!!URGENT - SAVE A RED ONE FROM THE DESPATCHERS ON EBAY!!

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 17 Sep 2009, 22:51

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-CITROEN-XANT ... 0378931514

Buy it now for £200!! Buy to save and fix rather than dismantle!!
I really want it but mustn't - I have too many already...

Andrew

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 17 Sep 2009, 22:59

Andrew

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 17 Sep 2009, 23:04

Don't even go there!!

Tick tock - don't hang about - it's now throwing out time from the pubs so
the Barry Boys'n Puggerisers will be getting home to their PC any minute...

Andrew

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 17 Sep 2009, 23:07

Godammit - I'm getting the urges - somebody quick, buy it before I succumb
to temptation. I'm serious, I'm sure If I bid and close the auction somebody
here would volunteer for it - worse case scenario - I get another Activa!!

Andrew

KP · Unread post by KP » 18 Sep 2009, 08:06

Offer them £100 for it and save it andy

I'd have it but no money

and wouldn't know where to start with the cut out issue

Looks like it jsut needs a good clean as well.

I think we should all make sure if we ever sell out activas that they go to good homes, and that if the owner gets a point where they need to scrap it or sell it on it has to be sold on here first

Gentlemens agreement kind of thing to keep them going

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 18 Sep 2009, 21:23

OKAY! Whos offered!!!?????

P

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 18 Sep 2009, 21:30

Not me!! Took a cold shower instead!!

I cannot believe it's still there - people ars sooo tight they're trying it on
with an offer when it could just disappear into the ether in a moment on
a reasonable buy it now - the tyres and alloys are worth a good proportion
of the cost, the bodywork looks straight and undamaged and in fact looks
every bit like my red one - probably go easily with attention to the fuel
pump relay too - it has got fuel in it!?

Andrew

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 18 Sep 2009, 22:28

It is a shame to see that, hopefully someone will buy it to tidy up and use for a while. Although i can imagine the more likely situation is that its TCT will end up powering a Peugeot

Had this have been reasonably close i may just have been tempted.

The problem with Activas is that you rarely see any fetch a reasonable amount, by that i mean more than a few hundred pounds. So buying any of them and having to do things too it would really only be possible if you plan to have the car for a few years and enjoy it. As most will no doubt cost more to get going again than they are worth at the moment.

Can anyone see their values increasing in the future?

Id like to think so but im not so sure if they will, they appear to be often for sale with issues or getting broken, i just wonder how long this can go on for, they will surely either die out or increase in value.

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 18 Sep 2009, 22:49

They'd probably have sold like hot cakes had they been fitted with the HDi
and V6 engine in RHD over here; it's purely down to the TCT!

Ironic really as this engine is also the reason why Activae are being culled
when everyone blanches at the pospect of the hard fuel economy driving
them into the clutches of he Barry Boys and their puggerised deathtraps.
My only hope is the replanted engine bleeds their wallets dry.

Of course I'm just bitter and twisted.

As far as value goes - probably not much as the maintenance/understanding
/skill in getting one in good shape will cost the money as you say Chris but
I wouldn't hang around as it seems there's 2 a month being scrapped. So
how many will be around out of the 1224 or whatever the figure is of all
types new in RHD.

But value isn't actually the point - are you thinking of one as some kind of
investment? Cars are a minefield in this respect so instead you should see
this as the fantastic opportunity to save an Activa as one of the biggest
Citroen bargains of recent times for a car that is truly rare and able to
deliver the goods on top of the concept and marketing hype! They're not
going to be cheap to put things right or run but by god you'll enjoy driving
one.

Realistically, my Cx GTi Turbo2 is as rare (if not rarer) and as much as I
adore owning and driving it I mustn't for fear of some semi blind idiot or
a distracted yummy mummy in her battletank running into me at a
roundabout etc so it is used sparingly. The fact is true for the Gs and Activa
models I have too.

Own one because you really fancy one and don't live with the regret of not
saving one as they're being thrown away with scant regard or knowlege of
what they're about!

Andrew

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 18 Sep 2009, 23:09

The feedback of the pending offer ebayer doesn't chime very well for
the car's long term chances - sounds like a wheeler dealer maybe even
a breaker. It doesn't need a massive IQ to do the maths:

car for 150quid plus collection of say 100

- engine worth 400quid and associated wheels/seats
and bodywork (hopefully rams too) possibly another 250quid

= profit of 400quid!!

and one less Activa.

Andrew

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 19 Sep 2009, 00:49

andmcit wrote:
But value isn't actually the point - are you thinking of one as some kind of
investment? Cars are a minefield in this respect so instead you should see
this as the fantastic opportunity to save an Activa as one of the biggest
Citroen bargains of recent times for a car that is truly rare and able to
deliver the goods on top of the concept and marketing hype! They're not
going to be cheap to put things right or run but by god you'll enjoy driving
one.

No, cars are very very rarely any sort of investment, which is kind of the point i was trying to make. Though ive got to say it didnt come out like that did it

However its the same with most older cars isnt it, generally they need more spending on them than they are worth, just i guess people see the Activas as a bigger risk.

Yes your right Andrew, had the other two engines been available in the Uk they would be much more popular.

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 19 Sep 2009, 01:07

Citroenmad wrote:The problem with Activas is that you rarely see any fetch a reasonable
amount, by that i mean more than a few hundred pounds. So buying any of
them and having to do things too it would really only be possible if you plan
to have the car for a few years and enjoy it. As most will no doubt cost
more to get going again than they are worth at the moment.

To be fair I'm sure you're saying the same thing I've said in my earlier reply
post - the car will be a labour of love and will require a lavishing of £'s and
to many the Q car is lost on them and it's just "another Xantia" so not worth
the bother of the fancy suspension - this has always been the case with
Citroens. Jim has said the same in the Activa buyer's guide - prepare to
spend a few quid getting it right buy also be prepared to reap the rewards!!

Citroenmad wrote:Can anyone see their values increasing in the future?

Id like to think so but im not so sure if they will, they appear to be often for
sale with issues or getting broken, i just wonder how long this can go on for,
they will surely either die out or increase in value.

Let's face it, the values are on rock bottom as with those of Xm's so there
can only really be an increase as values stabilise and good cars start to get
sorted and sold for good money. Like most Citroens, ignorance about what
needs sorting sees many brilliant worthy cars off the road and into
scrapyards - there's too much snobbery about new cars and the brand
image in this country and no honesty to dependable reliabale but older
cars as evidenced by the reprehensible scrappage scheme.

Andrew

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 21 Sep 2009, 15:14

Did you buy this Andrew? Or has it gone to be Puggerised?

what a shame just a bit too early for me! Got one more XM to clear, and I could have SERIOUSLY considered it! Id REALLY Like to try an Activa!

Paul

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 21 Sep 2009, 15:26

Nope not me - I've been too afraid to look in ebay to see it's fate! I've
been busy getting another Activa myself this past weekend as well
as I've been helping my pal pick up an early v6!

What's the problem with an 'early' Activa - 1996 too old or something?

Prefer s1's myself!! Or do you mean too early for you to have the space for it?

Andrew

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 21 Sep 2009, 18:41

No no... not an early car... no ROOM here just yet... As far as an Activa goes Im not bothered with S1 or S2, just cheapest as possible..

Paul