Now thta's good thinking Simon
Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Moderator: RichardW
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49662
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6208
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Now thta's good thinking Simon
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- myglaren
- Forum Admin Team
- Posts: 25488
- Joined: 02 Mar 2008, 13:30
- Location: Washington
- My Cars: Mazda 6
Ooops.
Previously:
2009 Honda Civic :(
C5, C5, Xantia, BX, GS, Visa.
R4, R11TXE, R14, R30TX - x 4924
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
I have a huge fairly random collection of bags but no-one ever seems to pay it any mind. Co-Op, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, B&M, Home Bargains mainly.
Never been in a Waitrose, perfectly happy to use the local Aldis and Lidls for the most part and have never experienced any of the poor service, closed tills or lack of goods that have been mentioned here other than, after Christmas the produce shelves were virtually bare as all fruit, veg, bread etc had been given to charity for homeless people and they hadn't had time to restock.
The only other time was last Monday, called in to Lidl for a few odds and ends including bananas - we go through at least half a dozen a day.
Yes, they had no bananas but to compensate they did have some of their excellent Calvados. Been keeping a look out for it for weeks, it only appears sporadically but is the best I have ever had. Double grin
Never been in a Waitrose, perfectly happy to use the local Aldis and Lidls for the most part and have never experienced any of the poor service, closed tills or lack of goods that have been mentioned here other than, after Christmas the produce shelves were virtually bare as all fruit, veg, bread etc had been given to charity for homeless people and they hadn't had time to restock.
The only other time was last Monday, called in to Lidl for a few odds and ends including bananas - we go through at least half a dozen a day.
Yes, they had no bananas but to compensate they did have some of their excellent Calvados. Been keeping a look out for it for weeks, it only appears sporadically but is the best I have ever had. Double grin
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49662
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6208
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Who needs bananas when there's Calvados
they're both fruit-based so will count toward your five a day
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- bobins
- Donor 2023
- Posts: 5744
- Joined: 05 Jul 2012, 18:07
- Location: Midhurst, West Sussex
- My Cars: Kia Sportage
Mazda BT-50
Land Rover SIII SWB
V-F-R800
SL320
MX5 - x 2895
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Is it also true that Grand Marnier is good at fighting off coughs and colds as it tastes a bit orangey so must be full of vitamnin C ?
Sadly no longer a C5 owner
- NewcastleFalcon
- Posts: 24765
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
- Location:
- My Cars:
- x 6892
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
On balance I decided to put my spotting of a Renault Clio in its first incarnation,....in a supermarket car park on the Classics Spotting Thread but here it is reproduced here.
My ranking of the top 4 Supermarkets goes M, S, A, with the other being disqualified
Our friends with the middle aisle additional interest are pretty even although more of my middle aisle purchases come from L
As for the posh 2 recently joined the W card scheme for nowt because if you spend £10 you get a free coffee and a free paper. The other of dine in for 2 for £10 inc a bottle of wine fame is selectively used for such bargains and for supplying the collateral for buying bargain basement cars
Regards Neil
My ranking of the top 4 Supermarkets goes M, S, A, with the other being disqualified
Our friends with the middle aisle additional interest are pretty even although more of my middle aisle purchases come from L
As for the posh 2 recently joined the W card scheme for nowt because if you spend £10 you get a free coffee and a free paper. The other of dine in for 2 for £10 inc a bottle of wine fame is selectively used for such bargains and for supplying the collateral for buying bargain basement cars
Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
687 Trinity, Jersey
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49662
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6208
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
And we always used to say a G and T was an essential medication when overseas... The quinine in the tonic would protect against malaria whilst the alcohol in the gin would kill any tummy bugs
It was good enough for me
When I was a kid a tot or brandy or whisky was always the no.1 medication for colds and any other minor illnesses... As a kid I had mine served in a cup of milky coffee
A as in Aldi for me Neil... Seen my best spots there in the form of an early Kia Pride and a Nissan Cedric...NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑09 Feb 2018, 19:08 My ranking of the top 4 Supermarkets goes M, S, A, with the other being disqualified
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- Timmo
- (Donor 2022)
- Posts: 1346
- Joined: 11 Jul 2011, 15:41
- Location: Bottom Left!
- My Cars: 58 partner teepee outdoor hdi.
58 C2 Code in black! Fun! - x 168
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Nosing through ebay and stumbled across this!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Truc ... Swi4laZdrP
Would be unbelievably awesome as a Shed Cycle Service vehicle! If only i had the relevant spare funds........
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Truc ... Swi4laZdrP
Would be unbelievably awesome as a Shed Cycle Service vehicle! If only i had the relevant spare funds........
After All, I am the Cornish one!
'58 C2 Code
'58 partner teepee outdoor
'58 C2 Code
'58 partner teepee outdoor
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49662
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6208
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
That's even cooler than an H Van Timmo
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- Timmo
- (Donor 2022)
- Posts: 1346
- Joined: 11 Jul 2011, 15:41
- Location: Bottom Left!
- My Cars: 58 partner teepee outdoor hdi.
58 C2 Code in black! Fun! - x 168
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
I know! Insane cool! And being petrol could accidentally put the bx 16v gear on it!
There is a kinda hvan crew cab on there tol!
There is a kinda hvan crew cab on there tol!
After All, I am the Cornish one!
'58 C2 Code
'58 partner teepee outdoor
'58 C2 Code
'58 partner teepee outdoor
- van ordinaire
- (Donor 2017)
- Posts: 2537
- Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 14:45
- Location: Live & work in London but weekend in Devon (or do I now live in Torbay & work in London?)
- My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects! - x 405
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Still a good few Xantias & the like in regular use in Paris including a surprising number of number of Twingos - which I thought were now too old to be allowed. However nothing prepared me for the sight of a 2CV suddenly appearing in the traffic at a fairly busy junction (at around 10 o' clock Thursday night) just off Place de Republique. Then, yesterday, a bright orange R4 van (complete with amber roof beacon) climbing the hill from Porte de Versailles towards Porte de Vanves. The difference was the R4 was, probably, restored & I doubt it was a coincidence it was 5 mins from the Retromobile site, whereas the 2CV would seem to be just in use.
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club
'05 C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS
& the numerous "abandoned projects"
'81 2CV Club
'05 C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS
& the numerous "abandoned projects"
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49662
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6208
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Spotted a GSA Estate rotting away in the company of a late Wartburg in the front garden of a house in Hamerton, Cambridgeshire. Just down the road from the little Zoo there...
Both look restorable...
No photos as I was riding the No Excuses Cambridgeshire Sportive on my bike and could not stop, being in the middle of a fair-sized peloton at the time...
Both look restorable...
No photos as I was riding the No Excuses Cambridgeshire Sportive on my bike and could not stop, being in the middle of a fair-sized peloton at the time...
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- Zelandeth
- Donor 2024
- Posts: 4740
- Joined: 16 Nov 2014, 23:36
- Location: Milton Keynes
- My Cars: 2006 Peugeot Partner Escapade 1.6HDi.
1988 Renault 25 Monaco 2.0i.
1985 Sinclair C5.
1984 Trabant 601S.
1975 Rover 3500.
1973 AC Model-70. - x 1406
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Well, this is the second time I've come across this S2 Xantia V6 Executive in Sainsbury's.
Poor Activa is filthy...really need to get her a good clean this week!
Seeing the two next to each other though really does press home how much I prefer the S1 looks - as Bertone (if I remember rightly) intended before the lines all got wibbly wobbly.
Poor Activa is filthy...really need to get her a good clean this week!
Seeing the two next to each other though really does press home how much I prefer the S1 looks - as Bertone (if I remember rightly) intended before the lines all got wibbly wobbly.
Current fleet:
06 Peugeot Partner Escapade 1.6HDi, 88 Renault 25 Monaco, 85 Sinclair C5, 84 Trabant 601S, 75 Rover 3500, 73 AC Model 70.
06 Peugeot Partner Escapade 1.6HDi, 88 Renault 25 Monaco, 85 Sinclair C5, 84 Trabant 601S, 75 Rover 3500, 73 AC Model 70.
- Fake Concern
- Posts: 1033
- Joined: 27 Dec 2012, 10:41
- Location: East Sussex
- My Cars:
- x 64
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Spotted these on the drive earlier
Fake Concern, Volvo C30 T5 2011
Mrs Concern, Renault Moodus 1.6 Privilege 2004
Ms Concern No1, Pug 207 1.4 2008
Ms Concern No2, Citroen C4 VTS 2007
Mrs Concern, Renault Moodus 1.6 Privilege 2004
Ms Concern No1, Pug 207 1.4 2008
Ms Concern No2, Citroen C4 VTS 2007
- CitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49662
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6208
- Contact:
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Zelandeth wrote: ↑24 Feb 2018, 22:32 Well, this is the second time I've come across this S2 Xantia V6 Executive in Sainsbury's.
IMG_20180224_222543.jpg
Poor Activa is filthy...really need to get her a good clean this week!
Seeing the two next to each other though really does press home how much I prefer the S1 looks - as Bertone (if I remember rightly) intended before the lines all got wibbly wobbly.
Good to see that V6 is still going Zel, I believe the owner lives in Coffee Hall...
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
-
- Forum Treasurer
- Posts: 10899
- Joined: 07 Aug 2002, 17:12
- Location: United Kingdom
- My Cars: MK2 '17 C4GP 1.6 BlueHDi 120
'13 3008 1.6 HDi GripControl - x 1003
Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
I saw a Xantia this morning - an X reg Silver estate out in the snow! Haven't seen one for ages.
Richard W