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[henryd]

A good C5 is going to be more comfortable than even an Omega Elite. And an Omega will easily swallow £500 in repairs unless you buy one that's already had the front suspension rebuilt.


Personally, I'd keep the Citroen if I already owned it.

Agree with Nick on this 

Yep me too,my dad has a C5 which I've covered many miles in and its a fine car if not the best looking,his is a 2.2 diesel auto and gets up the roadpretty well.and has been trouble free since new(11 years)

[C5Man]

A good C5 is going to be more comfortable than even an Omega Elite. And an Omega will easily swallow £500 in repairs unless you buy one that's already had the front suspension rebuilt.


Personally, I'd keep the Citroen if I already owned it.

Agree with Nick on this 

Yep me too,my dad has a C5 which I've covered many miles in and its a fine car if not the best looking,his is a 2.2 diesel auto and gets up the roadpretty well.and has been trouble free since new(11 years)

So you can vouch that the C5 is defo a more comfy car to be in? What about noise levels etc?

[05omegav6]

Omega seats are probably better, but importantly, as said previously, an unknown Omega can easily swallow £500 sorting tired front suspension...  An accepted risk if you're used to Omegas, but very frustrating if you're not... If you're genuinely happy with the C5 then run with it

[Diamond Black Geezer]

I think, unless you find the C5 swallowing money, or requires a vast pot of cash for welding, etc... and at the same time a particularly well sorted Omega appears, you might be best with the C5. A bit of that 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' logic.

That said, as I mentioned, that Elite 3.2 looks a fine beast and will probably be the best car you've ever owned. If you don't mind keeping an eye on a few things, and the occasional tinker.

[TheBoy]

Having driven both, and been a passenger in both, the C5 definitely "floats" over bumps better. Most hydro suspensions Citroens always have and always will, with the possible downside that travel sickness for rear seat passengers is more common.

Is it more comfortable?  Not for me.  I have driven an Omega from deepest Northamptonshire to the South of France in one day, with no weariness at all (unlike the rest of the convoy who were getting ratty  for the last few hundred miles ). I find here to Birmingham enough in an early C5. Certain even the Elite handles better IMHO.

However, I think you'll have to try one to see how you get on with one comfortwise, as it will be very different to the C5's straight line ride.

[Mr Gav]

Daughter in law has a 2001 C5, considering the lack of TLC it gets it flies through MOTs. Does suffer                                   DPF issues from time to time though, short journeys i suppose. BUT, the Mig is bigger and better.

Don,t know what happened there.

A long pause and sharp intake of breath before you mention the dreaded DPF issues 

[henryd]

Daughter in law has a 2001 C5, considering the lack of TLC it gets it flies through MOTs. Does suffer                                   DPF issues from time to time though, short journeys i suppose. BUT, the Mig is bigger and better.

Don,t know what happened there.

A long pause and sharp intake of breath before you mention the dreaded DPF issues 

I'm surprised that a 2001 even has one

[ronnyd]

Daughter in law has a 2001 C5, considering the lack of TLC it gets it flies through MOTs. Does suffer                                   DPF issues from time to time though, short journeys i suppose. BUT, the Mig is bigger and better.

Don,t know what happened there.

A long pause and sharp intake of breath before you mention the dreaded DPF issues 

I'm surprised that a 2001 even has one

Well, it is French isn,t it.

[Broomies Mate]

TB and others have got it spot on.  You really need to spend some time in an Omega before you will know.  Things like comfort are VERY subjective, especially when you have a bad back.

Interestingly, WhatCar? 'Expert' Says; "Most C5s have conventional steel springs, but top-spec Exclusive cars get a hydropneumatic arrangement, as used on all big Citroens for over 50 years. Oddly, the steel springs offer a more pliant ride – the hydropneumatic suspension jitters over larger bumps and leans heavily through bends."

So, is the C5 jittery over bumps?  As said, purely subjective.


The only thing I would add (sorry if it's been mentioned).  Any Omega you buy will be an old girl.  The suspension components would have most certainly been changed in the past, more than once, probably.  What's been fitted, and will it match that of a 'new' Omega, or one fitted with genuine, or decent components?

[omega2018]

had my last 2.5 from showroom to death at 190K miles. never replaced any suspension component not even shocks. only one set of front disks too, near the end.  it did die needing track rod ends though (and egr and heater valve and handbrake shoes and cam gaskets and air con gas and sun roof) . did have engine replaced at 60K, oops. 

[KSR]

comparing a crappy old french barge to an omega? I mean really??=

 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Has anyone got an Omega local to the OP to let him have a ride, then?

I'm nowhere near, and have MV6 springs and B4s, so not giving him the best example of Omega ride comfort (though still pretty damn smooth compared with most cars)

[T.m.f]

Why not go for a 4wd,like the frontera,just as comfy as an omega,and also has a v6 3.2 engine.

[Lazydocker]

Has anyone got an Omega local to the OP to let him have a ride, then?

I'm nowhere near, and have MV6 springs and B4s, so not giving him the best example of Omega ride comfort (though still pretty damn smooth compared with most cars)

Don't know... Has the OP confirmed his location?

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Ah, true. Sorry I was thinking he'd mentioned already. He won't be anywhere near me, anyway, Lincolnshire is the second biggest county in Britain but only has 87 people in it; all regularly exchanging clothes, and false moustaches to give me impression there are more, for fear of invasion..