any comments on this car guys? I'm thinking of buying for $5700 changeover (trading a Sirion). it's a good price, drives a treat, but are there any faults I should know about? Anyone know about the servicing schedule? Dealer said every 25000k, which sounds way too long to me.
Citroen C4 A6 Manual Turbo Diesel
kobrien456 on 06/09/2015 - 11:58
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Thanks Nikko its 2006. 150k on the clock. What would be your guess on the cost of a 200k service and what generally needs to be done?
Sorry I can't give you that specific mechanical info BUT I recently looked at buying a newish 2nd hand diesel myself and read a number of excellent articles written by industry experts who said its one of these things you have to be careful with because the previous owner runs up high kms and the 2nd buyer gets the expensive periodic replacement bit costs (which I'm advised tend to be considerably more than they are for petrol vehicles). We don't do a lot of mileage so I decided petrol was the best bet to stick with.
The big caveat is that diesel is perhaps still better (even allowing for these higher costs) if and I say IF you're a higher mileage driver. But you've chosen to go with diesel and I'm going to assume you've done your homework on this.
With due respect to those who say buy non-Euro vehicles I think thats a huge generalisation (especially with Euro brands being made in Asia) and as such poor advice. Model specific advice is far more meaningful than brand advice as the latter is just too broad & non-specific. The C4 is an excellent car but as with all vehicles you really need to go with a good model AND do a very thorough check of your INDIVIDUAL vehicle to be best sure it's not going to have something waiting around the corner for you.
I'm sure IF the C4 is in good condition, has had all it's servicing requirements etc done properly AND it's a fit for your needs then it'll serve you well. Like I said my mate has owned dozens and dozens of cars (70yrs old and literally used to change cars like you would underpants) and he's never owned a car longer than the 2008 C4 (which he still has) and he liked it so much he bought the 2013 one as well.
Thanks so much Nikko for taking the time to help me. I very much appreciate your thoughtful response.
Just stick to something Japanese - or possibly a new Hyundai or Kia.
Given the age of the Citroen, and therefore your budget, something european will be more trouble than it's worth.
Year?
I can't give you too many specifics but my best mate, who's pretty switched on with all things automotive currently has 2 of them (08 & 13) and swears they're fantastic. I've known him a few yrs and never heard him have any issues with them other than the usual Euro PITA stuff that mechanics get annoyed with. Though diesels will suffer through big KMs more easily than a petrol vehicle you do need to be aware of the potential costs for major item changes that I think a lot of them run into around the 200k mark - a lot of savvy sellers run up big mileage and then onsell before having to deal with this themselves so DYOR. :-)