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eifion
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My Cars: 1972 Citroen DS
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1998 Citroen XM Estate
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Post by eifion »

Hello

I've been meaning to join this forum for a while, having owned Citroen XMs for years, but I've just bought a Peugeot 205 van to go with them and am now happily commuting in it. It makes a change not to have to wait for the suspension to rise before setting off.

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Stickyfinger
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about time !
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and lots of Rovers before that: 1935 Ten, 1947 Sixteen, 1960 P5 3-litre, 1966 P6 2000, 1972 P6 2000TC, and 1975 P6B 3500S
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Post by white exec »

Welcome, eifion!
That's a splendid collection of cars. Look forward to some photos of them all.
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van ordinaire
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'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

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Post by van ordinaire »

epecially the 205 van, I didn't know there were any over here. Is that a 205 with no side windows, the one with the 'glass extension instead of the tailgate or a real, C15 style van?
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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A very warm welcome :D I love 205 vans!
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Post by Peter.N. »

Hi Eifion

Welcome to the forum. I to like your cars, I ran 2.1 XM estates for 15 years for work and did a lot of miles in them, I would probably still have one if there were any cheap rust free ones about,

Peter
eifion
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1988 Peugeot 205 XR
1990 Peugeot 205 Van
1998 Citroen XM Estate
x 19

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Post by eifion »

van ordinaire wrote: 11 Aug 2017, 00:20 epecially the 205 van, I didn't know there were any over here. Is that a 205 with no side windows, the one with the 'glass extension instead of the tailgate or a real, C15 style van?


Thanks for the welcomes. The van is a 205 hatchback with no back windows (or rear seats). It looked like this when I bought it, it's shinier now, but there's still things to do on it.

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Sweet :D A lovely project!

What engine does it have?
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eifion
Posts: 26
Joined: 09 Aug 2017, 19:24
Location: North Wales
My Cars: 1972 Citroen DS
1988 Peugeot 205 XR
1990 Peugeot 205 Van
1998 Citroen XM Estate
x 19

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CitroJim wrote: 11 Aug 2017, 18:12 Sweet :D A lovely project!

What engine does it have?


It's a 1.1 petrol, and base spec so vinyl seats and no radio. I'm getting a good 45mpg out of it, though, so no complaints.
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van ordinaire
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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

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Post by van ordinaire »

Can see why you bought it.

That petrol consumption is impressive!
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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CitroJim
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Posts: 49531
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 6160
Contact:

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Post by CitroJim »

Those TU 1.1 engines are excellent! The TU engine in my opinion is one of the very best :)

My first exposure to the TU was in an AX in 1990. I instantly fell in love with it and that love has remained strong...

My 207 has what is essentially a TU engine in it and it's possibly the best bit of the car!
Jim

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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

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Post by van ordinaire »

A 1.1 AX is one thing, having to haul (most of) a 205 around & still return good mpg is something else again - which, of course, only goes to underline your experience/observations/comments.
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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CitroJim
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Posts: 49531
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 6160
Contact:

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A 1.1TU has the heart of a lion Van ;)
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red_dwarfers
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Post by red_dwarfers »

Good to hear from you again. I've still got my green XM from when we passed each other in North Wales a few years back while you were in the DS. Was it you that I then nabbed a lift to on the scenic drive at the following DS rally?
Kev

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