Full re-spray
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I like that colour, wouldn't mind if my Xantia was that, though I do prefer the metallic Silver!
You could get a basic job for about £1,700 if you know where to go, a good one for £2,000-2,500, or a really good one for £3,000 and up.
You could get a basic job for about £1,700 if you know where to go, a good one for £2,000-2,500, or a really good one for £3,000 and up.
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Dude your mad, that colour is beautiful, wish mine was that colour.
Gone to the dark side.
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'00 Xantia Hdi (110) forte
'97 Xantia 1.9D sx
'93 Xantia 1.9D lx (my first) R.I.P
I think you're mad and cannot understand what's wrong with having a
mint Xantia in a distinctive/not that unpleasant colour - it's more a metallic
Plum and that's if the pictures are actually showing the colour correctly.
I've a smart 16v 2.0 sinker VSX that's in a burgundy maroon:
Have you actually been to see it or just judging the car from the pictures?
Dave, do you really expect to get an alternate paint finish on the car better
than Citroen did first time out in the factory and on a car that is "show room
condition flawless" and costing 2K € with an additional £1-2K respray?
If you go for it, live with the color - there must be a ratio of 20 green one's
for every alternative Xant colour anyhow!?
AFAIK, there's only the only Delage red on the Activae - it's such an
unusual colour it can flip to significantly varied hues according to the
lighting conditions?
Andrew
mint Xantia in a distinctive/not that unpleasant colour - it's more a metallic
Plum and that's if the pictures are actually showing the colour correctly.
I've a smart 16v 2.0 sinker VSX that's in a burgundy maroon:
Have you actually been to see it or just judging the car from the pictures?
Dave, do you really expect to get an alternate paint finish on the car better
than Citroen did first time out in the factory and on a car that is "show room
condition flawless" and costing 2K € with an additional £1-2K respray?
If you go for it, live with the color - there must be a ratio of 20 green one's
for every alternative Xant colour anyhow!?
AFAIK, there's only the only Delage red on the Activae - it's such an
unusual colour it can flip to significantly varied hues according to the
lighting conditions?
Andrew
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Obviously not,but if it was that maroon i would be delightedandmcit wrote:I think you're mad and cannot understand what's wrong with having a
mint Xantia in a distinctive/not that unpleasant colour - it's more a metallic
Plum and that's if the pictures are actually showing the colour correctly.
I've a smart 16v 2.0 sinker VSX that's in a burgundy maroon:
Have you actually been to see it or just judging the car from the pictures?
Dave, do you really expect to get an alternate paint finish on the car better
than Citroen did first time out in the factory and on a car that is "show room
condition flawless" and costing 2K € with an additional £1-2K respray?
If you go for it, live with the color - there must be a ratio of 20 green one's
for every alternative Xant colour anyhow!?
AFAIK, there's only the only Delage red on the Activae - it's such an
unusual colour it can flip to significantly varied hues according to the
lighting conditions?
Andrew
Im gonna ring him ina while and go have a look at her,Iv seen that colour here do before...Personally i dont like it and as you know im mad for the green ,but finding one for the last four years has turned up nothing and this only has 41,000 which is the lowest iv come across on a Diesel...
Im in 2 minds at the moment
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I dont mind the colour, certainly dont dislike it enough to pay £1500-£2000 getting it painted a different colour. Will that be an engine out job with the bay and innder doors etc getting the same colour treatment? Expensive, time consuming and not worth it, if the engine bay and inner doors are not painted it will just look a mess.
There are low mileage Xantias which do pop up, if you dislike the colour of this, and given its steep price, id leave it.
There was a S2 1.9TD Auto with very few miles, 12-18K i think, it sold for around £2K and it was mint, Air Con too.
They do turn up.
There are low mileage Xantias which do pop up, if you dislike the colour of this, and given its steep price, id leave it.
There was a S2 1.9TD Auto with very few miles, 12-18K i think, it sold for around £2K and it was mint, Air Con too.
They do turn up.
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€2000 is too much ,id only get it if we could do something on the price
As it stands its still available and im going to give it a few more days
I will be stretched to the MAX if i buy it ...
As for the re-spray it would all depend on how much i could get the car for and take it from there,i wouldnt really be prepared to spend 2grand getting it done anytime soon though
Dave
As it stands its still available and im going to give it a few more days
I will be stretched to the MAX if i buy it ...
As for the re-spray it would all depend on how much i could get the car for and take it from there,i wouldnt really be prepared to spend 2grand getting it done anytime soon though
Dave
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That does look to be a different colour to the maroon one you have Andrew. Im sure ive seen a Xantia in the metal that colour and its not too bad, though obviously it wasnt a big seller!
Chris
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