My day started in a civic, followed by a blast up to motorway to Dunstable in a saxo vts with my best mate kitch as his bx was broken.
We arrived at the worst car lot in the world full of utter crap, including this lambo....
To find this very tired, unloved xantia Activa. I felt sorry for it
The stop light was on constantly, the bodywork was in bits and the brake lights didn't work. The guy was on his own and wasn't overly keen on getting it out unless I was really interested at the price, shown as £499.
I really should have walked away, but we fitted a new battery and started it up. It sounded spot on. I was interested, but not at that money.
It was still reasonable value at that price, but it was time to play hardball. I offered £300, which was rejected, then £350. For this I would take the car away as it is, without driving it, and without his one week warranty. A deal was struck for £370, to include the tax (end of Jan) and I drove it away. Wood and all.
Instantly I noticed knocking from the front suspension, but my first port of call was the local halfords for some LHM.
Twelve quid later, and the stop light issue was fixed.
I then stuck twenty quid of fuel in it, and set about the 2hr drive home, where I am now. I even made it without breaking down.
Initial reactions are good. The spheres need replacing as the ride is rock solid, but crucially the Activa part works, and the car doesn't lean. I need to fix the brake lights, along with a few other small jobs. The bodywork is in a bad way, but can be saved.
The interior isn't too bad, if you ignore the wood
It has a 6 cd changer in the boot, and a traffic master button too. I need the key code for the radio tho.
Oh, and I found a quid in the ashtray, so this one cost me £369.
Is this one of the last xantia Activas?
Im glad you have saved this Activa, it was looking very sorry for itself on autotrader. 
