anyone REALLY keen on a V6 Activa?

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 06 Jul 2008, 18:29

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 06 Jul 2008, 18:41

Oh, so tempting and could be a bargain for someone... Andrew, how do you facy one of these?

Trouble is, it's in Germany and a left-hooker..

The questions amused me

When and how many kilometers are in the spring balls have been made? Does the ABS?

Does the ABS what exactly?

Spring balls are spheres I guess... So when we say that a car is a right mile muncher, we now know where the miles end up....

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 06 Jul 2008, 19:45

yep, I really DO fancy this left hookers don't worry me and to negate
their weaknesses over here, you do need power...

Andrew

Gregg1100 · Unread post by **Gregg1100** » 06 Jul 2008, 22:42

Thought the idea was to reduce your collection, Andrew

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 07 Jul 2008, 00:08

I know!! Dammit - why am I being taunted...

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 07 Jul 2008, 00:14

Anyway, the paint has been aufgeplatzt'd!

(Is this German for totally XXXX'd up a treat?)

Mandrake · Unread post by **Mandrake** » 07 Jul 2008, 03:53

Uh, guys, (and gals)

Did anyone else notice that while the text says its a V6 automatic, the interior photos clearly show a manual gear lever ?

Was the V6 ever released as a manual on the Xantia ? I don't believe it was, not even in Activa form in Europe.

Straight away that puts up red flags for me....

Regards,
Simon

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 07 Jul 2008, 07:34

Any other V6 Activas I have seen advertised in Europe have been manual transmission, so they were certainly made.

The photos show Activa wheels, a V6 badge on the rear and a manual gear lever, so I am inclined to believe the pictures rather than the text.

I would be tempted myself, if it were possible to drive it home legally.

Ross_K · Unread post by **Ross_K** » 07 Jul 2008, 13:16

I had a V6 Activa briefly six or seven years ago. Mine was a LHD manual too.

I can't think of a more spectacular way to to get rid of money (except maybe setting fire to it KLF-style).

God help any man brave enough to take on the combination of an auto box, the running costs of a V6 and the activa system.

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 09 Jul 2009, 21:36

If only there was a cheap way to get this home...

Transplant a few bits into a RHD V6, and away we go

Ross_K · Unread post by **Ross_K** » 09 Jul 2009, 23:16

Seems like there are a lot of V6 Activas in Switzerland.

I found this on a French forum. Yeah I know the wheels are utter cack, but check out the S1 dash with a passenger airbag - never seen that before...

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 10 Jul 2009, 05:59

Ross_K wrote: God help any man brave enough to take on the combination of an auto box, the running costs of a V6 and the activa system.

I'm up for it

Both my V6 and Activa have the passenger airbag Ross and they're both S1s...

KP · Unread post by KP » 10 Jul 2009, 09:33

Very cheap to do, get a flight over there and drive the thing back

Its a pity someone didn't have sense years ago and buy a couple in france and spec them as RHD as they legally could do back then

I'd love one, ripe for a bit of tweaking and a nice LPG conversion...

citroen7 · Unread post by **citroen7** » 10 Jul 2009, 11:00

i am going to switzerland next week so i will keep an eye out ,i will have tinternet acess so will post any finds

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 10 Jul 2009, 11:30

I would seriously be keen but my next project has to be a little car for my soon to be 17 daughter...

It's an interesting project for later maybe so yes Robin, keep an eye out and see how the ground lies