ECP no longer stocking sphere's
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ECP no longer stocking sphere's
I spent the day giving my BIL's 2.1 Exclusive a good going over and having tested the sphere's noticed that it required a few replacing as well as a few other parts so I contacted ECP for availability but was shocked to hear that they no longer stock Citroen sphere's whilst GSF came to the rescue is this a taste of things to come as Xantia's get older and rarer?
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I've been thinking the same thing about my ZX, which is 17 years old. I ordered about ten items from the main dealers and three of them were "no further production". I've also noticed GSF having "low stock" on some ZX parts. I'm considering doing a "lifetime buy" of essential parts to keep my ZX going into the future.
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This is all rather worrying. I recently heard Activa rams are now NFP. Good job we have a repair method for them...
Vince, whats the official word from GSF? Especially on spheres...
Might be a good idea for us Xantia owners too... For us, the most important things are strut tops - one thing that definitely cannot be repaired or substituted.the_weaver wrote:I'm considering doing a "lifetime buy" of essential parts to keep my ZX going into the future.
Vince, whats the official word from GSF? Especially on spheres...
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You got my curiosity Jim,
0000509002 VERIN ANTIDEVER 403,38 GBP 473,97 GBP 473,97 GBP
At that price they will always have some in stock! But luckily they're repairable.
I just checked Service Citroen and they're still available.I recently heard Activa rams are now NFP
0000509002 VERIN ANTIDEVER 403,38 GBP 473,97 GBP 473,97 GBP
At that price they will always have some in stock! But luckily they're repairable.
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And it looks like they rise in price by £75 or so each year. They were just over £400 this time last year...robert_e_smart wrote:You got my curiosity Jim,I just checked Service Citroën and they're still available.I recently heard Activa rams are now NFP
0000509002 VERIN ANTIDEVER 403,38 GBP 473,97 GBP 473,97 GBP
At that price they will always have some in stock! But luckily they're repairable.
Buy a load, keep 'em for a few years and you'll be a millionaire in no time. Looks like they're a good investment
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Almost all XM stuff is no longer available from citroen, they have stoped doing service kits for fdv's and pressure regulators, XM strut tops are set to hit the £500 a peice mark next year as citroen adds a little to the price to cover storage?
im waiting for the day they decide to give all these mountains of activa rams (or more importantly at the moment, Activa struts!) and xm strut tops to the citroen owners club to keep these wonderfull cars on the road......................... ...............well its a nice dream.
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im waiting for the day they decide to give all these mountains of activa rams (or more importantly at the moment, Activa struts!) and xm strut tops to the citroen owners club to keep these wonderfull cars on the road......................... ...............well its a nice dream.
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Service Citroen is awesome, it shows me pictures of all the parts i used to be able to buy............
Over pricing spare parts is a manufacturers way of persuading owners to scrap older cars.
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Audi/NSU did indeed give many many new parts old stock to NSU enthusiasts clubs throughout europe. This was when they presumably wanted the space I suppose. They did draw the line at the 10 or so new Ro80 engines they still had, for which they charged a few hundred pounds each and rationed them to one per club!
That would have been in 1990 plus or minus a few years.
Can't imagine that happening now with any manufacturer.
Audi/NSU did indeed give many many new parts old stock to NSU enthusiasts clubs throughout europe. This was when they presumably wanted the space I suppose. They did draw the line at the 10 or so new Ro80 engines they still had, for which they charged a few hundred pounds each and rationed them to one per club!
That would have been in 1990 plus or minus a few years.
Can't imagine that happening now with any manufacturer.
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I see ECP vans every day with their motif 'Any Part For Any Car' but it seems whenever I phone them up for something they say, 'No, sorry mate, can't get 'em' I tend to use GSF mostly and Camberley Auto Factors.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right
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Isn't there a law against misleading advertisingStempy wrote:I see ECP vans every day with their motif 'Any Part For Any Car' but it seems whenever I phone them up for something they say, 'No, sorry mate, can't get 'em'
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I have the impression that ECP are more interested in (dare I say it) German car's, they're great for my BMW especially as their head office is on my way home from work when I drive rather than cycle.
On similar theme yesterday when I visited GSF's head office at Heathrow the chap at the counter reckoned that I had the last rear centre Hydractive sphere they had in stock, worrying times
On similar theme yesterday when I visited GSF's head office at Heathrow the chap at the counter reckoned that I had the last rear centre Hydractive sphere they had in stock, worrying times
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It is the difference a year makes. Demand has fell and they may not stock what aint gonna sell. Wonder what the price of what's left will be next year?
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