This will probably be my last contribution, so I'd just like to say "thanks" for all the advice given regarding my ZX TD. It did 50k miles in 3 years, 128k in total, but the problems were piling up. Loss of power and fouled up injectors due to using veg oil - it could produce a smokescreen worthy of a WWII destroyer. Worn out springs and shocks, endless topping up of the radiator, a warped brake disc, a windscreen that looked like it had been grit blasted and too many battle scars from the car park wars and encounters with sheep and deer.
The investment required was just too much, so it's been replaced by a Mk4 Fiesta. Sacrilege I hear you yell, but the 1.25 Zetec is a gem of an engine and the ride and handling are good enough for my 60 mile daily round trip. Cheaper insurance, road tax, parts, servicing and hopefully better reliability too.
Good luck with keeping your Citroens going. I salute your indefatigability!
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Congratulations, you've just increased your fuel bills, as far as I've heard petrol Fiestas don't run so well on vegetable oil based fuels
That 1.25 litre engine in the Fiesta is the Zetec SE which was developed by Yamaha of all people for Ford. By all accounts it isn't a bad engine, but it just doesn't have the longevity of a XUD, in fact very few engines do.
To me it sounds like out of the frying pan, into the fire, buying a new car is almost always more expensive than fixing the one you've got. New cars come with their own faults and they develop them just as quickly as your old car does, if not faster and since its newer there will doubtless be more to go wrong with it.
That 1.25 litre engine in the Fiesta is the Zetec SE which was developed by Yamaha of all people for Ford. By all accounts it isn't a bad engine, but it just doesn't have the longevity of a XUD, in fact very few engines do.
To me it sounds like out of the frying pan, into the fire, buying a new car is almost always more expensive than fixing the one you've got. New cars come with their own faults and they develop them just as quickly as your old car does, if not faster and since its newer there will doubtless be more to go wrong with it.
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You make it sound like Citroens are heaps of junk that we spend every weekend trying to keep on the road. You bought a Fiesta to do 60 miles a dayskypilot wrote:Good luck with keeping your Citroens going. I salute your indefatigability!
Neil
Now Citrtoenless
Now Citrtoenless
For a fraction of what you probably paid for your Ford, you could have bought another nice ZX TD
For anyone interested, my neighbour is off to NZ soon so his "L" reg, dark blue ZX 1.9D manual will probably be up for sale';. It is in super condition, he has really looked after it well I will ask him what he's asking for it, and post more info on the "for sale and wanted forum" ....
For anyone interested, my neighbour is off to NZ soon so his "L" reg, dark blue ZX 1.9D manual will probably be up for sale';. It is in super condition, he has really looked after it well I will ask him what he's asking for it, and post more info on the "for sale and wanted forum" ....
James. (Nr M67 East of Manchester).
Dark Blue ZX 1.9D Auto 1994 'L' 5 dr (modified) Aura. 98K miles used daily. Ave mpg 40
Wedgewood Blue 75 CTD auto Connoissaur. 2002. 144k. used daily. ave mpg 40 ish.
Dark Blue ZX 1.9D Auto 1994 'L' 5 dr (modified) Aura. 98K miles used daily. Ave mpg 40
Wedgewood Blue 75 CTD auto Connoissaur. 2002. 144k. used daily. ave mpg 40 ish.
Moving from hydropnumatics to a ford
As a political party states ‘forward not back’, which of course we all know means ‘back not forward’ quite appropriate in this case
Sound like most your problems were minor, the only non service items were warped disk and regular coolant topping up. surely it will cost you more to replace rusting ford parts.
Still good luck
As a political party states ‘forward not back’, which of course we all know means ‘back not forward’ quite appropriate in this case
Sound like most your problems were minor, the only non service items were warped disk and regular coolant topping up. surely it will cost you more to replace rusting ford parts.
Still good luck
currently no citroens
1.4 2000 forte now gone too
xantia 1.8i 16v dimension 1996P now gone,
1.4 2000 forte now gone too
xantia 1.8i 16v dimension 1996P now gone,
Thing is citroens are classed as cheepy, crappy, weird cars by most people maybe not the knew range but all before. And i can say that if it was not for my current situation i probably would never have even thought about buying one, Iv always stuck to jap cars in the past mainly nissans and toyotas which never break down no matter how much i abused them. My last car was a nissan and it was lucky if it got an oil change every 15 to 20k, I hardly ever done any other form of servicing to it, The same spark plugs were in it for 6 years. I done over 100k miles in it, and all i done was what ever needed doing to get it through its MOT every year. There was no timing belt to worry about as it used a chain which lasts the life of the engine(i cant see why all cars are not like this.) And the car still never broke down once! and the only reason i stopped using it was because its been rear ended and not worth fixing but the engine and major mechanics of the car are all still fine. How long do you think my xantia TD would last if i treated it this way?
Im actually starting to think iv got in over my head buying a xantia which needs so much servicing and its got that suspension to worry about. I just want a car you put fuel in and it goes, maybe change the oil once in a while when i can be arsed
Im actually starting to think iv got in over my head buying a xantia which needs so much servicing and its got that suspension to worry about. I just want a car you put fuel in and it goes, maybe change the oil once in a while when i can be arsed
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No... he had a ZX... Steel sprung._kid_ wrote:Moving from hydropnumatics to a ford
Still a retrograde step though. As James says, for very little cash this dead ZX (as all cars to eventually get uneconomical to repair) could have been replaced with a brilliant condition ZX rather than a fraud fester.
But then... each to their own.
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Well it's a shame to see you are leaving us, it would appear that you were unlucky with your particular ZX TD.
So I hope that its replacement does not f(i)esta any problems, otherwise it might require a (F)ix (O)r (R)epair (D)aily.
So I hope that its replacement does not f(i)esta any problems, otherwise it might require a (F)ix (O)r (R)epair (D)aily.
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Everybody should be left in no doubt that Citroens are overcomplicated unreliable rot buckets that are nothing but trouble and are to be avoided!
That way those of us "in the know" can continue to buy our wonderful, comfortable, economical, reliable machines at rock bottom prices!!
Same applies to living in the North of England - By heck, it's grim up north!!
Ron
That way those of us "in the know" can continue to buy our wonderful, comfortable, economical, reliable machines at rock bottom prices!!
Same applies to living in the North of England - By heck, it's grim up north!!
Ron
2007 C6 2,7 HDI exclusive 95k
2004 C5 VTR HDI 103k
2004 C5 VTR HDI 103k
Well it appears that _kid_ has found one that has slipped through the (price) net !
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=18895
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=18895