Faults:

Spheres needed replacing at 155,000 miles.

Just had all the brake disks and pads replaced.

Passenger side rear door has locked itself shut and will not open anymore.

Horn broken last year.

Complete central locking failure in January. New key required at £107.

Drivers seat pulled loose out of the floor and now rocks.

General Comments:

Excellent car to drive considering its size, the steering is light and responsive.

Seats and interior are comfortable especially on long journeys.

A few small cosmetic faults, but the engine is superb for economy and reliability.

Slow response at lower speeds, but brilliant on motorways.

Faults:

Suspension sphere's needed changing at 50,000 miles. This was done by a Citroen specialist rather than the dealer - and saved nearly £40!!

Diesel glow plugs needed changing at 69,000 miles - this was done by a diesel injection specialist and I saved £100 over Citroen quoted price.

Battery replaced at 65,000 miles.

General Comments:

Excellent ride quality - you can drive this car all day and feel very comfortable.

Have used this car to travel from England to Hungary twice now - it has never let me down and always returns excellent fuel economy - approx 46 miles per gallon.

The Citroen hydro suspension is really excellent, self levelling.

Faults:

Passenger electric mirror failed at 50,000 miles.

Front offside brake caliper seized at 55,000 miles.

Rear brake shoes worn out at 70,000 miles - is this a record?

General Comments:

This car has very good handling due to the Citroen self levelling and load adjusting suspension - It is always surefooted.

Very comfortable for long distance cruising.

Nice and quiet, very little road noise (using Michelin Energy tyres).

Fuel economy (turbo diesel) is excellent - average 48 miles per gallon.

Faults:

Matrix heater unit leaking replaced with new one at 51000 miles.

New cat converter fitted 3rd one! under 100,000 miles at 99000 miles.

Electric sunroof cables replaced 51000 miles.

Folding rear seat fixings broken.

Electronic ignition fault runs on 3 cylinders when raining very heavy, that's why I'm on 3rd cat converter!

General Comments:

The Xantia is requires many special tools to service/repair the car leaving the owner no choice, but to pay rip-off service charges to Citroen Dealerships.

I was recently told I would have to wait 10 days to have a Steering rack gaiter fitted which of course requires a special tool as the Hydraulic Steering Ram gets in the way.

Faults:

Clutch replaced (for first time!) at 201,000 miles!

Suspension Sphere's renewed for the 2nd time in car history at 198,000 miles.

That is basically it, although the gearbox is on it's way out, I'll get one from the scrappy for £100!

General Comments:

This car has got to be one of the most comfortable cars I have ever owned - regardless of road surface the ride is like a magic carpet, the car seems to float along the road.

I do find the car a bit sluggish to pull away, but once moving, the acceleration is adequate.

The mileage on this car speaks for itself - the previous owner was a salesman and clocked up over 150,000 miles on the car. Once the gearbox is fixed, I expect the car to make another hundred thousand - the engine is still perfect even after 200k!

The equipment level is not great - there is no CD player or air conditioning, but it does have electric windows and a radio cassette which is adequte.

The fuel economy varies greatly - the most I got was 65mpg, the worst was 38mpg - average about 57/58mpg.

I can pretty much assure that my next car will be a Citroen Xantia - I enjoy driving it, and it is a very reliable car.