Citroen Spotting!

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 10 Aug 2010, 08:07

Citroenmad wrote:
Its the same car as the Daihatsu Chrade, which was the first, then it became the Perodua Myvi and its also a Subaru Justy .... you didnt think it was that intersting did you Jim!

Hang on Chris, the Justy WAS a car in its own right when first launched, then it became the Suzuki Swift, not the Daihatsu....

Daiahtsu I think is owned by Toyota

Paul

jimleshed · Unread post by **jimleshed** » 10 Aug 2010, 13:21

I saw a rarity the other day on the A303 (last Weds eve?)
A DeLorian! Never seen one before, apart from in the films....

There used to be a Citroen Traction Avant (I so want one) parked up in a village about 10 miles away...slowly rusting away. Disappeared about 6 months ago...

Julz · Unread post by **Julz** » 10 Aug 2010, 14:16

I used to see an SM around my area now and then, so must have lived somewhere close.
Saw a DS estate on the motoway a few weeks ago

Richard Stevens · Unread post by **Richard Stevens** » 10 Aug 2010, 22:07

I travel to France regularly, and it's amazing how many old Citroens are still in regular and unheralded use. Basically you name it, you'll find it in deepest rural France - guaranteed. I don't know all the model names, but an XM estate I saw parked in town looked like the guy's pigs lived in it most of the time. He probably turfed them out to drive into town. And the old corrugated-everything vans - 'Allo, 'Allo or what!
I had an early Charade - 993cc 3-cylinder petrol; wish I still did, but it fell off a mountain in Switzerland in '87.

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 11 Aug 2010, 09:31

citroenxm wrote:
Citroenmad wrote:
Its the same car as the Daihatsu Chrade, which was the first, then it became the Perodua Myvi and its also a Subaru Justy .... you didnt think it was that intersting did you Jim!

Hang on Chris, the Justy WAS a car in its own right when first launched, then it became the Suzuki Swift, not the Daihatsu....

Daiahtsu I think is owned by Toyota

Paul

That is true Paul, however the latest Subaru Justy is a the same car as the Diahatsu and the Perodua Myvi.

I spotted a very nice M reg Xantia TD yesterday, in white. Looks quiet clean and tidy. I then saw a N reg estate looking not so clean and tidy. More than ive seen in a while.

Julz · Unread post by **Julz** » 11 Aug 2010, 12:00

Citroenmad wrote:
citroenxm wrote:
Citroenmad wrote:
Its the same car as the Daihatsu Chrade, which was the first, then it became the Perodua Myvi and its also a Subaru Justy .... you didnt think it was that intersting did you Jim!

Hang on Chris, the Justy WAS a car in its own right when first launched, then it became the Suzuki Swift, not the Daihatsu....

Daiahtsu I think is owned by Toyota

Paul
That is true Paul, however the latest Subaru Justy is a the same car as the Diahatsu and the Perodua Myvi.

think there has been much re-badging of these cars, think this article from wikipedia sheds most light on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_Sirion

Unread post by **myglaren** » 11 Aug 2010, 18:18

Anyone know of a 500cc car from China? Looks Fiat 500 -ish?
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Julz · Unread post by **Julz** » 11 Aug 2010, 22:24

myglaren wrote:
Anyone know of a 500cc car from China? Looks Fiat 500 -ish?
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this maybe?
http://www.asiancarsblog.com/chery-chin ... top-in-uae

Unread post by **myglaren** » 12 Aug 2010, 06:47

Thanks Julz, that could well be the one

steelcityuk · Unread post by **steelcityuk** » 12 Aug 2010, 09:07

I tend to see the odd/old car knocking around.

There's a Delorean just up the road from where I work -

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 7,,0,16.75

A colleague has a XM S2 VSX estate.

I've seen a SM parked up near where I work.

My brother owns a Herald, A40 and a moggy - all very tatty.

However, despite going to several local car shows over the summer I haven't seen a single Citroen, if I can get mine sorted out I hope to change that.

Steve.

Unread post by **Old-Guy** » 12 Aug 2010, 20:50

There are lots of S1 Xantias here in Gloucestershire, mostly estates. Locally there were 2 nice and tidy virtually identical N reg green SX TD estates locally, one's mine but I haven't seen the other one for a few weeks (gone on holiday to France?) and I regularly see a silver S1 and a very smart maroon S2 - estates both. Stopped behind the latter at traffic lights last week.

red_dwarfers · Unread post by **red_dwarfers** » 12 Aug 2010, 21:34

My Citroen spotters had reported back to me that the local M reg 1.6 poverty spec Xantia was parked up at the side of the road with a horizontal rear wheel

By the time I got to know of this, the car had disappeared....along with the wheel.

Theres a green Xantia S2 estate which by its placement could be for sale. It still looking like S1 Xantias are becoming a bit scarce around here, quite saddening really. I'm half tempted to stick a video camera on our main road for an hour or two during rush hour just so that I can watch it back in 5 or 10 years.