I have worked as a motor mechanic for 38 years and on Citroens - at three dealerships and went on lots of Citroen training courses - since 1985. Later on I also had my own French car specialist garage.
I am, since Saturday, the proud owner of a 1994 Green Citroen Xantia 1.9D. Only 37,000 genuine miles from new. It came with lots of paperwork and it spent most of it's life as a doctor's car on the Isle of Skye, then as a 'show' car at a dealership in Edinburgh. I bought it without driving it or even actually viewing it...
Luckily, for me, it seems to be in near-perfect condition. When I first drove it, I hated it! I'ts easy to forget just how good cars have become in the last ten years
However, after lowering the accelerator pedal, a new clutch cable and general tinkering, it now drives just as it should. I love it!
The plan is to make it last forever.
A tip: When adjusting the ride height, only slacken the clamp bolt on the anti-roll bar just enough so it can be tapped round using a suitable (screwdriver) drift, but still grips the roll bar.
It took me years to come up with this one and it eliminates the twisting/over-correction saga and allows very fine ride height adjustment.
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