French Car Forum

You may be incensed by the increase in the number of speed cameras installed to augment the income of Police Authorities, but what do you think of this article taken from a driving magazine?
French police officers currently driving battered Peugeots could soon find themselves behind the wheel of top-range BMW's and Mercs. A proposal has been...

I was in my local GSF today buying a clutch cable for my BX TD when I saw a notice asking for your discount card before purchase.
In the event I forgot to ask at the store, so how does one qualify for a discount card and how much is it worth?
Bernie

My own plans for buying one have had to be put on hold For those of you sufficiently misguided to want a difficult to work on underpowered rustbucket with scarce spares, This seems to be the fount of all knowledge. It is in French but you will soon find petites annonces. www.gs-gsa.org

I see Haynes have announced their latest publication - The Baby Manual . Can we expect to see a new forum, Jon?!!

At Belton in Lincolnshire the police proudly put up a sign declaring that 1192 speeding motorists had been caught. Their pride must have been short-lived since a group of local residents added their own sign below it announcing that over the same time period, the police had caught zero burglars.

My Dad sked me today if i new of a similar board like this but for volkswagon golfs/passats,does anyone no of a decent uk board
Cheers Steve

Citroen BX SPARE Prices I recently had to purchase a top water hose for my 1993 1.9 TXD Saloon, and could only get them through a main dealer. To my surprise the cost was just over £40 including 2 x jubilee clips!
I was NOT happy! I paid for the part and thought that I would contact Citroen Uk to complain about the ridiculous price - image my...

Was reading on the Caravan Club Forum (!!!) about a guy who got a puncture in France, and needed a new tyre. He was told that by law in France tyre makes must NOT be mixed on the same axle, in fact some places insist you have the same make on each corner. He had to buy a pair of Michelins so that he could continue on his way! His problems did not...

the xm v6 sei... the money pit... no words are bad enough for it the heap of junk....french rolls royce?no way more like the french yugo..

In 1953, a piece of History was created when a car almost unheard of in Australia won the Redex Round Australia Rally; that car was a Peugeot.
On July 18th, the tracks taken by those cars 50 years ago will be again driven over by a group of enthusiasts some driving restores versions of some of the original motoring reliability pioneers including...

Just been told that one of Australias first ever dedicated Motor racing circuits which was looking down the barrel at redevlopment a 'la housing blocks, has been Heritage listed.
Some of the World's best known drivers competed here & lauded the quality of the overall layout of the track plus it's picturesque setting. I had a couple of runs on it...

I just spotted a short sentence used by someone on another board & it really cracked me up....it's true but oh so cynical. (A bit like my current message signature)
I was wondering if anyone else has similar ones they'd like to share??
This gem was:-
Don't be afraid to try something new. After all, Amateurs built the Ark......Professionals built...

According to my 'ill-informed' local dealer, the C2 will be released about Sept 2003 and the initial line-up will not include the diesel
Then again, he also said that they hadn't had any official info from Citroen and that the only picture he'd seen of it was a tiny pic in a magazine! He obviously has no access to the Internet
Has anyone else...

A senior ambulance officer on a delivery with a liver for a transplant operation has been flashed by a speed camera and is now to be prosecuted by Lincolnshire Police. He was on an emergency delivery from Leeds to Cambridge, a journey of 160 miles using flashing blue lights. He was 'caught' on the A1 doing 104mph. The bloke was a trained advanced...

From www.thisissheffield.net website.
A DAD was killed when the car he was working under collapsed on top of him as his six-year-old daughter watched in horror.
Robert Allen was changing a wheel on his car outside his home in Byron Road, Maltby, when the jack holding his car collapsed sending the vehicle crashing down on top of his neck.
His...

Assuming you've got sound on your computer, have a listen to this contestant in an Australian radio Quick quiz .
It's about 2 1/2 minutes and apparently is genuine,
Alan S

Just been pointed at this; it's a write up with pics of a group who travelled across Australia in a couple of 2CVs to attend the annual Cit-in at Maleny last Easter.
Great read & some interesting pics for those not familiar with the terrain.
Alan S

I noted a post the other day, regarding the question of bias on this forum due to its relationship with Andyspares, and felt that in Jon's absence (currently on paternity leave, feel free to send congrats to jon@andyspares.com ), I would answer this question.
Although this forum is owned by Andyspares/GSF, the only employee you are likely to ever...

Hi does anyone know where i could find some lexus style lights to fit an ax?????

It all started at university - a friend bought a white continental convertible,2CV to everybody else! Not qite the babe magnet your initial thoughts conjure!
My girlfriend got a new job involving regular expenses paid travel, which over the term of her contract would easily reimburse all purchase and running costs of a suitably economical car (and...

Check out this & be prepared to be shocked as well as surprised at what Franco Sbarro has done to a Berlingo;
Better not look Jon; you'll only want one

Alan S
forgot to post the link Doh!!

This is so the best blonde joke :)

Sorry, it had to be done

has anyone ever heard of the above tyre brand?, as for my xantia i can get 5 tyres (yes 4 + spare) for under £200.00.
but before i buy these i was wondering if anyone else has heard of or tried these out.
have found the suppliers website but i can't read german.
dom

Thinking of changing my old Citroen I was pointed to this site - - it's the huge bloke off Top Gear - and he has 2 best deals this week for Citroen C5 and a Picasso.
Bit sceptical of these sort of things but I emailed him and he has written back with dealer details and quite a substantial saving. I guess it only helps if you are planning on buying...

Friend asked me to take home his newly acquired Bikermauler as I was insured. This car was in good nick for a 240 but with an automatic box it was something of a thirsty orphan so friend got it for a song (which was a bargain- I have heard him sing.) Its All Been Done he told me.
Now maybe I am cynical but where rolling stock is concerned, there...

Went to an Australia wide meeting of Cit nuts at Maleny in Queensland on Easter Sunday.
For the information of anyone thinking of having a trip or backpacking their way to Australia, next Easter it will be held at Canberra which temperature wise would be about line ball (or a bit colder) than where you come from.
Just to give you some idea of the...

On a caravanning forum, www.michelin.co.uk/car came under discussion. The tyre selector pages give for the Xantia, 205/60x15 Energy tyres with pressures at 35/32 for standard use and 35/32 for fully loaded. For the C5 they also recommend 205/65x15 Energy tyres with a standard pressure at 34/30 but a loaded pressure of 34/36. Anybody know why there...

Talking to a board regular off list & discussing strange diagnosis that we have experienced over the years, sometimes by people driving who in reality should be walking, whilst at other times by those who should know better & could cost you a fortune rectifying their mistakes; even though you've possibly already paid them to screw it up in the...

Is there a difference in the expected accel./mpg between a D Turbo 1.9 and an ordinary XR or XT 306?
I am told (by a possible Bull****er)the D Turbo has a larger turbo and has the boost pressure set higher.
Should I give him a good slapping or eat humble pie....rather chilled??
Ash

Need to rack the brains of those who know. I need to get a B+E trailer licence in the next couple of weeks. I know the test basically consists of a few manouvers such as reversing a trailer (off road) and slowing down (again off road which humours me!) and then a general tootle around. Is there anything i need to know, anything that i should be...

I've been looking after my cars for 45 years, and last week I needed to fit new discs and pads to my Xantia prior to MOT. Having got it jacked up and the wheels off, I felt for the calliper bolts to slip on a 17mm socket, only to find it was held on with TRX star bolts. Since I didn't have the necessary, I had to leave the job and go to the tool...

With my e-mail, I seem to get all kinds of weird & wonderful offers sent to me; from prescription drugs that I don't need a prescription for, to investments that will make me a million by this time tommorrow night, gentlemen proudly displaying their wives & sisters (the term mentally deranged tends to come to mind) in various stages of dress, a...

Thanks to all involved in resurrecting the Forum. It sure is good to have you back. The Citroen community salutes you! I have been logging on a lot to www.gs-gsa.org which is in French but a beautifully laid out site with a large and mouth watering Petites Annonces section where GSs abound for sale. The best of them would cost about £1500 with...

I have a Xantia TDSX 94 with 150k.
Mechanically OK, needs new clutch
After a number of repairs, and time spent, people keep saying to me get rid, get a decent car .
Two problems..
1) I can't afford to.
2) I don't WANT to !
I intend to keep this car until it costs big money in one go ( small batches I can handle ).
Such a thing to me would be a...

Non-belivers say French cars are unreliable and poorly built, but in my experience and from what I've read on the forums this seems not to be the case. Some cars seem to run forever! So, who's got the most well used car?
I'll start - '93 Xantia SX TD - 193,718 Miles.

Just joined the forum, having purchased a 97 R reg Xantia LX TD Temtation . Our other car is a 306 XRTD. Still getting used to the Xantia, it certainly seems bigger than the 306, more comfortable but not as quick as the 306 with the same engine.
My 306 TD seems to be spooling up from about 1800 revs with real urge available. The Xantia by...

Hi
just wondering if someone can answer some questions for me?
i have a 405 gri 1.9 at the moment, but its dying. ive always been a fan of pugs, had numeroud 205's in the past, but dont know much abut cits. i have seen that cits are generally cheaper. how does the xantia compare to the 405 or is it more similar to the 406. i'm basically looking fo...

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I got this email today.........
I'm sorry, I couldn't resist sharing it with everyone........
Jamie
> Subject: Haynes manuals explained.
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> Haynes Manual's Explained
> Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise.
> Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer
> anticlockwise.
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> Haynes: This is a snug fit.
> Translation: Clamp with...

Hi guys !
Decided to register as a member.
Having downloaded the GSF french cars .pdf catalogue - I find it disappointing condensed compared to the online shopping lists available.
Searching through the online shop listings for Citroens, I found a lot of Items not listed in the condensed catalogue.
A simple window text copy of these listings into...

I'm not trying to trigger a riot but I am curious about what if any differences there are between a ZX Cit and a 306 Pug.
The reason I ask is that I have often seen it stated that the ZX is an extremely exciting and reliable car and living as I do in Australia, we were never given a chance to see for ourselves. We do however have a lot of 306s due...

Just noticed when I logged on, we've hit 1000 registered members on this forum. That's not bad when you consider it is almost 2? years to the day since it kicked off in its present format.
So if my calculations are right, that's an average of almost 10 a week registering.
Looks as though the forum is doing something right hey?
Congratulations to...

A pal of mine who wouldn't drive a French car if you paid him recently fitted roof bars from a BX to his VW. What minor modification have you made to your Citroen to make it even better? To get the ball rolling, here is one. I have wound about six turns of clear plastic water pipe around the heater hose on my BX to warm the screenwash and stop the...

As some of you may have read or heard, we are presently in the middle of the biggest drought in history over here. Unfortunately we have had just enough rain over the fast growing period to cause the grass to grow rapidly & then wither & die just as quickly which has presented a new hazard; fuel for fires. As of yesterday, we have been hit with...

Hello for all forum members,first i want to you apollgies for my poor english,thats because i'm not from U.K.
when i'm looking on this beutifull site many of you telling about problems on injuction systems ,dealer or garages who cant solve those problems even that they chargh alot of mony for hours labor and unreqiyment epplaced parts . you...