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We are just a small dot on the globe, so while this is not right, it's understandable from a business perspective. But I hope PSA knows it cannot get away with this sort of inconsistent customer experience in one of the world's largest car markets. For all buyers, I would strongly advise pressing dealers to throw in a 5-year warranty, or factor its cost in when comparing against e.g. that Compass or Seltos next door. Our Picasso experience has shown that most niggles start to surface after the 3-year mark. | |
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No doubt you miss other features, but this one is cheapest and easy to please customer. life comes to a still for many with a dead phone. Quote:
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| ![]() The C5 Aircross looks like a very promising package and it may help Citroën to establish itself in the market. Pricing will be crucial though. |
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| ![]() Citroen seems to be no different from other manufacturers in respect of dropping features for India. One glaring omission is the dashcam(connectedCAM) that is available in international models. Last edited by DImPo : 18th February 2021 at 06:57. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() A well researched review. Liked it and would also like to spend more time as I have just cursorily gone through the posts. In fact, Peugeot cars used to be imported in India till the 1930's or so as FBU's. Citreon was a separate company then. PSA or Peugeot Société Anonyme became PSA Citreon in 1976 after Peugeot acquiring a majority stake in Citreon that was loss making then. Now in fact, Opel and Vauxhall (both ex-GM) are also a part of the PSA Citreon Group. Several decades after the car imports into India ceased, Peugeot entered India in 1984 through it's two wheeler subsidiary to manufacture the Peugeot Sportif with M/s Chamundi Mopeds, a 65 cc moped with a self start and battery/ indicators, alloy wheels and so on. It was futuristic, ahead of its times but bombed due to it's pricing at Rs 6500/- (on road). Peugeot's second foray was in 1994 through PAL Peugeot, a subsidiary of M/s Premier Automobiles Ltd, which had a separate plant at Kalyan to manufacture the 309 and 309 GLD. The 118 NE and the 1.38 D (also Viceroy) were also soon manufactured in Kalyan and became a part of this new joint venture (JV). We all know how the very dated 309 bombed and pulled down the JV. PAL and Peugeot are still fighting in the courts for their rights. Peugeot two wheelers has again entered India through Mahindra two wheelers, wherein the latter has acquired a majority equity stake. There have been no launches, but we can also expect some announcement from the JV. Back to the C5 topic, other than a very revolutionary new looking frontal facade, the rear look and the side profile show nothing to boast of. Its robust European built quality with the solid door thuds and the Euro NCAP five star rating of the premium variant should be a bonus for road safety freaks, who are searching for something other than the matchboxes from the Far East. The model was first launched in 2017 as stated by Aditya and four years is a pretty long period these days, or rather half life of the model has already elapsed. And lastly, reliability and cost of spares, servicing and the new to be appointed or already appointed dealer's customer relations and credibility should be a very major issues that could make or break the C 5. These are the grey areas where the Europeans and Americans have not had very clean records. Hence we later on see them exiting India. Many die hard Ambassador fans are awaiting the launch of the new PSA Citreon Ambassador in a new avatar, which until now is a mystery. The C5 needs to be on a firm ground and needs to become a French darling of the buyers so that they await the Ambassador more eagerly. And should the C5 turn into a failure, we do not see very good prospects for the Ambassador branded car from PSA Citreon. Hence, PSA Citreon should be on their toes to oversee that their C5 is a grand success. Last edited by vb-san : 19th February 2021 at 08:08. Reason: Quoted part trimmed. Thank you! |
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| ![]() With respect to wireless charging it depends a lot on placement. The pad in Seltos is great since its out of view and people don't fiddle with a phone placed there as opposed with my experience in my Compass which has no hidden area to place the charging phone other than the net on the left which again is not a good solution. |
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| ![]() I see some of the folks not in complete favour of wireless charging. Agree that it is not a feature basis which you should change your car buying decision, but it is one such feature every manufacturer should offer and get it over with. It is brilliant, offers great convince and is non expensive. Let me share how 1. When you use wireless charging, you don't need fast charging. I have a wireless charger on my work table, and every-time I keep my phone on it (which is like keeping phone on a table), it tops up charge by 20%. My charge % hovers between 50-80% throughout the day, never falls below. Therefore I never need fast charging. This may change though when we start going to office 2. Wireless charging has a great amplification effect when paired with wireless car-play. Imagine a situation where you enter your car, just keep phone on charge-pad, it connects wirelessly for GPS navigation via Google maps, music, and you take a call in between. In mean time, phone tops up 20% battery in your 20 min ride. And there are no cables lying around. You see how convenient it is!! ![]() Few years back same issue happened with USB ports. Some offered it some didn't. But eventually everyone offers it now and we even have multiple ports even in armrest storage Last edited by SourPai : 24th February 2021 at 15:19. Reason: Minor changes |
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| ![]() I have not seen this vehicle, so not able to judge its positioning in the market as such, Is this a BMW X1 \ Q3 competitor? |
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| ![]() Size wise yes, price wise should be a Tuscon/Compass competitor. They can start packing up if they intend to compete against X1/Q3 in terms of price. |
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| ![]() The Electronic city showroom in Bangalore looks ready with a black C5 already sitting there pretty. Anybody have a clue about the launch date? Guessing it's very soon considering the showrooms are ready for customers. |
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