Compulsory items on new car

My 2008 C4 that i traded in for the DS5 came with a full size spare. My wife's 2011 C4 THP ESG also came with a spare. Both cars bought new. This is the first car i have that did not even come with a biscuit spare.

They have sorted me out with the triangle.
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I also have a Citroen DS5 THP200 Sport with Clubpack and the optional Cairns 19's - awesome cars to say the least

I however do have a triangle and yes it does not come with a spare, but a puncture repair kit - I knew this all up front.......guess you should have done your homework

Its a 2012 Model and I am almost touching 30 000km with it in about a year - no issues.

Nothing wrong with French cars - the old stigma must die away now
 
Spliffcat said:
I would not, will not even dream of driving a vehicle without a spare wheel in SA. Run flats or not, one big rock/pothole and your whole wheel is toast.
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Very much this. The very first thing I check when buying a car is that it comes with a spare wheel. With the conditions of our roads in some areas you'd be a complete idiot not have a spare.

As far as the triangle is concerned I don't think my 2012 model car came with one either. :confused: Will have to double-check. The question is if I can't find it, what recourse do I have with the dealer? Can I go back to them and insist that they provide me one?
 
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TriggerTRD said:
yes it does not come with a spare, but a puncture repair kit - I knew this all up front.......guess you should have done your homework
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Come talk to us again when you're in the middle of nowhere and while doing 120km/h you smack a lunar crater in the middle of the road....lets see how far your puncture repair kit gets you. :whistle:
 
HiToKiRi said:
Come talk to us again when you're in the middle of nowhere and while doing 120km/h you smack a lunar crater in the middle of the road....lets see how far your puncture repair kit gets you. :whistle:
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My thoughts too.
Or you hit a piece of metal which slices the tyre. Puncture repair kits are only going to work for small punctures.

I cannot imagine anyone being stupid enough to drive in South Africa without a functional spare wheel.
Is your life worth the savings of not having a spare?
 
HiToKiRi said:
Come talk to us again when you're in the middle of nowhere and while doing 120km/h you smack a lunar crater in the middle of the road....lets see how far your puncture repair kit gets you. :whistle:
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Happened to me last year on a 1 series BMW in the Free State to Cloclolan. Both tyres shredded, but the inner tube was fine. Limped to Ficksburg at 40km/h to get new tyres...
 
Oh, clamber down from your tall steeds, chaps. How many tyres have you destroyed beyond the point of repair in your time driving? Me, in a decade and a half? Not a one...

Whilst not being ideal - but in most cases addressable by simply buying a spare if you so choose - it's hardly the suicidal act of stupidity you profess it to be.
 
Such drama queens here.
I have travelled to Drakensberg on those bad roads, used my car to Hluluwe Game Reserve, Oribi Gorge, etc etc and so far so good.
In my entire history of owning cars, only once did I ever hit some metal shards on the road falling off a truck, was way back in 2003 or something in my Corolla.

Anyways, if the worst had to happen, there is always free towing to the nearest town and a tyre warranty that I have with MFC that covers me R10k per incident were my tyres/rims to be damaged.

Obviously if I had a choice, I would have taken a spare wheel hands down, but its not the end of the world.

Haptic, yes easiest solution, just buy the kit.
 
TriggerTRD said:
I also have a Citroen DS5 THP200 Sport with Clubpack and the optional Cairns 19's - awesome cars to say the least

I however do have a triangle and yes it does not come with a spare, but a puncture repair kit - I knew this all up front.......guess you should have done your homework

Its a 2012 Model and I am almost touching 30 000km with it in about a year - no issues.

Nothing wrong with French cars - the old stigma must die away now
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I didn't think that a car would come without a spare so didn't bother to check that until they gave me the rundown on the car when I took delivery. This is my 3rd Citroen and have not had issues with any of them.

Will be getting a spare just to put my mind at rest.

Only disappointment with Citroen is that they did not bring the DS5 with the EGS6 to SA. I have a 2011 C4 THP Exclusive with EGS6 gearbox and it is much more fun to drive. Even the C4 EGS6 is no longer available and even the insurance companies does not have it on their database when I was shopping around for insurance quotes.

Apparently Citroen only sold 1 C4 THP EGS6 in CT and its mine :D
 
HapticSimian said:
Several cars aren't equipped with spares these days; understandable in a Western European context, but far from ideal locally. At least the DS5 has room for a spare, but it'll be your choice and expense to add one.

I'd be a bit annoyed about the triangle, truthfully. I'd point them to Regulation 214 of the National Road Traffic Act which boils down to any motor vehicle first registered on or after 1 June 2006 having to carry at least 1 warning triangle. In essence they supplied you with an unroadworthy vehicle but, on the flip-side, aren't warning triangles like R80? How much of a pedant do you want to be?
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His car lost more value during his initial post than the cost of the triangle.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
His car lost more value during his initial post than the cost of the triangle.
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Meh. People who buy cars with value retention as primary motivator aren't looking for a driving experience, they're looking for appliances. That, and the fact that Citroens drop value like bricks mean I can pick them up a year or 3 later for cheap. :D

I just find this...
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... infinitely more appealing than this...
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Signates, cool man. My wife has a DS3 and I have the DS5, my next car will definitely be a Lexus ISF of the Citroen Wild Rubis SUV concept.
What is the EGS6 gearbox?
I wish the brought in the DS5 Hybrid here - diesel engine with 2 electric motors at the back wheels.

Haptic, I agree with you - I was cross shopping the F30 in red vs the DS5, the DS5 was winning on looks alone, but when I sat in both - within a blink of an eye the DS5 won hands down.

Other marques also lose value quite badly.
 
HapticSimian said:
Meh. People who buy cars with value retention as primary motivator aren't looking for a driving experience, they're looking for appliances. That, and the fact that Citroens drop value like bricks mean I can pick them up a year or 3 later for cheap. :D

I just find this...
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... infinitely more appealing than this...
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With R420k to spend on a car, the DS5 was just more appealing to me than anything else available.

A car is never an investment.

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The EGS6 is the Citroën version of DSG with paddles on the stearing wheel.
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They nice cars, just too big! The border on SUV presence.
I guess phones are as big as TVs these days so its a trend.
Love the interiors and certain styling ques. Little smaller and they would be awesome.
 
Haldex said:
They nice cars, just too big! The border on SUV presence.
I guess phones are as big as TVs these days so its a trend.
Love the interiors and certain styling ques. Little smaller and they would be awesome.
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DS4 and DS3 fit the bill if you're looking for smaller... the DS5 is a viable family car.
 
grim said:
Tires expensive here?

Just had a quick look around, the same tires I have on my car that costs R4800 for 4 fully fitted with alignment and balancing here costs £120-130 in the UK per tire, that's about R7200 for 4
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So the k@k exchange rate makes "our tires cheaper"? Maybe you should return that Economics Degree...
 
Haldex said:
They nice cars, just too big! The border on SUV presence.
I guess phones are as big as TVs these days so its a trend.
Love the interiors and certain styling ques. Little smaller and they would be awesome.
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Perhaps that's what people like us who bought them wanted:)
The styling is spot on! Almost daily I get stares at the car and thumbs up from drivers on the road. At every single fuel up I have received compliments on the car and admiration. Although I didn't buy it for attention, I certainly am happy that the car is appreciated by many:)

To put the price of the DS5 in perspective, a Golf 7 2.0 TDi specced up comes to the price of a THP200 Sport!
 
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