Popularity and word-of-mouth are one of the important reasons for determining new car sales, as well as in the used car market. However, for French cars, new cars are not paid attention to, and used cars have also become a niche market. One of the most representative is the Citroën C5, which was discontinued last year because of poor sales, and today's used car market is also struggling, but the age of the car is more than a few years, and the price of the used car is not even half of the new car. However, it is precisely this type of model that may be the most worthwhile type of used car market to start with. So, let's take a look at the citroen C5 used car market today, is it really fragrant?
Selling points more than "three big pieces"?
Now when it comes to citroën C5 models, the first reaction of most friends may be versailles C5X, after all, the old Citroën C5 has been discontinued since the suspension of production and sale, and in the car market where new cars have sprung up like mushrooms, it seems to have completely fallen out of the eyes of consumers. However, to say whether the Citroën C5 has the product features to hand, the answer is yes, otherwise it would not have had the strength to compete with mainstream B-class cars such as the Volkswagen Passat and the Toyota Camry.
The three major pieces can be described as the signature of citroën C5, which is equipped with 1.6T and 1.8T engines, which are matched with Aisin's 6AT gearbox, with maximum horsepower of 167Ps and 204Ps respectively, and maximum torques of 245N·m and 280N·m, respectively, so the power is strong enough for this car. In addition, the chassis structure of the front McPherson rear multi-link, under the tuning of Citroën, is comfortable and does not lose the sense of control, whether it is emergency lane change, cornering, or the filtering of bumps, all show the outstanding level of the same class of models, I believe that friends who have driven citroën C5 have a deep understanding of this.
In addition to the three major pieces, the citroën C5 also performs very well in space. Although the body length of the car in the early 4.8 meters is not brilliant in the mainstream B-class cars such as the Camry and Tianlai, its wheelbase performance of 2815mm is enough to make the passenger space enter the medium level. Of course, as a French car known for its romance, Citroen C5 is also very particular about interior materials, and the 17 models are equipped with functions such as cruise control, uphill assist and voice recognition control as standard, which are more complete than many of the current models of the same level.
Running 4 years to sell the car loss of half, but buy second-hand really fragrant?
Excellent three major pieces, enough space and a rich level of configuration, because of this, the Citroën C5 can always attract a consumer who loves the handling of the French car, for them, the discontinuation of the Citroën C5 seems to have become a difficult thing in their hearts. However, you can't buy a new car, but there are still used cars, so what is the situation of the second-hand car market for the Citroën C5?
As before the production was discontinued, Citroën C5's used car sales were not good, and the market attention was relatively low. Therefore, most second-hand car dealers are only willing to collect models with good car condition, and there are not many second-hand car sources, which leads to the price of second-hand Citroen C5 is not stable, and in second-hand car dealers, the price of selling cars and buying cars basically has a big gap.
The second-hand Citroen C5, which is a little closer to the market, is about 3-4 years old, taking the "2017 350THP Automatic Luxury" with a guidance price of 179,900 yuan. Are in 2018 on the car condition is relatively good models, opened for about 4 years, some after driving close to 80,000 kilometers, the price of second-hand cars can remain at 105,000 yuan, and some after driving more than 50,000 kilometers, the price of second-hand cars fell to 85,000 yuan, the price fluctuations are relatively large.
However, the older second-hand Citroen C5, the price is relatively stable. For example, the guidance price is 206,900 yuan with the sub-top "2014 1.6T automatic exclusive type", and the price of the model with good condition will basically not be less than 60,000 yuan. For example, the model that was licensed in 2015 has a residual value of 68,800 yuan for a second-hand car that travels 120,000 kilometers; and in 2014, the residual value after driving 68,000 yuan kilometers is also 65,800 yuan.
In this way, Citroën C5 is sold after three or four years of opening, even if it is a medium-sized model of nearly 180,000 yuan, the second-hand car is in good condition, and the price has fallen by about 100,000 yuan, not to mention the older second-hand car. However, this is good news for people who buy cars, after all, such a preferential second-hand car price, corresponding to the good product strength of Citroen C5, the cost performance is naturally higher than that of new cars.
Instead of buying a new car, why not look at the second-hand Citroen C5?
The budget of about 100,000 yuan, placed in the market of new cars, can only reach the threshold of popular joint venture A-class cars such as Volkswagen Langyi and Nissan Xuanyi, and they are all manual models. So what are the advantages of the used Citroen C5 in comparison? The driving texture of citroën C5 naturally needless to say, compared with the manual transmission of Langyi, Xuanyi, the automatic citroën C5 is obviously more suitable for novice training.
Moreover, although the space of Citroën C5 is not prominent in the B-class car, it is more than enough compared to the A-class car, and in terms of configuration, Citroën C5 also gives functions such as leather steering wheel/seat, rear parking radar and automatic air conditioning, which brings the driving experience and the low-end Langyi and Xuanyi are not at the same level at all. Therefore, whether it is talking about handling performance or configuration richness, the second-hand Citroen C5 seems to be able to give you a satisfactory answer, but it seems that it is impossible to meet the second-hand car that wants a good car, and at this point, it is not as fast as the new car of Langyi and Xuanyi.
However, if you are really ready to buy a second-hand Citroen C5, it is still more recommended for models with a recent age, and it is already very cost-effective to buy the middle with half the price of the guide price, if you choose an older model for further preferential treatment, perhaps there are more small problems to face when using the car in the follow-up.
You know, the impact of citroën C5 reputation is often the body and the sunroof of the abnormal sound, the window lifting fault, the failure of electrical appliances and the crash of the car machine and other small problems, although not a serious problem, but it does affect the driving experience. For example, Citroën C5 will design the air conditioning switch in the central control screen, once the car machine "strikes", it will have to restart the vehicle to turn on the air conditioning, the operation is very impersonal. Of course, these problems do not only exist in the old model, even if it is a new car of Citroën C5, it may be difficult to avoid these problems, so for friends who want to buy a Citroën C5 used car, in addition to considering choosing a suitable car, you must first ask yourself if you can accept these small problems.
In addition, in the later maintenance, compared with the worry-free and durable Volkswagen Langyi and Nissan Xuanyi, Citroën C5 does not seem to have an advantage. Citroen C5 is every 75,000 kilometers or 6 months for maintenance, replace the oil machine filter small maintenance is about 420 yuan, and then count the subsequent replacement of air filters, air conditioning filters and spark plugs and other accessories replacement costs, then the total cost of maintenance for 60,000 kilometers is about 6,000 yuan, according to the annual driving of 20,000 kilometers, that annual maintenance needs almost 2,000 yuan. Compared with the maintenance cost of about 1600 yuan a year for Langyi and Xuanyi, Citroen C5 is indeed higher.
Write at the end:
Although Citroën C5 is still a niche in the second-hand car market, the source of the car, the price is not stable, but it has to be said that the second-hand Citroën C5 is indeed worth considering, especially the models with a recent age, basically as long as the price of the new car is half, you can buy a model with a good configuration, which is more cost-effective than the joint venture A-class car at the same price. Of course, the premise is that you can meet the second-hand Citroën C5 with a good car and tolerate its "small faults".