i was made redundant in January 2007 (happy New Year



bought for £500 it seemed a bargain but it was slower than my mates car.it was then that i realised the difference between a 1.9n/a and a 110 HDi but i live and learn


it needed a few things sorting main problem being it had no working cooling fans and thats when i found my way to this forum



eventually figuered out the bypassed wiring bodge that had been done and got spare fans from a ZX out the scrappy and with the help from the forum we had working fans and all was well. Decided that with the good lady working and me needing to find a job it was time time to take the plunge and get a second car so i went and bought a 1.9td Xantia from fleabay no tax but looked it over and seemed ok for £150. well i got stung on that one it had a HG failure which had been well covered up but i should have noticed engine bay was nearly concours clean let my heart rule my head and i usually only do that with other peoples money


but all was not lost it had a 10 month MOT and i managed to salvage lots of parts that i used for to get the n/a through the MOT in august and sold a few bits and ended up with £130 profit so things were looking up


late october and employment beckoned but i needed another car so what else could i buy i had a shed full of spares but little money so this was going to be my new work transport

now looks can be deceiving and this old girl only cost me £250 but she needed new rear spheres 2 tyres new door stays and the fans only came on when she got very hot and it had a Lucas pump and was non turbo









that night my boss sold me the following car and i only include a picture here because it has proved invaluable in my quest ney obsession in getting a Xantia 1.9TD




i only paid £260 for it and the boss let me pay weekly so there are some good ones about (bosses i mean




the engine was done by the mechanic at work the boss paid him and i paid the boss weekly total outlay was coming close to £650 now it had a 12 month MOT


well this is where it all comes together and im not sure if i need the men in white coats to take me away for spending that sort of money on a Dagenham Dustbin 1996 (ok i admit thats good enough reason in itself

i saw this Xantia in my local garage 3 weeks ago and decided i was going to have it




it has just had a new HG valves water pump cambelt aux belt 4 new tyres and a 12 month MOT and i bought it for £500.yes its a 1.9TD i finally got a working example







so i have decided that having owned 5 cars(all Fords or Vauxhalls )in the previous 23 years i have now owned 4 Citroen Xantias in the last 13 months i will stick with the Xantias


They dont feel so tinny and plasticcy(sp??) as the others and i cant recall seeing one that has been devouered by the tin worm.they feel well put together and despite(or maybe because of)their complexities thay are quite simple to work on for the (very limited) DIYer
But my biggest thanks goes to each and everyone of you all on this forum without whose help i would still be driving a Found On Roadside Dead




Colin