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newbie 190 d advice please
Topic Started: Sat Feb 5, 2011 10:17 am (708 Views)
harryo
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hi Guys up to around 18 months ago owned a j plate 190e 1.8 love it but she died.. in the interim my Dad gave me his ( now please don't judge me here!) 2002 citroen c5 lmao has he moved abroad and it was sat there idle. Any how have just spotted another J plate 190 this time a 2.0 d with a dealer 1 owner from new 72,000 on clock. £1295 need some solid advice ( ie bargaining power against the wife! :help: ) what kind of running costs would you envisage eg mpg. new exhaust etc I will be getting it professionally looked at- am not mechanically minded.Any advise would be greatly appreciated thanks for your time
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Hello and welcome to the forum, never had a D but it will be cheaper to run than my valver. :D
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harryo
Sat Feb 5, 2011 10:17 am
hi Guys up to around 18 months ago owned a j plate 190e 1.8 love it but she died.. in the interim my Dad gave me his ( now please don't judge me here!) 2002 citroen c5 lmao has he moved abroad and it was sat there idle. Any how have just spotted another J plate 190 this time a 2.0 d with a dealer 1 owner from new 72,000 on clock. £1295 need some solid advice ( ie bargaining power against the wife! :help: ) what kind of running costs would you envisage eg mpg. new exhaust etc I will be getting it professionally looked at- am not mechanically minded.Any advise would be greatly appreciated thanks for your time
Is it the car in ivory colour. It says diesel and they have shown a picture of a petrol engine
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I have a similar 190D 2.0L. It returns 8 miles/L (36MpG) in London. If possible go for the 2.5L. My car came with FSH and the mileage was 64k. Now its 74k and I havent hoad to do anything major other than the ball joints. Exhaust is not great . There was a serious leak but i managed to do a DIY fix with a couple of jubilee clips and a can of baked beans. It has lasted almost a year.

You can also run these diesels on waste oil without any major modifications
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pwbadi
Sat Feb 5, 2011 11:13 am
harryo
Sat Feb 5, 2011 10:17 am
hi Guys up to around 18 months ago owned a j plate 190e 1.8 love it but she died.. in the interim my Dad gave me his ( now please don't judge me here!) 2002 citroen c5 lmao has he moved abroad and it was sat there idle. Any how have just spotted another J plate 190 this time a 2.0 d with a dealer 1 owner from new 72,000 on clock. £1295 need some solid advice ( ie bargaining power against the wife! :help: ) what kind of running costs would you envisage eg mpg. new exhaust etc I will be getting it professionally looked at- am not mechanically minded.Any advise would be greatly appreciated thanks for your time
Is it the car in ivory colour. It says diesel and they have shown a picture of a petrol engine
Ahh, the lesser spotted 1.8 diesel!! lmao lmao
Petrol 190E!!

As for advice ...................... never buy a car off someone who can't tell the difference between petrol & diesel!! :P
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As for advice ...................... never buy a car off someone who can't tell the difference between petrol & diesel!! :P
Lets just hope that they haven`t put fuel in it :help:
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Stempies
Sat Feb 5, 2011 1:06 pm
pwbadi
Sat Feb 5, 2011 11:13 am
harryo
Sat Feb 5, 2011 10:17 am
hi Guys up to around 18 months ago owned a j plate 190e 1.8 love it but she died.. in the interim my Dad gave me his ( now please don't judge me here!) 2002 citroen c5 lmao has he moved abroad and it was sat there idle. Any how have just spotted another J plate 190 this time a 2.0 d with a dealer 1 owner from new 72,000 on clock. £1295 need some solid advice ( ie bargaining power against the wife! :help: ) what kind of running costs would you envisage eg mpg. new exhaust etc I will be getting it professionally looked at- am not mechanically minded.Any advise would be greatly appreciated thanks for your time
Is it the car in ivory colour. It says diesel and they have shown a picture of a petrol engine
Ahh, the lesser spotted 1.8 diesel!! lmao lmao
Petrol 190E!!

As for advice ...................... never buy a car off someone who can't tell the difference between petrol & diesel!! :P
Very rare the Petrol/Diesel hybrid especially in 1.8 manual form. lmao
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try find a 2.5 diesel with a auto box they are loads better than the 2.0 manual
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theres a 2.5 diesel on piston heads a the moment £1290
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harryo
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cheers fellas turns out it is the same one you spotted on ebay - I was sent a link to their site by a mate and hadn't spotted the ebay listing "before" - any way has saved me a wasted journey.
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