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Newbie - with a worrying Citroen obsession

Post by citroenesque »

Hiya all. I have finally signed up - as a fairly active member of the BX Club forum, I thought it time to spread my wings a little. This is mainly because I now have a ZX too!

I owned my first BX in 1993 (a GTi) and after a period of Citroen starvation finally returned to the fold with a '74 GSX when I lived in France, 2001-2003. Haven't looked back since! I've had a Visa GTi (with 8v 1.9 GTI engine :shock: :wink:) and - let me see... a BX GTi auto, BX GTi (chipped :D ), another GTi auto, another couple of GTi's (I like them :lol: ), a BX TXD Estate (my first diesel), a BX 16TGS auto, a ZX Aura turbo-D, a BX 19TRS...

...and now, a 1991 BX 16 valve and a 1995 ZX Volcane turbo-D (more about them later).

Phil Chidlow
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Post by ellevie »

A very well known name on the BX forum, let me be amongst the first to welcome you Phil.

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Post by citroenesque »

Thanks. I thought I'd post some pictures, (anyone from the BX forum will have seen these before, bear with me!), finishing with pics of my current fleetette.

One of my GTi autos from about 2005:
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The Visa c.2003:
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The GSX 2001:
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One of our all-time favourites - BX GTi auto with air con, top motor, here in 2006:
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Oi! What are YOU doing here??!!! :lol:
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A 23k miler BX 16TGS
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The Diesel estate BX:
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Our first ZX:
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And the cars we have now:

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1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Diesel hatch, white, 92k
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Post by citroen7 »

good to see you on here too phil i am sure you will make some valuble contributions!
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Post by CitroJim »

A very warm welcome Phil :D

Time to add a Xantia to your collection now :P

(Runs away and hides....)
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Post by ACTIVE8 »

Yes I know it's a 8X at the end of the Beemers number plate, but it looks like if you squint, and use your imagination sort of like BX. :wink:
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I was behind a Honda Civic last night, and the second part of the index was CMC with the middle of the M dropped down to level of the two vertical lines in the M, it read like IVI so it meant you had to do a double take to read it correctly. Read quickly it appeared to look like CIVIC.
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Post by Peter.N. »

Nice pics and very shiny cars, not like mine I'm afraid. If you are going to graduate to and XM you will have to hurry, there ar'nt many left :cry:
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Post by andmcit »

Love that Orange GS - pic looks like it's straight out of a brochure.
Is it still alive now today? Hope so...

When Citroens get hold of you and you weaken there's no recovery
option available. :D

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Post by citroenesque »

andmcit wrote:Love that Orange GS - pic looks like it's straight out of a brochure.
Is it still alive now today? Hope so...
Sadly not. The day after I got it all fixed up we took it out and a 19-yr old student in an Uno pulled straight out in front of us on a deserted French main road and it was a write off. Luckily we were all shaken but not hurt.
1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Diesel hatch, white, 92k
*SOLD* 1998 Citroen Xantia Ser.1 Turbo Diesel manual, Desire Limited Edition hatch, Mauritius Blue, 118k
2003 Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE Tourer auto, BRG, 135k
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Post by ACTIVE8 »

Sorry to hear that, pleased to hear you were all OK.

What a shame, looked like a very nice car !
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