg.
Passat time in a few months
Citroen good, peugeot engines crap, like the cars.

[bill196510]

you mean the 2.2 not good enough the 2.0 is good enough on fuel

Met someone with a 2.0 hdi manuel, fuel comp not reset from new, 35.4 mpg.cos he didnt know it had one, lol.


Thats a one off real mpg test, pathetic mpg for any diesel, peugeot always been (-expletive removed-), lol.

Get a vw engine in it:D

Had a golf tdi, 52.4 average through a full tank of fuel.

mpg is subject to a lot of conditions... driving style is one, when I got my car it was at around 13.1l/100km (just under 21mpg), currently my average is around 11.1l/100 (about 25.5mpg), and in summer time, I can average about 10.5l/100 (just under 27mpg)
So with me driving the car it is 20%-30% more efficient over its previous owner (of course I don't know when it was reset beforehand, but I'm guessing it wasn't done all that recently up to when I got it)

Quoted MPG for the 2.0HDI is 50mpg, Quoted MPG for the Golf 1.9 TDI is 53mpg, so he couldn't have been driving very economically!

Quoted, lol. Not real, never going to average that in a peugeot engine, wont even get that on motorway

[Ben82]

mpg is subject to a lot of conditions... driving style is one, when I got my car it was at around 13.1l/100km (just under 21mpg), currently my average is around 11.1l/100 (about 25.5mpg), and in summer time, I can average about 10.5l/100 (just under 27mpg)
So with me driving the car it is 20%-30% more efficient over its previous owner (of course I don't know when it was reset beforehand, but I'm guessing it wasn't done all that recently up to when I got it)

Quoted MPG for the 2.0HDI is 50mpg, Quoted MPG for the Golf 1.9 TDI is 53mpg, so he couldn't have been driving very economically!

Quoted, lol. Not real, never going to average that in a peugeot engine, wont even get that on motorway

Quoted for mine is 27mpg, and look under normal conditions, mine is pretty much spot on! For my 03 Primera, quoted was 46mpg... I only ever got it above 40mpg in France doing long motorway drives. There's probably quite a few people here who achieve or exceed the quoted mpg of their PSA engine

[bill196510]

In a dream, lol.

[oneday]

bill the windup merchant

[qprdude]

Why is this guy insisting on comparing a VW Golf TDI at 1241 KG weight, with a C5 at 1608 KG weight?
Are you seriously trying to compare a car which is 375 KG heavier, and expecting the comparison to mean anything? Have you got the hang of this comparing cars thing?
C5 , supremely comfortable saloon with a huge boot, comfy for 5 persons.
Golf........A Golf.

[Hell Razor5543]

A friend of mine recently bragged that he managed to get 163MPG out of his 52 reg Golf GTi. I asked him how he was able to know this. He told me that he had filled the Golf up, and then set off on a 163 mile journey. Later, when he had got there, he filled it up again. He found that it only took 1 gallon of petrol. I then asked him how he had achieved this remarkable feat of economy. He wouldn't tell me at first, but when his girlfriend started sniggering, and told him that if he didn't, she would, he explained all.

After filling up the car, they set out. After about 30 miles the Golf stalled, and wouldn't start again. The AA guy found the injector pump had failed, and arranged for them to be recovered to their destination, 133 miles away.

[qprdude]

A friend of mine recently bragged that he managed to get 163MPG out of his 52 reg Golf GTi. I asked him how he was able to know this. He told me that he had filled the Golf up, and then set off on a 163 mile journey. Later, when he had got there, he filled it up again. He found that it only took 1 gallon of petrol. I then asked him how he had achieved this remarkable feat of economy. He wouldn't tell me at first, but when his girlfriend started sniggering, and told him that if he didn't, she would, he explained all.

After filling up the car, they set out. After about 30 miles the Golf stalled, and wouldn't start again. The AA guy found the injector pump had failed, and arranged for them to be recovered to their destination, 133 miles away.

Bloody good mileage though! Maybe thats the one Bill had.

[bill196510]

Why is this guy insisting on comparing a VW Golf TDI at 1241 KG weight, with a C5 at 1608 KG weight?
Are you seriously trying to compare a car which is 375 KG heavier, and expecting the comparison to mean anything? Have you got the hang of this comparing cars thing?
C5 , supremely comfortable saloon with a huge boot, comfy for 5 persons.
Golf........A Golf.

Passat then lol.