CitroJim wrote:Citroenmad wrote:
He must know its not quite right ...
Or maybe not. Sadly there's a lot of neglected Xantias running around like this...
Not everyone who has a Xantia knows just how good they should ride and comparing it with a modern car they think it's still rather good despite the spheres being more like pancakes....
You watch how some moderns ride and really, there's not a lot of difference. I sometimes believe the concept of damping as been lost on many manufacturers these days
Maybe dampers are an optional extra these days; you know, like indicators on a BMW....
That is true I guess, also the fact sphere pressures decrease slowly so the owner might get used to the ride. Ive never seen any modern car ride quite this badly though. Its sure an MOT failure as it didn't seem to have movement at all.
Ive been in a Xantia which rode like that one, it was an experience! I complain at my friends for having lowered cars with no suspension travel, but that was much much worse.
Today I spotted a very clean S1 Xantia N reg in the light gold colour. I didnt quite catch the engine badge though.
I was next to an N reg Synergie Turbo D while I was in a crawling or stopped line of traffic on a slope. It was a tidy example in green with S1 15" Xantia wheel trims. The owner was using the clutch on the hill, albeit very badly, going forward a meter then folling back the same distance before catching it again on the clutch. The driver behind looked a little unnerved! Some odd drivers about.