Am I crazy?
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But XMs are scary! Is it true that auto's have more than their fair share of problems? A V6 with a manual box just doesn't seem right - unless it's Italian...
I do like them though. I've just never been brave enough to take the plunge!
Ian
I do like them though. I've just never been brave enough to take the plunge!
Ian
1986 Citroën 2cv Dolly. 133k. All shiny again!
1994 Citroën AX 1.0 Jive - girlies' workhorse GONE
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I've seen and heard of several XM auto boxes being pronounced dead. Manual is just so much more re-assuring
Id like a V6 or a late 2.5 TD.
Still prefer CX's though.
Id like a V6 or a late 2.5 TD.
Still prefer CX's though.
"Rust Never Sleeps" said Neil Young. Did he own old citroens?
1998 Xantia TD exclusive auto estate +3 x BX's +77' ami 8 break + 73' dyane 6 + '83 2CV6 + 94' XM 2.1 sx auto + 89' XM2.0i
+ '85' GSA + '97 XM 2.0 16v + '81 Visa super E
1998 Xantia TD exclusive auto estate +3 x BX's +77' ami 8 break + 73' dyane 6 + '83 2CV6 + 94' XM 2.1 sx auto + 89' XM2.0i
+ '85' GSA + '97 XM 2.0 16v + '81 Visa super E
Well, in my confused state, I'm currently considering either a Fiat Panda 4x4 (old style) or a Mazda MX6. Two very different beasts!
I was considering the Acadiane with GSA engine currently on Ebay too...
Ian
I was considering the Acadiane with GSA engine currently on Ebay too...
Ian
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If you can find one in a non rotten state these are indeed a lot of fun, but not French - if you want a 4 X 4 why not see about doing a 4x4 conversion to a 2CV - I gather these are seriously good fun.yangreen wrote:Well, in my confused state, I'm currently considering either a Fiat Panda 4x4 (old style) Ian
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Well, just broke Tesco's insurance on-line thingy by getting quotes on everything from a Skoda Favorit to a Mazda Xedos. That's £260 to £565 by the way!
BX 16v was £528 but a 19TGD was still £372 which is only slightly less than another consideration which is a ZX Volcane at £385. The Volcane isn't exactly sluggish so that seems good value to me! Would need an approved immobiliser though.
How did my previous two options fair? Fiat Panda - £202. Mazda MX6 - £507, cheaper than the Xedos saloon!
Perhaps I should wait a few years before getting my V6 kicks!
Or buy that Acad...ooh it's tempting...
Ian
BX 16v was £528 but a 19TGD was still £372 which is only slightly less than another consideration which is a ZX Volcane at £385. The Volcane isn't exactly sluggish so that seems good value to me! Would need an approved immobiliser though.
How did my previous two options fair? Fiat Panda - £202. Mazda MX6 - £507, cheaper than the Xedos saloon!
Perhaps I should wait a few years before getting my V6 kicks!
Or buy that Acad...ooh it's tempting...
Ian
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1994 Citroën AX 1.0 Jive - girlies' workhorse GONE
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Well, it's better than when I was the wrong side of 25 a few years back. I had an Impreza at the time and four figure insurance! Well, it would've been if I'd actually kept the car for a year...
Thinking ZX now - see Citroen forum.
Ian
Thinking ZX now - see Citroen forum.
Ian
1986 Citroën 2cv Dolly. 133k. All shiny again!
1994 Citroën AX 1.0 Jive - girlies' workhorse GONE
1994 Citroën AX 1.0 Jive - girlies' workhorse GONE
Marty- I dont know if this car is complete and out there somewhere but Silly CV's in Kent have/are making this bike engined 2CV:
http://www.sillycvs.co.uk/04latestProjectCar.htm
http://www.sillycvs.co.uk/04latestProjectCar.htm
BX GT (non functioning)
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So in actual fact you're no more than a couple of years younger than I am.yangreen wrote:...when I was the wrong side of 25 a few years back. Ian
I haven't paid over £250 for a year's fully-comp insurance since I was 25, and I have never driven small under-powered cars. Methinks you may be looking in the wrong places.
Unless you have a fistfull of points on your licence of course, or have crashed everything you've owned, which I doubt.
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It's where you live that's the crippler. I bet Dorset's cheap compared to urban West Yorkshire where I am. I'm 34, full no claims, desk-bound job, and I have to search like hell to beat £400 every year. Bradford's full of non-insured drivers, unfortunately.
2000 Clio 1.2 8-valve
1993 Mercedes 190E
2007 Honda FRV diesel
1998 Xsara TD, 293K - gone but not forgotten.
205s, 405, ZXs all loved and crushed.
1993 Mercedes 190E
2007 Honda FRV diesel
1998 Xsara TD, 293K - gone but not forgotten.
205s, 405, ZXs all loved and crushed.
Well, I'm 27 with a clean licence and full no claims. No accidents. Rural Northants. Girlie as named driver. She has 3 points.
My 2cv costs £190 a year agreed value, unlimited mileage and my Rover V8 on a classic policy with the same conditions was £144!
Whenever I've look for a "normal" car though, Tesco always seem to be ahead of the bunch.
Maybe the lack of garage doesn't help but I do have a driveway.
Ian
My 2cv costs £190 a year agreed value, unlimited mileage and my Rover V8 on a classic policy with the same conditions was £144!
Whenever I've look for a "normal" car though, Tesco always seem to be ahead of the bunch.
Maybe the lack of garage doesn't help but I do have a driveway.
Ian
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Eeeek... those are not cheap insurance prices!
I pay the same as you do for your 2cv, but on a 405 TD estate, which is about 7 groups higher than a 2cv!
My modified landrover policy is even cheaper... just £94 for the basic premium per year, although that is a limited mileage policy.
Dorset is indeed fairly cheap, but I didn't notice much of a drop when I moved from the outskirts of southampton...
I pay the same as you do for your 2cv, but on a 405 TD estate, which is about 7 groups higher than a 2cv!
My modified landrover policy is even cheaper... just £94 for the basic premium per year, although that is a limited mileage policy.
Dorset is indeed fairly cheap, but I didn't notice much of a drop when I moved from the outskirts of southampton...
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