I may be tempting...

mezuk04 · Post by **mezuk04** » 02 Jan 2006, 13:14

...fate here but Im starting to get bored with my Xantia merely for the fact there's no work to be done to it and i always had my weekends tied up with the zx, apart from the rear door that keeps locking and occasionally unlocking its a great car

Any ideas on ought i can to do it apart from wash it hehehehe

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 02 Jan 2006, 13:30

Do your own MOT test by the schedule found in any later Haynes.
I guarantee you'll find a couple of things in need af attention ...

Muaahahaha ...

Clogzz · Post by **Clogzz** » 02 Jan 2006, 13:46

If the car has air conditioning, some preventative jobs that will pay off later:

http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=17322

http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=17329

Also some experiments in trying to upload the avatar.

Post by **Peter.N.** » 02 Jan 2006, 14:03

I should save your energy for when something does go wrong with it! If its done anything like 150k, you could change the head gasket.

mezuk04 · Post by **mezuk04** » 02 Jan 2006, 14:30

It does have air con however it doesnt have the correct air con compressor on it, when i bought it it had a 406 HDI one on and ive looked into getting one but winter was setting in and i was looking at a few hundred pounds for one and wasnt sure how reliable the car was since i only bought in August/September so tried to keep spending down just incase and since i havent had aircon before i dont really miss it, however if i dont choose a company car this year then i will probably buy a newer Xantia with air con but possibly not a HDI one.

andmcit · Post by **andmcit** » 02 Jan 2006, 19:01

If your life has now become predictable and boring why not buy yourself a CX, an XM, or a GS or a 2CV or maybe push the boat out and buy a DS or SM...

OR IF YOU MUST DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR XANTIA, DRIVE IT!!

Andrew

mpr1956 · Post by **mpr1956** » 02 Jan 2006, 19:57

Hi there.. I think that its the (mostly) easy routine maintenance which is the secret to painless citroen ownership... eg lubing all the hinges, freeing off the retaining pin on the rear disc caliper and lubing the sliding pin on the front.. having a look at the throttle cable condition.. an LHM change is quick and easy and makes a world of difference. If you really want to tempt fate carry a spare clutch pedal clip in the glovebox. (Lets not even mention the head/block interface !!) also I followed the advice on here about greasing my front struts lightly and was pleasantly amazed at the difference in ride quality !!

Finally, as andmcit said, just enjoy !!