The DS to live again.

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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by robert_e_smart » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:09 am

I'm afraid that if I'm going forced back to springs sometime in the future, it won't be in a Citroen.
Me too, the Volvo S80 is calling me from a far! It does everything that a big Citroen does, except the suspension isn't as good.
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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by Dieselman » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:51 am

robert_e_smart wrote:
I'm afraid that if I'm going forced back to springs sometime in the future, it won't be in a Citroen.
Me too, the Volvo S80 is calling me from a far! It does everything that a big Citroen does, except the suspension isn't as good.
Nor the turning circle, which can get very challenging in tight spots and multi-storey carparks.
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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by robert_e_smart » Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:01 pm

The turning circle of the C5 is dreadful as well.
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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by Dean » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:34 pm

i would give you the S60 as a good choice Robert, but only if you get the R version :D

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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by robert_e_smart » Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:53 pm

i would give you the S60 as a good choice Robert, but only if you get the R version
Nah, the S80 is bigger and cheaper :lol: :lol: :lol: Perfect.
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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by Dean » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:15 pm

ok. T6 it is then with a silky smoooooth straight 6 twin turbo 270bhp ;)

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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by Dieselman » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:28 pm

robert_e_smart wrote:The turning circle of the C5 is dreadful as well.
The Volvo's are in supertanker territory, everyone complains about them.

Maybe fit a bow-thruster..
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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by Dean » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:32 pm

I think its a result of 18 and 19" by 225 tyre fitments, there isnt much room for them to move about in the arches :lol:

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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by robert_e_smart » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:37 pm

I think its a result of 18 and 19" by 225 tyre fitments, there isnt much room for them to move about in the arches
Blast, thats the end of the cheap Michelins then :( :( Or balloon tyres if you're from the Isle of Wight. :D
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Re: The DS to live again.

Post by Dean » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:39 pm

na, fit the 16" alloys, you get to keep the comfy tyres then ;)

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