a mazda 6 ts2 estate or a citroen c5 tourer for my next company car,i like the looks and equipment of both,took the citroen for a test drive recently,and wow,what a nice drive it is,a very nice looking estate too,anyone got any other views on each of these cars?

l had a Citroen, it was only 4 years old. The coil went on the driver side. When l phoned the AA, he told me it was getting to be a common fault. So be careful!

Believe me, l have had both & my son is a very experienced mechanic. there is not a contest. Go for the Mazda. It is better built, more reliable & handles far better. It will also be far more reliable. The nice drive on the Citroen as u put it is because it is so soft & floaty, in actual fact the thing handles like a barge. The pneumatic suspension on it is simpler than the previous version & is controlled by sensors that in theory only need servicing every 125,ooo miles. Citroen have lots of theories! The C5 tends to have lots of little minoe niggles, minor electrical glitches, & then not so minor ones like the air con only working to one side etc

The C5 has a bit bigger load area but if u enjoy driving still & cover a high mileage the Mazda is the far better car in almost every way.

If l was buying the car with my own money, it would have to be the Mazda.
The difference for me would have to be the reliability of the two cars in which case, the Citroen can not match the Mazda.

l was trying to write something nice about th C5, but it would be a lie.
The only thing l could think of is, it is a small improvement on Sir Clive's