OK... I'll re-phrase
The plastic interior much like the god awful plastic sh1t fitted to the BX curls up in the sun and breaks. My dash is developing it's 2nd big crack now The quality of the plastic used in the 80's Citroens is appalling. It basically just curls up (cracking in the process) then turns brittle and smashes.
seeya,
Shane L.
On the look out... advice regarding the CX
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Buy a shed, run it for six months for the experience and the learning curve which is steep. If you like it, save up £7-10,000 and buy a good one. Break shed for spares.
Be happy: it is a way of being wise. (Confucius.)
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I read "Get a shed" and thought you meant litterally ... The whole message made no sense to me ... You can't drive a shed, but you can certainly park a car in it
I think I have sheds on the brain. I'm to tight to pay for a post hole digger so I have about 1dozen footing holes to dig ... 600mm x 30mm so I can chuck up an old shed in my backyard (a shed... you know one of those things you can park 1/2dozen cars in, not drive ).
BTW: 7-10,000pounds for a CX It would have to be a fully galvanised RHD CX GTi Turbo II Prestige with only 25kms (ie: not run in yet) to be worth that much
seeya,
Shane L.
I think I have sheds on the brain. I'm to tight to pay for a post hole digger so I have about 1dozen footing holes to dig ... 600mm x 30mm so I can chuck up an old shed in my backyard (a shed... you know one of those things you can park 1/2dozen cars in, not drive ).
BTW: 7-10,000pounds for a CX It would have to be a fully galvanised RHD CX GTi Turbo II Prestige with only 25kms (ie: not run in yet) to be worth that much
seeya,
Shane L.
'96 Big BX 2.1TD exclusive slugomatic (aka XM)
'85 CX2500 GTi Turbo Series II (whoo hooo)
'96 Xantia VSX slugomatic (sold !!)
and of course, lots of old Citroens, slowly rusting away in pieces
'85 CX2500 GTi Turbo Series II (whoo hooo)
'96 Xantia VSX slugomatic (sold !!)
and of course, lots of old Citroens, slowly rusting away in pieces
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That is what you'd have to pay to get the sort of car you'd want to keep Shane. Over here most CXs are rubbish YES,I SAID RUBBISH because the rust is in them. The very few nice cars are not for sale unless the money is silly and you can buy the same car for £1000 that you can for £4000. THe only one worth buying long term is the very best available and it is not going to be cheap. It will be cheaper though than a restoration job and a lot less frustrating.
It ain't what it is worth, it is what it costs. I wouldn't pay that for one. They're good but not that good.
It ain't what it is worth, it is what it costs. I wouldn't pay that for one. They're good but not that good.
Be happy: it is a way of being wise. (Confucius.)
'92 TZD Estate(Grolliffe), Gone but never to be forgotten.
'95 405 GLX TD Estate. too new to name.
'92 TZD Estate(Grolliffe), Gone but never to be forgotten.
'95 405 GLX TD Estate. too new to name.
Yes, in a perfect world Cx's would be galvanised but the sad reality is they
weren't. Furthermore, I cannot live in a fantastically hot arrid & therefore
rustfree environment.
If I did, I'd be moaning about splitting plastic dashboards and inferior interiors!
But to say most Cx's here in the UK are "rubbish" is an insult to those
who own maintain and cherish WHATEVER we do have hold of, with and
EVEN without rust! In fact, as far as I'm concerned, ANY CX in the UK is
great, as this means it hasn't been scrapped - and that's got to be good!
Tom - nobody is forcing you to buy a Cx you know!
Andrew
weren't. Furthermore, I cannot live in a fantastically hot arrid & therefore
rustfree environment.
If I did, I'd be moaning about splitting plastic dashboards and inferior interiors!
But to say most Cx's here in the UK are "rubbish" is an insult to those
who own maintain and cherish WHATEVER we do have hold of, with and
EVEN without rust! In fact, as far as I'm concerned, ANY CX in the UK is
great, as this means it hasn't been scrapped - and that's got to be good!
Tom - nobody is forcing you to buy a Cx you know!
Andrew
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Apart from that little devil on your shoulder that keeps whispering............."But you know how good they are to drive"nobody is forcing you to buy a Cx you know!
"Rust Never Sleeps" said Neil Young. Did he own old citroens?
1998 Xantia TD exclusive auto estate +3 x BX's +77' ami 8 break + 73' dyane 6 + '83 2CV6 + 94' XM 2.1 sx auto + 89' XM2.0i
+ '85' GSA + '97 XM 2.0 16v + '81 Visa super E
1998 Xantia TD exclusive auto estate +3 x BX's +77' ami 8 break + 73' dyane 6 + '83 2CV6 + 94' XM 2.1 sx auto + 89' XM2.0i
+ '85' GSA + '97 XM 2.0 16v + '81 Visa super E