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RedRay
 
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  Member No: #103
Location: Manchester |
Hello from Manchester, am an old boy and have worked in the Car Audio and aftermarket Alloy wheel trade most of my working life, I have been fortunate to have owned/ driven most makes and models of cars, Passionate (and argumentative) about them too. Liked the C6 since introduction but wasn’t brave enough to buy a new one then, anyway now drive a 22 month old Exclusive 2.7HDI and would like to share my thoughts, I like lots about the car but a couple of things are not great and before I take it to the dealers would appreciate other owners advice, I find the low speed ride over typical town roads shocking and would describe the ride in my car as worse than a Audi A3 I used for a couple of weeks, its not just the comfort but the bump/thump that comes through the body, it feels as though there is far too much unsprung weight, also when going over a couple of speed bumps a loud crashing noise comes from the front, also on the suspension side a couple of rear passengers have complained about a “floaty “ride and of feeling queasy at moderate speeds on country lanes. Lastly from cold the engine stutters some times and has even cut out coming out a busy T junction, even at normal temperature and I am driving on a trailing throttle the engine hesitates, I have noticed that the engine far noisier than other cars I have driven with the same one and wonder if mine has a problem, it does sound a bit guttural (???) is this normal. Other than the rant I love the car and without doubt my next car will be a 3.0HDi |
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C6Dave
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    Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
There is a suspension software update which others have had applied which should cure those issues for you. | ||
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Trainman
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Location: Penwortham |
Firstly, welcome.  Secondly, As Dave say's there is a software update for the suspension. Thirdly, I would suggest a service, if it's not had one for a while, or a least get the dealer to check it over with a diagnostic machine. Fourthly, 3.0HDi you and everyone on here, I suspect... 
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Leo
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 Member No: #94
Location: Belfast |
Hi I have posted something on here earlier about rough running and stalling - I had a similar experience with mine - the dealer did an engine software upgrade which seems to have cured the stalling, although sometimes I still get the rough running when the engine is cold and I have noticed the engine still running a little rough on the overrun. Now that the stalling is cured I will probably just leave it. Leo |
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RedRay
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Member No: #103
Location: Manchester |
Thanks for responses , as I don't know anybody with a C6 locally to compare the engine noise with I will have to take the word of the dealer, who I have a sneaky feeling will say "they all do that" , made mistake in first post, car is 32 months old . Ray |
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gmerry
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 Member No: #21
Location: Scotland |
Ray (is that you name?), the suspension is supposed to be self learning. My advice would be to take the car for some brisk drives and throw it around a little. The suspension action will improve. You might also want to raise and lower the suspension to max height/min height whilst static. This might help exercise any seals, valves and get rid of any entrained air. The Hydractive 3+ suspension has non circulating oil flow. Regards G |
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Trainman
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Member No: #86
Location: Penwortham |
Redray, I'm in south Preston if that helps, more than happy to fetch mine over to you. | ||
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RedRay
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Member No: #103
Location: Manchester |
Steve, that would be great, I travel to Southport (via m65) a few times times a week so could meet to suit you. Ray |
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Trainman
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Member No: #86
Location: Penwortham |
Ray, I'm off monday and tuesday, if that helps and would tie in with a visit to the parents, they live in Banks, I'll PM you my mobile number.... (actually if you use the M65 you more or less pass the house) |
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C6Dave
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
When your there take a picture of the 2 C6's together, it's a rare sight 
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RedRay
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Member No: #103
Location: Manchester |
S***,will have to clean it now, but will do, that's clean it and photograph them. | ||
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Trainman
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Member No: #86
Location: Penwortham |
C6Dave wrote ... When your there take a picture of the 2 C6's together, it's a rare sight Already thought of that Dave. RedRay wrote ... S***,will have to clean it now, but will do, that's clean it and photograph them. You and me both Ray  |
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tonyrome
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C6Dave wrote ... When your there take a picture of the 2 C6's together, it's a rare sight A couple of months ago, in Berlin, I was driving along one of the wide boulevards around Alexanderplatz, when I saw not 'just' another C6, but another Deep Red Perlescent C6, coming in the opposite direction. I would have loved a shot of them both passing! |
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Trainman
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Member No: #86
Location: Penwortham |
Ray, pleasure to meet you today and glad I was able to help. Ray and I were talking this afternoon when a couple of people turned up, absolutely gobsmacked to see not 1 but 2 C6's.  mines on the left Nice to know we made someones day
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C6Dave
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
Apart from at a dealership forecourt I have only ever seen 2 C6's together and that was at the 90 years of Citroen event. A rare sight indeed guys. |
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