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Unscheduled forum shutdown 25/01/2020

by xantia_v6 » 25 Jan 2020, 09:01 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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I had the forum off-line for about half an hour to attempt to fix a couple of issues that cropped up following last weeks software upgrade. I am not sure yet whther the issues are fixed, but it should be no worse...

There will be more software updates in a few days, but I want to sort the current issues first.

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The forum was offline for a time today, due to the server running out of disk space during the daily backup run, a side-effect of the work I did yesterday. I will try to get everything back onto an even keel later today.

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New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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I'm trying them for anything showing up as NFP now.
Sometimes hit lucky.

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24 Jan 2020, 17:49
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22
Member Email Addresses

by GiveMeABreak » 13 Oct 2017, 18:06 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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To All Members

Members are kindly requested to check their profiles to see if their email addresses are current and please update these where necessary.

Some of our members have noted that email sent to others on the forum are bouncing back as unrecognised. We appreciate that people change their email providers / addresses over time and don't...

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Please remove me from the list,

Mike
Done.

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10 Nov 2018, 22:01
The French Car Wiki

by xantia_v6 » 18 Jul 2015, 09:54

We are very happy to announce the new French Car Wiki, bought to you by the administrators of the French Car Forum.

The French Car Wiki will provide a long term repository for user guides, how-tos and useful information of the sort that we all know is in the forum somewhere, but can never find!

What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website where the...

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18 Jul 2015, 09:54

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Mechanic courses and other helpful advice needed!!

by admiral51 » 29 Nov 2009, 21:12
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Hi All
Its getting to the stage of my 14year old sons education where he needs to make decisions on what he wants to do for gainfull employment in the not so distant future :) :)
He has for the last 18 months or so saying he wants to work with/on cars as he reckons it cant be that hard if an old git like me can muddle along and keep the Xantia on...

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The DTS Mechanical Aptitude Test

I think this appeared on here somewhere before.
It could serve as a useful warm-up.
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23 Mar 2010, 10:52
PSA 2.2 engine used in Mondeo?

by old'uns » 21 Mar 2010, 21:59

flame suit on....
am i right in thinking this engine is used in Mondeo 3 @140 'ish bhp & Mondeo 4 @ 170bhp?
if so, are the Particulate filter systems the same as Citroen's regeneration periods?

i'm just getting to the stage of maybe looking to swap the C5 estate for ..wait for it..
in no particular order...Mondeo ( pref '07 on ), X-type, Honda...

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21 Mar 2010, 21:59
Lexia Vista ARGHH

by davetherave » 05 Mar 2010, 19:06
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I bought a chinese lexia very reasonably priced and have spent the whole day trying to set it up on my vista pc.
I went with Jims idea of using virtual machine, but sadly after installing Xp and Lexia i have found it does not support USB!
Anyone have any ideas how to get usb support in virtual machine?
Dave

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The 30 pin connector on both Lexia and its predecessor ELIT requires the removal of the relay situated next to the socket otherwise the connector cannot be pushed in far enough to make a connection.

Is that right :? ?

So it WAS a known issue and i needn't have removed the grey clip on mine?

What relay is it that snags the clip and can you just...
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20 Mar 2010, 09:05
Visiting Scrapyards

by admiral51 » 11 Jan 2010, 23:42

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Hi All

Having seen lots of wanted posts and other threads in the Citroen/Activa areas i was wondering if a list what could be termed scarce parts could be posted.I do visit my local breakers quite often (gets me away from SWMBO :) ) just to see whats there.
I am more than happy to take pics/list what vehicles they have incase anything is of...

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Took a detour to Autos and Sons at Bottisham near Cambridge today.

A couple of new Xantias since my last visit.

The white mk2 is a 2.1 Exclusive, with black electric leather seats. The drivers seat has a bit of scuffing, but I think they would clean up OK, and he will take £60 for the set of seats if you remove them yourself.

The green mk2...

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16 Mar 2010, 19:17
2020 Dakar Concept Car

by OwenP » 12 Mar 2010, 08:44

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I just stumbled across this and thought some people on here might be interested

It a wierd looking beast.

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Go on Citroen, I dare you! 8-)

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12 Mar 2010, 10:11
How do i keep both cars

by XantiaDaveEire » 09 Mar 2010, 23:53

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My silver Xantia is just siting around while i get some money together to get her ready for the Nct (mot),thing is the tax is up in 2months but i dont want to pay €600 quid tax just to keep her siting around,so is there anyway i can stop the tax :?: ..I previously got a form but the only way the tax could be stopped was if the car was off the road...

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Hi Dave

Some of the systems over in Old Ireland seem a bit strict compared to here. I had a 4.2 Diesel which I took over to Ireland when fishing. The local guys told me it was prohibitively expensive to have a car that size over there due to the tax.

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11 Mar 2010, 21:19
If you think Citroens are difficult

by myglaren » 07 Mar 2010, 17:34

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Just have a read of this!

This is in the (currently) Last post

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Bit like the issue with the difficult to replace glow plug hidden behind the injector pump on 1.9 Diesels !!

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11 Mar 2010, 16:21
Unable to post in Firefox?

by dnsey » 06 Mar 2010, 09:08

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For some time now, I've been unable to post or reply to these forums using Firefox, for the simple reason that the appropriate buttons didn't appear when I was logged in.
Decided to tackle the problem today, and discovered that 'load images' was deselected for this site. This seems to have happened by default after a Firefox update.
Anyway, in...

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This seems to have happened by default after a Firefox update.

No such issue for me and I've only ever used Firefox for this forum.

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09 Mar 2010, 18:41
Mechanic Proximity Theory

by addo » 08 Mar 2010, 22:16

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Reckon I've figured out why Peugeot/Citroën vehicles almost never misbehave when there's a mechanic in them.

During their training, PSA microchips every technician. Like ignition keys, this microchip works on proximity to the (same) transponder. When within five feet of the unit, it sends an elevated alert to the various ECUs. This means the...

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Very reasonable, and I recognise this as pretty much the same scenario as my patients and consultant psychiatrists. :wink:

Andy

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08 Mar 2010, 23:14
One for the collector?

by xantia_v6 » 07 Mar 2010, 08:11

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Interesting vehicle for sale I have seen a couple of these on the road in france (and the same conversion on an XM).

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Lexi, it's an F-100. Don't recall ever owning a Holden!
We also had those as ambulances in New Zealand. The base vehicles were made by International Harvester, I don't know who did the conversion.

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08 Mar 2010, 23:01
newbie refugee..

by old'uns » 06 Mar 2010, 21:44

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evening all, refugee from another Citroen site, see a few names i recognise.
main car C5 estate '02 193k the workhorse, Ibiza Cupra in Kiwi as the backup & a '91 Honda Beat as the fun car, none exactly conventional!

C5 has had all the usual problems, no surprise there then, i'm sure i'll be picking peoples brains soon enough :lol:

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Welcome old'uns

Something horrible seems to have happened to the other place!

yes, hence why i found this site, just when i needed to scan for info as well!

Ibiza is mk2, a real shed at mo.

thanks all

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07 Mar 2010, 19:50
Double parking fees for older cars

by myglaren » 05 Mar 2010, 22:01

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I find this extremely discriminatory, particularly as many older cars are not the emissions terrorists that they presume;

The Beeb

A Devon council is considering plans to charge staff with older cars a higher rate for parking.

Teignbridge District Council is proposing to scrap free car parking at its Newton Abbot headquarters.

In its place...

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your very lucky, and i wouldnt refuse that either, ive heard numbers around £400 - £500 a year for a larger engined vehicle!

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Ironically I've heard you can import a Hummer and you don't have to declare it's CO2 emissions, so get away with paying the old rates of tax.

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07 Mar 2010, 11:17
mini meet at IWM Duxford - Postponed Again

by xantia_v6 » 05 Feb 2010, 20:48
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Due to people being busy on Mothering Sunday, this has been postponed until later in the year.

few months ago, while juggling with a V6 engine, Jim let slip that he has never been to the Duxford Imperial War Museum . So if he is off Citroens for a few weeks, it seems like a good opportunity to rectify the situation.

I am free next weekend...

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It's also Race Retro the Historic Motorsports Show at Stoneleigh park next weekend !!

is anyone going to this we were thinking of going
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06 Mar 2010, 21:10
The new DS3

by Tourist » 21 Feb 2010, 18:29
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Who's seen the new DS3?

I quite like this, it's brave. It's like an in-your-face Mini.

What are your opinions?

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Ah so that's what that advert was about, I never watched all of it, just thought it was something having a pop at Oasis :D
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05 Mar 2010, 23:17
ShouldaboughtaXantia

by addo » 04 Mar 2010, 22:10

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The other day whilst driving to a job, I passed a young fellow on the motorway in his airbagged Toyota ute. Tail 2 off dragging along the ground, nose up in the air - would have been really harsh riding and terrible for high speed stability.

Thirty minutes later, I'm entering a traffic jam as we descend the hills into a nearby town. Guess who is...

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Oh yes; we have rules about the rules about the rules. :roll: I don't believe they really save lives at all - but the vehicle geometry in question was what bothered me at 70MPH. More about commonsense, which the young lad lacked!

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05 Mar 2010, 22:48
A nice simply oil article

by Sid_the_Squid » 04 Mar 2010, 14:23

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Whilst browsing some car forums (BMW to be specific) not french I know, but I like to check the 'other side' occasionally ;)
I found this nice article I've seen it before a few years back, but could not find until now. I think its a nice simply summary of the benefits of synthetic oils, useful for V6 and Activa owners I hope.

Bonus article you...

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The other problem with the article is that it's one of the world revolves around the USA posts and completely fails to recognise the ACEA classifications.

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05 Mar 2010, 12:38
Which van to go for ???

by HDI » 28 Feb 2010, 15:02

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OK , this is a how long is a piece of string question !!

The need has arisen for me to buy a van and it's an area where my knowledge and experience is limited.
Depending on what is available for my budget of around £2k , which I know is restricted but thats how it is , it will be the largest of the small vans , like the Berlingo , Doblo etc , to...

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Yup i would go with the Berlingo as well. I had a Berlingo to do courier work for a few years and It never missed a heartbeat and had plenty loading space. Ant witht the Berlingo that aint that much in it to go wrong to be honest. :D

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01 Mar 2010, 10:08
Nice days wages.

by trooper30 » 31 Jan 2010, 23:40
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Made a good days wages today :D

Bought this at 11am this morning for £400

Give it a wash and a kiss and a litttle cuddle and sold it at 10am tonight!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Sorry chaps, it may have been me that caused Mon-Deo to get on the censored list. However since I lost my job last October, that particular car is no longer resident outside my house and I'm back driving the Synergie once more.
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28 Feb 2010, 23:04
What have I done?!

by Toby_HDi » 22 Feb 2010, 23:16
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:lol: :lolsign:

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I'll let you know Jim.

Only thing is I'm not convinced the Activa is quite right just yet. I considering it may be necessary to pull of the height correctors and roll corrector to give them a proper clean and then regrease them.
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28 Feb 2010, 22:38
Importing Used Car from Ireland

by Gammy leg » 28 Feb 2010, 16:32

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Chaps,

Any ideas what it is likely to cost, and what paperwork is required, to import a used car from Ireland. My wife is considering bringing her late fathers '91 Merc back to blighty?

I know it's not french, but I don't want to register on yet another forum just to ask this as the same principles would likelyapply.

Thanks

Gammy

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There is some info here and there is an information pack you can order online.

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28 Feb 2010, 16:58
Scrap Your Xantias

by myglaren » 01 Mar 2009, 16:47
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New cars for old?

I think this is a seriously short-sighted scheme that is just meant to artificially pad the flagging economy and shovel a few quid into the car makers pockets.

One brighter note to the slump is that SAAB are pushing to become an independent manufacturer again and free themselves from the dreaded GM shackles.

If only Citroen...

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It`s all an overall problem of listening to they in the first place. News and Advertising ......selling copy and goods to the same result which is having peeps where they want them.

The unfortunate thing with the Orange of Capitalism is that there are too many people who swallow the skin and the seeds of it as well then wonder why TF they get...
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26 Feb 2010, 22:54
Ouch! New starter motor in france

by Monkeyfeet » 22 Feb 2010, 22:05

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On Thursday, loaded up from Auchan and in their car park, nothing from the starter. Family and I bumped it, then did so twice more whilst showing the in-laws around Tobacco alley in Belguim. I needed another motor pronto (ferry home Sat afternoon) so had to buy another at €300. Hence Ouch!
I only paid £70 for the after-market predecessor, mind you...

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Ta. Just found it on Oscaro using the D8R27 code on the original Valeo: €192 exchange. Found a few on uk sites for around a ton. French parts for French cars pricier than in Blighty? Weird!

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25 Feb 2010, 21:21
VAT on fuel - extra hidden duty

by Paul-R » 25 Feb 2010, 16:07

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Not just applicable to French cars but important nonetheless.

When vat was reduced to 15% in January 2009 the chancellor levied an extra 2p per litre of fuel, to compensate for the loss of revenue from the vat reduction.

Now that vat has now gone back to 17.5%, guess what, the extra 2p is still there!

Don't let them get away with it.

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Where do you think they get the money for the bankers.

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25 Feb 2010, 21:19
Anyone live near Brandon Suffolk?

by vince » 22 Feb 2010, 23:28

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As per the title...does anyon live near Brandon, Suffolk?

Couldnt see anyone on the FCF international couriers....wonder if there is a GSF car parts near there?

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Awesome, there is a guy there who is breaking a Xantia on ebay...looks the same colour as mine....was thinking back bumper :wink:

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23 Feb 2010, 19:14
Specs for hosting aftermarket Lexia (etc) on a Laptop

by addo » 15 Sep 2009, 21:28

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I'm really thinking hard about buying a setup - word will get around and I can hire it for beer money or leave it with a trusted indie parts dealer.

What I'd like to know, is ideal specs for a standalone laptop to host the software. Then I'll be able to keep the thing as an independent package.

Does it work on Windows XP or just 2K? How much...

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In that case you can probably bank on making decent money from it then !!, I thought you were in Wales in the UK !

make sure you get the full kit with all the leads if you plan on doing older citroens, software isnt so much of a problem as there are loads of places to download it, you just need the actia interface and leads

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Last post by TopDonkey
22 Feb 2010, 21:52
Xantia Clone!

by CitroJim » 20 Feb 2010, 21:50
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Looking in Wikipedia, I found this paragraph in connection with the Xantia:

Penned by Bertone, the exterior styling of the Xantia was also used on the Daewoo Espero.

:shock:

Well, here is the Espero...

And yes, the resemblence is clear enough....

Only at the front though. It's a saloon at the back...

Now there's a surprise.

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The other proposal is for several hundred rabbit hutches that would be fraudulently sold as homes

:lol: :lol:

:bl: We `re getting the keys to the rabbit hutch today.

But they seem to come up with plenty vacuum packed people to suit them Jim :shock:

Suppose it`s down to space in this country..........it costs so much to have it!
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22 Feb 2010, 19:00
Pleiades - Citroen Hydraulics.

by AndersDK » 24 Jan 2010, 23:18

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Guess this is for Martin.

Any valid website URL ?
- as the earlier wellknown URL's is not exactly up to scratch ... :roll:

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This gives you a PDF setup displayed by them ................

The email addresses are out as well. I got through the last time via a tesco.net address. :roll:

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21 Feb 2010, 23:00
M.O.T.'s

by scratcher » 18 Feb 2010, 09:47
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Hi, halfruads are getting into the MOT game! Gerry

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A friend took his car the for a service (first and last probably) and he had to take it back as it left a huge oil puddle on the drive. The oil filter had not been tightened up.

Reminds me of the time my brother allowed a national chain to change his oil. They drained the (auto) gearbox and then put the recommended amount of oil in the engine...
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21 Feb 2010, 10:27
Just hypothetically... Driving in rural France; costs of

by addo » 20 Feb 2010, 00:16

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I've soaked up ripping tales of narrow roads, rocky passes and breathtaking views. It all sounds really exciting to someone from a country where the highest peak is barely ¾ mile above sea level.

Now - if I were to barter with one of my clients for a return airfare to the UK later this year - what typical fees and imposts does one endure? Plan...

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self catering where practical, could be a good cheap option.

Two warped things that affect my travelling, are being both vegetarian and a non-drinker.

Cheers, Adam.

Ah, im almost with you there, i dont drink and im very fussy with food. I cant actually remember eating much meat in France anyway. We always go self catering, though we always...

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20 Feb 2010, 23:57
Pre MOT Blues.

by falling-out-with-my-car » 19 Feb 2010, 12:13

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I knew my MOt was running out on 25th of February but the weather was holding me back freezing temperatures for weeks on end and not a warm day to get anything done.

:rant2:
finally On 16th of February the sun came out for the fist time warmming the climate sufficently to change my xantia steering column, it was beautiful day and all went...

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the part you grab to open the door, jim. ie the black plastic catch release

rergards Nigel.

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20 Feb 2010, 15:37
Which french car would you love to nut and bolt restore?

by vince » 11 Feb 2010, 00:10
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I was dreaming earlier today of which french car if time and money were no object would you nut and bolt restore and then drive ? I mean, total strip down and rebuild to better than new condition? New paint, engine out, complete job.

For me it would have to be as follows:
Series 1 Xantia V6 in black / Dark Blue
Citroen XM V6 in silver
Citroen...

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think if i had the money it would definately be a DS even though i work on them everyday id love to fully restore one for myself .... think i might have to sweet talk my boss

Envy is green :P

Where do you work? Id love to work on or with these beauties every day 8-)

im not namng the place but its just south of Norwich
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Last post by candy
19 Feb 2010, 18:31
Northern FCF meet....

by vince » 09 Feb 2010, 21:40

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Hi guys and girls....thanks to Trainman for the idea / nudge :wink:

Anyone fancy a northern meet anytime soon?

If so then post ideas of places to meet etc.

I always liked the idea of a meet somewhere picturesque where they sell tea / coffee and we can take car pics?......

Interest and Ideas folks?

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How about a week on sunday the 28th? the white house sounds good to me :lol:

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18 Feb 2010, 10:35
O/T - Blue Guitars

by addo » 03 Feb 2010, 21:44
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I was interested to note that three Forum users including myself, more or less owned the same guitar. :lol: Pic is from when it was new; rather grainy scan of a photo.

Is it yet another quirk of Citroën owners? :?

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You guitar aficionados may like to see and hear a couple of players that seem to me to be pretty outstanding.

Orianthi - Anybody Else

Orianthi - The Lights Of Manos

Orianthi was to have been Michale Jackson's guitarist on his ill-fated This Is It tour.
She wrote, recorded and produced the album these came from and played all the...
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17 Feb 2010, 23:52
Citroen. Rolls Royce and Maserati.

by lexi » 27 Jan 2010, 19:47
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We`ve covered the suspensions of Cits here many times. We even have DS and Traction owners. What about the other two? Any story details or pics from anyone ?

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W126 SE L long wheel base's had rear leveling - Also some Jag XJ, but I think that was Jag's own design..

The Rolls system does uses Citroen Spheres as we know, however rear struts are upright, and the rear spheres are hidden in the boot..

I know this from the Tv Series The Garage on Discovery, as they had a Rolls in, no idea which, cant...
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Last post by citroenxm
17 Feb 2010, 21:54
water in car manufacture

by scratcher » 15 Feb 2010, 10:03

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Hi, does anyone know much water is used in the manufacture of a car? This should include quantities used in the manufacture of components. I remember reading about it in the1970's and it was quite a high figure.
Gerry

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if that includes part manufacturing or electricity production.

No, it doesn't, because producing one tonne of steel uses 8 tonnes of water.

Oops, I should probably have known that, but it is a long time since I studied steel production.

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Last post by OwenP
16 Feb 2010, 23:16
Citroen DS High Rider

by BLeyland » 14 Feb 2010, 23:15

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Citroen has released official images and info on it's next car in the new DS line (as in Different Spirit, not Déesse)

It's called the DS High Rider. The design does take some cues from the DS3, but this is a much sleeker car. Unlike the DS3, the High Rider has no b-pillar, the fenders are more flared, and the roof has a steeper rake. Citroen...

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Oh right, its not too bad, better looking than the 3008. Almost resembles the C4 Picasso in some views.

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Last post by Citroenmad
15 Feb 2010, 21:33
Any one own a Safrana?

by trooper30 » 14 Feb 2010, 11:25

Have been looking at a few Safrana's lately, never owned one but its always been a motor I have hankered after. So i just wondered if any of you guys have one or had one in the past?
I alway look at the Safrana and think, thats a good looking motor! But mechanicly and electricly are they as much of a headache as I have heard?

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14 Feb 2010, 11:25
Cowboys

by XantiaDaveEire » 11 Feb 2010, 16:28

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I woke up to find a piece of paper with a phone number on my car ,nothing else on it just poor handwriting and a mispelled name,i taught it was just kids messing so thought nothing of it,But i rang it anyway :hb: :blah1: ,he said he was looking for my silver xantia so i told him to come and have a look at my green xantia which might interest him...

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Just to add to this I buy and sell a lot of cars but I would never go knocking on peoples doors or leave my number on someone's motor.
Its a basic respect thing i recon. I see loads of cars parked up that I think Oooo could spin a profit on that But unless its advertised or has a big for sale sign on it i just wouldnt assume that its for sale and...

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14 Feb 2010, 11:00
Calling all O2 broadband users

by Xaccers » 11 Feb 2010, 23:19

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One of our forum members is unable to view the forum since the move.
He's on O2, same as the web server.
I'm trying to find out if O2 could be blocking it.
So if you're on O2 broadband, can you let me know?

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I had frenchcarforum.co.uk bookmarked and it stopped working after the server move. I had to add the www. to the front of the address. Could he have done the same?

Using tracert, my DNS server (OpenDNS) thinks the server hosting frenchcarforum.co.uk (without the www.) is on a pipex network (which I think it used to be)

He's using www, and he...

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Last post by Xaccers
13 Feb 2010, 22:58
ServiceBox vs Service.Citroen

by addo » 31 Jan 2010, 11:52

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I've lost the filtering ability on the Cit version. :?

Both I am signed up as an indy in Australia, no SIRET given.

Anyone else lost the ability to filter on a non-subscription version? I was actually wanting to know just how many lights there are in the instrument panel, as it needs removing to fix the jammed tacho needle, and some of the...

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It even works without entering the model, possibly only where there are 8 numbers.
You enter the 8 numbers, and it tells you the model.
Here are my numbers: 76372389 … and it will tell you it’s a C5.

Thanks again Anders !

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Last post by Clogzz
13 Feb 2010, 14:47
Citropolis

by HDI » 11 Feb 2010, 12:27

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Does any remember a magazine called Citropolis ? It's still going in French , but it was also published in English for a few years. I had a subscription during that time , but when it went French only I stopped. Was a brilliant mag , really miss it !!

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It was an excellent magazine, im not sure if i have any english copies, but i always pick some up when im in france. Really a very good magazine, shame we dont get it here now, if only i could read french a bit better!

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Last post by Citroenmad
11 Feb 2010, 21:49
Immobiliser wont accept new fuel pump?

by wiggie_me » 12 Jan 2010, 18:49

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i have a peugeot 306 td with a key pad immobiliser, i broke down so i got towed back to my garage, slacked off an injector line - no feul being pumped. its possible that the stop solenoid was nakered but it is sheilded. iv have got a replacment pump (locus) the same as origenal. but the immobiliser will not accept it. with the new pump wired up...

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Why not swap over you originaL Immob onto new pump.

The body armour is NOT that hard to remove.

Kenny

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Last post by KennyW
11 Feb 2010, 19:25
Meeting's Diary

by Trainman » 08 Feb 2010, 11:43

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Got to thinking this morning, Is there somewhere that gives a list of all the meetings throughout the year, national and local?

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Sounds like a plan...... :D :D :D

Yeah, 2.7 Exclusive and an early one at that

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Last post by Trainman
10 Feb 2010, 13:59
PSA recall 107/C1's

by Xaccers » 30 Jan 2010, 20:34

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Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest carmaker, is recalling some cars made with Toyota in Europe.

For Peugeot 107s and Citroen C1s, we are going to carry out an identical campaign as Toyota, a spokesman said.

The Japanese car giant has now recalled millions of cars worldwide with faulty pedals.

Both models are made in a Czech plant, a...

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For anyone still following this story the BBC are claiming the total recall count to be around 7.4 million

However the new Wiki article claims around 9 million

I'm unsure which is accurate, but even going by the lower figures of 7.4 million thats a lot of recalls!
With talk of more to come!

Would I be correct in saying this is the largest...

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Last post by Sid_the_Squid
08 Feb 2010, 12:04
GS Blog

by myglaren » 04 Feb 2010, 20:32

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Just seen an excellent article posted on another forum about the purchase of a GS from France.
Makes me wish I still had mine!

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Nice read.........I do like that kind of going it blind stuff 8-)

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Last post by lexi
07 Feb 2010, 17:34
FCF Micro-Meet

by addo » 26 Jan 2010, 20:26

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I'm hoping to catch up with John ( jgra1 ) today, as he's only in town very briefly. Always interesting to see just how wrong you can be, in guessing what a person's like! :lol:

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Just a related follow-up... I showed John some of the rockfalls and landslides that had occurred in the last hundred years or less. I think the recentness of this history made an impression.

Yesterday, perhaps brought forward by persistent rain, there were more small landslides in areas not far from where we went - it's caused the main western...

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Last post by addo
04 Feb 2010, 22:50
Free MOT's by Citroen!

by andmcit » 16 Jan 2010, 01:41
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Yes, I kid you not.

I can't see it yet, but there's got to be a catch! :D
The normal test's full price is a bit chunky mind...

are they planning to lace your coffee in the waiting
area so you buy a new car when some unfixable
nasty is discovered on your pride and joy?

More to the point, would any Citroen dealer now even
recognise a Xantia...

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Got mine booked in Yeomans for next week!
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Last post by red_dwarfers
04 Feb 2010, 19:33
Private Messages Stuck

by brmartyn » 03 Feb 2010, 09:39

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Can anyone help please I've recently sent a few private message but for some reason these messages seem to sit in my outbox rather than moving to my sent items so I'm not sure if the messages have actually been sent/received

Please advise

Thank you

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I also get a lovely popup box with firefox or IE that notifies me of PM's which is uber cool as it makes life even easier!

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Last post by KP
04 Feb 2010, 08:53
Citroen Videos worth watching

by vince » 31 Jan 2010, 12:13

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Want soft suspension?

Great XM Video with pics and advert

Wish suspension was this fast, especially from start up.

Great Citroen 90 year birthday video

Good BX one

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Lol :lol:

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Last post by vince
31 Jan 2010, 23:16
Seven Years on a Battery

by addo » 28 Jan 2010, 16:27

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Not bad, eh? :shock:

And - yes, it did. :x

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My dad's V reg/2000 vectra is still on it's original battery! And it never fails to start, pretty impressive really.

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Last post by Dommo
31 Jan 2010, 01:45

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